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课件网) Reading for Writing Share your opinions about a moral story Unit 2 Morals and Virtues 1. To get the main idea and the implied meaning of the fable “The Stone In the Road”. 2. To know the structure of a review and write a review of the fable. 3. To get inspired by the virtue of the characters in the story and have a better understanding of morality. After this class, you will be able to... Learning objectives Lead in Read the text carefully and do the following exercises. Q1: What is the main idea of this fable A: It is about _____ who wanted to teach _____ a lesson by hiding _____ under the _____ in the street. a king villagers gold stone Skimming Part 1 (Para1-2) Part 2 (Para3-7) Part 3 (Para8-9) The king had _____. Different people’s _____and _____to the stone in the road. The young girl _____ away the stone and _____the gold. Main idea of each part emotions responses moved got an idea Read for main idea and structure Skimming ① What was king’s idea for teaching an important lesson to his people He put a huge stone in the middle of the road to see if anyone would move it. ② What was the response from most of the people Most of people just got upset that the stone was in their way. ③ What did young girl think and do when she saw the coins She thought the coins belonged to someone else and that they should be returned. What was the response from different people Person Experience Emotion Response milkman woman with water other villagers young girl angry went away sad limped away in tears upset nobody attempted to move the stone crashed into the stone tripped over the stone complained about the stone wanted to find the owner of the gold tired, worried, surprised succeeded in moving the stone Detailed-reading What does “stone” refer to in life What kind of people do “milkman”, “woman” and “girl” refer to in life Which kind of people are you Which kind of people will you be Do you think the king is wise Why or why not Difficulties/Challenges milkman, woman: passive, indifferent... girl: responsible, positive, caring... A person who is responsible and considerate（考虑周到的） will deserve（值得） help or success, otherwise（否则）, one will miss the chance to get help or succeed. Discussion When we meet the problems like the stone in the road. We should rather than face the problem handle the problem solve the problem complain about the problem avoid the problem ignore the problem Discussion Paragraph 1 Basic information about the story ● What is the title of the story ● What kind of story is it ● What is the main idea of the story Paragraph 2 Your analysis of the story ● What is the author’s purpose ● Were the details of the story clear ● Do you think the story achieved its purpose Paragraph 3 Your opinion about the story ● What did you like about the story ● What did you not like about the story ● Would you recommend this story to others Write a review of the ... ...
