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Module Five
Great People and
Great Inventions of Ancient China
Teaching Aims:
1. Knowledge and Skill
a.
To make them
know something about some great people and
inventions in ancient China such
as
:Confucius, Mencius , Mozi and their teaching
thoughts.
b.
Enable Ss to express their opinions
about philosophers.
c.
Learn how to describe a famous person
in ancient China.
d.
Grasp the usage of defining attributive
clause.
2. Difficulties and Importance:
a.
Use the
expressions of giving reasons freely.
b.
Help the
student
s understand the text exactly
and retell the text in students’ own
words.
Teaching Time:
Period 1 vocabulary and speaking
Period 2 Reading and
V
ocabulary
Period 3 Grammar
1 Defining attributive clauses
Grammar
2 Defining attributive clauses: of whom, in which
Everyday English
Period 4
Cultural corner
Teaching Procedures:
Period 1
Step 1. Warming up
Look at the pictures and answer the
following questions.
Q1. Who are they?
They are
Confucius, Mencius, and Mozi.
Q2. What
is their life-long career?
They are private teachers.
Q3. How much do you know about them and
their teachings?
Open question.
Step 2 Read the following statements.
Translate them into Chinese first and then tick
the ideas that
Confucius taught.
1.
Man is born
good
人之初性本善。
2.
All human
beings are equal.
众生平等。
3.
The family is
important. We are members of a
group.
家庭重要，我们是群体的成员。
4.
Treat others
in the way you want to be treated.
以其人之道还治其人之身。
5.
People are
more important than rulers
民为贵，君为轻。
6.
We should love
all human beings.
我们应爱所有的人。
7.
Where there are three men walking together, one of
them is bound to be able to teach me
something.
三人行，必有我师焉。
8.
What you do not want done to you,
don
’
t do to others.
己所不欲，毋施于人。
9. To
study and not think is a waste; to think and not
study is dangerous.
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。
Confucius idea: 3, 4.
Period 2
Step 1 Pre-reading:
a.
Scanning
Read the passage quickly and try to
find the answers on page
42.(
略
)
b.
Detailed-
reading
Read the passage carefully; and
fill the form with the proper information.
Year
of
Birth
Length
of
living
Name
Background
were at
war with each
other.
2. There are
many great
philosophers
1. Came from
poor family.
2. Unusual
clothes and
behavior.
1. His father
died.
2. Brought up
by his mother.
3. An
important
position in the
government.
Ideas
kindness,
duty; order
in society
Influence
1. Chinese society
was
influenced by these ideas for
more than 2000 years
2. The
founder of the Ru School
of Chinese
thought.
1.
Every
influential.
2. Found the philosophy
called
Mohism
Confucius
551
BC
72
Mencius
372
BC
83
kindness;
people were
more
important
men were
equal;
love for the
weak
The book of
Mencius
Mozi
476
BC
86
Step 3 Post-
reading
Ex1. Read the passage again,
and then decide whether the following statements
are true or false.
1. Confucius lived
in a country where there was no war a long time
ago.
F
2. Confucius was a philosopher whose
influence has been the greatest for more than 2000
years.
T
3. Mencius was a student
taught by Confucius.
F
4. Some rulers
followed the advice which was given by Mencius.
F
5. Mozi was a man who
lived an unusual life.
T
Ex2. Reading comprehension.
1. Whose influence has been the
greatest among all the philosophers of ancient
China?
A. Mencius
B. Mozi
C.
Confucius
D. Zhuangzi
2.
Confucius
stressed the importance of the following aspects
except__________
A. Kindness
B. friendship
C. order
D. duty
3. Which is NOT the
right statement about Mozi?
A. He was
known for his unusual clothes and behavior.
B. He hated the idea of war.
C. All his beliefs were the same as
Confucius.
D. He believed all men were
equal.
4. “If the government was kind,
then people would be good.” is the teaching of
_________.
A. Mencius
ius
C.
Mozi
D. Xunzi
5. Which belief by Mozi was similar to
that of Confucius?
A. We should love
all human beings.
B.
The
government shouldn’t treat people
badly.
C. We should look
after those who are weaker than ourselves.
D. The government was most important.
6.
What’s main
idea of th
e 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 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.