(共18张PPT)
必修三 Unit 1
Knowing me, knowing you (4)
高一年级 英语
Developing ideas
Little white lies
Reading
Warm-up
Look at the pictures. What would you say if you were Student B
I didn’t do very well in the exam. I only scored 60. What about you
Warm-up
Have you ever been in other similar situations If so, how did you deal with it
We all know that honesty is an important value (价值观)and that lying is wrong, but who can honestly say that they’ve never told a lie 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. (Para.2)
Reading for general information
We all surely had the experience of someone cooking a meal for us that we don’t like. The majority of us (我们大多数...) of course don’t tell the truth — we lie and say that the food is “delicious”. (Para.3)
Or if a friend asks us what we think of their new haircut, we say “it’s great!”, even if we think it’s awful. But to what extent can we justify telling white lies like these (Para.4)
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We all know that honesty is an important value and that lying is wrong, but who can honestly say that they’ve never told a lie 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. (Para.2)
Reading for general information
We all surely had the experience of someone cooking a meal for us that we don’t like. The majority of us of course don’t tell the truth — we lie and say that the food is “delicious”. (Para.3)
Or if a friend asks us what we think of their new haircut, we say “it’s great!”, even if we think it’s awful. But to what extent can we justify telling white lies like these (Para.4)
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One of the main reasons for telling a white lie is to try to make others feel better. However, when we lie and say that someone’s haircut looks good, or when we say that we love a meal that we secretly hate, are we really hoping to improve the situation for someone else Perhaps we are in fact lying to protect ourselves from the disappointment and anger of others. (Para.5)
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Another reason for telling a white lie is to give encouragement. Say for example that your friend asks you what you think of his singing. You of course say that it’s wonderful, despite secretly thinking that your cat can sing better. Stop for a moment and consider that perhaps your friend wants some frank comments from you so that they can improve. Or perhaps they need to know that they should look for a different hobby. (Para.6)
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Finally, we may also tell a white lie when we want to protect others from bad news. If you’ve had a bad day, do you tell your parents about it or do you hide your tears and lie that your day was “fine” If the latter, don’t you think your parents would want to listen to you and understand your feelings Wouldn’t it be better to respect their concern for you and ask for their advice (Para.7)
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Perhaps the meal you said was “delicious” will be served every time you visit. Would your friend trust your opinion again if he found out you had lied about his “wonderful” singing How would you expect others to truly understand your emotions if you only shared good news instead of bad Moreover, how would you feel if you discovered that the people closest to you had been hiding the truth from you (Para.8)
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Introduction We know lying is wrong, so why do we tell white lies
(We thought we could justify the white lies we tell.)
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Let’s fill in the tables to outline the detailed information
Reason 1 To make others ___________________
Example(s) Someone’s cooking ___________________
Someone’s haircut _______________________
Analysis Perhaps we lie to protect ourselves __________________
______________________________
feel better
is “great”.
looks “good”.
from the disappointment
and anger of others.
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Reason 2 ____________________________
Example(s) ____________________________________
Analysis Perhaps your friend wants _____________________________________________________________________
Perhaps they need to know ____________________________________
To give others encouragement
Your friend’s singing is “wonderful”.
some frank comments from you so as to improve his singing.
that they should look for a different hobby.
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Reason 3 ____________________________
Example(s) ____________________________________
Analysis Perhaps your parents _____________________________________________________________________
want to listen to you and understand
your true feelings.
To protect others from bad news
Your day was “fine”.
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Conclusion Even white lies may have results we cannot predict. ________________________________________________________________
So we can’t always justify telling white lies
to hide the truth.
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Thanks!