(课件网) UNIT 2 MORALS AND VIRTUES Reading for Writing Reading for Writing What is the title of the story 孔融让梨KongRonggives up the biggest pearStep 1 Lead-in孟母三迁Mencius’ Mother Moves Three Times铁杵成针Constant grinding turns an iron rod intoa needle程门立雪Stand in the Snow to Wait upon Master ChengRespectfully Match the story with the lesson it teaches people.KongRonggives up the biggest pearMencius’ Mother Moves Three TimesConstant grinding turns an iron rod into a needleStand in the Snow to Wait upon Master Cheng Respectfully Steady efforts make miracles.One should respect his teacher.It’s a virtue to respect the aged and care for the young.Environment is of great importance to education.1 What was the king’s idea for teaching an important lesson to his people 2 What was the response from most of the people 3 What did the young girl think and do when she saw the coins Step 2 Read the fable and answer the questions. THE STONE IN THE ROAD 1 What was the king’s idea for teaching an important lesson to his people He put a huge stone in the middle of a road，and watched to see if anyone would move it. 2 What was the response from most of the people Most of the people just got upset that the stone was in their way. 3 What did the young girl think and do when she saw the coins She thought that the money belonged to someone else and that it should be returned. Step 3 Analyse the structure of the text. Part 2 para. ____ Different people’s _____ and _____ when they came across the same problem. What _____ the king taught his people. Part 1 para. ____ Part 3 para. ____ Why the king wanted to _____ and what _____ was. THE STONE IN THE ROAD teach his people a lesson his idea emotions responses lesson 1-2 3-7 8-9 Person Experience Emotion Response milkman crashed into the stone angry went away woman with water other villagers young girl Step 4 Analyse different people’s emotions and responses. tripped over the stone sad limped away in tears complained about the stone upset nobody made an attempt to move the stone succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the street tired, surprised wanted to find the owner of the gold Step 5 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1 What do you think this fable is trying to tell us Do you think the king was wise Why or why not The moral of the story is that we should all take responsibility for our community. I don’t think that the king was very wise，however，because no one learnt anything from his experiment. The milkman，the woman with her water pot，and the other villagers continued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all. The king did find one responsible young girl，but she was already a responsible person before she encountered the stone in the road. Step 5 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 2 Can you think of times in your own life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story Gi ... ...
