1、B3U2 Morals and VirtuesReading for WritingDo you know these famous fables?What do these fables tell us?To mark on a moving boat for a sunk sword 刻舟求剑刻舟求剑People should deal with things as the circumstances change.the Fox and the Crow 狐狸和乌鸦狐狸和乌鸦If you only like to listen to good words,you are likely t
2、o be cheated.Use your brain to analyze things.Dont believe others words easily.To try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward揠苗助长揠苗助长People should follow the laws of nature.Being too eager for something always makes it worse.What is a fable?It is a traditional short story that teaches a moral
3、 lesson.What will you do if you come across a big stone in the middle of the road?walk across itignore ittrip over-get angrymove it away.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 whe
4、n she saw the coins?Read the fable below and answer the questions.1.What was the kings idea for teaching an important lesson to his people?He put a huge stone in the middle of a road,and watched to see if anyone would move it.2.What was the response from most of the people?Most of the people just go
5、t upset that the stone was in their way.3.What did the young girl think and do when she saw the coins?She thought that the money belonged to someone else and that it should be returned.This story presented different peoples emotions and responses when they came across the same problem.Complete the t
6、able according to the story.PersonExperienceEmotionResponsemilkmancrashed into the stone angrywent awaywoman with waterother villagersyoung girltripped over the stonelimped away in tearssad upsetwanted to find the owner of the goldtired,surprisedsucceeded in moving the stone to the side of the stree
7、tnobody made an attempt to move the stonecomplain about the stoneThe Stone in the RoadDiscuss the questions.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
8、that the king was very wise,however,because no one learnt anything from his experiment.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 responsi
9、ble person before she encountered the stone in the road.GirlOtherswarm-hearted responsibleselfish;irresponsibleStoneproblems or difficulties in our lifeVillageCommunityThe story wants to tell us that each of us should take responsibility for our community.Write a review The main purpose of a review
10、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.WritingParagraph 1:Basic information about the storylWhat is the title of the story?lWhat kind of story is it?lWhat is the main idea of the s
11、tory?Paragraph 2:Your analysis of the storylWhat is the authors purpose?lWere the details of the story clear?lDo you think the story achieved its purpose?Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the storylWhat did you like about the story?lWhat did you not like about the story?lWould you recommend this story
12、to others?How to write a reviewParagraph 1:Basic information about the storylWhat is the title of the story?lWhat kind of story is it?lWhat is the main idea of the story?The Stone in the Road.An old fable.It is about a king who wanted to teach his people a lesson by hiding gold under the stone in th
13、e street.Sample:The Stone in the Road is an old fable about a king who wanted to teach his people a lesson by hiding gold under the stone in the street.Paragraph 2:Your analysis of the storylWhat is the authors purpose?lWere the details of the story clear?lDo you think the story achieved its purpose
14、?To impress on readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.Yes.The details were clear.The story is quite successful in achieving its purpose.Sample:The author used the story to impress on readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the communit
15、y.The story is quite successful in achieving its purpose,and I like it because it has a clear moral.Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the storylWhat did you like about the story?lWhat did you not like about the story?lWould you recommend this story to others?Sample However,while the moral of the story
16、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 on people the need for personal responsibility.The Stone in the Road is an old fable about a king who wante
17、d to teach his people a lesson by hiding gold under the stone in the street.The author used the story to impress on readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.The story is quite successful in achieving its purpose,and I like it because it has a clear moral.However
18、,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 on people the need for personal responsibility.Sample一一.常用开头语常用开头语1.Im deligh
19、ted to introduce my favourite fable/story/novel/book to you,whose title is+标题.2.Recently,I have read a fable,+标题.3.The fable titled+标题 is a moral/ironic/fascinating story.4.It tells us a story about+主角,who+定语从句.5.In the fable,the author writes about+主角,who+定语从句.6.The fable,+标题 is about+主角,who+定语从句.二
20、二.主体部分常用表达主体部分常用表达1.The purpose of the fable is to tell us that+宾语从句.2.The fable is intended to tell people that+宾语从句.3.The fable teaches us a lesson that+从句.The fable focuses on.achieving its purpose.The author achieved his purpose by sth/doing sth.Undoubtedly,the author has done a good job in pres
21、enting his ideas.三三.常用的结束语常用的结束语1.After I read the story,I have a better understanding of.2.Having read the story,I realized that I should(not)./I was deeply moved by.3.I think the story is worth reading because.4.What impresses me most is that.5.On the whole,I like/dislike the story because6.The fable teaches us a lesson that+从句.7.I would love to share the story with all of you.8.I would like to/I will undoubtedly recommend it to all of you.Thank you!
