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Unit 1
Unit 1
Knowing me, knowing you
Little White Lies
To understand the meaning of “white lies”.
To express your own opinions about telling “white lies”.
To learn the basic structure of an essay.
To be able to analyse the structure of an essay.
Watch the video and explain what a white lie is.
Discuss the following questions in groups:
Have you ever told a lie or a white lie
What do you think is the difference between a lie and a white lie
A lie is told to cover the truth in order to benefit yourself, which can be harmful to others. A white lie is told to avoid hurting others, without bad intention.
Telling a lie is the action to deliberately tell someone something that is not true. Lies are told for a variety of reasons including a desire to save face, guide social interaction, avoid tension or conflict, preserve interpersonal relationships. It is a common element of social interaction.
A white lie is a small or harmless lie that you tell to avoid hurting somebody. And the reason that the lies are told is to maintain polite social manners and courtesies.
Look at the pictures. What would you say if you were Student B
B: Oh, sorry to hear that. But I did no better than you.
B: Come on. Actually you did well. I did worse than you.
B: Well, just so-so.
How does Student B feel hearing the question
Does Student B wish to tell his real mark to Student A
Read the passage and find out the meaning of “white lies”.
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Little White Lies
White lies are little lies that we tell to protect others from the truth.
Complete the diagram with information from the passage.
We know lying is wrong, so why do we tell white lies
introduction
main body
conclusion
Even white lies may have results we cannot predict. So____________________ ____________________________________
____________________________________.
we should not tell lies even if they are white lies. Honesty is an important value and lying is wrong
Reason 1: to make others feel better
Reason 2: to give encouragement
Reason 3: to protect others from bad news
Reason 1
To make others ____________.
Example(s)
Someone’s cooking ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.
Someone’s haircut _____________________________.
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!”
Analysis
Perhaps we lie to protect ourselves
_______________________________________.
from the disappointment and anger of others
Reason 2
Example(s)
__________________________________________________
_________________________________.
You say your friend’s singing is wonderful, despite secretly
thinking that your cat can sing better
Analysis
Perhaps your friend wants __________________________________________________.
Perhaps they need to know
______________________________________.
some frank comments from you so that they can improve
____________________.
To give encouragement
that they should look for a different hobby
Reason 3
Example(s)
__________________________________________________
______________________________.
You had a bad day, but you hide your tears and lie to your
parents that your day was “fine”
Analysis
Perhaps your parents _________________________________________________.
would want to listen to you and understand your feelings
___________________________.
To protect others from bad news
An essay usually consists of three parts: introduction, main body and conclusion. Start with an introduction that contains the aims and an overview of the essay. The main body of an essay is a series of paragraphs that explore and develop your argument. The conclusion contains a summary of your ideas – do not introduce any new material here! End your essay by linking your conclusion back to the essay title.
Learning to learn
1. What does the “web” in the poem represent
2. What would you do in the situations described in the passage
It represents a complicated situation, in which once we tell a lie, we have to continue to tell more other lies in order to cover the precious ones.
Do Not Lie. It is never morally right to tell a lie. Never. In such a situation, I believe there must be an alternative, but not tell a falsehood.
3. How would you feel if you were told a white lie Share your experience with the class if this has happened to you.
It depends. Sometimes, I would feel hurt; sometimes, maybe it’s just a lie.
It’s necessary to be mindful of others’ feelings, but that’s not the green light to engage in outright lies just to appear kind or save face. Yes, many times white lies provide just the right dose of loving intent, but there are instances where they can weaken relationships or provide a false sense of hope or confidence.
Work in groups. Give a talk on the importance of honesty following the steps below.
Explain what honesty is.
Give reasons for the
importance of being honest.
Support your reasons with
examples.
End with your conclusion.
What is honesty Many children think honesty means you “don’t tell a lie”-- and that is definitely part of being honest. But honesty means more than not lying. A more complete definition of honesty shows that an honest person doesn’t do things that are morally wrong. If something you do is breaking the law or if you have to hide what you are doing because you’ll get in trouble, you are probably not being honest. So honesty is about speaking and acting truthfully.
A big part of honesty is what you say and how you act toward others. But another part of the definition of honesty is whether you treat yourself the same way. Being honest with yourself means you really know why you are acting in a certain way or whether what you tell yourself is true. So honesty is not only about speaking and acting truthfully but also whether you treat yourself the same way. Learning to be honest and eliminating the need for lies can help to clean up your conscience and your relationships.
1. Written more than two hundred years ago, these lines by Walter Scott remain one of the most well-known excerpts of Scottish poetry…
Written more than two hundred years ago为过去分词短语作让步状语，相当于Although these lines were written more than two hundred years ago。
eg Continually interrupted by George, I went on sharing my ideas.
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish novelist, poet, historian, and biographer (传记作者) who is often considered both the inventor and the greatest practitioner (从业者) of the historical novel. The lines quoted in the passage are from his long epic poem Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field, which is a historical romance in verse of 16th-century Britain, ending with the Battle of Flodden Field (1513).
Background information
What we can learn from the lines “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!” is that lying often snowballs into a bigger problem. If a person starts out by telling one lie, then they have to follow it up with another and another.
2. Perhaps we comfort ourselves with the knowledge that most of the lies we tell are “white lies”: little lies that we tell to protect others from the truth.
lie n. 谎言；谎话
tell a lie (lies) 撒谎 a white lie 善意的谎言
a big lie 弥天大谎 a pack of lies 一派胡言
lie v. 说谎；撒谎
lie to sb. 对某人撒谎 lie about sth. 就某事撒谎
lie through your teeth 撒弥天大谎
lie & lay v.
单词 意义 现在分词 过去式 过去分词
lie 说谎 lying lied lied
lie 位于；在于 lying lay lain
lie 躺；平卧 lying lay lain
lay 下蛋；放置 laying laid laid
【语境应用】根据句意，用所给词的正确形式填空。
She ____ (lay) the baby down gently on the bed.
You could see from his eyes that he was _____ (lie).
That small town ____ (lie) on the coast.
Don’t ____ (lie) in the sun for too long.
The cuckoo often ____ (lay) its eggs in other birds’ nests.
He realised his future ____ (lie) elsewhere.
laid
lying
lies
lie
lays
lay
protect… from / against (doing) sth.:
to keep sb. or sth. safe from harm, damage, bad influences etc.
保护 / 保卫……免受……
eg The cover protects the machine from dust.
He is wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from being hurt by the big sun.
【链接】
prevent … from … 阻止 / 防止
eg His back injury may prevent him from playing in tomorrow’s game.
3. … even if we think it’s awful.
even if = even though:
used to emphasize that, although sth. may happen or may be true, it will not change a situation
即使；虽然
eg She’s going to have problems finding a job even if she gets her A levels.
Even if she survives, she’ll never fully recover.
4. But to what extent can we justify telling white lies like these
to what extent: to the degree or limit of sth.
到什么程度
eg to what extent (=how much) did she influence his decision
她在多大程度上影响了他的决定
【拓展】常见搭配如下：
to a certain / some extent = partly
to a great / large extent
to such an extent that / to the extent that = so much that
5. Would your friend trust your opinion… How would you expect others to… Moreover, how would you feel if you discovered…
在结束段中三个问句呼应了本段段首得出的结论：even white lies have results we cannot know in advance，通过排比的修辞手法让论点强调得铿锵有力并引发读者深思。
Write a short passage about your own experience when you told a white lie. And your own opinion on white lies is required in the passage.
Preview the next part: Writing an essay.
