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Period 1
Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
Unit 2
Morals and virtues
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
1. learn the information about moral dilemma and talk about the virtues that we cherish;
2. learn to listen for attitudes and opinions;
3. learn how to use rising intonation to add meaning to a conversation.
Pre-listening
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).
What will you do?
Activity 1: 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.
Listening and Speaking
Activity 2: 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 student
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.
Activity 3: Listen again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false(F).
1 Jane is eager to share the magazine article with Luke.
2 Luke doubts that young people face moral dilemmas all the time.
3 Jane admires what the girl in the story did.
4 Luke doesn’t believe anybody would do what the girl in the story did.
5 Jane wonders how the girl became a doctor later.
T
T
T
T
F
Activity 4: Listen to the conversation carefully and answer the questions.
What did the girl do to help the student?
She carried the student to a safe place and looked after her. Then she went to the hospital with the student and called her sister.
2. What was the girl’s name? What was she famous for ?
Her name was Lin Qiaozhi. She later became a great doctor. She was famous for caring for tens of thousands of women and their babies.
3. What did Jane say about the girl’s life?
Her life was full of hard choices, but she didn’t let them stop her from taking care of people who were in need. She always cared for others more than for herself.
Listening text
Luke: Hi Jane! What are you reading?
Jane: Oh, hey, Luke! I’m reading a very interesting magazine article about moral dilemmas.
Luke: Moral dilemma? What do you mean?
Jane: You know, it’s when you have two choices, and you have to choose one, but for moral reasons, sometimes it could be really difficult to decide.
Luke: Oh, situations like that don’t happen very often, do they?
Jane: Actually, I think people face moral dilemmas all the time, even us students.
Luke: Really? Like what?
Jane: Well, for example, it mentions a girl who was taking the entrance exam for a medical university in Beijing. During the exam, the student next to her fainted. The girl had a choice. Should she finish the exam or should she stop and help the student?
Luke: Surely the teachers would look after the student who fainted!
Jane: Well, that’s what I thought—but not this girl. She stopped to help the student, thinking that it was better to put the needs of the other person first.
Luke: So what happened to her exam?
Jane: She never finished it. Instead, she carried the student to a safe place and looked after her. Then she went to the hospital with the student and called her sister.
Luke: I can’t believe she would give up her chance to get into medical university! Who would do such a thing?
Jane: Well, that girl was Lin Qiaozhi. She later DID get into medical university and then she became a great doctor. She became famous for caring for tens of thousands of women and their babies.
Luke: Oh, wow! So she became a doctor even though she left her exam that day!
Jane: Yes. Her life was full of hard choices, but she didn’t let them stop her from taking care of people who were in need. She always cared for others more than for herself.
Activity 5: Think about what you would do if you were ever faced with the same situation as the girl. Then share your thoughts with your group, and explain the reasons for your choice.
A:If I were ever in a situation like the girl faced, I think I would choose to ____________________________________.
B:Why? Are you sure ?
A:Because I think that _________ is the most important. What about you?
B:I think I would _________________.
help her and send her to the nearest hospital
for us life
do the same as you
Some useful expressions
●In my opinion/view…
●Generally speaking, …
●Personally, I don’t have the faintest idea about…
●To my mind…
●I’d just like to say…
●As far as I’m concerned…
●To be honest/frank…
● If you ask me…
Activity 1: Listen to a radio show and answer these questions.
1. What is the name of the radio show?
The name of the radio show is “Rush Hour Show”.
2. What does “paying it forward” mean?
“Paying it forward” means when you receive kindness from someone, you go out and show kindness to another person.
3. What does the guest want the listeners to do?
The guest wants the audience to join the chain of kindness and “paying it forward”.
Listening and Talking
Activity 2: Listen to the radio show again and fill in the blanks to complete the story.
I’m sure you’ve heard the famous country music song “Chain of Love”. The song starts with a man who helps a lady whose car ______________. The lady wants to pay him, but he won’t accept payment, instead telling the lady to just _____________ to another person. Later, when the lady stops at a café, she notices her waitress is pregnant and _____. When the lady finishes eating, she pays for her meal with a _________________. Then the lady walks out, ______ the change and a note for the waitress. Her note tells the waitress to continue the chain of kindness. The song has a _______ ending. The waitress goes home to her ________, happy because of the kindness the lady showed her. Finally we find out that he is the man who first ______ the chain of kindness!
has broken down
show kindness
tired
hundred-dollar bill
leaving
surprise
husband
started
Listening text
Host: Hello and welcome to the Rush Hour Show, the radio show for your way home. Our guest today is Kevin Miller, with the Pay It Forward Foundation. Welcome, Kevin, so what is “paying it forward”?
Kevin: Hi, there. So “paying it forward” means that if you receive kindness from someone, you don’t try to pay them back. Instead, you go out and show kindness to someone else.
Host: Oh, so it’s like helping a stranger. Can you give us an example of how it works?
Kevin: Well, I’m sure you’ve heard the famous country song, “The Chain of Love”. The song starts with a man who helps a lady whose car has broken down. The lady wants to pay him, but he won't accept payment, instead telling the woman to just show kindness to another person. Later, when the lady stops at a cafe, she notices her waitress is pregnant and tired. When the lady finishes eating, she pays for her meal with a hundred-dollar bill. Then the lady walks out, leaving the change and a note for the waitress, Her note tells the waitress to continue the chain of kindness. The song has a surprise ending. The waitress goes home to her husband, happy because of the kindness the lady showed her. Then we find out that he's the man who first started the chain of kindness!
Host: What a great story! So does this happen in real life?
Kevin: Yes, actually. One woman, after paying for her coffee, then quietly paid for the coffee of the customer behind her. When that customer discovered his coffee had been paid for, he paid for the customer behind him. The chain of kindness continued for hours. Nearly 400 people paid for the coffee of the person behind them!
Host: Wow, that's amazing. So what can our listeners do to help?
Kevin: Well, join the chain of kindness today and join the millions of people who are “paying it forward"! We never know what light we might spark in others by our kindness.
Activity 3: Think of a story of showing or receiving kindness, either your own story or one that you have heard of. Then share it with your group.
some words and expressions
once upon a time long ago first of all then
after that later finally so
however although but
I remember this happened when I was …
I was on my way to …
I was sitting … when …
It was a … day/morning…
There were … on the street …
Once, I did not have money to go to university, and so someone paid my tuition that term. This happened when I was eighteen. My grandmother had just died, and this had caused my family great expense, so we had no extra money at all. I did everything I could to raise the money, but it seemed hopeless. Then the morning that the tuition was due, someone gave my mother an envelope with the money. It wasn't their money, and they wouldn't say who it was from. It seems that some strangers had heard about my money problem and decided to help. This meant so much to me, as without it I would not have been able to go to university.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
—Mahatma Gandhi
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognised moral qualities of men.
—Confucius
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
—Confucius
Finish the exercise that is given today.
Homework
10 2 Listen to the conversation and complete the table to describe the moral dilemma that Jane is talking about.
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16 1 Listen to a radio show and answer these questions.
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