Unit 2 Morals and Virtues Reading and writing 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第三册

+ Share your opinions about a moral story Unit 2 Morals and Virtues Reading for writing 道德故事 1 行业PPT模板http:///hangye/ By the end of this unit, you will be able to: 1.to get the main idea and the implied meaning(寓意) of the fable “The Stone In the Road” 2.to know the structure of a review and write a review of the fable. 3.to learn to have your own insight(见解) about the fables instead of accepting the story completely. Learning Objectives What is a fable ? What is the characteristics of fable? Lead-in Fable: A traditional story that teaches a moral lesson. It’s a kind of traditional short / long story. It teaches a moral / practical lesson. It’s usually a story with animals / real persons / virtual persons as characters. ```行业PPT模板http:///hangye/ Q: Do you know these fables? Think about the implied meanings of these fables? Constant grinding turns an iron rod into a needle. The Foolish Old Man removes the gaint mountains. Bore a hole on the wall to get some light from the neighbour’s house. Keep moving Persistence Keep efforts Studious Lead-in: Think about what the video is about? 1. Can you predict the story just according to the title? 2. What will you do? walk across it? ignore it? tripped over --- get angry? move it away? who? what? where? why? how? The Stone in the Road Pre-reading: Prediction Fast Reading Read the fable and match the main idea. Part 1 (Para. 1-2) Part 2 (Para. 3-5) Part 3 (Para. 6-7) Part 4 (Para. 8-9) the king had an idea for teaching an important lesson to his people the milkman, women with water and other villagers made no attempt to move the stone. a young girl turned up and moved the stone. the young girl got the gold. 7 Part 2 Development( ) Climax ( ) Different people’s _________ and _________. What _______ the king taught his people. Part 1 Beginning(P ) Part 3 Ending( ) Why the king wanted to ______________ ________ and what _______ was. The Stone in the Road teach his people a lesson his idea emotions responses lesson 1 P2-5 P9 P6-8 Reading for the structure Read the fable and answer the questions. 1.What was the king's idea for teaching an important lesson to his people? 2. What was the response from most of the people? 3. What did the young girl think and do when she saw the coins? He put a huge stone in the middle of a road, and watched to see if anyone would move it. Most of the people just got upset that the stone was in their way. She thought that the money belonged to someone else and that it should be returned. 9 Person Experience Emotion Response milkman crashed into the stone angry went away woman with water other villagers young girl complained about the stone tripped over the stone limped away in tears sad in tears upset/ unhappy/ annoyed wanted to find the owner of the gold tired, surprised worried/ concerned nobody made an attempt to move the stone moving the stone to the side of the street Reading for the details Para.2-8 Person Response milkman went away woman with water other villagers young girl limped away in tears wanted to find the owner of the gold nobody made an attempt to move the stone Analyze their personality Indifferent 、rude Fragile Selfish Considerate Responsible polite Reading for the details Para.2-8 What do they stand for? Post-reading: Discussion Challenges difficulties Opportunities Efforts rewards Community society life passive, negative, indifferent, irresponsible… responsible, positive, helpful, selfless, caring… stone road other villagers the girl What does the fable tell us? kind selfish passive indifferent responsible warm-hearted a sense of responsibility Moral lesson When coming across a public problem, we should care about others and make efforts to shoulder our personal responsibility in the community. Post-reading: Thinking When we meet the problems like the stone in the road. We should rather than face the problem handle the problem solve the problem complain about the problem avoid the problem ignore the problem Post-reading: Thinking The main idea of the story A king taught his people a lesson by placing a stone in the road and watching different people’s emotions and responses when they came across the stone. The stone in the road Different people’s emotions and responses Lesson Milkman crashed into the stone and went away angrily. Woman with water tripped over the stone and limed away in tears. Other villagers avoided the stone but didn’t move it. Young girl pushed the stone with all her might and succeeded in moving it. A person who is responsible and considerate will deserve help or success, otherwise, one will miss the chance to get help or succeed. Summary 15 Please write a review of the fable “The stone in the road” Writing Practice What is a review? Write a review The main purpose of a review is to give your opinion about a piece of writing. You should first give a short description of the writing, and then clearly state your opinion and your reasons. Brainstorm: How to write a review of a fable Paragraph 1: Basic information about the story Paragraph 2: Your analysis of the story Paragraph 3: Your opinion about the story What’s the title of the story? What kind of story is it? What's the main idea of the story? What’s the author's purpose? Do you think the purpose is achieved? Were the details clear to achieve the purpose? What do you think of the story? Would you recommend it to others? Recently I've read a fable named/titled... The main idea of the story is that... It tells a story concerned with... The fable intends to tell/is meant to tell The author's purpose is to do The fable is aimed at telling.../the story mirrors/reflects that... In my opinion/As for me, I like the story because... In a word/All in all, this fable is well worth reading/very instructive/a must-read I strongly recommend it to sb... Expressions Useful expressions and structures The fable titled... is a ...story. The story is about ... The author writes about ... The author is using the story to tell us ... The author has done a good job in... The fable is intended to tell people ... The author tries to... but... The fable mirrors/reflects that ... After I read the story, I have a better understanding of... Having read the story, I was lost in thought, feeling disappointed with... I like the story because... I think the story is worth reading because... What impresses me most is that... I would love to share the story with... 