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Unit 7 Be a Better Learner!
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（仁爱版 2024）八年级
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
Pre-reading
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While-reading
Post-reading
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Summary
Assessment
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Homework
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By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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read & discuss the Confucius text to use key learning expressions;
use a mind map to organize Confucius’ key life events & scholarly sayings;
analyze the text to infer pronoun references & distinguish facts/opinions about Confucius.
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Learning objectives
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Look at the pictures and discuss the questions.
Q1. Who is the man in the first picture
Q2. What do you know about him from the second picture
He is Confucius.
Activity 1 Pair work.
Pre-reading
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Confucius was teaching students.
Confucius was a teacher.
Confucius was a great educator
Let’s read the text and know more about Confucius!
Confucius (551 BCE–479 BCE) was one of the greatest thinkers and educators during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Like many other masters, Confucius started as a hard-working student. At 15, Confucius got down to studying. He studied music, math, literature and other subjects. When he was learning Shao music in the State of Qi, he was lost in the music and hardly noticed the taste of meat for a few months. Later, Confucius opened a private school and started teaching there. People came to study at his school. One of his students was Zilu. Zilu was too confident about himself. So once Confucius told him, “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is wisdom.” It tells us we should learn knowledge in an honest way. In his late years, even when Confucius became a master, he never stopped learning from others. Confucius told his students, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.” This famous saying shows the learning spirit of Confucius.
It is not easy to understand all the thoughts of Confucius. You may need to draw on his wisdom from time to time. Just like the master said, “Review the old knowledge and you will have new ideas.”
Skim and answer.
How many paragraphs are there
What’s the main idea of each paragraph
Three.
Introduce Confucius' identity.
Tell Confucius' learning and teaching experience.
Explain the value of Confucius' thoughts.
Pre-reading
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Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
Read and answer.
While-reading
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Confucius (551 BCE–479 BCE) was one of the greatest thinkers and educators during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Like many other masters, Confucius started as a hard-working student. At 15, Confucius got down to studying. He studied music, math, literature and other subjects. When he was learning Shao music in the State of Qi, he was lost in the music and hardly noticed the taste of meat for a few months. Later, Confucius opened a private school and started teaching there. People came to study at his school. One of his students was Zilu. Zilu was too confident about himself. So once Confucius told him, “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is wisdom.” It tells us we should learn knowledge in an honest way. In his late years, even when Confucius became a master, he never stopped learning from others. Confucius told his students, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.” This famous saying shows the learning spirit of Confucius.
It is not easy to understand all the thoughts of Confucius. You may need to draw on his wisdom from time to time. Just like the master said, “Review the old knowledge and you will have new ideas.”
Confucius lived in the __________________ Period.
He was a great __________ and educator.
Confucius lived during the ______.
A. Xia Dynasty
B. Spring and Autumn Period
C. Tang Dynasty
Confucius was one of the greatest ______ and educators in ancient China.
A. scientists
B. doctors
C. thinkers
B
C
thinkers
Spring and Autumn
Circle the key words.
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
Read and answer.
While-reading
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Confucius (551 BCE–479 BCE) was one of the greatest thinkers and educators during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Like many other masters, Confucius started as a hard-working student. At 15, Confucius got down to studying. He studied music, math, literature and other subjects. When he was learning Shao music in the State of Qi, he was lost in the music and hardly noticed the taste of meat for a few months. Later, Confucius opened a private school and started teaching there. People came to study at his school. One of his students was Zilu. Zilu was too confident about himself. So once Confucius told him, “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is wisdom.” It tells us we should learn knowledge in an honest way. In his late years, even when Confucius became a master, he never stopped learning from others. Confucius told his students, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.” This famous saying shows the learning spirit of Confucius.
It is not easy to understand all the thoughts of Confucius. You may need to draw on his wisdom from time to time. Just like the master said, “Review the old knowledge and you will have new ideas.”
Q:What subjects did Confucius study
Only music and math
Music, math, literature and others
Only literature
Q: What does “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is wisdom.” mean
We should___________________.
pretend to know everything.
be honest about our knowledge.
never admit we don’t know something.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
Read and answer.
