1、KevinMay. 2022The Stone in the RoadRead the fable below and answer the questions.1. 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?He put a huge stone in the middle
2、 of a road, and watched to see if anyone would move it.Most of the people just got upset that the stone was in their way.She thought that the money belonged to someone else and that it should be returned.Complete the table according to the story.PersonExperienceEmotionResponsemilkmancrashed into the
3、 stoneangrywent awaywoman with waterother villagersyoung girltripped over the stone sadlimped away in tearscomplained about the stone upsetnobody made an attempt to move the stonesucceeded in moving the stone to the side of the streettired, surprisedwanted to find the owner of the goldWork in pairs.
4、 Discuss the questions.1. What do you think this fable is trying to tell us? Do you think the king was wise? Why or why not?The moral of the story is that we should all take responsibility for our community. I dont think that the king was very wise, however, because no one learnt anything from his e
5、xperiment. The milkman, the woman with her water pot, and the other villagers continued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all. The king did find one responsible young girl, but she was already a responsible person before she encountered the stone in the road.Work in pairs. D
6、iscuss the questions.2. Can you think of times in your own life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story? Give examples.There have been times when I have acted responsibly like the girl in the story. For example, I recently saw some children playing on a dangerous
7、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. A review is a report on something that you like or dont like based on your opinion.booksbooksmoviesmoviespain
8、tingspaintingsstoriesstoriesproductsproducts The main purpose 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.Structure of a story review.IntroductionBodyConclusionA reviewThe
9、 title of the storyA brief description of the storyThe main idea of the storyyour analysis of the storyyour opinion about the storypara. 1para. 1para. 2para. 2para. 3para. 3a summaryUseful expressionsPara.1 IntroductionThe story/fable/novel/book is about , who/which The author writes about , who/whi
10、chThe story focuses on, who/whichThe title of the storyA brief description of the storyThe main idea of the storyUseful expressionsPara.2 BodyIt goes without saying that On the one hand, On the other hand,Apparently, the author tries to butUndoubtedly, the author has done a good job inThere is no de
11、nying that , however, .Im firmly convinced that As far as Im concerned, we are supposed to doyour analysis of the storyyour opinion about the storyUseful expressionsOn the whole, I like/dislike the story becauseWhat impresses me most is thatId love to share the story with in thatPara.3 Conclusiona s
12、ummaryAssessment Does the writer give a short description of the story? Does the description include the most important details of the story? Does 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 i
13、n the review? Are there any grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors?Exchange drafts. Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft.a possible version “The Stone in the Road” 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 a
14、nd hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it. The author used this story to impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community. The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose, and I liked it because it had a clear moral. However, while the
15、 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 better stories that can be used to impress upon people the need for personal responsibility.Writing Assignment根据以下图画写一篇画评，要求如下
16、：1.描述图画内容2.阐述图画寓意3.表明自己观点注意：1. 字数80左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；2.可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、行文连贯；3.文中不能出现考生的具体信息。 In the picture, In the picture, we can tell a gradual change of writing tools ranging from the brush to the pen and then to the computer with the handwriting growing poorer and poorer.As is obviously demonstra
17、ted, technology is a double-edged sword. Undoubtedly peoples life becomes more convenient with the emergence of new and advanced technologies. Sometimes, however, we depend too much on them and ignore the most valuable things of our culture, such as Chinese calligraphy. Therefore, not only can we make full use of the benefits brought by technology, but we should also preserve the essence of our culture.
