Module FiveGreat People and Great Inventions of Ancient China Teaching Aims:1. Knowledge and Skilla. To make them know something about some great people and inventions in ancient China such as :Confucius, Mencius , Mozi and their teaching thoughts.b. Enable Ss to express their opinions about philosophers.c. Learn how to describe a famous person in ancient China.d. Grasp the usage of defining attributive clause.2. Difficulties and Importance:a. Use the expressions of giving reasons freely.b. Help the students understand the text exactly and retell the text in students own words.Teaching Time:Period 1 vocabulary and speakingPeriod 2 Reading and VocabularyPeriod 3 Grammar 1 Defining attributive clausesGrammar 2 Defining attributive clauses: of whom, in whichEveryday EnglishPeriod 4 Cultural cornerTeaching Procedures:Period 1Step 1. Warming upLook at the pictures and answer the following questions. Q1. Who are they? They are Confucius, Mencius, and Mozi.Q2. What is their life-long career? They are private teachers.Q3. How much do you know about them and their teachings? Open question.Step 2 Read the following statements. Translate them into Chinese first and then tick the ideas that Confucius taught.1. Man is born good 人之初性本善。2. All human beings are equal. 众生平等。3. The family is important. We are members of a group. 家庭重要，我们是群体的成员。4. Treat others in the way you want to be treated. 以其人之道还治其人之身。5. People are more important than rulers 民为贵，君为轻。6. We should love all human beings. 我们应爱所有的人。7. Where there are three men walking together, one of them is bound to be able to teach me something. 三人行，必有我师焉。8. What you do not want done to you, dont do to others. 己所不欲，毋施于人。9. To study and not think is a waste; to think and not study is dangerous.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。Confucius idea: 3, 4. Period 2Step 1 Pre-reading:a. ScanningRead the passage quickly and try to find the answers on page 42.(略)b. Detailed-readingRead the passage carefully; and fill the form with the proper information.NameYear of BirthLength of livingBackgroundIdeasInfluenceConfucius551 BC721.States were at war with each other.2. There are many great philosopherskindness,duty; orderin society1. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2000 years2. The founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought.Mencius372 BC831. Came from poor family.2. Unusual clothes and behavior.kindness;people weremore important1. Every influential.2. Found the philosophy called MohismMozi476 BC861. His father died.2. Brought up by his mother.3. An important position in the government.men were equal;love for the weakThe book of MenciusStep 3 Post-readingEx1. Read the passage again, and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. Confucius lived in a country where there was no war a long time ago. F2. Confucius was a philosopher whose influence has been the greatest for more than 2000 years. T3. Mencius was a student taught by Confucius. F4. Some rulers followed the advice which was given by Mencius. F5. Mozi was a man who lived an unusual life. TEx2. Reading comprehension.1. Whose influence has been the greatest among all the philosophers of ancient China?A. Mencius B. Mozi C. Confucius D. Zhuangzi 2. Confucius stressed the importance of the following aspects except_A. Kindness B. friendship C. order D. duty3. Which is NOT the right statement about Mozi?A. He was known for his unusual clothes and behavior.B. He hated the idea of war.C. All his beliefs were the same as Confucius.D. He believed all men were equal.4. “If the government was kind, then people would be good.” is the teaching of _.A. Mencius B.Confucius C. Mozi D. Xunzi 5. Which belief by Mozi was similar to that of Confucius?A. We should love all human beings.B. The government shouldnt treat people badly.C. We should look after those who are weaker than ourselves.D. The government was most important.6. Whats main idea of the passage?A. The author wants to make people believe in the teachings by thinkers of ancient.B. The author wants to introduce three influential philosophers of ancient China.C. The author wants to tell interesting stories about three important teachers in ancient China.D. The author wants to show the history of philosophy in ancient China.7. Which shows the right order of time when the three great thinkers lived?A. Confucius-