外研社必修3 module5 Great_people_and_Great_Inventions_of_Ancient_China.ppt

To know more about Confucius, Mencius and Mozi, let’s come to the passage Philosophers of Ancient China! Retelling and Summary: Retelling and Summary: 1.Of the three philosophers, what do they have in common? 2.Are there any connections among Confucius, Mencius and Mozi? Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius….teaching the principles of Confucius. In some ways, Mozi’s beliefs were similar to those of Confucius. (eg. The government was most important) Read the text and find the sentences that contain the words below in the text, then match the words with the definitions Guess the meaning according to the context(上下文) 1.stress 2.order Confucius stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society.(para.1 line 10) 3.resign When he saw that the ruler was not following his advice, he resigned.(para.2 line13) 4.influential Mozi was another teacher who was very influential.(para.3 line 2) Read the text again and tell whose philosophies they are Discussion in groups Which of the following opinions do you think is the most important? And why? In ancient China, private teachers traveled from state to state explaining their philosophy. from + n.+ to + n. 从一个…到另一个… from house to house from beginning to end from side to side from morning to night from time to time from head to foot from generation to generation explaining…现在分词作伴随状语 Confucius’s teachings influenced society for more than 2000 years. influence n. /v. 影响 Influenced by the teacher, I took up the study of medicine. have an influence on / upon 对…有影响 influential adj. effective adj. 有影响力的 比较: effect n. 影响, 效果,作用 affect vt. 影响,感动 Other important teachers included Mencius and Mozi. 比较: other , another, others and the other one … , another… one …, the other… one another