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Unit 2 Morals and Virtues
Period 1 Listening and Speaking
1. Students can understand definitions of moral dilemmas .
2. Students can judge the speakers’ attitudes and emotions by listening .
Students can talk about their opinions about a certain moral dilemmas.
3. Students can understand the moral dilemmas in our daily life.
Teaching Objectives:
The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. -William Wordsworth
一个好人一生中最美好的部分就是他那小小的、无名的、不为人知的善良和爱的行为。 -威廉.华兹华斯
Lead-in
Do not do evil things though they may be insignificant;
Do not give up good things though they may be of little amount.
勿以恶小而为之,勿以善小而不为。
Look at the picture and have a discussion.
1. What do you think the teenagers are doing?
2. What qualities do you think are most important when people are doing teamwork.
I think they are meeting in school library to start a project.
I think generosity, kindness, giving...
Before Listening
Watch the video and then give an explanation about moral dilemma.
Before Listening
Do you know the defination or meaning of the word “dilemma”?
1. dilemma: state of uncertainty or perplexity (困惑) especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
2. moral dilemma: 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).
Activity 1
1. Look at the picture and discuss the following questions.
A boy was riding to school and he saw an old woman fell down to the ground. She needed some help. The boy was thinking whether to help her. If he helped her, he would possibly be late for the examination.
Now discuss the following questions.
Try to think about more dilemmas you have faced in your life.
The boy sees an old woman who has fallen down on the street. She needs help getting up, but if he stops to help her, he might be late for school and get scolded by his teacher.
2) Discribe