1、Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China,Introduction and Reading,Enjoy the song.,Can you guess the meaning ?,1. To have friends come from far away isnt that a joy?,2. Treat others in the way you want to be treated.,有朋自遠(yuǎn)方來, 不亦樂乎?,己所不欲, 勿施于人。,3. Exploring the old and deducing (推論)

2、the new makes a teacher.,溫故而知新, 可以為師矣。,equal importance look after philosopher philosophy ruler state teachings thinker treat war,Check the meaning of these words.,Now use some of the words to complete the gaps. You may need to change the words in some way.,In ancient China, private teachers travele

3、d from state to s_ explaining their p_.,tate,hilosophy,Confucius was the most important of the ancient Chinese p_. Confuciuss t_ influenced society for more than 2,000 years. Other important t_ included Mencius and Mozi.,hilosophers,eachings,hinkers,All three teachers believed in the i_ of kindness

4、and good government. Menciuss ideas were very similar to those of Confucius, but some of Mozis t_ were very different. For example, he hated the idea of w_ and believed that strong people should l_ weaker people.,mportance,eachings,ar,ook after,1. Man is born good. 2. All human beings are equal. 3.

5、The family is important. We are members of a group. ,Read these sentences and tick the ideas that Confucius taught.,4. Treat others in the way you want to be treated. 5. People are more important than rulers. 6. We should love all human beings. ,Discussion,Say something more about Confucius, Mencius

6、 and Mozi.,Great People,Confucius,孔子(前551前479)名丘,字仲尼。春秋后期偉大的思想家、教育家, 儒家的創(chuàng)始人。魯國(guó)人。提出了“仁”的思想, 是中國(guó)古代著名的思想家和教育家。,The family is important. We are members of a group.,Treat others in the way you want to be treated.,家天下。,己所不欲, 勿施于人。,孟子(前372前289)名軻,戰(zhàn)國(guó)中期魯國(guó)鄒人。受業(yè)于子思 (孔子之孫，名) 之門人,曾游歷于宋、滕、魏、齊等國(guó)，闡述他的政治主張，還曾在齊為卿。晚年

7、退而著書，傳世有孟子七篇。是戰(zhàn)國(guó)中期儒家的代表。,Mencius,People are more important than rulers.,Man is born good.,民為貴 君為輕。,人性本善。,Mozi,墨翟(公元前468376),人們尊稱墨子。他是戰(zhàn)國(guó)初年的魯國(guó)人,大約生于公元前468年,死于公元前376年。,All human beings are equal.,We should love all human beings.,眾生平等。,兼愛。,Reading,Read Philosophers of Ancient China and match the words w

8、ith the definitions.,order (n) bring up found (v) principle belief,an idea that influences the way you behave _,principle,Pre-reading,2. to start an organization or philosophy _ 3. the feeling that something is true and exists _ 4. when people obey laws and rules and do not cause trouble _ 5. to loo

9、k after children until they are adults _,found,belief,order,bring up,Read the passage.,Whats main idea of the passage?,A. The author wants to make people believe in the teachings by thinkers of ancient. B. The author wants to introduce three influential philosophers of ancient China. C. The author w

10、ants to tell interesting stories about three important teachers in ancient China. D. The author wants to show the history of philosophy in ancient China.,1. The Chinese people _ for over 2,000 years. A. followed Confuciuss teachings B. influenced Confucius,A,Skimming,Read the passage again. Choose t

11、he correct answers.,2. Mencius believed that people are _ important than rulers. A. less B. more 3. Mohism began _. A. in 476 BC B. by Mozi,B,B,4. Mozi did not agree with _. A. kindness B. war 5. Mencius had important government positions, _. A. but Mozi did not B. and so did Mozi,B,A,1. States were

12、 often at peace with each other in ancient China. 2. Confucius ideas have the greatest influence on China. 3. Mencius resigned from the government, because the first ruler didnt respect him.,T,F,war,F,follow his advice,True or False.,4. Mencius spent all his life preparing a book of his teachings ca

13、lled The Book of Mencius. 5. Mozis beliefs were the same as those of Confucius. 6. Mencius is the oldest among the three.,F,F,F,his last years,similar to,Confucius,Confucius,551BC,kindness,duty,order,Read the passage again, then fill in the chart with proper information according to the passage.,Men

14、cius,372,his mother,position,government,resigned,Mencius,kind,People,rulers,cruel government,Mencius,Mozi,476 BC,Government,equal,human beings,war,Find the words and phrases in the passage that match these definitions.,1. gave a lot of importance to _ 2. job _ 3. doing what he suggested _,stressed,position,following someones advice,Post-reading,4. tell your employer that you are going to leave your job _ 5. someone who gives advice _ 6. having a lot of influence _,influential,adviser,res