1、Unit 2Morals and VirtuesReading for Writing主讲人：黄治琴主讲人：黄治琴n By the end of this period,you will be able to1.figure out the structure and language feature of the passage.2.understand the content and find the basic meaning of the story and express their own opinions and opinions based on real life cases
2、.3.write a review of a fable by using the language in the reading text.despair in despair might a great deal(of)fable court flexible income per thereforetension n.紧张关系；紧张；焦虑紧张关系；紧张；焦虑n.绝望绝望 vi.绝望；感到无望绝望；感到无望处于绝望中处于绝望中n.力量；威力力量；威力大量大量n.寓言；寓言故事寓言；寓言故事n.(网球等的网球等的)球场；法院；法庭球场；法院；法庭adj.灵活的；可变通的灵活的；可变通的n.收
3、入；收益收入；收益prep.每；每一每；每一adv.因此；所以因此；所以Its a kind of traditional short story.It teaches a moral lesson.Its usually a story with animals as characters.These stories are always considered as a group.For example,Aesops Fables.What is this kind of writing called?1.Which of the following is true?A.The king
4、wanted to play a joke on others.B.The group of women moved the stone together.C.The girl had great difficulty moving the stone.D.The milkman knew who put the stone there.2.What can you infer from the fable?A.The king regretted for what he had done.B.The girl and the king found the owner of the coins
5、.C.The girl wasnt surprised about the coins.D.The king achieved his goal at last.A.根据课文P20内容,选择正确答案CD3.Whats the right order of the fable?The king placed a stone in the road.A group of women passed it.A girl saw and moved away the stone.A milkman crashed into the stone.A.B.C.D.BB.Read the fable belo
6、w 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?1.What was the kings idea for teaching an important lesson to his people?2.What was the re
7、sponse 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 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 an
8、d that it should be returned,so she wanted to find the owner of the money.C.Complete the table according to the story.PersonExperienceEmotionResponsemilkmanwomanwith water othervillagersyounggirlcrashed into the stoneangrywent awaytripped over the rocksadlimped away in tearscomplainedabout the stone
9、upsetnobody made an attempt to move the stonesucceeded in moving the stone to the side of the streettiredwanted to find the owner of the goldD.Work in pairs.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?2.Can you think of time
10、s in your own life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story?Give examples.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 thi
11、nk that the king was very wise,however,because no one learnt anything from his experiment.The milkman,the woman with the water,and the other villagers continued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all.The king did find one responsible little girl,but she was already a responsi
12、ble person before she encountered the stone in the road.Yes,he was.Because as a ruler,he should pay attention to his peoples morals and virtues.Only having good morals and virtues could make his people live with each other in harmony,and his country may be in control and prosperity.2.Can you think o
13、f 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 balcony,and so I warned them it was danger
14、ous 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.E.阅读P20课文,理清文章结构 The king 2.himself and 3.a large stone in the middle of the main street and4.gold coins under it.Introduction to the storyThere was a king
15、 who wanted to 1.his people.Talk about what the king did before the activity.teach an important lesson todisguisedplacedhidA young girl who was 11.thought it was a danger to others and 12.it to the side.The king told her the truth and praise,awarded her with the gold coins.What was the response from
16、 most of the people?A milkman 5.into it,6.the milk everywhere but he went away angrily.One woman 7.over it and crashed her water pot but she 8.away in tears.Many people 9.about the stone but no one made an 10.to move it.What did the young girl think and do?crashedspillingtrippedlimpedcomplainedattem
17、pttiredpushedA king put a large stone with 1.(hide)gold coins in the middle of the main street in a local village.A milkman crashed into the stone,2.(spill)the milk everywhere.He picked himself up and 3.(angry)went away.A group of 4.(woman)came along,but no one thought about moving the stone out of
18、the road.A whole day passed 5.anybody making 6.attempt to move it.Just then,the king 7.(see)a young girl coming along.The girl managed 8.(move)it to the side of the street and found the gold coins.The king stepped out from behind the tree and told her that the gold was 9.(she)because she was the onl
19、y person 10.learnt the lesson he wanted to teach the people.hiddenspillingangrilywomenwithoutanF.课文语篇填空sawto moveherswhoWrite a review of a fable.What is a review?Tip:Write a reviewWrite a reviewThe main purpose of a review is to give your opinion about a piece of writing.You should first give a sho
20、rt description of the writing,and then clearly state your opinion and your reasons.main purpose:to give your opinion about a piece of writing give a short description of the writing give your analysis of the writing state your opinion and your reasonsFind out the outline.ParagraphMain idea1Basic inf
