Module5《Great-People-and-Great-Inventions-of-Ancie

GreatPeopleofAncientChinaFocus:ReadingStudyingaims:1.Tomastersomewordsandexpressions.2.Toimprovereadingskills.3.ToKnowsomethingaboutthreeChinesephilosophersandtheirideas.1.Exploringtheoldanddeducing(推论)thenewmakesateacher.2.Goodchances,favorableenvironmentandsupportfromthepeople.3.Universallove,condemnationofaggression（侵略）.温故而知新，可以为师矣。兼爱非攻。天时地利人和。Confucius(孔子）Mencius(孟子）Mozi(墨子）孔子（前551～前479）名丘，字仲尼,鲁国人。春秋后期伟大的思想家(thinker)、教育家,儒家的创始人。提出了“仁”的学说（teachings)，是中国古代著名哲学家（philosopher)。Confuciusphilosophy:thestudyofnatureandmeaningofexistence,truth,goodandevil,etc.孟子(前372—前289)名轲，战国中期鲁国邹人。受业于子思(孔子之孙，名)之门人，曾游历于宋、滕、魏、齐等国，阐述他的政治原则（principle)，还曾在齐为顾问（adviser)。晚年退而著书，传世有《孟子》七篇。他是战国中期儒家的代表。MenciusMozi墨翟（公元前476—390），人们尊称墨子。他是战国初年的鲁国人，思想家、学者，墨家学派创始人。著有《墨子》一书。confuciusMenciusMoziPhilosophersofAncientChinaTopicsentences1)Para.1:2)Para.2:3)Para.3:Confuciusisthephilosopherwhoseinfluencehasbeenthegreatest.MenciuswasathinkerwhoseteachingswereverysimilartothoseofConfucius.MozifoundedthephilosophycalledMohism.1.anideathatinfluencesthewayyoubehave_________2.tostartanorganisationorphilosophy_________3.thefeelingthatsomethingistrueandexists_________4.whenpeopleobeylawsandrulesanddonotcausetrouble_______5.tolookafterchildrenuntiltheyareadults__________6.givealotofimportanceto__________7.job__________8.Doingwhathesuggested__________________9.tellyouremployerthatyouaregoingtoleaveyourjob__________10.someonewhogivesadvice___________11.havingalotofinfluence___________order(n.)bringupfound(v.)principlebeliefstressedpositionresignadviserinfluentialfollowingsb’sadviceprinciplefoundbelieforderbringupstresspositionfollowingsb’sadviceresignadviserinfluentialReadthepassageandfillintheblanksParagraph1Introductionabout__________________---479BCThegreatestinfluence(morethan2,000years)Hestressedtheimportanceof________,_______and______insociety.Confucius551BCkindnessdutyorderReadthepassageandfillintheblanksParagraph2Introductionabout________bornin______BCandbroughtupby___________onlyatanimportant________inthe_________firstandlater_______TheBookof___________Manwas________._______weremoreimportantthan______hatethe________________Mencius372hismotherpositiongovernmentresignedMenciuskindPeoplerulerscruelgovernmentReadthepassageandfillintheblanksParagraph3Introductionabout____________________---390BC__________wasmostimportant.Allmanare_________.loveall______________andlookaftertheweakhatetheideaof______Mozi476BCGovernmentequalhumanbeingswar1.WhoseinfluencehasbeenthegreatestamongallthephilosophersofancientChina?A.MenciusB.MoziC.Confucius2.Confuciusstressedtheimportanceofthefollowingaspectsexcept__________A.KindnessB.friendshipC.orderD.duty3.WhichisNOTtherightstatementaboutMozi?A.Hewasknownforhisunusualclothesandbehavior.B.Hehatedtheideaofwar.C.AllhisbeliefswerethesameasConfucius.D.Hebelievedallmenwereequal.4.“Ifthegovernmentwaskind,thenpeoplewouldbegood.”istheteachingof_________.A.MenciusB.ConfuciusC.Mozi5.Insomeways,Mozi’sbeliefsweresimilartothoseof______.A.MoziB.MenciusC.Confucius6.Whichshowstherightorderoftimewhenthethreegreatthinkerslived?A.Confucius---Mencius---MoziB.Mencius----Mozi----ConfuciusC.Confucius---Mozi---MenciusD.Mozi---Mencius---Confucius7.What’smainideaofthepassage?A.Theauthorwantstomakepeoplebelieveintheteachingsbythinkersofancient.B.TheauthorwantstointroducethreeinfluentialphilosophersofancientChina.C.TheauthorwantstotellinterestingstoriesaboutthreeimportantteachersinancientChina.D.TheauthorwantstoshowthehistoryofphilosophyinancientChina.Readagainanddecidewhichstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Mozistresstheimportanceofkindness,dutyandorderinsociety.2.Mencius’teachingswereverysimilartoMozi’s.3.Menciuswasbroughtupbyhisgrandmother.4.Menciusresignedbecausetherulerdidn’tpayhim.5.Menciusbelievethatmanisgood,andtherulersweremoreimportantthanpeople.6.Mozi’sideaoflovewasthesamewiththeConfucianideaofkindness.7.Moziconsideredthatgovernmentwasmostimportant,buthehatedtheideaofwar.Discussion1.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoyouthinkisthemostimportant?Andwhy?(1)Allmenareequal.(2)Kindnessandlove.(3)Peace.2.Who,inancientChina,hasimpressedyouthemostsofar?QinShihuangorLiShimin?Confucius,Mencius,Mozi?Why?1.Allmenareequal.equalrights,equalpayforequalwork,attendschoolsforfree2.kindness,loveandlookaftertheweakinsociety.hopeproject,Oneintrouble,alltohelp.(一方有难，八方支援）,harmonioussociety(和谐社会）。3.Peace.Inhistory,greatdamageofwars,loseone’slife,destroybuildings,homeless,leada…life,peaceanddevelopment,oneworldonedream.Anybodycanhelpotherswithawillingheart.Let’stryourbesttolendothersahelpinghandandworkhandinhandtocreateaharmonioussociety(和谐社会).Justdoit!1.Trytoretellthepassage“philosophersofancientChina”2.WriteacompositionaboutafamouspersoninancientChina.