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课件网) UNIT 2 MORALS AND VIRTUES 道德与美德 Reading for Writing Lead-in:Discussion The characteristics of fable fable 寓言 It’s a kind of traditional short / long story. It teaches a moral / practical lesson. It’s usually a story with animals / real persons / virtual persons as characters. Lead-in: The Morals of fable stories Practice makes perfect. More haste, less speed. It’s never too late to learn. Well begun is half done. Lead-in: The Morals of fable stories When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Seeing is believing. No pains, no gains. A friend in need is a friend indeed. The Stone In The Road The stone was in the _____ of sb. way 路上的石头 挡道的石头 The stone was in the _____ of the road. middle Prediction What will you do if you come across a big stone in the middle of the road walk across it ignore it trip over -- get angry move it away ... 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 Reading 1. Read the fable below and answer the questions. 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. Reading Step 2. Complete the table according to the story. Person Experience Emotion Response milkman woman with water other villagers young girl crashed into the stone angry went away 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 moved others indifferent _____ the stone responsible thought for _____ complained about themselves _____ the stone thought for _____ Part 2: Two _____ towards stone in the road attitudes Part 3: The _____ end of the story satisfied character results The girl The king Those who benefit _____ will eventually benefit _____ themselves others enlightenment The girl got the gold. The girl has learnt the lesson he wanted to teach people When we encounter the problems in public We should rather than _____ the problem _____ the problem _____ the problem _____ the problem _____ the problem _____ the problem face ignore handle avoid solve complain about Conclusion: we should all take responsibility for our community After-reading no no the effects of King’s idea wise or not The milkman, the woman with her water pot, and the ot ... ...