While-reading
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Confucius (551 BCE–479 BCE) was one of the greatest thinkers and educators during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Like many other masters, Confucius started as a hard-working student. At 15, Confucius got down to studying. He studied music, math, literature and other subjects. When he was learning Shao music in the State of Qi, he was lost in the music and hardly noticed the taste of meat for a few months. Later, Confucius opened a private school and started teaching there. People came to study at his school. One of his students was Zilu. Zilu was too confident about himself. So once Confucius told him, “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is wisdom.” It tells us we should learn knowledge in an honest way. In his late years, even when Confucius became a master, he never stopped learning from others. Confucius told his students, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.” This famous saying shows the learning spirit of Confucius.
It is not easy to understand all the thoughts of Confucius. You may need to draw on his wisdom from time to time. Just like the master said, “Review the old knowledge and you will have new ideas.”
To understand Confucius’ thoughts, we need to __________ his wisdom often.
“Review the old knowledge and you will have new ideas.” means we can get new ideas by __________ old knowledge.
It is not easy to understand all the __________ of Confucius.
We may need to draw on Confucius’ wisdom from __________ to __________.
We will have new ideas if we
__________ the old knowledge.
Reviewing old knowledge can help
us get __________ ideas.
draw on
reviewing
thoughts
time time
review
new
Confucius's story reminds me that learning needs honesty, hard work, and staying open to learn from others.
When I face problems in learning, I will ask questions, review old lessons and keep trying.
What does Confucius’s story remind you of
How did you deal with the problems in your learning
Think and answer.
While-reading
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Match the words with their meanings according to the text.
honest
literature
private
wisdom
notice
only for one person or group
written works, such as novels, poems.etc.
the quality or state of being wise
to pay attention to
always telling the truth
etc.等等
Activity 3 Read and Match.
While-reading
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Read and take notes.
Confucius (551 BCE–479 BCE) was one of the greatest thinkers and educators during the Spring and Autumn Period.
Like many other masters, Confucius started as a hard-working student. At 15, Confucius got down to studying. He studied music, math, literature and other subjects. When he was learning Shao music in the State of Qi, he was lost in the music and hardly noticed the taste of meat for a few months. Later, Confucius opened a private school and started teaching there. People came to study at his school. One of his students was Zilu. Zilu was too confident about himself. So once Confucius told him, “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is wisdom.” It tells us we should learn knowledge in an honest way. In his late years, even when Confucius became a master, he never stopped learning from others. Confucius told his students, “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.” This famous saying shows the learning spirit of Confucius.
It is not easy to understand all the thoughts of Confucius. You may need to draw on his wisdom from time to time. Just like the master said, “Review the old knowledge and you will have new ideas.”
one of ... …… 之一
get down to doing sth. 开始认真做某事
be lost in 沉浸于；全神贯注于
private school 私立学校；私塾
be confident about 对…… 自信
in an honest way 以诚实的方式
stop doing sth. 停止做某事
serve as 充当；担任
famous saying 名言
draw on 利用；汲取
from time to time 不时；时常
While-reading
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Confucius was a great ________ and educator. He was a hard-working student when he was young. He studied many ________, like music and math. Later, he opened a ________ school. He taught his students to be __________ in learning. He also said we can learn from everyone around us, because “When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my ________.” To learn well, we should ________ old knowledge to get new ideas.
Post-reading
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Read and fill in the blanks.
thinker
subjects
private
honest
teachers
review
Read the text again and complete the following chart.
At the age of 15
Got down to
studying
Then
Worked on music, ______, _________ and other subjects
Later
Set up a ____________ and taught students there
_____________
Became a _____
and his sayings showed the __________________________
math
literature
private school
In his late years
master
learning spirit of him.
Post-reading
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Activity 4 Read and complete.
Retell the main events of Confucius’s life in order.
Post-reading
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Retell Confucius’s life .
At the age of 15
Got down to
studying
Then
Worked on music, ______, _________ and other subjects
Later
Set up a ____________ and taught students there
_____________
Became a _____
and his sayings showed the __________________________
math
literature
private school
In his late years
master
learning spirit of him.
Group work-“Confucius Cultural Exhibition Brochure Optimizer”.
