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Unit 1 Knowing me, knowing you
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To understand the meaning of “white lies”.
To express your own opinions about telling “white lies”.
To learn the basic structure of an essay.
To be able to analyse the structure of an essay.
To apply what they learned in the passage to their real life to make their relationship with people better.
What expression appears most frequently?
Little White Lies
Read and find:
1. the meaning of “white lies”;
2. the reasons why people tell white lies;
3. and what the author think about the white lies.
little lies that we tell to make others feel better
A white lie is a little lie that we tell to protect others from the truth.
little lies that we tell to give encouragement
little lies that we tell to protect others from bad news
We know honesty is an important value and lying is wrong, but why do we tell white lies?
introduction
main body
conclusion
Even white lies may have results we cannot predict. So___________________________ ____________________________________
____________________________________.
we should not tell lies even if they are white lies. Honesty is an important value and lying is wrong
Reason 1: to make others feel better
Reason 2: to give encouragement
Reason 3: to protect others from bad news
Read for structure:
(para 1-4)
(para 5-7)
(para 8)
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Reason 1: to make others feel better
examples
Someone’s haircut________________
_________________________________________
We love a meal that________________
_________________________________________
analysis
Perhaps we lie to protect ourselves ____________________________________________
that we
is awful, but
we say “It’s great!” or it looks good.
from the disappointment and anger of others
Read for details:
secretly hate. We say it’s delicious.
Reason 2: to give encouragement
Example(s)
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
analysis
Perhaps your friend wants ____________________________________________
Perhaps they need to know ____________________________________________
You say your friend’s singing is wonderful, despite secretly thinking that your cat can sing better.
some frank comments from you…
that they should look for a different hobby
Reason 3: to protect others from bad news
Example(s)
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
analysis
Perhaps your parents __________________ ____________________________________________
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You’ve had a bad day, but you hide your tears and lie that your day was “fine”.
would want to
listen to you and understand your feelings.
conclusion
Even white lies may have results we cannot know in advance.
So________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
we should not tell lies even if they
are white lies. Honesty is an important value and lying is wrong.
Watch and think about why people tell white lies
Learning to learn
Essay
Introduction
Mainbody
Conclusion
—— The aims and
an overview of the passage.
—— A series of paragraphs that explore and develop the argument.
—— A summary of the ideas without any new materials here.
Think & Share
1 What does the “web” in the poem represent?
It represents a complicated situation, in which once we tell a lie, we have to continue to tell more other lies in order to cover the previous ones.
2. What do you think is the difference between a lie and a white lie?
A lie is told to cover the truth in order to benefit yourself, which can be harmful to others.
A white lie is told to avoid hurting others, without bad intentions.
Think & Share
3. How would you feel if you were told a white lie?
Share your experience with the class if this has happened to you.
Think & Share
4. If this is Max, but he thinks he looks like that, would you tell him the truth? Why or why not?
Think & Share
honesty
Post reading
Work in groups. Give a talk on the importance of honesty following the steps below.
Explain what honesty is.
Give reasons for the important of being honest.
Support your reasons with examples.
End with your conclusion
Activity 5
What is a fable?
What is the “Dilemma” mentioned in the story?
What is the viewpoint of the author?
Read the fable with questions in mind.
Choose the message you think the fable conveys.
1. Porcupines are not social animals.
2. The more independent you are, the better your life will be.
3. There should be boudaries in interpersonal relationships.
What is honesty? Many children think honesty means you “don’t tell a lie”-- and that is definitely part of being honest. But honesty means more than not lying. A more complete definition of honesty shows that an honest person doesn’t do things that are morally wrong. If something you do is breaking the law or if you have to hide what you are doing because you’ll get in trouble, you are probably not being honest. So honesty is about speaking and acting truthfully.
A big part of honesty is what you say and how you act toward others. But another part of the definition of honesty is whether you treat yourself the same way. Being honest with yourself means you really know why you are acting in a certain way or whether what you tell yourself is true. So honesty is not only about speaking and acting truthfully but also whether you treat yourself the same way. Learning to be honest and eliminating the need for lies can help to clean up your conscience and your relationships.
Activity 6
Step 1: read the fable and finish the notes on P11
Introduction
Original author:______________
Summary of the fable:_____________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Schopenhauer
The fable is about a group
of porcupines gathering together to keep warm. If they get too close, their quills hurt each other, while if they move apert they feel cold. After trying several times, they find the ideal distance. The fable tells us that there should be boundaries in interpersonal relationships.
Main body
Viewpoint :___________________________________________________________________
Supporting examples in your real life:________
___________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion :______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We need boundaries with our friends.
Student’s opinions
We have to find the proper distance
between us and our friends, close enough to understand each other, far enough to respect each other.
Activity 6
Introduction
Suporting Body
Conclusion
Step 2: Undersatnd the fable and get prepared for the coming writing.
List out more supporting examples in your real life based on the message of the fable
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Activity 6
— This fable describes…
— The fable teaches us that...
— One example of this from real life is...
— In conclusion, ...
Step 3: Finish the essay with the expressions listed.
Activity 7
Share your essay with the class.
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