英语：Unit 3 Getting ready and comprehending课件(重庆大学必修2)

4. What did the author mean by saying “we’re all cracked pots in some aspect”?
We are not perfect. We all have some shortcomings just like the cracked pot in this story.
The boy and man said they were probably right so they decided to carry the donkey.
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As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell into the river and drowned.
Discussion
Why did the author say “we are all cracked pots in some respects”? How should we treat our flaws?
3. Work in pairs and retell the fable with the words below.
4. Write a summary of the fable with the help of the following words.
two large pots crack perfect be proud of be ashamed of leak out feel sorry for take notice of apologize to sb. for sth. take advantage of weakness strength
bearer water flowers.
Detailed-reading Read the passage carefully, and then answer the following questions.
1. What words are used to describe the personality of the two pots?
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They decided they both would walk! Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride.
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Homework: Exercise 5 on page 35
pot one
pot two
crack
perfect
ashamed
proud
half full
full of water
2. Why did the cracked pot apologize to the water bearer?
Because he had been able to take only half of the load. The crack in his side caused water to leak out all the way back to his house.
1) The reading passage is a ________. A. short story B. fable C. novel
2) We can find the moral of the passage __. A. in the first paragraph B. in the middle C. in the last paragraph
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So they both rode the donkey! Now they passed some people that shamed them saying “how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey.”
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pot crack imperfect leak out successful be ashamed of take advantage of
Once there were two pots — a cracked one and a perfect one. Being able to carry full size of the water, the perfect one was very proud. But the cracked one was ashamed of himself because he could only carry half of the load of water.
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Give words and expressions that can be used to describe a confident person.
happy
satisfied
helpful
magnanimous
brave
successful
optimistic resolute
Make up a story with these words.
pot crack imperfect leak out successful be ashamed of take advantage of
crack
Fast reading Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer for each blank.
5. Which pot do you like better? Why?
I like the cracked one better because we are just like it. We all have some flaws this way or that. And we should learn from the wise water bearer to make full use of our flaws. Remember: “There’s no rubbish in this world. There’s only wealth out of order.”
3) The passage suggests that _____. A. one of the two pots cracked and the
water leaked out. B. if we make good use of our weakness,
they will turn into strength. C. one of the two pots helped the water
Give words and expressions that can be used to describe an unconfident person.
unhappy
unsatisfied
helpless
negative
hesitate
sad
unoptimistic
unsuccessful
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The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions. Later, they passed some people that remarked, “What a shame, he makes that little boy walk."
3. How did the water bearer take advantage of the cracked pot’s flaw?
He took advantage of the pot’s flaw and planted some flower seeds on his side of the path. So every day as they walked back from the stream, they watered them. And they had so many beautiful flowers.
The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along, some people remarked, “it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding.”
Was this flaw a real one? Was it really bad? Just look at what the clever bearer did. He took advantage of the flaw and planted a lot of seeds on the cracked pot’s side of the road. Because of the water from this pot, the flowers grew very well. They could appreciate beautiful flowers just because of the cracked pot. So, everything has two sides. Just make full use of your flaws.
This is a fable.
Management Lesson: If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass.
Here are some words and expressions taken from the reading passage. Make sure that you know the meaning of every word.