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课件网) After an English test.... Little White Lies While-reading 1.Scan through the article. (2min) What is the definition of white lies Para. 2 …most of the lies we tell are “white lies”: little lies that we tell to protect others from the truth. 2. How does the author organize the text Introduction Main Body (analysis of examples) Conclusion P1-4 P5-7 P8 What question does the writer want to answer To what extent can we justify telling white lies to show or prove sth. is right, reasonable or necessary 2. How does the author organize the text Introduction Main Body (analysis of examples) Conclusion Reason 1 To make others feel better. Examples Someone’s cooking a meal that we don’t like, but we say it’s delicious. Someone’s haircut is awful, but we say it’s great. Analysis Perhaps we lie to protect ourselves from the disappointment and anger of others. 2. How does the author organize the text Introduction Main Body (analysis of examples) Conclusion Reason 2 To give encouragement. Example You say your friend’s singing is wonderful, despite thinking your cat can sing better. Analysis Perhaps your friend wants some frank comments from you so that they can improve. Perhaps they need to know they should look for a different hobby. 2. How does the author organize the text Introduction Main Body (analysis of examples) Conclusion Reason 3 To protect others from bad news. Example You’ve had a bad day, but you hide your tears and lie to your parents that your day was “fine”. Analysis Perhaps your parents would want to listen to you and understand your feelings. 2. How does the author organize the text Introduction Main Body (analysis of examples) Conclusion Even white lies may have results we cannot predict. So we should not tell lies even if they are white lies. Honesty is an important value and lying is wrong. Read the last paragraph aloud. Telling white lies is not right. v.s. Para.8 3. Why is Para.8 a better wrap-up than a simple statement Para. 1 Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! Para. 8 Going back to Walter Scott’s lines, we may find... echo What’s your understanding of the lines It represents a complicated situation, in which once we tell a lie, we have to continue to tell more other lies in order to cover the previous ones. Would your friend trust you….if he found…. How would you expect…if you only… How would you feel if you… Why does the writer repeat the questions To empathize & To make it easier for readers to consider/accept his opinion. Is honesty always the best policy Post-reading: 2. Make a mini-speech. Introduction Main Body (analysis of examples) Conclusion State your opinion. Support your opinion with examples. End with your conclusion. _____ (write) more than two hundred years ago, these lines by …. We’ve all surely had the experience of someone _____ (cook) a meal for us that we don’t like. Or if a friend asks us _____ we ... ...
