Learning Plan: Make a dictation about important words and phrases. Revise the main text in module 5. Do the following practice to improve the ability of reading. ⅠDictation Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks according to the texts. Philosophers of Ancient China Ancient China was a place ______ states were often at war with each other. But it was also a time ______ there was many great philosophers. Confucius is the philosopher ______ influence has been the greatest. Mencius was a thinker ______ teachings ______ ______ ______ ______ those of Confucius. Because the ruler was not ______ ______ ______, he resigned and he spent hi last years ______ a book of his teachings called The Book of Mencius. Mencius believed that the reason ______ man is different from animals is that man is good. Mozi was another teacher ______ was very influential. He came from a family ______ was very poor. He is famous ______ his unusual clothes and behavior. He considered that government was most important. ______ ______ ______, he spent many years trying to find a state ______ people would follow his teachings. He taught that we should love all human beings and look after those ______ are weaker than ourselves. Ⅲ cloze. There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so 21. The mother 22 that she would help her sons to do 23 in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to 24 a book a week and do a book report for her. |