课件20张PPT。 Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China Leading-in(导入)Please watch a short video(视频).Whose story does the video tell?
Do you know anything about him? 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。
Mencius Do you know any other great philosophers of ancient China? 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)。
Confucius philosophy: the study of nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil, etc.Mozi 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 。
Do you know their teachings(学说)?
1. The family is important. We are members of a group.
2.Treat others in the way you want to be treated.
3. People are more important than rulers.
4.Man is born good.
5. All human beings are equal.
6. We should love all human beings.
Can you guess the meaning ?家天下。
己所不欲, 勿施于人。众生平等。
兼爱。
民贵君轻
人性本善
Confucius (孔子)Mencius(孟子)Mozi (墨子)Philosophers of Ancient ChinaconfuciusMenciusMoziListening
How many philosophers are there in the passage?
True or false questions
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.
6. Mencius is the oldest among the three.
Fast Reading1. 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.TFwarFfollow his advice.True or false questions4. 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.
6. Mencius is the oldest among the three.FFFhis last years similar toConfuciusRead the passage and thenFill in the blanks in groups:Confucius551BCkindnessdutyorderDetailed Readingmore than 2,000 yearsMencius372 BChis mother Man is goodPeople were more important than rulers.Mozi476 BCpoor family Government was the most importantWe should love all human beings and look after weak peopleAll men are equalComplete the passage with proper words and expressions . In Ancient China, there were many great ___________. Confucius is the greatest. He________ the importance of kindness, duty and order in society and these ideas influenced Chinese society for over 2,000 years. Mencius’s_________ were similar to those of Confucius. He was _____________ by his mother and became a student of Confucius’ ideas. He was given an important________ in the government. But he________ before long and became an_______ to another ruler. He wrote a book named The Book of Mencius. He thought people were more important than rulers. Mozi came from a poor family and was famous for his _______ clothes and _________. He believed all men were______. He taught we should love all human beings.Summaryphilosophersstressedteaching brought uppositionresignedadviserbehaviourunusualequalWork in pairs and discuss the following questions:DiscussionWhen we talk about Confucius’ duty(责任),
what is your duty?
As a student, what is your duty in school?
As a son/daughter, what is your duty in your family?
Today we have learnt more about Confucius,Mencius and Mozi. After class, please write an article about one of them. So much for today . Class is over.Summary and Homework