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Unit 2 Morals and Virtues
Tara
Reading for Writing
Share your opinions about a moral story
What will you do if you come across a big stone in the middle of the road
walk across it
ignore it
trip over --- get angry
move/carry it away
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand eyes.
Different people have different responses.
A story
when
where
who
what
how
why
Elements of a story
fable
（寓言）
What’s the main idea of the fable
In the fable, the king placed a stone in the road to test villagers’ response to it.
Who
What
Why
Early one morning, the king disguised himself and went to a local village．He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone．Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched．
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart．He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere．“What fool put this stone here？” he shouted．He picked himself up and angrily went away．
angry
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground．She picked herself up and limped away in tears．Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road．
sad
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody making an attempt to move it．The king was in despair．“Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm？”
upset
The girl pushed the stone with all her might．After a great deal of effort, she finally succeeded in moving it to the side of the street．Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
surprised
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.
The girl :“ Oh sir, does this gold belong to you If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”
The king :“My dear, the gold is mine. I put it in the road and moved the stone over it. Now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”
Role play
Person Experience Emotion Response
milkman crashed into the stone angry went away
woman with water
other villagers
young girl
tripped over the stone
limped away in tears
sad
unhappy
wanted to find the owner of the gold
tired, surprised
succeeded in
moving the stone to the side of the street
nobody made an attempt to move the stone
complained about the stone
Complete the table
Analyze their personality
Indifferent
冷漠的
Fragile
脆弱的
Selfish自私的
Considerate考虑周到的
Discussion
What 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 (give examples)
Difficulties/Challenges
Milkman: passive, indifferent…
Woman: fragile...
Girl: responsible, considerate, caring...
What do you think this fable is trying to tell us
The story wants to tell us that each of us should
take responsibility for
our society.
Do you like this fable
Please write a review of the fable for us！
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.
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②
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Step 1 What is a review
Step 2 Use the outline below to help you
Paragraph 1:
Basic information about the story
What is the title of the story
What kind of story is it
What is the main idea of the story
Paragraph 2:
Your analysis of the story
What is the author’s purpose
Were the details of the story clear
Do you think the story achieved its purpose
Paragraph 3:
Your 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
Paragraph 1:
Basic information about the story
What is the title of the story
What kind of story is it
What 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 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
Step 3 Find out detailed information
Paragraph 2:
Your analysis of the story
What is the author’s purpose
Were the details of the story clear
Do 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 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.
Step 3 Find out detailed information
Paragraph 3:
Your 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
Sample:
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 on people the need for personal responsibility.
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.
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, 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
Useful Expressions:
Beginning
1. I’m delighted 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.
Useful Expressions:
Body
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.
4. The fable focuses on...
5. The author made it clear that +宾语从句.
6. The fable was successful in achieving its purpose.
7. The author achieved his purpose by sth/doing sth.
8. Undoubtedly, the author has done a good job in presenting his ideas.
Useful Expressions:
Conclusion
1. After I read the story, I have a better understanding of...
2. Having read the story, 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 because…
6. 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.
Exchange drafts with your partner and use the checklist
checklist:
√ 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-organised
√ Does the writer use the -ing form as the adverbial in the review
√ Are there any grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors
Time to write!
Writing comes easily if you have something to say.
Assignments
Record a video about role-play
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Polish your review
Transcribe your
composition
Thanks for your attention!
Tara

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