1、Unit 1Knowing me,knowing youLittle White LiesTounderstandthemeaningof“whitelies”.Toexpressyourownopinionsabouttelling“whitelies”.Tolearnthebasicstructureofanessay.Tobeabletoanalysethestructureofanessay.Watch the video and explain what a white lie is.Discuss the following questions in groups:Haveyoue
2、vertoldalieorawhitelie?Whatdoyouthinkisthedifferencebetweenalieandawhitelie?Alieistoldtocoverthetruthinordertobenefityourself,whichcanbeharmfultoothers.Awhitelieistoldtoavoidhurtingothers,withoutbadintention.Tellingalieistheactiontodeliberatelytellsomeonesomethingthatisnottrue.Liesaretoldforavariety
3、ofreasonsincludingadesiretosaveface,guidesocialinteraction,avoidtensionorconflict,preserveinterpersonalrelationships.Itisacommonelementofsocialinteraction.Awhitelieisasmallorharmlessliethatyoutelltoavoidhurtingsomebody.Andthereasonthattheliesaretoldistomaintainpolitesocialmannersandcourtesies.Look a
4、t the pictures.What would you say if you were Student B?B:Oh,sorrytohearthat.ButIdidnobetterthanyou.B:Comeon.Actuallyyoudidwell.Ididworsethanyou.B:Well,justso-so.HowdoesStudentBfeelhearingthequestion?DoesStudentBwishtotellhisrealmarktoStudentA?Read the passage and find out the meaning of“white lies”
5、.whLittle White LiesWhiteliesarelittleliesthatwetelltoprotectothersfromthetruth.Complete the diagram with information from the passage.Weknowlyingiswrong,sowhydowetellwhitelies?introductionmain bodyconclusionEvenwhiteliesmayhaveresultswecannotpredict.So_.weshouldnottelllieseveniftheyarewhitelies.Hon
6、estyisanimportantvalueandlyingiswrongReason1:tomakeothersfeelbetterReason2:togiveencouragementReason3:toprotectothersfrombadnewsReason 1Tomakeothers_.Example(s)Someonescooking_.Someoneshaircut_.feel betteramealforusthatwedontlike.Themajorityofusdonttellthetruthwelieandsaythatthefoodis“delicious”isaw
7、ful,butwesay“Its great!”AnalysisPerhapswelietoprotectourselves_.fromthedisappointmentandangerofothersReason 2Example(s)_.Yousayyourfriendssingingiswonderful,despitesecretlythinkingthatyourcatcansingbetterAnalysisPerhapsyourfriendwants_.Perhapstheyneedtoknow_.somefrankcommentsfromyousothattheycanimpr
8、ove_.TogiveencouragementthattheyshouldlookforadifferenthobbyReason 3Example(s)_.Youhadabadday,butyouhideyourtearsandlietoyourparentsthatyourdaywas“fine”AnalysisPerhapsyourparents_.wouldwanttolistentoyouandunderstandyourfeelings_.ToprotectothersfrombadnewsAnessayusuallyconsistsofthree parts:introduct
9、ion,mainbodyand conclusion.Startwithanintroductionthatcontainstheaims andanoverview oftheessay.Themainbodyofanessayisaseriesofparagraphsthatexplore and develop your argument.Theconclusioncontainsasummaryofyourideasdonotintroduceanynewmaterialhere!Endyouressaybylinkingyourconclusionbacktotheessaytitl
10、e.Learning to learn1.Whatdoesthe“web”inthepoemrepresent?2.Whatwouldyoudointhesituationsdescribedinthepassage?Itrepresentsacomplicatedsituation,inwhichoncewetellalie,wehavetocontinuetotellmoreotherliesinordertocoverthepreciousones.DoNotLie.Itisnevermorallyrighttotellalie.Never.Insuchasituation,Ibelie
11、vetheremustbeanalternative,butnottellafalsehood.3.Howwouldyoufeelifyouweretoldawhitelie?Shareyourexperiencewiththeclassifthishashappenedtoyou.Itdepends.Sometimes,Iwouldfeelhurt;sometimes,maybeitsjustalie.Itsnecessarytobemindfulofothersfeelings,butthatsnotthegreenlighttoengageinoutrightliesjusttoappe
12、arkindorsaveface.Yes,manytimeswhiteliesprovidejusttherightdoseoflovingintent,butthereareinstanceswheretheycanweakenrelationshipsorprovideafalsesenseofhopeorconfidence.Work in groups.Give a talk on the importance of honesty following the steps below.Explainwhathonestyis.Givereasonsfortheimportanceofb
