Unit 2 Morals and Virtues Reading for Writing 课件 2020-2021学年高中英语人教版必修第三册.pptx

Unit 2 Morals and Virtues Reading for Writing;1) What was the kings 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?;Answers:;1) What do you think this fable is trying to tell us? Do you think the king was wise? Why or why not? 2) Can you think of times in your own life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story? Give examples.;l. The moral of the story is that we should all take responsibility for our community. I dont think that the king was very wise, however, because no one learnt anything from his experiment. The milkman, the woman with her water pot, and the other villagers continued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all. The king did find one responsible young girl, but she was already a responsible person before she encountered the stone in the road.;2. There have been times when I have acted responsibly like the girl in the story. For example, I recently saw some children playing on a dangerous balcony, and so I warned them it was dangerous and had them go somewhere else to play. However, often Im more like the milkman in the story because Im very busy with my own work and worries.;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.;4. Write a review of the fable. Use the outline below to help you.;“The Stone in the Road” is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy, so he puts a large stone in the middle of the road and hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it. ;However, while the moral of the story is clear, the actions of the king seemed pointless to me, because none of the characters in the story learnt anything. For this reason, I think there are better stories that can be used to impress upon people the need for per