TeachingplanModuleFiveGreatPeopleandGreatInventionsofAncientChinaTeachingAims:1.KnowledgeandSkilla.TomakethemknowsomethingaboutsomegreatpeopleandinventionsinancientChinasuchas:Confucius,Mencius,Moziandtheirteachingthoughts.b.Enablethestudentstolearnhowtoexpresstheirownopinionsandhowtogivereasons.c.EnableSstoexpresstheiropinionsaboutphilosophers.d.LearnhowtodescribeafamouspersoninancientChina.e.Grasptheusageofdefiningattributiveclause.2.EmotionandValuesa.Cultivatetheirawarenessofcultureandthesenseofpridetothemotherland.b.ToencouragetheSstobeactiveandcooperativeintheclass3.Cross-culturalawareness:a.UnderstandChineseandforeignphilosophersandtheirthought,culture,strengthentheirawarenessofculture.b.ComparetheIndustrialRevolutioninEuropeandChina,andenablethemknowtheimportanceofcreativity.4.Character-building:a.Toarousetheircuriosityofthegreatinventionsbothathomeandabroad.Andletthemknowtheimportanceofbeingcreative.DifficultiesandImportance:a.Usetheexpressionsofgivingreasonsfreely.b.Helpthestudentsunderstandthetextexactlyandretellthetextinstudents’ownwords.b.Mastertheusageofattributiveclause.TeachingMethod:a.Task-basedmethodologyb.CommunicativeApproachTeachingTime:Fiveperiods:Period1vocabularyandspeakingFunctionGivingadefinitionPeriod2ReadingandVocabularyPeriod3Grammar1DefiningattributiveclausesGrammar2Definingattributiveclauses:ofwhom,inwhichEverydayEnglishPeriod4ListeningandVocabularySpeakingPeriod5CulturalcornerWritingTeachingProcedures:Period1Step1.WarmingupLookatthepicturesandanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1.Whoarethey?用心爱心专心1Q2.Whatistheirlife-longcareer?Q3.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthemandtheirteachings?Suggestedanswers:1.TheyareConfucius,Mencius,andMozi.2.Theyareprivateteachers.3.Openquestion.Step2.Vocabulary.Knowthemeaningofthefollowingwordsandusesomeofthewordstocompletethegaps.EqualimportancelookafterphilosopherphilosophyRulerstateteachingsthinkertreatwarInancientChina,privateteacherstraveledfromstatetos_______explainingtheirp________ConfuciuswasthemostimportantoftheancientChinesep________Confucius’st_________influencedsocietyformorethan2000years.Otherimportantt_______includedMenciusandMozi.Allthreeteachersbelievedinthei_________ofkindnessandgoodgovernment.Mencius’sideaswereverysimilartothoseofConfucius,butsomeofMozi’st_________wereverydifferent.Forexample,hehatedtheideaofw_____andbelievedthatstrongpeopleshouldl_________weakerpeople.Suggestedanswers:1.state2.philosophy3.philosophers4.teachings5.thinkers6.importance7.teachings8.war9.lookafterStep3Readthepassageaboveagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1.Whichancientphilosopherswerementionedinthepassage?Q2.Whatdidtheyallbelievein?Q3.InwhatwaywereConfucius’ideasdifferentfromMozi’sideas?Suggestedideas.1.Confucius,Mencius,andMozi.2.Theyallbelieveintheimportanceofkindnessandgoodgovernment.3.Mozihatedtheideaofwarandbelievedthatstrongpeopleshouldlookafterweakerpeople.Step4Readthefollowingstatements.TranslatethemintoChinesefirstandthenticktheideasthatConfuciustaught.1.Manisborngood2.Allhumanbeingsareequal.3.Thefamilyisimportant.Wearemembersofagroup.4.Treatothersinthewayyouwanttobetreated.5.Peoplearemoreimportantthanrulers6.Weshouldloveallhumanbeings.Suggestedanswers: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。Confuciusidea:3,4.Step5FunctionGivin...
