内容正文:
B3U1
Knowing me,knowing you
Little White Lies
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures. What would you say if you were student B?
A
B
Oh, sorry to hear that.
But I did no better than you.
Come on. Actually you did well. I did worse than you.
Well, I did just so-so. ...
“white lies”
An essay usually consists of three parts introduction, main body and conclusion. Start with an introduction that contains the aims and an overview of the essay. The main body of an essay is a series of paragraphs that explore and develop your argument. The conclusion contains a summary of your ideas - do not introduce any new material here! End your essay by linking your conclusion back to the essay title.
learning to learn
Fast reading
Little white lies
Introduction
Conclusion
Main body
explore and develop argument
the aim and an overview of white lies
a summary of white lies
Para._______
Para._______
Para.________
1 - 2
3 - 7
8
Read the passage quickly and finish the structure of the passage.
Careful reading
Read para. 1-2 carefully and finish the following questions.
1. What is the meaning of “white lies”.
2. Which sentence does the writer use to introduce the topic?
It means the lies that we tell to protect others from the truth.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive.”
3. What do people normally think of lies?
We all know that honesty is an important value annd that lying is wrong.
Careful reading
Read para. 3-7 carefully and finish the chart.
Reason 1 To make others _______________.
Example(s)
Someone’s cooking ________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________.
Someone’s haircut _________________________________.
Analysis
Perhaps we lie to protect ourselves ____________________
________________.
feel better
a meal for us that we don’t like. The majority of us don’t tell the truth — we lie and say that the food is “delicious”
is awful, but we say “It’s great!”