1、 Unit 1 Knowing me,knowing youPeriod 4 Developing ideasLittle White liesBy the end of this lesson,students are able to:To get the main idea of the text fully grasp the structure of the article.To use logical thinking and critical thinking to analyze the important value of telling white lies.To furth
2、er understand the unit topic and grasp writing characteristics of the argumentative essay.Warming-upWarming-upABWhat would you do if you were student B?My answer may be:A:Oh,sorry to hear that.But I did no better than you.B:Come on.Actually you did well.I did worse than you.C.Well,I did just so-so.W
3、hite liesRead the passage and find out the meaning of“white lies”.Warming-upWhile-readingWhile-readingRead for details:Complete the diagram.Reason 1To make others _.Example(s)Someones cooking _.Someones haircut _.feel better a meal for us that we dont like.The majority of us dont tell the truth we l
4、ie and say that the food is“delicious”is awful,but we say“Its great!”AnalysisPerhaps we lie to protect ourselves_.from the disappointment and anger of othersReason 2Example(s)_.You say your friends singing is wonderful,despite secretly thinking that your cat can sing betterAnalysisPerhaps your frien
5、d wants _.Perhaps they need to know_.some frank comments from you so that they can improve_.To give encouragement that they should look for a different hobbyReason 3Example(s)_.You had a bad day,but you hide your tears and lie to your parents that your day was“fine”AnalysisPerhaps your parents _.wou
6、ld want to listen to you and understand your feelings_.To protect others from bad newsIntroduction We know lying is wrong,so why do we tell white lies?main bodyconclusionEven white lies may have results we cannot predict.So_ we should not tell lies even if they are white lies.Reason 1Reason 3 Reason
7、 2 Honesty is an important value and lying is wrong.Read for details:Complete the diagram.An essay usually consists of three parts introduction,main body and conclusion.Start with an introduction that contains the aims and an overview of the essay.The main body of an essay is a series of paragraphs
8、that explore and develop your argument.The conclusion contains a summary of your ideas-do not introduce any new material here!Read for structureLittle White LiesintroductionPara_main bodyPara_conclusionPara_1-45-78Read for detailsRead and answer the following questions.1.Whats authors view towards w
9、hite lies?2.How does the author support his point of view?Read Para 8 and find out authors attitude.Read for details1.Whats authors view towards white lies?A.ApprovalB.DisapprovalC.Neutral(中立的)2.How does the author support his point of view?A.By giving examples.B.By describing his own experience.C.B
10、y providing research results.D.By giving a summary.Read for detailsPost-readingPost-readingThere two views about it,which do you agree with?And why?Think and shareSummary1.Write down your opinion about white lies after class and hand in it tomorrow.2.Find out the important phrases in the passage.Thank you!