21、ormation about the story2Your analysis of the story3Your opinion about the story Find out detailed information according to the outline.Para.1Basic 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?Para.2Your analysis of the story
22、What is the authors purpose?Were the details of the story clear?Do you think the story achieved its purpose?Para.3Your 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?List the words，phrases and sentences_ v.加标题；
23、给取名_ n.目的_遇到，碰到 _采取行动_处理 titlepurposemeet withtake actiondeal with_在我们的日常生活中_向某人学习 _关心他人_自私的村民 _有意义和有用的in our daily lifelearn fromcare for othersselfish villagersmeaningful and helpful故事讲的是一个国王想要给村民们一个教训，他把金子藏在了大街上的石头下。(who，by doing)_这个故事的目的是告诉我们，当遇到问题时，我们不应该抱怨和期待别人来解决它们。(when doing，to do.)_It is ab
24、out a king who wanted to teach villagers a lesson by hiding gold under the stone in the street.The storys purpose is to tell us that when meeting with problems we should not complain and expect others to solve them.事实上，我们应该做的是立即采取行动来处理我们日常生活中的问题。(主语从句，to do.)_更重要的是，我们应该学习故事中无私的女孩总是关心别人，而不是学习其他自私的村民。
25、(doing，rather than)_In fact，what we should do is to take action at once to deal with our problems in our daily life.More importantly，we should learn from the selfless girl always caring for others in the story rather than other selfish villagers.Expression:The title of the story is.It is a.The story
26、 tells.The author wrote.in order to.was presented clearly.The author was successful in.I like/dislike the story because.I was deeply moved by.My favourite part is that.I think.can be improved because.The fable titled“The stone in the road”is a moral story.It is about a king who wanted to teach villa
27、gers a lesson by hiding gold under the stone in the street.The storys purpose is to tell us that when meeting with problems we should not complain and expect others to solve them.In fact，what we should do is to take action at once to deal with our problems in our daily life.More importantly，we shoul
28、d learn from the selfless girl always caring for others in the story rather than other selfish villagers.I like the story very much and I think it is very meaningful and helpful to us.Remember：one good turn deserves another.I will recommend this story to as many people as I can.Possible version Poss
29、ible version The title of the story is The Stone in the Road.It is an old fable about a king who thought his people are lazy,so he put a large stone in the middle of the road and waited to see if anyone would move it.The author used this story to impress upon readers with the need to take personal r
30、esponsibility 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 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
31、 this reason,I think there are better stories that can be used to impress upon people with the need for personal responsibility.Exchange drafts.Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft.Does the writer give a short description of the story?Does the description include the most import
32、ant 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 in the review?Are there any grammar,spelling,or punctuation errors?Get your draft back and revise it.Then put your review
33、 up in the classroom.How to write a review of a fable?Basic information about the story1Your analysis of the story2Your opinion about the story3Once upon a time there was a king who often thought“Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”
34、One day,he had an idea.Early one morning,the king disguised himself and went to a local village.He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart.He
35、 crashed into the stone,spilling the milk everywhere.What fool put this stone here?he shouted.He picked himself up and angrily went away.After a while,a group ofTHE STONE IN THE ROADwomen came along,each balancing a pot of water on her head.One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went cra
36、shing to the ground.She picked herself up and limped away in tears.Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone,but he found nobody making an attempt to move it.The king was in despair.“Is there no one i
37、n this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm?”Just then,the king saw a young girl coming along.She was the daughter of a local farmer.She had been working all day and was very tired.But when she saw the stone,she said to herself,This stone is a danger to anyone who
38、comes down the street after dark.Ill move it out of the way.The girl pushed the stone with all her might.After a great deal of effort,she finally succeeded in moving it to the side of the street.Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!Just then,the king stepped out
39、from behind the tree.“Oh sir,”the girl said,“does this gold belong to you?If not,we surely must find the owner,for he will certainly miss it.”The king said,“My dear,the gold is mine.I put it in the road and moved the stone over it.Now the gold is yours,because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”1.Finish your review.2.Finish the exercises in Learning English.
