Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China Reading Dongdian Middle School Jiang Youyan 三人行，必有我师焉！生于忧患，死于安乐！兴天下之利，除天下之害！Fast reading1、Who are the three philosophers of Ancient China in this passage?2、How many years do Confuciuss teachings influence Chinese society?3、Whose teachings were similar to those of Confucius?4、Who founded the philosophy called Mohism?Confucius Mencieus MoziMore than 2,000yearsMenciuss teachingsMoziCareful readingFilling in the blanks . 1). He the importance of kindness, duty and in society.2). His father died when he was young, and he by his mother.3). He became a student of Confuciuss ideas, and was then given an important in the government of a state.4). However when he saw that the ruler was not , he .5). For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching _ of Confucius. He then became _ to another ruler.6). Mozi was another teacher who was very .7). Mozi the philosophy called Mohism. In some ways, his were similar to those of Confucius.stressed order was brought up position following his advice resigned the principles an adviser influential founded beliefs 1、an idea that influences the way you behave 2、to start an organization 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、gave 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 stress order bing up position following his advice resign principles adviser influencial found beliefsprinciplesfoundbeliefs order bing upstresspositionfollowing his advice adviserresign influencial Match the words with their definitions Reading comprehension1、Which of the following is the principle of Confucius according to the passage? A、Kindness, duty and order in society are very important.B、Government is more important than its people.C、All men are created equal.D、All men are born good.A2、What was the possible relationship between Confucius and Mencius?A、Teacher and student. B、Mencius was the follower of Confuciuss ideas.C、They all worked for the same state.D、Nothing related at all.B3、In which way was Mozis idea the same as that of Confucius? A、Men should be kind.B、Men were born equal.C、Government should be more emphasized than its people.D、People were more important than government.C4、In Menciuss opinion, which was the most important, the government, the ruler or the people? A、Government.B、Ruler.C、People.D、Not mentioned.C5、What is the similarity of the three philosophers in ancient China according to the passage? A、There were all born poor.B、They all wrote their own books.C、They all traveled from state to state.D、Their philosophies all influenced China for a long time.D Summary Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text on the Page 43.PhilosophersTime of birthIdeasAchievementsor influenceConfucius551BCStressing the importance of (1) _ _, _and in society.Chinese society was influenced by Confuciuss ideas for more than (2)_ Years.kindnessdutyorder2,000PhilosophersTime of birthIdeasAchievementsor influenceMencius 372BC The reason why man is different from animals is that man is (3) .If the (4)_ was kind, then people would be good.People were more important than(5)_ He hated the state when it (6)_ People badly.The Book of Mencius governmentgoodrulerstreatedPhilosophersTime of birthIdeasAchievementsor influenceMozi 476BC Government was most important.All men were (7)_. We should love all human beings and look after those who are (8) than ourselves.He (9) the idea of war.He (10)_ the philosophy called Mohism. equelweakerhatedfoundedDiscussionLook and the passage and the chart and think how to introduce a great man.Homework Write a passage about a great man.