unit2 morals and virtues reading for writing

2.What can we infer from the fable? A.The king regretted what he had done. B.The girl and the king found the owner of the coins. C.The girl wasn’t surprised at the coins. D.The king achieved his goal at last.
3.Can you name any other fables ?
The Tortoise and the Hare 龟兔赛跑 wait for windfalls守株待兔 pull up seedings to help them grow拔苗助长 Plug one’s ears while stealing a bell掩耳盗铃
Unit2 Morals and Virtues
Reading for writing
Learning aims
1. Read quickly to get main idea; read carefully to get the detailed information about the fable. 2. Learn the structure of the reading article and language. 3. Write a story comment. 4. Learn to correct others’ comments.
She thought that money belonged to someone else and that it should be returned.
This story presented different people’s emotions and responses when they came across the same plete the table according to the story.
Work in pairs .Discuss the questions.
1.What do you think this fable is trying to tell us ?Do you think the king was wise ?Why or why not ?
person milkman
Experience crashed into the stone
Emotion angry
Response went away
woman with water other villagers
young girl
tripped over the stone sad
complained about the upset stone
succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the street
tired,surprised
limped away in tears
nobody made an attempt to move the stone
wanted to find the owner of the gold
Warming -up Before the class ,let’s enjoy a short video together.
After watching the video ,please answer the following questions.
1.What’s the name of the literary genre ?
3.What’s the right order of the events?
①The king placed a stone in the street.
②A group of women passed it.
③A girl saw the stone and moved it away.
④A milkman crashed into the stone.
the fable
2.What is a fable ?
Fable is a literary genre that uses figurative stories to express meaningful truth and enlightens people. It has few words but is concise and comprehensive.
2.What was the response from most of the people ?
Most of the people just got upset that the stone was in their way.
3.What did the young girl think and do when she saw the coins ?
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 1.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The king wanted to play a joke on others. B.The group of women moved the stone together. C.The girl had great difficulty moving the stone. D.The milkman knew who put the stone there.
A.①②③④
B.①④②③
Hale Waihona Puke C.①②④③D.④①②③
Read the fable and answer the questions
1.What was the king’s idea for teaching an important lesson to his people ?
He put a huge stone in the middle of a road,and watched to see if anyone would move it.