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UNIT 2
MORALS AND VIRTUES
道德与美德
Reading for Writing
Lead-in:Discussion
The characteristics of fable
fable 寓言
It’s a kind of traditional short / long story.
It teaches a moral / practical lesson.
It’s usually a story with animals / real persons / virtual persons as characters.
Lead-in: The Morals of fable stories
Practice makes perfect.
More haste, less speed.
It’s never too late to learn.
Well begun is half done.
Lead-in: The Morals of fable stories
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Seeing is believing.
No pains, no gains.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
The Stone In The Road
The stone was in the _____ of sb.
way
路上的石头
挡道的石头
The stone was in the ______ of the road.
middle
Prediction
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 it away
...
Analyse the structure of the text.
Part 2
para. ____
Different people’s _________ and _________ when they came across the same problem.
What _______ the king taught his people.
Part 1
para. ____
Part 3
para. ____
Why the king wanted to __________________ and what _______ was.
THE STONE IN THE ROAD
teach his people a lesson
his idea
emotions
responses
lesson
1-2
3-7
8-9
Reading
1. Read the fable below and answer the questions.
1. What was the king’s 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 got 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.
Reading
Step 2. Complete the table according to the story.
Person Experience Emotion Response
milkman
woman with water
other villagers
young girl
crashed into the stone
angry
went away
tripped over the stone
sad
limped away
in tears
complained
about the stone
upset
nobody made an attempt to move the stone
succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the street
tired,
surprised
wanted to find the owner of the gold
moved
others
indifferent
_______________ the stone
responsible
thought for __________
complained about
themselves
_______ the stone
thought for __________
Part 2: Two ________ towards stone in the road
attitudes
Part 3: The _______ end of the story
satisfied
character results
The girl
The king
Those who benefit _______ will eventually benefit ___________
themselves
others
enlightenment
The girl got the gold.
The girl has learnt the lesson he wanted to teach people
When we encounter the problems in public
We should
rather than
_________ the problem
________ the problem
_________ the problem
_________ the problem
_________ the problem
_________ the problem
face
ignore
handle
avoid
solve
complain about
Conclusion: we should all take responsibility for our community
After-reading
no
no
the effects of King’s idea
wise or not
The milkman, the woman with her water pot, and the other villagers continued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all
She was already a responsible person before she encountered the stone in the stone
Write a review
Paragraph 1:
Basic information about the story
Paragraph 2
Your analysis of the story
Paragraph 3
Your opinion about the story
What is the title of the story
What kind of story is it
What is the main idea of the story
What is the author's purpose
Were the details of the story clear
Do you think the story achieved its purpose
What did you like about the story
What did you not like about the story
Would you recommend this story to others
当堂检测 15’
Sample Writing
Paragraph 1: Basic information about the story
“The Stone in the Road” is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy, so he puts a large stone in the middle of the road and hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.
What is the title of the story
What kind of story is it
What is the main idea of the story
2
Find out the outline.
Paragraph Main idea
1 Basic information about the story
2 Your analysis of the story
3 Your opinion about the story
3
Find out detailed information according to the outline.
Para. 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
Para. 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
Para. 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 Writing
Paragraph 1: Basic information about the story
“The Stone in the Road” is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy, so he puts a large stone in the middle of the road and hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.
What is the title of the story
What kind of story is it
What is the main idea of the story
The author used this story to impress upon readers the need to take responsibility for problems in the community. The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose, and I liked it because it had a clear moral.
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
impress upon/on sb. sth. 使意识到（重要性或严重性等）
take responsibility for 对...负责任
be successful in 在…方面成功
Sample Writing
Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the story
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.
What did you like about the story
What did you not like about the story
Would you recommend this story to others
while 虽然，尽管
pointless 无意义的，不值得做的
Sample Writing
A Story Review About “The Stone in the Road”
“The Stone in the Road” is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy, so he puts a large stone 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 moral.
While the moral of the story is clear, the action 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.
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