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Unit 2 Morals and virtues
Listening and Speaking&Listening and Talking
1. To learn the information about moral dilemma and talk about the virtues that we cherish.
2. To learn to listen for attitudes and opinions.
3. To learn how to use rising intonation to add meaning to a conversation.
What do you think the teenagers are doing?
They are working as a team. They are doing teamwork.
What qualities and personalities do you think are the most important when people are doing teamwork?
Pre-listening
Before you listen, look at the definition and the picture below. Then tell your partner what happened to the boy.
He had a moral dilemma that he saw an old woman who had fallen down on the street. She needed help getting up, but if he stopped to help her, he might be late for school and got scolded by his teacher.
A moral dilemma is a situation in which you have two or more difficult choices to make. If you choose one, you might get in trouble for not choosing the other(s).
Listen to the conversation and complete the table to describe the moral dilemma that Jane is talking about.
Situation The girl is taking the entrance examination for ______________________ in Beijing. During the exam, the student next to her fainted.
The girl’s choices She can_____________. or She can___________________.
Possible results
a famous medical university
finish the exam
stop and help the girl
She will get into medical university, but the girl might not get the help she needs.
She can put the needs of the other person first, but give up her chance to get into the medical university.
Listen for attitudes
When you listen, you should pay attention not only to the words but also to HOW the speaker is talking. If people strongly disagree with something, they might exaggerate their intonation. If you hear people speaking very quickly or loudly, they may be excited or angry. If they speak slowly or stop often, they may be confused or not sure about what they are saying.
Listen again and decide whe