Book3Unit2MoralsandVirtues單元話題拓展VideoLearningObjectives123KnowtheteachingsofthegreatChinesephilosopherConfucius.LearntoappreciatetheFiveVirtuesintraditionalConfuciusthoughts.Talkaboutthepowerofkindnessandthevirtuewecherish.WarmupWarm-upWhoisthisquotefrom?Whatdoyouknowabouthim?Whateveryoudon’tlikedonetoyourself,don’tdoittoothers.ConfuciusBornin551BC,ConfuciuswasregardedasoneofthemostimportantChinesephilosophers.HedevelopedhisthoughtsintoasystemofphilosophyknownasConfucianism.Confucianismemphasizedself-cultivation,harmoniousrelationshipwitheach-otherandrespectfortheelderly.Warm-up2.WhataretheFiveVirtuesaccordingtoConfuciusthoughts?仁義禮智信BenevolenceRighteousnessProprietyWisdomFidelityVideotimeConfuciusandRen(Benevolence)TheteachingsofConfucius,oneofthemostrespectedteachersofancientChina,arestillknownandstudiedaroundtheworldtoday.Confuciusidentifiedtheconceptrenasthemostimportantprincipleinlife,aprinciplewhichisstillrelevantinmodernsociety.

BEFOREYOUWATCHAccordingtothevideo,whataretheteachingsofConfuciusallabout?Whatdoes“Ren”represent?WhatEnglishwordshavebeenusedtotranslatetheChinesecharacter“Ren”?Wheredoes“Ren”comefromaccordingtoConfucius?HowdoesMenciusexplainConfucius’thoughtof“Ren”?WhatistheonesingleconcepttotakeasaguideforallactionsinlifeaccordingtoConfucius?WhatdoesConfuciussayaboutit?Thinkaboutthequestionsbelow.Thenfindtheanswersinthevideo.

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WHILEYOUWATCHAccordingtothevideo,whataretheteachingofConfuciusallabout?Confucius’

teachingsareallaboutthemostbasic________oflife.Confuciustalksaboutthingslikehowtobecomeabetterperson,howto______________otherpeople,howtoliveahappy,meaningfullife.valuesgetalongwithWHILEYOUWATCH2.Whatdoes“Ren”represent?WhatEnglishwordshavebeenusedtotranslatetheChinesecharacter“Ren”?AstheheartofConfucianthought,thecharacterrenrepresents____________________________,orwithallofsociety,withitsleft-handelementrepresenting_____________andtheelementontherightstandingforthenumbertwo.InEnglish,“Ren”hasbeentranslatedasbenevolence(仁慈),love,_______________________________________.relationshipsbetweenindividualsapersonkindheartedness,goodness,andhumanity,etc.

WHILEYOUWATCH3.Wheredoes“Ren”comefromaccordingtoConfucius?AccordingtoConfucius,thiskindoflove,ren,beginswithlovefor______.Ifwecanshowthislovetoourownfamily,wecanalsoshowthislovetootherpeoplearoundus,tothecountry,andtothewholeworld.parentsWHILEYOUWATCH4.HowdoesMenciusexplainConfucius’thoughtof“Ren”?Mencius/Zigongexplainedthisprincipleas“l(fā)ovingone’sparents,lovingpeople,___________________________”.lovingeverythingintheworld5.WhatistheonesingleconcepttotakeasaguideforallactionsinlifeaccordingtoConfucius?WhatdoesConfuciussayaboutit?AccordingtoConfucius,theguideforallactionsinlifeis__________.Inhiswords,“Whateveryoudon’tlikedonetoyourself,_________________.fairnessdon’tdoittoothersAFTERYOUWATCHWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.InwhatwaysdoyouthinkConfucianthoughtstillinfluenceseducationandsocietyinChina?HowwouldtheConfucianideaoffairnesschangesocietyaroundyouifeverybodystartedpractisingfairnessineverything?WhatotherfamoussayingsofConfuciusdoyouknow?Explainyourunderstandingaboutittoyourdeskmate.1.InwhatwaysdoyouthinkConfucianthoughtstillinfluenceseducationandsocietyinChina?ConfucianthoughthasagreatinfluenceonChineseeducation,becauseitteachespeopletoshowgreatrespectforteachersandthethinkersofthepast.InChinesesociety,Confucianthoughthaskeptthefamilyandrespectforparentsasafocalpoint.AFTERYOUWATCHWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.AFTERYOUWATCHWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.2.HowwouldtheConfucianideaoffairnesschangesocietyaroundyouifeverybodystartedpractisingfairnessineverything?Itwouldresultinamoreegalitarian(利他的)society,wherepeopletreatedeveryonewithkindnessandrespectregardlessofstatus.AFTERYOUWATCHWorkingroups.Discussthequestions.3.WhatotherfamoussayingsofConfuciusdoyouknow?Explainyourunderstandingaboutoneofthefollowingquotestoyourdeskmate.Thewisemanarefreefrombewilderment,thevirtuousfromanxiety,theboldfromfear.Thenoblemanoftruevirtueseekstofacilitatethecompletionofotherpeople’sgoodintentions,butnotbadones.Ifyouseektodothingstooquickly,itresultsinmorehastebutlessspeed.ConsolidationUsethecorrectformofthewordsgiventocompletethetext.ConfuciuslivedduringatimeofdivisioninancientChina.Thepolitical___________(uncertain)oftheeracreatedmanydifferentschoolsofthoughtandphilosophiesallcontendingagainstoneanother,_______wasknownasthe“hundredschoolsofthought”,_____goldenageinChinesephilosophy.Hehimselfbecameapartofthis.He________(seek)toworkinadvisinggovernments,travellingaroundChinafromstatetostate.Confuciusbelievedthathumanbeingswerenaturallygoodandthat_________(self)interestscould___________(control)byadherencetovirtue.Eachpersonwascapable______developingthisall-encompassingsenseofvirtueknownasren.Todothis,theyhadtofulfilaset