(
课件网) Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China Watching and Speaking What do you know about Confucius a teacher/ educator a philosopher Think Other philosophers Mozi Mencius Great philosophers of Ancient China Reading and vocabulary Fast-reading Go through the passage and choose the main idea of this passage. A. Three interesting stories of ancient China B. The history of ancient China C. Three important philosophers of ancient China D. The history of philosophy in ancient China (1). having a lot of influence (2). when people obey laws and rules and do not cause trouble (3). to give a lot of importance to (4). tell your employer that you are going to leave your job (5). the feeling that something is true and exists Find the words in the passage and match the words with their meanings. a. stress (Para 1) b. order (Para 1) c. resign (Para 2) d. belief (Para 3) e. influential (Para 3) Careful-reading--Para.1 Read Para.1 and finish the two tasks. 2. Paraphrase the sentence: He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society. 1. Fill in the blanks Among many great philosophers, Confucius’s influence has been the _____; his ideas influenced _____for more than 2,000 years. greatest Chinese society Confucius gave a lot of importance to kindness, duty and order in society. Careful-reading Para.2 Read Para.2 and put the events in the right order. a. He became a student of Confucius’s ideas. b. He was brought up by his mother. c. He was given an important position in the government. d. He wrote a book of his teachings. e. He resigned and then traveled from state to state. b, a, c, e, d, Careful-reading Para.3 Read Para.3 and decide whether the sentences are true or false. Mozi’s beliefs were the same as those of Confucius. 2. Mozi had important government positions like Mencius. 3. Mozi started the philosophy of Mohism. F F T similar to didn’t have Their teachings Philosophers Teachings Confucius He stressed the importance of_____, _____ and _____ in society. Mencius The reason why man is _____ is that _____. If the government was _____, then people would be _____. People are _____than rulers. Mozi All men were _____. We should love _____. He hated the idea of _____. Read the whole passage and fill in the table. kindness order duty kind man is good different from animals more important good all human beings equal war Can you translate To have friends come from far away – isn’t that a joy 有朋自远方来, 不亦乐乎 All within Four Seas are brothers. 四海之内，皆兄弟也。 In a party of three, there must be one who I can learn from. 三人行，必有我师焉。 Can you translate 1.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 To learn without_____ is labor in vain (徒劳), while to think without _____ is desolation (荒废). One who can learn something new while reviewing what he has learned is fit to be a _____. 2.温故而知新, 可以为师矣。 3. 朝闻道，夕死可矣。 If a man heard the truth in the morning, he ... ...
