1、Unit 1 Honesty and responsibilityIntegrated skills Understanding white liesYou hang out with your best friend Kate at the caf, who has just got a new haircut. You dont like it at all. Now she is asking you “How do I look?” 1. Will you say to her, “You look great.” Why or why not? 2. If you say so, d
2、o you think you are lying to her?Lead-inDiscuss the case. I would say, “You look great.” I dont have to tell the whole truth if it hurts someones feelings, especially my best friend. Besides, she cant grow her hair back, so what would it help anyway? In this case, I am telling a lie to my friend, bu
3、t Im well-intended. I dont think this kind of lie hurts her. 1. What was the white lie Anne told and why did she tell the lie?2. How did Grandma find out the truth and how did she feel?ReadingRead the passage on Page 8 and answer the following questions. 1. What was the white lie Anne told and why d
4、id she tell the lie?1. What was the white lie Anne told and why did she tell the lie?Reading Anne told her grandma that she liked the pink dress she had received from her, but in fact she didnt. She told the lie to make her grandma happy. 2. How did Grandma find out the truth and how did she feel?2.
5、 How did Grandma find out the truth and how did she feel?Reading When Grandma was passing Annes bedroom a few days later, she heard Anne speaking on the phone that she would never wear the pink dress. When Grandma learnt the truth, she pretended not to have heard anything, but she felt cheated and d
6、epressed. 1. What can we learn from the two accounts? 2. What is the major difference between a lie and a white lie? We need to be careful when we decide to tell such little, “kind-hearted” lies as in Part A. In Annes opinion, the little lie she tells Grandma not only is harmless but also helps smoo
7、th an awkward situation. She thinks it can make Grandma feel good. But this is not Grandmas opinion. When she knows the truth, she feels hurt. A lie is said to protect oneself, while a white lie is said to protect someone else.ReadingDiscuss the following questions. Listen to the interview and finis
8、h B1. Listening1. John is a university professor with a special interest in the truth and lies. 2. According to John, only some people tell white lies from time to time. 3. When people find out that they have been told a white lie, they may start to wonder what other lies they have been told. 4. The
9、 interviewer tries to sound humorous when she says that she is being honest. F (university professor psychologist)F (only some people we all)TTWhite liesWhat are white lies?(1) _ lies you tell to protect other peopleWhat are the benefits of white lies? avoiding hurting peoples feelings helping (2) _
10、What are the (3) _ of white lies? causing unexpected embarrassment or (4) _ for the people being lied to leading to a crisis of (5) _Listen to the interview again and finish B2.ListeningSmallstrengthen relationshipsproblems troubletrust Diverse languagevary the vocabularyvary the sentence structurem
11、aking up white lies/withholding the truth do not always bring about good resultsbring about/lead to Those who are lied to may feel embarrassed or get stuck into unexpected trouble.Listening(1) What are white lies?(2) Do white lies always bring about good results? White lies refer to_. For example，ev
12、en if _. It is true that_ not only_ ，but also _.However，white lies_. They may_. Whats more,_.(3) Would you tell white lies or not? Why? WritingDefinition of white lies + examplesReasons why people tell white liesYour standpoint + reasons 1. Write an article about white lies. TitleProblems white lies cause + reasons Structure Diverse language vary the vocabulary vary the sentence structure
