Module Five Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China
Learning Aims:
The students can learn how to use some words and phrases to describe a famous person in ancient China.
The students can learn to grasp the structure and the topic sentence.
The students can improve their ability of describing a person.
The students can show their love to great people of Ancient China
Learning Procedures:
Step 1. Warming-up A short video about Confucius
Step 2. Fast reading
Task 1 The passage mainly talks about________
A. the teachings by thinkers of ancient.
B. three influential philosophers of ancient China.
C. the interesting stories about three important teachers in ancient China.
An incomplete article:
[1] Ancient China was a place where.………Confucius (551BC-479BC) is the philosopher whose influence ……
[2] Mencius was a thinker whose teaching………born in 372BC ……
[3] Mozi was another teacher who …………… Born in 476 BC ……………
(Reading skill: Find out the topic sentence in the paragraph or key information of it. )
Step 3. Careful reading
Task 1 Finish the following questions.
1.What was the possible relationship between Confucius and Mencius?
A. Nothing related at all
B. Mencius was the followers of Confucius’ ideas.
C. They all worked for the same state.
2. In which way was Mozi’s idea the same as that of Confucius?
A. Men should be kind.
B. Men were born equal
C. Government should be more emphasized than its people.
3. What is the similarity of the three philosophers in ancient china according to the passage?
A. They were all born poor
B. Their philosophies all influenced China for a long time.
C. They all travelled from state to state.
Task 2 Decide if the statements are true or false, and correct the mistakes.
1. States were 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 didn’t respect him.
4. Mencius spent all his life preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.
5. Mozi’s beliefs were the same as those of Confucius.
Task 3 Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks
Topic
Introduction about ________
Life experience
He was born in ___________ and brought up by ____________ _____________
He ____ ________ an important ____________ in the _____________ first but later ___________
_____________
The Book of ___________
Man was ____________ .
__________ were more important than ___________
What kind of style is the passage?
A. Narrative(记叙文)
B. Exposition(说明文)
C. Argumentation(议论文)
D. Essay(散文)
Task 4 Analyze some sentences and pay attention to the underlined words
1. For many years, he traveled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.
2 Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.
Task 5 Retell the story of Mencius
Step 4. Discussion
Which philosopher of ancient China do you like best and why?
Step 5. Consolidation
Task 1 Fill in the blanks（no more than 3 words）
Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were similar ____ those of Confucius. He was ________ ____(bring up) by his mother. He became a student of Confucius’s ideas and was given an important _______ in the government of a state. _______, when he saw that _____ ruler was not following his advice, he ________(resign). For many years, he traveled from state to state, _________(teach) the principles of Confucius.
Task 2 Learn Mozi by yourself and make a error-correction according to the passage.
(学生自主命题)
Ste p 6. Challenge yourself
Nowadays Confucius Institute is becoming more and more popular in the world.
Suppose you are a volunteer in one Confucius Institute, please write the life experience of Confucius to the foreigners including the following information .
1孔子三岁的时候，父亲病逝，从此过着清贫的生活。
2孔子曾受业于老子，后在鲁国担任要职。因为看到统治者不采纳他的意见，便辞了官职。
3十四年来，他带领部分弟子周游列国，传授他的思想。
Ste p 7. Homework
Surf the Internet for more information about Confucius
http://english.hanban.org/node_7586.htm to perfect your writing.
评测练习
A. Fill in the blanks:
1.??The United States was ___ ___ ____ (与……交战) Iraq in 2000.
2.??His parents died in the strong earthquake，so he ___ _______ __ (抚养) in the SOS Village.
3. _____ ____ ____（ 在某些方面）， civilization does not seem to have progressed much in the last century.
4. Professor Smith served as _______ ________ _____ (顾问) the President.
5. We are living at ______ ________（一个时代）when machines do work which men used to do.
B. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)
order, principle, position, stress, is similar to, influential, follow one’s advice.
C．借助如下简笔画，介绍孔子(80-100字)
课件29张PPT。Module 5
Great People of Ancient ChinaThe passage mainly talks about________ A.the teachings by thinkers of ancient.