13、einghonest.Supportyourreasonswithexamples.Endwithyourconclusion.Whatishonesty?Manychildrenthinkhonestymeansyou“donttellalie”-andthatisdefinitelypartofbeinghonest.Buthonestymeansmorethannotlying.Amorecompletedefinitionofhonestyshowsthatanhonestpersondoesntdothingsthataremorallywrong.Ifsomethingyoudoi
14、sbreakingthelaworifyouhavetohidewhatyouaredoingbecauseyoullgetintrouble,youareprobablynotbeinghonest.Sohonestyisaboutspeakingandactingtruthfully.Abigpartofhonestyiswhatyousayandhowyouacttowardothers.Butanotherpartofthedefinitionofhonestyiswhetheryoutreatyourselfthesameway.Beinghonestwithyourselfmean
15、syoureallyknowwhyyouareactinginacertainwayorwhetherwhatyoutellyourselfistrue.Sohonestyisnotonlyaboutspeakingandactingtruthfullybutalsowhetheryoutreatyourselfthesameway.Learningtobehonestandeliminatingtheneedforliescanhelptocleanupyourconscienceandyourrelationships.1.Writtenmorethantwohundredyearsago
16、,theselinesbyWalterScottremainoneofthemostwell-knownexcerptsofScottishpoetryWrittenmorethantwohundredyearsago为过去分词短语为过去分词短语作让步状语,相当于作让步状语,相当于Althoughtheselineswerewrittenmorethantwohundredyearsago。egContinuallyinterruptedbyGeorge,Iwentonsharingmyideas.SirWalterScott(1771-1832)wasaScottishnovelist,po
17、et,historian,andbiographer(传记作者传记作者)whoisoftenconsideredboththeinventorandthegreatestpractitioner(从业者从业者)ofthehistoricalnovel.ThelinesquotedinthepassagearefromhislongepicpoemMarmion:A Tale of Flodden Field,whichisahistoricalromanceinverseof16th-centuryBritain,endingwiththeBattleofFloddenField(1513).
18、Background informationBackground informationWhatwecanlearnfromthelines“Oh,whatatangledwebweweave,Whenfirstwepracticetodeceive!”isthatlyingoftensnowballsintoabiggerproblem.Ifapersonstartsoutbytellingonelie,thentheyhavetofollowitupwithanotherandanother.2.Perhapswecomfortourselveswiththeknowledgethatmo
19、stofthelieswetellare“whitelies”:littleliesthatwetelltoprotectothersfromthetruth.lien.谎言;谎话谎言;谎话tellalie(lies)撒谎撒谎awhitelie善意善意的谎言的谎言abiglie弥天大谎弥天大谎apackoflies一派胡言一派胡言liev.说谎;撒谎说谎;撒谎lietosb.对某人撒谎对某人撒谎lieaboutsth.就某事撒谎就某事撒谎liethroughyourteeth撒弥天大谎撒弥天大谎lie&lay v.单词意意义现在分在分词过去式去式过去分去分词lie说谎lyingliedlied
20、lie位于;在于位于;在于lyinglaylainlie躺;平卧躺;平卧lyinglaylainlay下蛋;放置下蛋;放置layinglaidlaid【语境应用语境应用】根据句意,用所给词的正确形式填空。根据句意,用所给词的正确形式填空。1.She_(lay)thebabydowngentlyonthebed.2.Youcouldseefromhiseyesthathewas_(lie).3.Thatsmalltown_(lie)onthecoast.4.Dont_(lie)inthesunfortoolong.5.Thecuckoooften_(lay)itseggsinotherbirds
21、nests.6.Herealisedhisfuture_(lie)elsewhere.laidlyinglieslielayslayprotectfrom/against(doing)sth.:tokeepsb.orsth.safefromharm,damage,badinfluencesetc.保护保护/保卫保卫免受免受egThecoverprotectsthemachinefromdust.Heiswearingsunglassestoprotecthiseyesfrombeinghurtbythebigsun.【链接链接】preventfrom阻止阻止/防止防止egHisbackinju
22、rymaypreventhimfromplayingintomorrowsgame.3.evenifwethinkitsawful.evenif=eventhough:usedtoemphasizethat,althoughsth.mayhappenormaybetrue,itwillnotchangeasituation即使;即使;虽然然egShesgoingtohaveproblemsfindingajobevenifshegetsherAlevels.Evenifshesurvives,shellneverfullyrecover.4.Buttowhatextentcanwejustif
23、ytellingwhitelieslikethese?towhatextent:tothedegreeorlimitofsth.到到什么程度什么程度egtowhatextent(=howmuch)didsheinfluencehisdecision?她在多大程度上影响了他的决定她在多大程度上影响了他的决定?【拓展拓展】常见搭配如下常见搭配如下:toacertain/someextent=partlytoagreat/largeextenttosuchanextentthat/totheextentthat=somuchthat5.Wouldyourfriendtrustyouropinion?
24、Howwouldyouexpectothersto?Moreover,howwouldyoufeelifyoudiscovered?在在结束段中结束段中三个三个问句问句呼应了本段段首得出的结论:呼应了本段段首得出的结论:evenwhitelieshaveresultswecannotknowinadvance,通过通过排排比比的修辞的修辞手法让论点强调得铿锵有力并引发读者深思手法让论点强调得铿锵有力并引发读者深思。1.Writeashortpassageaboutyourownexperiencewhenyoutoldawhitelie.Andyourownopiniononwhiteliesisrequiredinthepassage.2.Previewthenextpart:Writing an essay.
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