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Unit 2 Morals and Virtues
Reading for writing
The stone in the road (period 1)
Teaching aims:
At the end of the class, students will be able to
1. learn the basic information about the fable by answering questions and completing the table.
2. analyze the fable by thinking questions.
3. learn to have your own insight about fables.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead in
1.Watch a short video THE THIRSTY CROW and understand what a fable is.
a traditional short story
A fable teaches a moral lesson
usually a story with animals as characters.
2.show more pictures of fable stories.
Step 2 Preview the new words and phrases
once upon a time come along
crash into say to oneself
trip over succeed in doing sth
in tears step out from behind
make an attempt to do with all one’s might
in despair pick oneself up
Limp feel responsibility to do sth
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Step 3 Read for characters and main idea
Characters
Main idea: , wanted to test whether only others to the problems and then teach them a lesson.
Step 4 Reading for details
Activity 1 Read the fable carefully and answer the questions
1 What was the king’s 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?
Activity 2 Complete the table according to the story.
Person
Experience
Emotion
Response
milkman
woman with water
other villagers
young girl
Step 5 Read for thinking
Work in groups. Discuss the following questions.
1. What kind of people do “the villagers” and “the girl” refer to in life ?
2. What does “stone” refer to in life and what do you think this fable is trying to te