Unit 1 Honesty and responsibility Integrated skills: Understanding white lies 内容分析： 本板块围绕单元话题，以“善意的谎言”为主题创设情境，展开一系列读、听、说、写等学习活动。教师首先引导学生阅读关于同一件事情的两段个人叙述，了解两个人对同一个善意谎言的不同解读，以此激活话题；再要求学生听一段对心理学家的采访对话，了解“善意的谎言”的定义、它的好处以及可能造成的问题；最后让学生就“善意的谎言”展开讨论，并写一篇文章，就此话题表达自己的观点。 教学目标： By the end of this section, students will be able to: explain what white lies are; list the benefits and problems of white lies; state their own opinion about (not) telling white lies; write an article about their understanding of white lies. 教学重难点： 1. Understand the benefits and problems of white lies; 2. Develop students’ critical thinking about white lies and honesty. 教学过程： Step 1 Lead-in 1. You are a guest at your best friend’s house. Her mother has just prepared a meal for you. You don’t like it at all. Now she is asking you “How does it taste ” 1). Will you say to her, “It’s delicious.” Why or why not 2). If you say so, do you think you are lying to her I would say, “It’s delicious.” I don’t have to tell the whole truth if it hurts someone’s feelings, especially my best friend’s mother. In this case, I am telling a lie to my friend’s mother, but I’m well-intended. I don’t think this kind of lie hurts her. 2. Talk about common white lies in our daily life. 3. What is the major difference between a lie and a white lie？ A lie is told to protect oneself, whereas a white lie is told to protect someone else. 【设计意图：快速引入单元话题。】 Step 2 Reading A1 Ask students to read the article and answer the following questions. 1. What was the white lie Anne told and why did she tell the lie 2. How did Grandma find out the truth and how did she feel 3. What can we learn from the two accounts Suggested answers: 1. Anne told her grandma that she liked the pink dress she had received from her, but in fact she didn’t. She told the lie to make her grandma happy. 2. When Grandma was passing Anne’s bedroom a few days later, she heard Anne speaking on the phone that she would never wear the pink dress. When Grandma learnt the truth, she pretended not to have heard anything, but she felt cheated and depressed. 3. We need to be careful when we decide to tell a little, “kind-hearted” lie. In Anne’s opinion, the little lie she told Grandma was not only harmless but also helped smooth an awkward situation. She thought it would make Grandma feel good. But this was not Grandma’s opinion. When she found out the truth, she felt hurt. Step 3 Listening B1. Ask students to listen to the interview and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle the incorrect information in the false statements and correct it in the blanks. 1. John is a university professor with a special interest in the truth and lies. 2. According to John, only some people tell white lies ... ...
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