1、Share your opinions about a moral story disguise maple cart spill trip over limp tear in tears harm vt.装扮；假扮；掩盖装扮；假扮；掩盖n.伪装；化妆用具伪装；化妆用具n.枫树；槭树枫树；槭树n.手推车；运货马车手推车；运货马车vt.&vi.(spilt/spilled,spilt/spilled)(使使)洒出；洒出；(使使)溢出溢出被被绊倒绊倒vi.跛行；一瘸一拐地走跛行；一瘸一拐地走n.眼泪；泪水眼泪；泪水流着泪；含着泪流着泪；含着泪n.&vt.伤害；损害伤害；损害Read after t
2、he tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.despair in despair might a great deal(of)fable court flexible income per thereforetension 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.收入；收益收入；收益prep.每；每一每；每一adv.因此；所以因此；所以n.紧张关系；紧张；焦
3、虑紧张关系；紧张；焦虑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?Do you know these famous fables?What do these fables tell us?To mark
4、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 to be cheated.Use your brain to analyze things.Dont believe others words easily.To try to help the shoots grow by
5、 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.Read the fable below and answer the questions.P20 11.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 d
6、id 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 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 of a road,and watched to see
7、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,so she wanted to find the owner of the money.Complete the table according to the story.P21 2PersonExperienceEmotionResponsemilk
8、manwomanwith water othervillagersyounggirlcrashed into the stoneangrywentawaytripped overthe rocksadlimped away in tearscomplainedabout the stoneupsetnobody made an attempt to move the stonesucceeded in moving the stone to the side of the streettiredwanted to find the owner of the goldWork in pairs.
9、Discuss the questions.P21 31.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 times 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
10、 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 experiment.The milkman,the woman with the water,and the other villagers c
11、ontinued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all.The king did find one responsible little girl,but she was already a responsible person before she encountered the stone in the road.2.Can you think of times in your own life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the othe
12、r 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 dangerous and had them go somewhere else to play.However,often Im more like the milkm
13、an in the story because 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 reasonsFind
14、 out the outline.ParagraphMain idea1Basic information 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 o
15、f the story?Para.2Your analysis of the story 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
16、?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 important details of the story?Does the writer give his/her opinion about the characters or their actions?Is the review well-organise
17、d?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 up in the classroom.“The Stone in the Road”is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy,so he puts a large ston
18、e in the middle of the road and 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
19、 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 this reason,I think there are better stories that can be used to impress upon people the need for personal responsibility.How to write a
20、 review of a fable?Basic information about the story1 1Your analysis of the story2 2Your opinion about the story3 3useful expression很久以前，过去，曾经很久以前，过去，曾经期望某人做某事期望某人做某事解决问题解决问题乔装打扮乔装打扮撞上撞上站起来，爬起来站起来，爬起来离开离开片刻以后片刻以后来到来到被被绊倒绊倒一瘸一拐地离开一瘸一拐地离开 once upon a time expect sb.to do sth.solve the problem disguise
21、 oneself crash into pick oneself up go away after a while come along trip over limp awayuseful expression流着泪；含着泪流着泪；含着泪既不既不也不也不抱怨抱怨试图做，企图做试图做，企图做处于绝望中处于绝望中感到有责任做某事感到有责任做某事使使免于伤害免于伤害就在那时就在那时自言自语自言自语对对是威胁是威胁天黑以后天黑以后in tears neithernor complain about make an attempt to do in despair feel responsibility
22、 to do keep sb./sth.from harm just then say to oneself be a danger to sb.after darkuseful expression 不挡道不挡道 用全力用全力 很多，许多，大量的很多，许多，大量的 成功做某事成功做某事 走出来走出来 属于某人属于某人out of the way with all ones might a great deal of succeed in doing step out belong to sb.Self-evaluationSelf-evaluation1.Can you tell us what is fable?Can you tell a fable to your classmates?2.Do you know how to write a review of the fable?Can you write one?各个击破各个击破 Finish your review.Finish the exercises in Learning English.
