M5 Reading.ppt

Important sentences 1.古代的中国是一个有许多伟大哲学家的时期。 2. 孟子是一位思想家，他的理论和孔子的理论很相似。 3. 孟子认为，人之所以不同于动物，是因为人性本善。 4. 因此，他花了许多年的时间，寻找一个人们愿意遵从他思想的国家。 Module 5 Philosophers of Ancient China Confucius Mencius Mozi equal importance look after philosopher philosophy ruler state teachings thinker treat war In ancient China, private teachers traveled from state to s_______ explaining their p________ Confucius was the most important of the ancient Chinese p________ Confucius’s t_________ influenced society for more than 2000 years. Other important t_______ included Mencius and Mozi. All three teachers believed in the i_________ of kindness and good government. Mencius’s ideas were very similar to those of Confucius, but some of Mozi’s t_________ were very different. For example, he hated the idea of w_____ and believed that strong people should l_________ weaker people. tate hilosophy hilosophers eachings hinkers mportance eachings ar ook after You can learn from everyone. 三人行必有我师。 Confucius (551BC-479BC) Treat others in the way you want to be treated. 己所不欲, 勿施于人。 Mencius (372BC-289BC) Man is born good. 人性本善。 People are more important than rulers. 民为贵 君为轻。 Mozi (476BC-390BC) We should love all human beings. 兼爱/博爱 All human beings are equal. 众生平等。 Learning Objectives 1. To master some important words and expressions in the passage 2. To learn about the main idea of the passage. 3. To learn more about the philosophers of ancient China 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 __________ principle found belief Fill in the blanks. order(n) bring up found(v) principle belief 4.when people obey laws and rules and do not cause trouble______ 5.to look after children until they are adults ________ ord