Lesson2Utopia.pptx

1、,Socrates,Plato,Aristotle,Lead in,the relationship,Whats,between them,?,A story about Socrates and Plato,One day, one student of Socrates asked Socrates, “How can I become one person who is a knowledgeable scholar like you? Socrates didnt answered his question directly, but asked all students to do

2、the most easy and simple action that they tried their best to put their arm forward and then backward for 300 times everyday. All students thought it was so easy to do.,And a month later, when Socrates asked his students how many of them did it, there were 90% of students handing their hands. But a

3、year later, when Socrates asked them again, there was just only one students handing up his hand. It was Plato who became a distinguished philosopher later.,Perseverance,Platos teacher,Socrates,is,Aristotles teacher,Plato,is,SirThomas More,Passport to Utopia,Make preparations to win your passport.,P

4、re-listening,PeopleHouses,Make predictions about Utopia,ListeningRound 1,Listen to Thomas mores story for the first time . Check your predictions Pay attention to the key words Set out to make preparations for the introduction,ListeningRound 2,Listen to the story again and answer the questions. Cont

5、inue to make your list for your presentation,1 Are there any differences between rich and poor people? 2 What leisure activities are there? 3 What punishment are there?,none,going to lectures or playing interesting games like chess,be made into slaves,Round 3 Listen to the story again and answer the

6、 questions.,1 What is Utopia like? Give some examples. 2 How do people in Utopia usually spend their time?,People only have to work six hours a day. When they are not working, they go the lectures or play clever games.,Its the most civilized country in the world. For example. all the towns are the s

7、ame and all the buildings are laid out in an ordered way.,3 How are Utopian society and families organized? 4 Are there any war in their country? Why?,Utopian society and families are well organized. There is a head of each family. There is a leader in each area of the town and each town has an elec

8、ted leader. Each town has three representatives sent to the government.,Divorces is possible only when both the husband and wife want it. There are severe punishments for married people if they have affairs. They can be made slaves.,5 Does Utopia ever trade with other counties? Why/why not? 6 Are th

9、ere any war in their country? why?,Utopia never trades with other counties because there is nothing that it needs.,There is no war in Utopia, because the people there hate war.,After-listening (thinking),Presentation,Please introduce Mores utopia and make your own comments.,Homework,Read some Platos quotes Try your best to remember as many as you can,Platos quotes,Thinking is the talking of soul with itself. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Wise man talk because they have something to say; fools because t