1、Share your opinions about a moral storyUnit 2 Reading for writingthe story of the tortoise and the hareA Crow Drinking WaterBeauty and the BeastMonkeys Grasp for the MoonLearning Objectives 11.To get the main idea and the implied meaning(寓意)of the fable“The Stone In the Road”2.To know the structure
2、of a review and write a review of the fable.3.Learn to have your own insight(见解)about the fables instead of accepting the story completely.Do you know these famous fables?What do these fables tell us?Lead in 5 Whats the main idea of the story?(5W+H)In the fable,the king placed a stone in the road to
3、 test villagers response to it.Activity 1 Read For Basic InformationWho?What?Why?(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?Look at the three questions in ac
4、tivity 1 and then read the fable.Activity 2He 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 and that it should be returned.Person ExperienceEmot
5、ionResponsemilkmanwoman with waterother villagersyoung girlcrashed intothe stoneangrywent awaytrapped over(绊倒)the stonesadlimped away（一瘸一拐地离开）in tearscomplained about the stoneupsetnobody attempted to move the stonesucceeded in moving the stone to the side of streettired,surprised wanted to find the
6、 owner(主人)of the gold Complete the table according to the story.Activity 3 DiscussionWhat does“stone”refer to in life?What kind of people do“milkman”,“woman”and“girl”refer to in life?Which kind of people are you?Which kind of people will you be?DifficultiesTroublesProblemsChallengespassiveindifferen
7、tresponsiblepositivecaringWhat do you think this fable is trying to tell us?A person who is responsible and considerate（考虑周到的）will deserve（值得）help or success,otherwise（否则）,one will miss the chance to get help or succeed.What do you think this fable is trying to tell us?Do you think the king was wise
8、?Why or why not?Activity 3The 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 learned anything from his experiment.The milkman,the woman with her water pot,and the other villagers continued on their travel
9、s 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.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
10、examples.Activity 3There 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 dangerous and had them go somewhere else to play.However,often Im more like the milkman in the story b
11、ecause Im very busy with my own work and worries.Write a review of a fable.What is a review?Tip:Write a review 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 reasonsReading for writing 1
12、5Find out the outline.ParagraphMain idea1Basic information about the story2Your analysis of the story3Your opinion about the story Sample WritingParagraph 1:Basic information about the story“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
13、 the middle of the road and hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.What is the title of the story?What kind of story is it?What is the main idea of the story?模板提取第一段：“_”is _ about _ who _,so _ to_.(故事名/书名)类型（文体）主角身份想法行为目的The author used this story to impress upon readers the need to ta
14、ke 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.Paragraph 2：Your analysis of the story What is the authors purpose?Were the details of the story clear?Do you think the story achieved its purpose?impre
15、ss upon/on sb.sth.使意识到（重要性或严重性等）take responsibility for 对.负责任 be successful in 在方面成功Sample Writing模板提取第二段：The author used this story to impress upon readers the_ to _.The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose,and I liked it because _.需要/重要性行为原因Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the storyHo
16、wever,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 better stories that can be used to impress upon people the need for personal responsibility.What did you like about
17、 the story?What did you not like about the story?Would you recommend this story to others?while 虽然，尽管 pointless 无意义的，不值得做的Sample Writing实用句型After I read the story,I have a better understanding of.读完这个故事后，我对有了更好的了解。Having read the story,I was lost in thought,feeling disappointed with.读完这个故事后，我陷入了沉思，对
18、感到失望 I think the story is worth reading because.我认为这个故事值得一读，因为What impresses me most is that.让我印象最深刻的是I would love to share the story with.我很乐意分享这个故事给实践应用 假如你是李华，请你给学校英语校报写一篇关孔融让梨的英文评论。包括以下内容：1.故事梗概；2.内容分析；3.个人观点。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。谋篇布局列出核心要点：1、故事内容和情节2、分析故事3、个人观点句子翻译1.孔融让梨是一个关于美德的故事。“Kon
19、g Rong Gives up the Biggest Pearis a story of virtue.2.孔融四岁时，他就按年龄次序来分梨。When Kong Rong was four years old,he could divide the pears according to the order of age3.每个人都分到了自己应得的一份，唯独给自己的那一个是最小的。Everyone gets his share,but the one whichis given to himself is the least.4.他说敬重长辈是做人的道理。He said respecting
20、the elders is the principle of life.5.作者想告诉我们要学会尊敬长辈，懂得分享，不要自私自利。The author wants to tell us to learn to respect theelders,know how to share,not to be selfish.完美成篇“Kong Rong Gives up the Biggest Pearis a story of virtue.When Kong Rong was four years old,he could divide the pears according to the ord
21、er ofage.Everyone gets his share,but the one given to himself is the least.He said respecting the elders is the principle of life.The author wants to tell us to learn to respect the elders,know how to share,not to be selfish.The story is short and the thread is clear,and it serves its purpose of educating the world well.I like this story so much that I would like to recommend this story to the readers.THANKS
