Module Five Great People and Great Inventions in Ancient ChinaTeaching content: Introduction; Reading and Vocabulary Teaching important points:1.Learn some new words and phrases about the topic of this module.2.Help the students understand the passage better.3.Help the students learn some difficult language points.4.Train the students reading skill.Teaching difficult points:1.Help them understand the passage better.2.Help them make sense of the new words and language points in the passage.3.Improve the students reading ability.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in and Introduction1.Lead-in: As we all know,China has a long history of 5000 years.There are many great people and great inventions.Now please give some examples:the four greatest inventions of ancient Chinacompass, gunpowder, printing technology and papermaking technology;some great philosophersConfucius, Mozi, Mencius, Laozi and so on.OK,this module we will talk about the topicGreat people and great inventions of ancient China.Before reading,lets review some words and get some background information related to the topic.2.Activity1 on P41Read through the given information to understand and try to complete;call back the answers and explain if necessary;read out the words in the box aloud in class together and then read through the passage again quietly and individually to understand it better.3.Activity2 on P41Read through and tick;compare the answers and explain if necessary;read through the statements again quietly and individually to understand them better.Suggested answers:1)人之初性本善。 2)众生平等。 3)家庭重要，我们是群体的成员。4)以其人之道还治其人之身。 5)民为贵，君为轻。 6)我们应爱所有的人。Confucius idea: 3, 4.*4.Activity3 on P41【*If possible,ask the students to choose and write and then let several students present their opinions in class.This part can also be omitted for our students.】One more example:I agree with statement 3.We are members of a group.Family is the first group we were in after we came to this world.*5.Activity4 on P41【*This part can be omitted for our students.】Step 2 Pre-readingNext,we are going to learn more about the three philosophers of Ancient China:Confucius,Mencius and Mozi.Before reading,finish Activity1 on P42 to review some words and expressions.Read through the given information to understand and try to match;call back the answers and explain if necessary;read out the words in the box aloud in class together.Step 3 While-reading1.Fast-readingActivity2 on P42Read through the passage quickly to get the main idea and then finish Activity2 on P42;call back the answers and explain if necessary.2.Careful-readingActivity3 on P42Read through the passage carefully to get more details and then finish Activity3 on P42;call back the answers and explain if necessary.【Pay attention to Learning to learn.】3.Language points【Ref: Notes to the text】Go through the text with the students together to explain some difficult language points.4.ConsolidationRead through the text again quietly and individually to understand it better.Time permitting,listen to the tape and follow it.Step 4 Post-readingActivity4 on P42After reading,check your answers to Introduction activity2 according the passage.Step 5 Summary and Homework1.Summary: Summarize what they have learned in this period.2.Homework: Reading on P93-94 in workbook.Appendix: Notes to the text1. Ancient China was a place where states were at war with each other.中国古代各诸侯国经常交战。where引导定语从句，修饰a place。（让学生找出文中其他的定语从句）be at war (with) (与)在交战，“at+不带冠词的名词”表示“从事某工作”或“处于某种状态”。e.g:In1920 Poland and Russia were still at war. He is at work. = He is working. The family are at breakfast. = The family are having breakfast.2.It was also a time when there were many great philosophers. a time此处意为“一个时期，一段时间”，后面跟定语从句。e.g:It was a time when many great inventions appeared.3.Useful expressionsbelieve in 信任，信仰 / believe 相信be similar toeach other(两者)/one another(三者及以上) 彼此bring upfollow ones adviceones last years 某人的晚年/最后岁月in some ways 在某些方面as a result