Module 5 Philosophers of Ancient China Focus: Reading Studying aims: 1. To improve reading skills. 2.To Know something about three Chinese philosophers and their ideas.,Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China,Module 5,Can you guess the meaning ?,Treat(对待) others in the way you want to be treated.,You can learn from everyone.,People are more important than rulers.,Man is born good.,All human beings are equal.,We should love all human beings.,己所不欲, 勿施于人.,兼爱,众生平等,三人行必有我师。,民为贵 君为轻,人性本善,Confucius,Mencius,Mozi,confucius,Mencius,Mozi,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.,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,Mozi,墨翟（公元前476390），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 。,1. an idea that influences the way you behave _ 2. to start an organisation or philosophy _ 3. the feeling that something is true and exists _ 4. when people obey laws and rules and do not cause trouble _ 5. to look after children until they are adults _ 6. give a lot of importance to _ 7. job _ 8. doing what he suggested _ 9. tell your employer that you are going to leave your job _ 10. someone who gives advice _ 11. having a lot of influence _,Vocabulary,order (n.) bring up found (v.) principle belief stress position resign adviser influential follow ones advice,principle,found,belief,order,bring up,stress,position,follow ones advice,resign,adviser,influential,Fast Reading,Find the main idea of the passage.,Fast reading：,Choose the correct answers.,.Whats the main idea of the passage? The author wants to make people believe in the teachings by ancient philosophers . The author wants to introduce three influential philosophers in ancient China. C. The author wants to tell interesting stories about three important philosophers in ancient China.,D. The author wants to show the history of philosophy(哲学) in ancient China.,Read the passage in five minutes and say T or F to the statements:,States were often at peace with each other in ancient China. Confuciusideas have the greatest influence on China. Mencius resigned from the government, because the first ruler didnt respect him. Mencius spent all his life preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius. Mozis beliefs were the same as those of Confucius. Mencius is the oldest among the three.,T,F,F,Confucius is the oldest among the three.,Mencius spent his last years preparing a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius.,war,F,follow his advice.,F,F,similar to,Detail Reading,551 BC,72,372 BC,Man is_; people were _important than rulers.,/,476 BC,men are_; love_ _; hate the idea of_,86,good,more,He stressed the importance of_, _ and _ in society.,kindness,duty,order,equal,all human beings,war,Discussion,1.Which of the following opinions do you think is the most important? And why? (1)All men are equal. (2)Kindness and love. (3)Peace.,e.g. I think the first opinion is the most important. If all human are equal, we will have equal rights.,