Unit 3 The World Meets China Listening and Speaking （ppt课件）-2024新外研版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第四册.pptx

1、Unit 3Period 3 Listening and Speaking新 课 导 入Can you list anyone who has made great contributions to international cultural exchange in Chinese history?课 堂 学 习1 Read the timeline and find out what contributions each person made.Pay attention to the expressions in bold.The second century BC:Zhang Qian

2、,a diplomat,gave a reliable account of the lands of Central Asia for the Han court.The first century AD:Gan Ying,a military envoy,explored the Persian Gulf and became the first Chinese to get information on Europe.The 7th century:Xuanzang,a Chinese monk,scholar and traveller,translated volumes of sc

3、riptures from Sanskrit to Chinese.He also wrote The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions,a description of the countries he visited on his travels.The 8th century:After six attempts,over a period of twelve years,Chinese monk Jianzhen arrived in Japan,where he promoted exchange and underst

4、anding between China and Japan.The 13th century:Marco Polo travelled from Europe to China.The Travels of Marco Polo served to bring knowledge of Asia to the West.The 15th century:Zheng He sailed to South-east Asia,South Asia,West Asia,and East Africa.Some of his voyages comprised as many as sixty tr

5、easure ships.These voyages led to a legacy of cultural exchange between China and other countries.Answers:(1)Zhang Qian gave a reliable account of the lands of Central Asia for the Han court.(2)Gan Ying became the first Chinese to get information on Europe.(3)Xuanzang translated volumes of scripture

6、s from Sanskrit to Chinese and wrote The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions.(4)Jianzhen promoted exchange and understanding between China and Japan.(5)Marco Polos The Travels of Marco Polo served to bring knowledge of Asia to the West.(6)Zheng Hes extensive voyages led to a legacy of c

7、ultural exchange between China and other countries.Work in pairs.Retell the passage according to the timeline.2 Complete the passage with the correct form of the expressions in Activity 1.Qian Zhongshu was a renowned literary scholar and writer.Born in 1910 in Jiangsu Province,he showed a strong int

8、erest in books at a very young age,earning him the name“Zhongshu”,which means fondness for books.His translations and writings 1_of cultural exchange between China and the West that continues to this day.led to a legacyIn 1929,Qian was accepted into the Department of Foreign Languages at Tsinghua Un

9、iversity.In 1935.he went to Europe.He spent two years at Oxford University,where he studied and 2_ English literature.He also studied in Paris for a year,before returning to China to teach.In addition to studying Western literature,he wrote a number of works on Chinese culture.Qian was an expert in

10、both Chinese and Western languages and culture.This made him an excellent translator,who 3_ between Western and Chinese academics.Selected and Annotated Song Dynasty Poetry was one of the many works he 4 _ Chinese to English.One of Qians great achievements was to produce comparative studies of class

11、ical Chinese texts,which made these works more accessible to Western readers.These books helped 5_Chinese literature to the West.got information onpromote exchange and understandingtranslated frombring knowledge ofThe Confucius Institute is a non-profit educational organisation run by the Chinese Mi

12、nistry of Education,aiming to promote Chinese language and culture abroad and to encourage cultural exchange.The first institute opened in 2004,and today there are over 500 institutes around the world.In addition to Chinese language courses,the institutes also support activities,such as art exhibiti

13、ons,concerts and film festivals.Did You KnowListen to the conversation and choose the topics covered.1 The reason why Liang Ran decided to work for the Confucius Institute.2 The working environment at the Institute.3 The troubles he had during teaching.4 A special moment from his time at the Institu

14、te.5 What he learnt from his students.6 The friends he made in New York.3Listen again and complete the passage.4Liang Ran spent 1_ abroad working as a teacher at 2_.He said it was a difficult decision,because it would mean 3_.Finally,he decided to go as he wanted to help foreigners learn Chinese and

15、 learn about China.He also wanted to 4_.At first,Liang was surprised at 5_,as they were quite varied.They were all interested in Chinese culture,however.One challenge they met was that they 6_,so Liang had to give them a lot of support.a whole yearthe Confucius Institute in New Yorkdelaying his stud

16、ies experience life abroad and learn about Western culturethe different ages of the studentshad some difficulty with Chinese charactersLiangs most memorable experience was at the end of the year when students learnt about traditional Chinese dancing and 7_.Liang said their 8_ was amazing.Working the

17、re made Liang a better person.Through teaching Chinese,he 9_,and through interacting with students,he 10_.Chinese costumesenthusiasmbecame even more proud of Chinalearnt more about the world Now talk about the role the Confucius Institute plays in promoting intercultural exchange.5Complete the boxes

18、 with the expressions from the conversation.The reason why.is that.That was due to.On the whole,.To sum up,.In short,.Giving reasonsDrawing conclusions The reason why.is that.That was due to.On the whole,.To sum up,.In short,.6Work in pairs.Discuss what you can do to spread Chinese culture using the

19、 expressions in this section.Now think about whether you can use the language you have learnt to express your ideas and give explanations,and whether you can understand your partners ideas and comment on them.课堂总结课堂总结1.Use the phrases to introduce a cultural exchange envoy in history.2.Use the expressions to give reasons or draw conclusions.