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By Tianwei Cui
Book 3 Unit 2 Morals and Virtues
The Stone in the Road
The Fox and the Grapes
What is a fable?
It is a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson.
Do you know these famous fables?
What do these fables tell us?
Lead in 5’
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To mark on a
moving boat
for a sunk sword
刻舟求剑
People should deal with things as the circumstances change.
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the Fox and
the Crow
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. Don't believe others' words easily.
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To try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward
揠苗助长
People should follow the laws of nature. Being too eager for something always makes it worse.
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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.
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A story
when
where
who
what
how
why
Elements of a story
fable
(寓言)
Activity 1 Read For Basic Information
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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?
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Activity 2 Read For Analysis
① Why did the king carry out such an experiment? (thinking)
② What was the response from different people? (P21)
To teach his villagers a lesson---Don’t only complain and expact others to solve their problems.
情绪
反应
经历
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
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What does “stone” refer to in lif