B. three influential philosophers of ancient
China.
C. the interesting stories about three important teachers in ancient China.Fast reading [1] Ancient China was a place where.………Confucius (551BC-479BC) is the philosopher whose influence ……
[2] Mencius was a thinker whose teaching………born in 372BC ……
[3] Mozi was another teacher who …………… Born in 476 BC ……………
Confucius Mencius Mozi
Which three ancient philosophers were mentioned in the passage?Fast reading1.What was the possible relationship between Confucius and Mencius?
A. Nothing related at all
B. Mencius was the followers of Confucius’ ideas.
C. They all worked for the same state.Task 1 Finish the following questions.Careful reading2. In which way was Mozi’s idea the same as that of Confucius?
Men should be kind.
Men were born equal
C. Government should be more emphasized （强调
重视）than its people.3. What is the similarity of the three philosophers in ancient china according to the passage?
A. They were all born poor
B. Their philosophies all influenced China for a long time.
C. They all travelled from state to state.Careful readingStates were often at peace with each other in ancient China.
Confucius’ ideas have the greatest influence on China.
Mencius resigned from the government, because the first ruler didn’t respect him.
Mencius spent all his life preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.
Mencius’s beliefs were the same as those of Confucius.TFwarfollow his advice.similar toMencius spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.Task 2 Decide whether the statements are true or falseFFFCareful readingTask 3 Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the blanksMencius372BChis motherpositiongovernment resignedMenciuskindPeoplerulersHis teachingsCareful readingWhat kind of style is the passage?
A. Narrative(记叙文)
B. Exposition(说明文)
C. Argumentation(议论文)
D. Essay(散文)How does the passage develop？Mencius372BChis motherpositiongovernment resignedMenciuskindPeoplerulersHis teachingsBirth and death
Family
Education
Occupation
How does the passage develop？In time orderWorks
Achievements
Status in history
Task 4 Analyse some sentences with special attention to the words in red.
For many years, he traveled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.
Now I work in a center for drug addicts, helping others to stop taking drugs. (B2M2)
While he was still a teenager, Mozart was already a big star and toured Europe giving concerts. (B2M3)
Accompany adverbialThe reason why Mencius resigned was that the ruler was not following his advice.2. Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good. 孟子认为，人之所以不同于动物，是因为人性本善。
the reason why … is that …: 之所以……，是因为……。Why did Mencius resign?Because the ruler was not following his advice.An attributive clause An predictive clauseHe ____ ______ ________by his mother ______his father died.was brought up afterConsolidationAfter studying Confucius’s ideas, he
___ ______ ___ ___________ _________in the government of a state. was given an important positionHowever, when he saw that the rulers was not following his advice, he resigned.Key words ruler follow the advice resign For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.Key words from state to state principleHe then became an adviser to another ruler.后来成为另一统治者的谋士。LECTURE ROOMConsolidation Task 1 Fill in the blanks（no more than 3 words）?Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were similar ____ those of Confucius. He was ________ ____(bring up) by his mother. He became a student of Confucius’s ideas and was given an important __________in the government of a state. ________, when he saw that _____ ruler was not following his advice , he________(resign).For many years, he traveled from state to state,_________(teach) the principles of Confucius.
tobrought uppositionHoweverresignedtheteachingCareful readingConsolidationLearn to useLearn Mozi by yourself and make a
error-correction according to the passage Discussion e.g. The reason why I like Confucius best is that his teachings have influenced Chinese society for more than 2,000 years. Which philosopher of ancient China do you like best and why?DiscussionTask for volunteers:
Introduce Confucius according to the following pictures.
Challenge yourselfreading skill
How to grasp the main idea
the topic sentence of each paragraph
words and phrases
influential position ruler resign principle state
be at war with be similar to bring up
follow one’s advice from state to state
sentence structure
Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good. (giving reasons)
For many years, he traveled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.(accompany adverbial)
Surf the Internet for more information about Confucius
http://english.hanban.org/node_7586.htm
to perfect your writing.HomeworkGood luck