审题 1.确定体裁：本文为一则寓言评论。 2.确定人称：第三人称。 3.确定时态：一般过去时和一般现在时。 谋篇 第一部分：对寓言故事的简介。 第二部分：对这个故事的分析。 第三部分：对这个故事的看法 审题谋篇 ①_______ v.加标题；给……取名 ②____________ 道德故事 ③____________挡住 ④____________ 解决问题 ⑤____________ 抱怨或期望 ⑥_________提醒 ⑦____________ 责任的重要性 ⑧________________ 给我印象最深的 ⑨___________采取行动 ⑩__________必读的 title moral story block solve problems complain or expect remind the importance of responsibility What impresses me most take action must-read Some useful words, phrases ⑪__________________ 困难和挑战 ⑫____________ 有意义和有用的 ⑬____________推荐 ⑭____________ 有所作为 ⑮____________指的是 difficulties and challenges meaningful and helpful recommend make a difference refers to ①古老的寓言《路上的石头》是一个道德故事，故事讲的是一位国王在路上放了一块大石头，挡住了路，等着看是否有人试图移动它。 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ②这个寓言告诉我们应该以积极的态度来解决问题，而不是抱怨或期望别人采取行动。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The old fable titled The Stone In The Road is a moral story in which a king placed a large stone to block the road, waiting to see if anyone will try to move it. The fable is meant to tell we should hold positive attitude to solve problems, not complaining or expecting others to take action. Uesful patterns practice 22 ③这个故事成功地达到了这个目的，提醒人们责任的重要性。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ④给我印象最深的是那个善良的女孩，当大多数人只是抱怨而没有采取行动解决问题时，她把石头搬了出来。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 她的头脑多么干净啊！我喜欢它，认为它是必读的，因为它有一个明确的道德。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The story was successful in achieving this purpose, reminding people of the importance of responsibility. What impresses me most is the kind girl who moved the stone when most of people just complained and didn't take actions to solve the problem. Uesful patterns practice How clean her mind was! I like it and think it a must-read, because it had a clear moral. 23 ⑤在我看来，故事中的“石头”指的是我们生活中的困难和挑战。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ⑥我很喜欢这个故事，我认为它对我们很有意义和帮助。___________________________________________________________________ ⑦我会把这个寓言推荐给其他人，希望每个人也能有所作为，让世界变得更美好。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In my opinion, the “stone” in the story refers to the difficulties and challenges in our life. I like the story a lot and I think it is very meaningful and helpful to us. Uesful patterns practice I will recommend the fable to others, hoping that an individual can also make a difference, making the world a better place. 24 Sample Writing A Review of The Stone In The Road The old fable titled The Stone In The Road is a moral story in which a king placed a large stone to block the road, waiting to see if anyone will try to move it. The fable is meant to tell we should hold positive attitude to solve problems, not complaining or expecting others to take action. The story was successful in achieving this purpose, reminding people of the importance of responsibility. What impresses me most is the kind girl who moved the stone when most of people just complained and didn't take actions to solve the problem. How clean her mind was! I like it and think it a must-read, because it had a clear moral. In my opinion, the “stone” in the story refers to the difficulties and challenges in our life. I like the story a lot and I think it is very meaningful and helpful to us.I will recommend the fable to others, hoping that an individual can also make a difference,making the world a better place. Summary and Assessment Use the checklist to help each other revise the drafts. Is the writing well-organised? Is there an opening sentence in the first paragraph? Does each paragraph include the necessary details? Does the writer describe his/her feelings and emotions? Does the writer use the -ing form correctly in the writing? Are there any grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors? 你最近读了古代寓言故事《守株待兔》，从中学到了很多生活哲理，你打算把这则寓言故事分享给你的外国朋友，希望他们能对中国文化有更多的了解，同时能从中学到一些人生的道理。 要点包括： 1.对故事的简要介绍； 2.你从中悟出的人生哲理； 3.你的希望…… 参考词汇： 树桩stump；锄头hoe；讽刺satirize Homework 核心词汇 1.耕；犁 2.撞上 3.从那天开始 4.而不是 5.努力去做某事 6.获得 7.珍贵的；有价值的 ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ plough bump into from that day on rather than make efforts to do sth.  obtain valuable 遣词造句 1.一天，在田里耕作时，他看到一只兔子不小心撞到一个树桩上死了。 One day, while he in his field, he saw a hare ___________ a stump accidentally and died. 2.从那天开始，他放下锄头，在树桩边等着兔子再次出现，但是没等到好运再来。 , he put down his hoe and waited by the stump for a second hare to turn up, but no luck. was ploughing bump into From that day on 连词成句 3.这则故事讽刺了那些仅等运气，而不是努力去获取所需要的东西的人。 The story satirizes those who just wait for luck, __________________ _____________________ what they need. 4.辛勤劳动最珍贵。 Working hard is the most . rather than making efforts to obtain valuable 连词成句 Sample Writing I read the fable titled “Waiting for gains without pains” again recently. A young farmer wanted to eat good food every day, but he didn’t like working. One day, while ploughing in his field, he saw a hare bump into a stump accidentally and died. He had the chance to eat delicious meat of the hare. From that day on, he put down his hoe, waiting by the stump for a second hare to turn up, but no luck. Thank you for your attention! $