Listening: Unit 3

1. Listening: Unit 3 Confucianism in CHINA Culture Salon Keys Word Bank

2. Culture Salon 1. Who is Confucius? 2. What is Confucianism ? 3. How do his ideas still affect the country of China today? 4. Do you know any Confucian canonical texts?

3. Confucius • a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of Confucianism • born around 551BC, in the small state of Lu • wandered through many states of China, giving advice to their rulers, and looking for an opportunity to put his ideas into practice • returned to his state, teaching an editing classical literature • died in 479BC, aged 72

4. Confucianism • the foundation of traditional culture; • Based on the traditional culture of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties • dominated a feudal society (封建社会) lasting 2,000 years • not a religion, but a philosophy and a guide to morality and good government

5. The Influence of Confucianism • the most authoritative and respected school of thought in Chinese history • strongest influence from around 100BC till the beginning of the 20th century (throughout two millennia) • impact on everything in China: education, government, public and private attitudes, and etiquette • deep influence not only on China, but also neighboring countries like Korea, Japan and Vietnam

6. Classics of Confucianism • The Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean The book of Poetry The Book of History The Book of Changes The Book of Rites The Spring and Autumn Annals the Four Books : the Five Scriptures:

7. Keys to Warming up I(P. 32) • Ethics • Morals • foundation • Confucianism • philosopher

8. Keys to Warming up II(P. 32) • dynasty • warlords • harmony • philosophy

9. Keys to Watch Part 1(P. 33) Part 1 A D B C E

10. Keys to Watch Again(P. 33) Part 1 • Zhou • weak • decline • land • power • dark

11. Keys to Watch Part 2(P. 34) Part 2 (E) (B) (F)

12. Keys to Watch Again(P. 34) Part 2 • towards • on • with • Throughout • from • including

13. Keys to Watch Part 3(P. 35) Part 3 • F • F • F • F • T

14. Keys to Watch Again(P. 35) Part 3 • Confucianism is often associated with present-day society. • Many people aren’t aware of the influence of Confucianism on China’s past. • Confucianism is the center of Chinese civilization and the foundation of modern Chinese society.

15. Keys to Watch the entire video(P. 36) Part 3 Follow-up • live, work, their parent’s wishes, the family name B. learning, education, study hard, move up, attain success C. build lives • moral • ethical • order • justice • peace • harmony

16. Part 1 Word Bank • share vt. have or use sth. with other people e.g. She taught the kids to share books. 2. last vi. continue for a particular length of time Confucius’s lecture lasted an hour. e.g.

17. Part 1 Word Bank 3. influence vt. affect the way somebody or something develops, behaves, thinks,etc. without directly forcing or ordering them e.g. Confucianism influences my decision. 4. convince vt. make somebody feel certain that something is true e.g. I managed to convince them that Confucianism is still useful today.

18. Part 1 Word Bank 5. focus v. give special attention to one particular person or thing, or to make people do this e.g. We need to focus more on education. 6. adopt vt. start to deal with or think about something in a particular way e.g. He adopted his dicisple’s suggestion.

19. Word Bank Part 2 1.follow vt. do sth. in a way that sb. has told or advised you to do it e.g. Instructors teach the dogs to smell the seams of suitcases and other bags in order to check for illegal drugs.. 2. carry on continue sth. that has been started by sb. else Confucius was relying on his disciples to carry on his ideas. e.g. carry out 实行，执行 carry through 实现，完成 Collocation

20. Word Bank Part 2 3.reflect vt. show or be a sign of a particular situation or feeling e.g. This letter reflects how Lisa really felt.

21. Part 3 Word Bank • associate v. make a connection in your mind between one • thing or person and another e.g. Confucius is often associated with Qufu. 2. aware adj. if you are aware that a situation exists, you realize or know that it exists e.g. The children are aware of the importance of learning a foreign language. 3. impact vt. have an important or noticeble effect on sb.or sth. How will Confucianism impact the future of China? e.g.