1、Module 5Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient ChinaIntroduction&Reading and Vocabulary（）1.Improve reading skills.2.Know something about three Chinese philosophers and their ideas.Learning aimsThe Compass Paper Printing Gunpowder Four Great InventionsLeading-inPhilosophers of Ancient ChinaConf
2、ucius(551BC479BC)Mencius(372BC289BC)Mozi(476BC390BC)Confucius(551BC479BC)Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant review and application？To learn without thinking is lost；to think without learning is in great danger.学而时习之，不亦说乎？学而时习之，不亦说乎？学而不思则罔；思而不学则殆。学而不思则罔；思而不学则殆。Can you guess the meaning?Menci
3、us(372BC289BC)People are more important than rulers.Man is born good.民为贵民为贵,君为轻。君为轻。人性本善。人性本善。Mozi(476BC390BC)All human beings are equal.We should love all human beings.众生平等。众生平等。兼爱。兼爱。principle stress position adviser resign influential philosopher order1.give a lot of importance to2.job3.tell your
4、 employer that you are going to leave your job4.someone who gives advice5.having a lot of influencestresspositionresignadviserinfluentialMatch the words with the definitionsPre-reading6.an idea that influences the way you behave7.when people obey laws and rules and do not cause troubles8.a person wh
5、o lives and thinks according to a particular philosophyprincipleorderphilosopherListening1.States were often at peace with each other in ancient China.2.Confuciuss ideas have the greatest influence on China.3.Mencius resigned from the government,because the ruler didnt respect him.Listen and do True
6、 or False questionsTFwarFfollow his advice4.Mencius spent all his life preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.5.Mozis beliefs were the same as those of Confucius.6.Mencius is the oldest among the three.FFFhis last years similar toConfucius1)Para.1:2)Para.2:3)Para.3:Confucius is
7、 the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest.Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius.Mozi founded the philosophy called Mohism.Fast ReadingRead the passage and find the topic sentences of each paragraph:Paragraph 1 Introduction about _ 479BCgreatest in
8、fluence(more than 2,000 years)importance of _,_ and _ in societyConfucius551BCkindnessdutyorderCareful ReadingParagraph 2Introduction about _ born in _ BC and brought up by _ _ onlybe given an important _ in the _ first and later _The Book of _Man was _._ were more important than _.hate the _ _Menci
9、us372his motherpositiongovernmentresignedMenciuskindPeoplerulerscruel governmentParagraph 3Introduction about _ 390 BC_ was most important.All men were _.love all _ _ and lookafter the weakhate the idea of _ Mozi476BC Governmentequalhuman beingswarRead the passage carefully and choose the correct an
10、swers:1.Whose influence has been the greatest among all the philosophers of ancient China?A.Mencius B.Mozi C.Confucius2.Confucius stressed the importance of the following aspects except _.A.kindness B.friendship C.order D.duty3.Which is NOT the right statement about Mozi?A.He was known for his unusu
11、al clothes and behavior.B.He hated the idea of war.C.All his beliefs were the same as Confuciuss.D.He believed all men were equal.4.“If the government was kind,then people would be good.”is the teaching of _.A.Mencius B.Confucius C.Mozi 5.In some ways,Mozis beliefs were similar to those of_.A.Mozi B
12、.Mencius C.Confucius 6.Which shows the right order of time when the three great thinkers lived?A.ConfuciusMenciusMozi B.MenciusMoziConfucius C.ConfuciusMoziMencius D.MoziMenciusConfucius7.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.The author wants to make people believe in the teachings of thinkers of anc
13、ient China.B.The author wants to introduce three influential philosophers of ancient China.C.The author wants to tell interesting stories about three important teachers in ancient China.D.The author wants to show the history of philosophy in ancient China.Please tell whose ideas the statements are:1
14、.Man is born good.2.All human beings are equal.3.The family is important.We are members of a group.4.Treat others in the way you want to be treated.5.People are more important than rulers.MenciusMoziConfuciusConfuciusMenciusPost ReadingMoziConfuciusMozi6.We should love all human beings.7.The order i
15、n society is important.8.Strong people should look after weaker people.9.People should avoid wars.10.Students should often go over what they have learned.MoziConfuciusDiscussion1.Which of the three philosophers do you like best?Why?2.Whose ideas do you agree with most?why?Homework 2.Write a passage according to the above discussion.1.Remember the new words or phrases in the text.No man is wise at all times.智者千虑，必有一失。智者千虑，必有一失。
