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UNIT 2
MORALS AND VIRTUES
Reading and Thinking
Lead-in
What is Life?
They say it’s from B to D.
From Birth to Death.
But what’s between B and D?
It’s a “C”. So what is a “C”?
It’s a Choice.
Our life is a matter of choices.
Live well and it will never GO WRONG.
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One of the life choices you are going to make.
What are some important life choices?
Which university to go?
What to major in?
What to do as your career?
Who to marry?
Where to live or work?
Activity 1: Infer from title and pictures.
What could you know about Lin Qiaozhi from the title and these two pictures?
Mother of ten thousand babies
When it comes to mother, what words come to your mind?
full of love
thoughtful
devoted
selfless
gentle
energetic
responsible
warm-hearted
Activity 1: Infer from title and pictures.
What could you know about Lin Qiaozhi from the title and these two pictures?
Why the “mother” ?
female
doctor
(physician)
babies
kids
She worked with pregnant women and children.
She ten thousand babies.
delivered
接生
Activity 2: Read for writing order and text type.
Read the text quickly and choose the right answers.
1. How is the passage developed?
By explaining cause and effect.
By following time order.
By comparing facts.
By listing numbers.
Argumentation 议论文
Exposition 说明文
Biography 传记
Autobiography 自传
2. What kind of text is it?
Biography (传记) & Autobiography (自传)
Biography (传记)
A story of a person’s life written .
by someone else
Autobiography (自传)
A story of a person’s life written .
on one’s own
Characteristics of biography
the third person
birth and death time
family background
childhood
turning points in life
the analyses of one’s characteristic and quality
quotes of their own or other people’s words
in time order
Activity 3: Skimming
Read for structure.
1
2
3
4
5
6
The guides Dr Lin through the choices in life.
principles
Para1:
The life as a .
student
Para2:
The life as a .
physician
Para3-6: