初中英语课件Book 9_U4_Wordpower.ppt

* 牛津高中英语 (模块九 ·高三上学期) Word power 板块：教学设计——课件 Unit 4 Religions * Unit 4 课件描述： 本课时是对已经学习过的宗教词汇的应用，在对五种世界主要宗教短文的学习中，学会总结归纳知识点,并同时学习新的宗教词汇。在此基础上，学习掌握常见的宗教词汇在日常英语中新的含义和用法。 * Religions around the world Holy places of different religions Religions around the world Religious words * Holy places of different religionsTemples are a good choice for Buddhists to worship in, and where do other religious people go to worship? temple * mosque Muslims say prayers five times a day. They pray in a building called mosque. * The architecture of mosque is unique. It is based on Muslim traditions and uses of the mosque. What are the architectural features of a mosque? * It is said that the first mosque was built based on the structure of Muhammad’s house in the city of Medina. Basically, a mosque consists of a courtyard, a domed hall and a fountain. Before prayer, people need to wash themselves in the fountain and then they can worship in the courtyard or the hall facing the holy city of Mecca. The wall facing Mecca is called qibla. It is not allowed to draw human forms in the mosque, so all the decorations appear as shapes such as circles and squares. * Christians worship in a church. * Jews pray in a synagogue and rest. * Hindus worship at a Hindu temple. * There are so many beliefs or religions, what else do you think that they have something in common? Different from superstition, which has no central beliefs. 2. Encourage people to do good. 3. Have a power to call on people to devote themselves to that religion. * 4. Sometimes restrictive or judgmental of people’s lives. 5. Help people live their lives in a positive way. 6. Motivate people to be compassionate, kind and loving. * More information about different religions What are the most popular religions in the world? What do we call the people who believe in a religion? Who do people believe in each religion? What religious books do people u