Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of

Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China

Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China

§ What kinds of inventions do you know?

Four Great Inventions Gunpowder The Compass Printing Paper

¡ There were also many famous people in ancient China and their ideas are shared all over the world ¡ Now, let’s enjoy some.

The family is important. We are members of a group. 家天下 Treat others in the way you want to be treated 己所不欲, 勿施于人. Confucius (551 BC-479 BC)

People are more important than rulers. 民为贵 君为轻 Man is born good. 人性本善 Mencius (372 BC-289 BC)

All human beings are equal. 众生平等 We should love all human beings. 兼爱 Mozi (376 BC-390 BC)

Do you want to know something more about the three people and their ideas? Confucius Mencius Mozi

Philosophers of Ancient China

Match the definitions with the words or phrases: stress 1. give a lot of importance to _____ position ______ 2. job one’s advice 3. doing what he suggested follow _______ 4. tell your employer that you are going to resign leave your job ______ 5. someone who gives advice ______ adviser 6. having a lot of influence influencial _____

Read the passage in three minutes and say T or F to the statements:

True or false questions 1. States were often at peace with each other in ancient China. F war 2. Confucius’ ideas have the greatest influence on China. T 3. Mencius resigned from the government, because the first ruler didn’t. Frespect followhim. his advice.

4. Mencius spent all his life preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius. F his last years 5. Mozi’s beliefs were the same as those of Confucius. F similar to 6. Mencius is the oldest among the three. F Confucius

Scan the text for some important information: People year of birth importa nt ideas length of living Confucius 551 BC kindness, duty; order in society 72 Mencius Mozi 372 BC 476 BC Man is good; men were equal; People would love for the Weak; hate the be good； idea of war people were more important 83 86

¡ Now it’s your time to retell the text

Discussion Choose one person who you like most, why? Whose ideas do you agree with most, why?

Consolidation (巩固练习) Fill in the blanks according to the text In ancient China, private teachers traveled from state to s____ tate explaining their p_____. hilosophy

Confucius was the most important of hilosophers the ancient Chinese p______. Confucius’s t eachings ____ influenced society for more than 2, 000 years. Other important t_______ hinkers included Mencius and Mozi. All these teachers mportance of kindness believed in the i_____ and good government.

Mencius’s ideas were very similar to those of Confucius, but some of Mozi’s t ____ eachings were very different. For example, he hated the idea of w__ ar and believed that strong people should l____ ook after weaker people.

Home work 1. Underline the language points. 2. Finish the exercise on P 42. 3. Descibe a philosopher in your own words

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