Post-reading
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参考词汇
「生平亮点」板块：
thinker 思想家，educator 教育家，private school 私学，students 学生，influence 影响, private school 私学，educate students from all backgrounds 招收各阶层学生，travel across states 周游列国，have 3,000 disciples 拥有三千弟子，72 outstanding followers 七十二贤
「治学名言」板块
wisdom 智慧，humility 谦逊，honesty 诚实，lifelong learning 终身学习，review old knowledge 温故知新
参考句型
「生平亮点」板块：
Confucius was a ….
He opened a …. …. to …. ….
His ideas still influence us today.
With over 3,000 disciples, he proved that education is…
「治学名言」板块
Confucius said, “…..”
This tells us to ….
We can learn from …. …..
These timeless sayings are…
Show time
Talk clearly (内容清晰)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Fluently(流利的)
Reasonable(理由合理)
Grade and share:
Talk about the famous sayings in the box, and then share your understanding of it. The pictures and phrases may help you.
You cannot open a book without learning something.
gain valuable experience
increase your knowledge
help you learn
/ n'kri:s/ v. 增长，增多，增加
Activity 5 Group work.
Post-reading
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Read these wise sayings of Confucius and discuss their meanings with your partner.
１. When I walk along with two others, I may be able to learn from them.
三人行，必有我师。
２. What you know, you know; what you don’t know, you don’t know.
知之为知之，不知为不知。
３. Learn the new while reviewing the old.
温故而知新。
４. Isn’t it a pleasure that friends come to see you from far away
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
５. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Read and discuss.
Post-reading
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The words we have learned
一、根据首字母或汉语提示补全单词
Confucius was one of the greatest t___________ and educators during the Spring and Autumn Period.
At 15, Confucius got down to studying music, math, l___________ and other subjects.
Later, Confucius opened a p___________ school and taught students there.
“To know what you know and what you do not know” shows the w___________ of honest learning.
When learning Shao music, Confucius was so lost that he h___________ noticed the taste of meat.
Summary
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hinkers
iterature
rivate
isdom
ardly
The phrases we have learned
二、英汉互译
私学 _____________________________________
治学精神 _____________________________________
知之为知之 _____________________________________
_____________________________________
get down to studying _____________________________________
lose in the music _____________________________________
Summary
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private school
learning spirit
To know what you know and what you do not know
开始潜心学习
沉浸在音乐中
The sentences we have learned
三、句子翻译
孔子是春秋时期最伟大的思想家和教育家之一。
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________孔子十五岁时开始潜心学习音乐、数学和文学等科目。
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________孔子创办了一所私学并在那里授课。 _______________________________________________________________ “三人行，必有我师焉” 体现了孔子的治学精神。
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________温故而知新。 _______________________________________________________________
Summary
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Confucius was one of the greatest thinkers and educators during the Spring and Autumn Period.
At 15, Confucius got down to studying music, math, literature and other subjects.
Later, Confucius opened a private school and started teaching there.
“When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.” This famous saying shows the learning spirit of Confucius.
Review the old knowledge and you will have new ideas.
四、用短文内的单词或短语完成句子
Confucius was one of the greatest ___________ (思想家) and educators in ancient China.
At 15, Confucius got down to ___________ (学习) different subjects.
Confucius opened a _______________ (私学) to teach students.
“To know what you know” tells us to learn in an ___________ (诚实的) way.
“When I walk along with two others” is a famous saying that shows Confucius’ _______________ (治学精神).
The sentences we have learned
Summary
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thinkers
studying
private school
honest
learning spirit
Assessment
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Self-assessment
I can read & discuss the Confucius text to use key learning expressions.
I can use a mind map to organize Confucius’ key life events & scholarly sayings.
I can analyze the text to infer pronoun references & distinguish facts/opinions about Confucius.
Basic (基础)
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
Homework
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用 “At 15/Then/Later/In his late years” 将孔子的 4 个生平事件连成通顺的句子。
完成 Activity 4 的事件图表，口头复述孔子的生平（录制 1 分钟音频）。
查找 1 位国外名人的治学理念，用英语写 2 句话对比其与孔子治学精神的相似点。
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