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PRE-OPENING ACTIVITY
Oriental Proverbs
Chris
Pick the right (missing) word/s in the
proverb
He who will not economize will have to
a) agonize
b) sweat bullets
c) harmonize
When a friend arrives from afar, isn't it ?
a)
Wearisome
b) Meaningless
c) Wonderful
I will not grieve that men
do not know me; I will grieve that I do not know
a) Professional
Wrestling
b) Men
c) Sienfeld
A journey of a thousand
miles must begin with a single
a) car key
b) suitcase
c)
step
Study the past if you would divine the
a)
future
b) water
c) serenity
When a leopard dies, he leaves
his skin; a man, his
a) will
b) reputation
c) Nike tennis
shoes
If you suspect a man, don't employ him; if you employ
a man, don't
a) hire him
b) pay him overtime
c) suspect
him
Better to light a candle than to curse the
a)darkness
b) neighbors
c) electric company
Forget
injuries, never forget .
a) Your insurance card
b) To yell
"Ouch
c) Kindness
When someone said, "What do you
think of repaying evil with kindness?" Confucius replied,
"Then what are you going to repaying kindness with? Repay
kindness with kindness , but repay evil with ."
a) justice
b) evil
c) yen
Answers
"He who will not economize will
have to agonize."
"When a friend arrives from
afar, isn't it wonderful?"
"I will not grieve
that men do not know me; I will grieve that I do not know
men."
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin
with a single step."
"Study the past if you
would divine the future"
"When a leopard dies,
he leaves his skin; a man, his reputation."
"If
you suspect a man, don't employ him; if you employ a man, don't
suspect him."
"Better to light a candle than to
curse the Darkness."
"Forget injuries, never
forget kindnesses."
"When someone said,
"What do you think of repaying evil with kindness?"
Confucius replied, "Then what are you going to repaying
kindness with? Repay kindness with kindness , but repay evil with
justice."
Pre-Opening Activity-Guess the
Spices
As we study the Gateway to the Orient, we can
recall the influence that the Orient had on Europeans, and even
American development. In the 13th century, Marco Polo made his
journey to the East, returning with many new and exciting stories,
foods, and cloths. This, of course, eventually led to Columbus'
exploration to the west (in search of a better route to the East),
where he found the Americas and brought back news of the new lands
to Europe. But back to Marco Polo, one of the great discoveries he
brought back to the Mediterranean was the many spices of the
Orient.
As a pre-opening activity, set up a series of blind boxes
that have different spices in them. Label the boxes with letters or
numbers and list out the letters/numbers on blank pieces of paper.
Have everyone go to each box to smell the spice and try to guess
what it is. Some spices to include are pepper, cloves, mace and
nutmeg, cinnamon, thyme, anise seed, bay, coriander, and
marjoram.
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