高中英语（选修九，译林牛津版）课件：Unit4 Behind beliefs——welcome to the unit word power+reading（共34张PPT）

课件34张PPT。Welcome to the unit The belief in and worship of
a superhuman controlling power,
especially a personal God or
gods and do activities to praise
or worship them.What is religion?Religions in ChinaWhat do you know
about Taoism?Taoism is one of the major religions in China.
It was founded by Lao-tzu in about the
6th century B.C.
The most important text
of Taoism is Tao-te-Ching.
In the 5th century AD,
Taoism developed as a
religious system. Taoism—Another religion in ChinaWhat is the belief behind Taoism? Taoism is also a system of thought.
The central concept of Taoism is Tao,
which refers to the ways the universe
functions.
Taoism believes in ‘wuwei’, which
means that everything must follow its
course and happen naturally. Symbol of TaoismWhat does the yinyang mean?The yinyang of Taoism has greatly influenced Chinese philosophy.Taoism believes that
‘yin’ and ‘yang’ are two
fundamental forces in the universe.
‘Yin’ is the passive or negative
force, while ‘yang’ represents active
and positive things, such as the bright,
dry and masculine aspects. According to Taoism, wise people
will achieve a balance between the
interactions of these two forces. Christmas DayChristmas brings
families and friends together to share the
much loved customs
and traditions which
have been around
for centuries. Most
people are on
holidays and stay at
home with their
family on Christmas.Every year inDecember Christianscelebrate thebirthday of JesusChrist. Christmas , a Christian holiday, is celebrated in many different countries.Christmas is a religious dayA classic piece of Chinese literature
A combination of myth, parable and comedy
A trip to India for the Buddhist scripturesWhat do you know about it?BuddhismJourney to the WestHave you ever read this book?

What religion is it related to?Main characters include a Buddhist monk
who is also known as the Priest of Tang and
his three followers, Monkey King, Pigsy and
Friar Sand.There are 81
obstacles for the
monk and his
three followers on
the way to the
West. Why do you
think they face
these obstacles? To give the monk and his three followers
an insight into their own characters and
show that people mustoften struggle to
succeed.
To symbolize the
difficulties and
challenges that people
meet in the course of
doing what they
believe in.What are the most popular religions in the world?Word powerWhat are the most popular religions in the world?Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
IslamHindusBuddhistsJudaistChristianMuslimgodsThe teachings of
BuddhaGodGod and JesusAllahHinduismBuddhismReligionsThe VedasBuddhistTorahBibleThe KorantemplesynagoguechurchmosquetempleReading“The punishment is to be a life for
a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth
for a tooth, a hand for a hand and
a foot for a foot.”--“OLD TESTAMENT ” <<圣经 .旧约>> Biblical idioms in EnglishFast reading
Please divide the whole passage into
several parts Para 1Para 2 Paras 3--6Para 7What is an idiom? Why does the Bible have a lot of idioms? What are the features of Biblical idioms?How is learning idioms useful? Finish P52 C2
The features of Biblical idioms (Para3-6) :
a. Biblical idioms often came from stories.
b. Some idioms from the Bible use animals.
c. Another focus of Biblical idioms is often
things related to agricultural life or food.whole/completeExamplesMeaningsresultAnimal-relatedoriginTypesbenefitsImprovingappreciating1 换句话说
2 underline the moral of a story
3 be reduced to doing sth
4 hire oneself out
5 in honor of 6 a handful of
7 develop a high level of competence in sth
8 have a thorough understanding of
9 a carrier of
10 不久；过一会儿 1 Many idioms have _______ lost their original
meanings or have only a vague or loose connection with them now.
2 “Kill the fatted calf” comes from a story
_______ a son left home to …eitherwhereThe idiom comes from a story where a
son left home to waste all of his time
and money in amusing himself.3 这个习语来自一个故事，故事中的儿子离家
出走，虚度光阴，挥霍金钱，寻欢作乐。4 Idioms are used in everything _______
Literature to films and newspapers.from