1、Share your opinions about a moral storyUnit 2 Reading for writing道德故事道德故事Reading for writingTHE STONE IN THE ROADn 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
2、their own opinions and opinions based on real life cases.3.write a review of a fable by using the language in the reading text.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,Aes
3、ops Fables.What is this kind of writing called?Lead inTo 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.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 circum
4、stances change.Lead-in:The Morals of fable storiesWhen in Rome,do as the Romans do.Seeing is believing.No pains,no gains.A friend in need is a friend indeed.Match the story with the lesson that it teaches people.Kong Rong gives up the biggest pearM e n c i u s m o t h e r moves three timesConstant g
5、rinding turns an iron rod into a needleStand in the snow to wait upon Master Cheng respectfully Steady efforts make miracles.One should respect his teacher.Its a virtue to respect the aged and care for the young.Environment is of great importance to education.What will you do if you come across a bi
6、g stone in the middle of the road?Discussionwalk across itignore ittrip over-get angrymove it away.walk across itignore ittrip over-get angrymove/carry it awayThere are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand eyes.Different people have different responses.The passage is a fable about _ who _ in the road to
7、 test _ whether they would move it or not.Exploring the gista kingput a stonehis people1.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 mid
8、dle 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,so she wanted to find the owner of the money.Exploring the plotCharactersMilkmanWomen with wat
9、erYoung girlExperiencescrashed intoshoutedpicked.uptripped overlimped awayworked all daypushed.with all her mightEmotionsangrysadsurprisedEventsKings Feelings Complete the table according to the story.PersonExperienceEmotionResponsemilkmanwomanwith water othervillagersyounggirlcrashed into the stone
10、angrywent awaytripped over the stonesadlimped away in tearscomplainedabout the stoneupsetnobody made an attempt to move the stonesucceeded in moving the stone to the side of the streettired,surprisedwanted to find the owner of the goldThe story wants to tell that we should _ the problems in our comm
11、unity.take responsibility for It succeeds in achieving this purpose by showing different peoples _to the kings plan.emotions and responses How does the story achieve this purpose?purposedetailsWhat does the story want to tell us?Exploring the kings feelingsEventsFeelingssaw the milkmansaw the womens
12、aw the girlThe main idea of the storyA king taught his people a lesson by placing a stone in the road and watching different peoples emotions and responses when they came across the stone.The stone in the roadDifferent peoples emotions and responsesLesson Milkman crashed into the stone and went away
13、 angrily.Woman with water tripped over the stone and limed away in tears.Other villagers avoided the stone but didnt move it.Young girl pushed the stone with all her might and succeeded in moving it.A person who is responsible and considerate will deserve help or success,otherwise,one will miss the
14、chance to get help or succeed.课堂小结 Exploring the themeThe Stone in the RoadThe _ in our road to _setbackbarrier.successa better future.As an individualAs a citizenGirlOtherswarm-hearted,responsible,caring,considerate,selflessStoneproblems,troubles or difficulties in our lifeVillageCommunityThe story
15、 wants to tell us that each of us should take responsibility for our community.Not ignore and complain the problems we meet,but to solve it positively.selfish;irresponsibleQ1:What lesson do you think the king tries to teach his people?Do you like this fable?Please write a review of the fable for us！
16、The main purpose of a review 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.Step 1 What is a review?Step 2 Use the outline below to help youParagraph 1:Basic information about the storylWh
17、at is the title of the story?lWhat kind of story is it?lWhat is the main idea of the story?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 a
18、bout the story?lWhat did you not like about the story?lWould you recommend this story to others?Paragraph 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
19、to teach his people a lesson by hiding gold under the stone in the 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.Step 3 Find out detailed information一一.常用开头语常用开头语1.Im delighted to introduce my fav
20、ourite 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.Step 3 Find out detailed
21、 informationParagraph 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?To impress on readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.Yes.The details were clear.The story is quite
22、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 community.The story is quite successful in achieving its purpose,and I like it because it has a clear moral.二二.主体部分常用表达主体部分常用表达1.The purpose of the
23、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 presenting his ideas.Step 3 Find out detail
24、ed informationParagraph 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 is clear,the actions of the king seemed pointless to me,because none of the characters
25、 in the story learnt anything.For this reason,I think there are better stories that can be used to impress on p e o p l e t h e n e e d f o r p e r s o n a l responsibility.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).
26、/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 yo
27、u.A 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 the road.A
28、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 only person 10
29、.learnt the lesson he wanted to teach the people.hiddenspillingangrilywomenwithoutan课文语篇填空sawto moveherswhoHomeworkRequired:Polish your review based on the peer assessment.Optional:Search for another similar Chinese fable online and write a review based on the structure we have learned.Share it with us next period.
