Unit1 Honesty and responsibility Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册

Welcome to the unit & Reading—Reading comprehension Unit 1 Honesty and responsibility By the end of this period, you will be able to: learn about the moral values; analyse the plot of the short story; identify the writing techniques of the short story; appreciate the ending of the short story; develop a deeper understanding about honesty and responsibility. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV V Welcome to the unit To live a life of honesty and integrity is a responsibility of every decent person. -----Noam Chomsky 过诚实正直的生活是每一个正派人的责任。 ———诺姆·乔姆斯基 Welcome to the unit Honesty and responsibility are at the core of our moral values. the quality of being honest the state or fact of having a duty to deal with sth or of having control over sb Discussion What are honest and responsible acts? Being honest Being responsible telling the truth and saying what you really think; playing by the rules and not trying to take unfair advantage of others; keeping promises and not making promises you cannot keep; being prepared to admit mistakes... taking agreements seriously; correcting mistakes rather than blaming others; thinking about how your actions will affect others; doing everything to the best of your ability… Free talk 1. What do you think is the relationship between honesty and responsibility? Honesty and responsibility are inevitably connected to one another. 2. What other descriptions of honesty and responsibility can you add to the list? Practising honest includes accepting yourself. Practising responsibility also requires the willingness to clear up misunderstandings with others. Let’s act honestly and responsibly! Pre-reading Reading Discussion：If you are an honest and responsible monitor, but you see your best friend cheat in the exam, will you tell the teacher truth? The short story below is about someone who has to make such a choice. Adapted from O. Henry’s short story of the