1、L/O/G/OUNIT TWO OF BIII Reading for WritingWrite a Review1. What was the kings 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?Reading ComprehensionSuggested Answers:21. He put a huge
2、stone in the middle ofa road, and watched to see if anyonewould move it.2. Most of the people just got upset thatthe stone was in their way.3. She thought that the money belongedto someone else and that it should bereturned.Reading ComprehensionSuggested Answers:3Reading ComprehensionThis story pres
3、ented different peoples emotions and responses when they came across the same problem. Complete the table according to the story.4PersonExperienceEmotionResponseReading ComprehensionuThe milkman crashed into the stone, which made him very angry, but he went away from the stone.uAfter crashing into t
4、he stone, the milkman was angry and then he went away.uThe milkman was very angry about crashing into the stone, but he just went away.u51. What do you think this fable is trying to tell us? Do you think the king was wise? Why or why not?2. Can you think of times in your own life when you felt and a
5、cted like the girl or like the other people in the story? Give examples.Read for thinkingWork in pairs. Discuss the questions.61. 1 The moral of the story is that we should all take responsibility for our community. Read for thinkingSuggested answers.7Read for thinkingSuggested answers.81. 2 I dont
6、think that the king was very wise, however, because no one learnt anything from his experiment. Read for thinkingSuggested answers.91. 2 The milkman, the woman with her water pot, and the other villagers continued on theirtravels without having changed their attitudes at all. The king did find one r
7、esponsible young girl, but she was already a responsible person before she encountered the stone in the road.Read for thinkingSuggested answers.102. 1 There have been times when I haveacted responsibly like the girl in the story.Read for thinkingSuggested answers.112. 2 For example, I recently saw s
8、ome children playing on a dangerous balcony, and so I warned them it was dangerous and had them go somewhere else to play. However,often Im more like the milkman in the story because Im very busy with my own work and worries.Think for writingStudy the language features12Write a reviewThe main purpos
9、e of a review is to give your opinion about a piece of writing. You should first give a short description of the writing, and then clearly state your opinion and your reasons.Think for writingWriting Procedues13Paragraph 1:Basic information about the storyl What is the title of the story?l What kind
10、 of story is it?l What is the main idea of the story?Think for writingWriting Procedues14Paragraph 1:Basic information about the storyl The Stone in the Road.l An old fable.l A king who thinks his people are lazy, so he puts a large stoneThink for writingWriting Procedues15Paragraph 1:Basic informat
11、ion about the storyl The story is about .l The author writes about , whose title is l Think for writingWriting Procedures16Paragraph 2:Your analysis of the storyl What is the authors purpose?l Were the details of the story clear?l Do you think the story achieved its purpose?Think for writingWriting
12、Procedures17Paragraph 2:Your analysis of the storylTo impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.lThe details of the story were clear and well arranged?lThe story was quite successful in achieving its purpose, and I liked it because it had a clear mor
13、al.Think for writingWriting Procedures18Paragraph 2:Your analysis of the storylThe author is using the story to lThe author has done a good job in lThe author tries to but Think for writingWriting Procedures19Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the storyl What did you like about the story?l What did you
14、not like about the story?l Would you recommend this story to others?Think for writingWriting Procedures20Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the storyl It has a clear moral.l The story didnt give a efficient solution.l There must be some better stories to teach this moral.Think for writingWriting Procedu
15、res21Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the storyl I like the story because l What impresses me most is that l Im not sure whether . but l I would love to share the story with Does the writer give a short description of the story?Does the description include the most important details of the story? Does
16、 the writer give his/her opinion about the characters or their actions?Is the review well-organised?Does the writer use the -ing form as the adverbial in the review?Are there any grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors?Guide for Revising and EditingGroup-checking Questions22“The Stone in the Road”
17、is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy, so he puts a large stone in the middle of the road and hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.Sample WritingThe beginning23The author used this story to impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for proble
18、ms in the community. The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose, and I liked it because it had a clear moral.Sample WritingThe body24However, while the moral of the story is clear, the actions of the king seemed pointless to me, because none of the characters in the story learnt anything. For this reason, I think there are betterstories that can be used to impress upon people the need for personal responsibility.Sample WritingThe ending25
