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Little White Lies
外研版 必修三 Unit 1 Developing Ideas
Activity 1:Lead in
1. How does student B feel hearing the question?
2. Does student B wish to tell his real mark to student A?
3. What would student B say if he wants to make others feel better?
In order to make others feel better, student B may say
“Well, I did just so-so.”
“Come on. Actually, you did well. I did worse than you”.
white lies
tell lies
What are “white lies”?
Little lies that we tell to protect others from the truth.
Activity 2:Read for main idea of each paragraph
A poem about lies.
Definition of white lies.
An example of white lies.
Another example of white lies.
Reason 1
Reason 2
Reason 3
Conclusion: unpredictable results of telling white lies.
Activity 3:Read for text type and structure
What type of writing is this passage?
A. exposition B. narration C. essay (论说文)
Activity 3:Read for text type and structure
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.
1-4
5-7
8
Activity 4:Read for details
2. What do the lines written by Walter Scott suggest?
1. What does the “web” in the poem represent?
A complicated situation.
Once we tell a lie, we may have to tell more lies to cover the previous one.
Activity 4:Read for details
2. Why does the author give the examples?
1. What examples does the author give?
The author gives examples of common situations where people often tell white lies, like praising someone’s cooking or praising a friend’s haircut.
Activity 4:Read for details
2. Why does the author give the examples?
3. What is the author’s attitude towards telling white lies?
The author does not support telling white lies.
Activity 4:Read for details
Complete the diagram with information from the passage.
Activity 4:Read for details
Reason 1
To make others .
Example(s)
Someone’s cooking .
.
Someone’s haircut .
Analysis
Perhaps we lie to protect ourselves .
a meal for us that we don’t like. The majority
of us don’t tell the truth--we lie and say the food is “delicious”
is awful, but we say “It’s great!”
fell better
from the disappointment and anger of others.
Activity 4:Read for details
Reason 2
To give .
Example(s)
__________________________________________________________
Analysis
Perhaps your friend wants .
.
Perhaps they need to know .
encouragement
You say that your friend’s singing is wonderful, despite secretly thinking that your cat can sing better .
some frank comments from you so that they
that they should look for a different hobby
can impove
Activity 4:Read for details
Reason 3
.
Example(s)
.
.
Analysis
Perhaps your parents .
.
To protect others from bad news.
You had a bad day, but you hide your tears and lie to your parents that your day was “fine”.
would want to listen to you and understand
your feelings.
Activity 4:Read for details
Conclusion
Even white lies may have results we cannot predict.
so .
we should be honest and tell what we are thinking
in a proper way.
How does the author conclude to strengthen his/her ideas?
1. What do you think is the difference between a lie and a white lie?
Activity 5:Think and Share
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 intention.
2. What would you do in the situations described
in the passage?
善意的谎言是恶意谎言的引路人。
Thanks!
外研版 必修三 Unit 1 Developing Ideas
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