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Book3 Unit1
LSG Janet
What is a lie?
Lead-in
Why are you sleepy at class?
I stayed up late finishing my homework.
Why your homework looks the same?
Just coincidence (巧合).
What is a lie?
Why do people tell lies?
What is a lie?
Lead-in
Oh, sorry to hear that. But I did no better than you.
Was student B telling a lie? Should him do so?
What’s the difference between student B’s lie and the lies we just talked about?
What is the genre and structure?
While-reading
learning to learn
introduction
main body
conclusion
aims and an overview(概述) of the essay.
a series of paragraphs that explore and develop your argument
a summary of your ideas
An essay
Match the paragraphs with each part.
Structure
Introduction
Reasons
Reasons
Reasons
Conclusion
Read Para.1-2 and work out the answers.
Introduction
Why does the author use the quotation(引用) of Scottish poetry?
What is introduced in this part?
What is this essay about? What is the aim of this essay?
We know lying is wrong, so why do we tell white lies?
Read Para.3-7 and complete the diagram.
Details
Reason 1
To make others _______________.
Example(s)
Someone’s cooking ________________________________
________________________________________________
____________________.
Someone’s haircut _________________________________.
Analysis
Perhaps we lie to protect ourselves ____________________
____________________________.
feel better
a meal for us that we don’t like. The majority of us don’t tell the truth — we lie and say that the food is “delicious”
is awful, but we say “It’s great!”
from the disappointment
and anger of others
Read Para.3-7 and complete the diagram.
Details
Reason 2
_________________________________________________.
Example(s)
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Analysis
Perhaps your friend wants
_________________________________________________.
Perhaps they need to know
_________________________________________________.
Read Para.3-7 and complete the diagram.
Details
You say your friend’s singing is wonderful, despite secretly thinking that your cat can sing better.
some frank comments from you so that they can improve
that they should look for a different hobby
To give encouragement
Reason 3
________________________________________________.
Example(s)
________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
Analysis
Perhaps your parents
_________________________________________________.
Read Para.3-7 and complete the diagram.
Details
To protect others from bad news
You’ve 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
Conclusion
Even white lies may have results we cannot predict. So
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.
Read Para 8. and complete the diagram.
Conclusion
we should not tell lies even if they are white lies. Honesty is an important quality and lying is wrong.
What is author’s attitude about telling white lies?
good or bad results?
Negative
Work out the answers.
Conclusion
Why does the author repeat the questions in the last paragraph?
To empathize
To make it easier for readers to accept his opinion.
Work out the answers.
Conclusion
Besides giving examples, what other writing methods are used here?
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Raising Questions & rhetorical question (修辞性问句).
Using Subjunctive mood(虚拟语气).
Parallelism (排比).
Why doesn’t the author present them directly?
To inspire readers to think.
Post-reading
What are the similarities and differences between lies and white lies?
Do you agree with the author? Do you tell white lies in your daily life?
Action!
Your mom is asking what happened on the phone, what will tell her?
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