(共16张PPT)
UNIT 2
MORALS AND VIRTUES
Listening and Speaking
Watch the video and further the understanding of moral dilemma.
Look at the picture. What’s happening？
Situation:
How to do:
Results:
The boy sees an old woman having fallen down on the street.
Stop to help her
Be late for the exam
Go to take the exam.
Old woman……
A moral dilemma
What is a moral dilemma
A moral dilemma is a situation in which you have two or more choices to make. If you choose one, you might get in trouble for not choosing the other(s).
Listen to the conversation and complete the table to describe the moral dilemma that Jane is talking about.
Situation The girl is taking the entrance examination for ____________________ in Beijing. During the exam, the student next to her fainted.
The girl’s choices She can _____________. Or She can ______________.
Possible results
finish the exam
a medical university
stop and help girl
She’ll get into medical university the girl might not get the help she needs.
She can put the needs of the other person first give up her chance to get into the university.
Strategies
Listen for attitudes
When you listen, you should pay attention not only to the words but also to HOW the speaker is talking. If people strongly disagree with something, they might exaggerate their intonation. If you hear people speaking very quickly or loudly, they may be excited or angry. If they speak slowly or stop often, they may be confused or not sure about what they are saying.
1 Jane is eager to share the magazine article with Luke.
2 Luke doubts that young people face moral dilemmas all the time.
3 Jane admires what the girl in the story did.
4 Luke doesn’t believe anybody would do what the girl in the story did.
5 Jane wonders how the girl became a doctor later.
Listen again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
T
T
T
F
1 What did the girl do to help the student
2 What was the girl’s name What was she famous for
Listen to the conversation carefully and answer the questions.
She carried the student to a safe place and looked after her. Then she went to the hospital with the student and called her sister.
Her name was Lin Qiaozhi. She later became a great doctor. She was famous for caring for tens of thousands of women and their babies.
3 What did Jane say about the girl’s life
Her life was full of hard choices, but she didn’t let them stop her from taking care of people who were in need. She always cared for others more than for herself.
Fill in the blanks according to the conversation.
Jane is sharing an article about moral dilemmas with her friend Luke. This article mentions a girl t_________ the entrance exam for a famous medical university in Beijing. During the exam, the student next to her __________. The girl stopped to help the student, t__________ that it was better to p__________ the needs of the other person f__________. Although the girl l__________ the exam that day, she became a great doctor. Her name was Lin Qiaozhi, who was famous for c_________ for tens of thousands of women and their babies in China.
taking
fainted
thinking
put
first
left
caring
L: Hi Jane! What are you reading
J: Oh, hey, Luke! I'm reading a very interesting magazine article about moral dilemmas.
L: Moral dilemma What do you mean
J: You know, it's when you have two choices, and you have to choose one, but for moral reasons, sometimes it could be really difficult to decide.
L: Oh, situations like that don't happen very often, do they
J: Actually, I think people face moral dilemmas all the time, even us students.
L: Really Like what
J: Well, for example, it mentions a girl who was taking the entrance exam for a medical university in Beijing. During the exam, the student next to her fainted. The girl had a choice. Should she finish the exam or should she stop and help the student
L: Surely the teachers would look after the student who fainted!
J: Well, that's what I thought--but not this girl. She stopped to help the student, thinking that it was better to put the needs of the other person first.
L: So what happened to her exam
J: She never finished it. Instead, she carried the student to a safe place and looked after her. Then she went to the hospital with the student and called her sister.
L: I can't believe she would give up her chance to get into medical university! Who would do such a thing
J: Well, that girl was Lin Qiaozhi. She later DID get into medical university and then she became a great doctor. She became famous for caring for tens of thousands of women and their babies.
L: Oh, wow! So she became a doctor even though she left her exam that day!
J: Yes. Her life was full of hard choices, but she didn't let them stop her from taking care of people who were in need. She always cared for others more than for herself.
Think about what you would do if you were ever faced with the same situation as the girl. Then share your thoughts with your group, and explain the reasons for your choice.
In my opinion/view…
Generally speaking,…
Personally, I don’t have the faintest idea about…
To my mind…
I’d just like to say…
As far as I’m concerned…
To be honest/frank…
If you ask me…
一个好人一生最好的部分，是他细小的、无名的、不被人记得的出于善良和爱的行为。
