Book 3 Unit 2 MORALS AND VIRTUES
Listening and Speaking: Talk about moral dilemmas
Famous quote:
“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want
to go and why you want to get there.” Kofi Annan quotes.
I. Learning objectives
In this class, you will be able to
1. master some new words and expressions about the theme, such as moral dilemmas.
2. judge the speakers’ attitudes and emotions by intonation.
3. get a deep understanding about the importance of good morals and virtues.
II. Activities
Activity 1 Research & Report
Q1: Which of the followings do you prefer for breakfast
A. Eggs and milk. B. Bread and milk.
Q2: What would you do if you saw your best friend cheating in an exam
A. Tell the teacher. B. Turn a blind eye.
Q3: What kind of music do you prefer
A. Pop music. B. Classical music.
Q4: If you’re going to be late for school and see an old lady fall down on the road. You would
A. stop and help her. B. continue to go to school.
Q5: Which subject do you prefer, Chinese or math
A. Chinese. B. Math.
Q6: If you are buying some snacks at the store and you see a thief stealing something. You would
A. pretend not to see. B. tell the store owner.
Activity 2 Learn & Understand
Activity 3 Listen & Complete
1. What choices did she face
Choice A: Should she
Choice B: Should she
2. How she did
She stopped to , thinking that it was better to of the other person first.
She to a safe place and her.
Then she with the student and .
3. What’s the result
She to get into medical university!
Finally, she even though she left her exam that day.
4. Why did she do so
She always more than .
Activity 4 Listen & Judge
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. Jane believes everybody would do what the girl in the story did.
5. Luke is curious about how the girl became a doctor later.
Activity 5 Role play
Activity 6 Rethink & Share
Sentence pattern: take Question 2 for example.
1. My choice:
If let me make a choice again, when I see my best friend cheating in an exam, I will choose to(二选一)
A. tell the teacher or B. turn a blind eye.
2. Possible results:
If I choose to A. tell the teacher, maybe my friend will be angry with me and don’t talk with me.
3. Why did I choose to do so
The reason why I choose to do so is that as a student, we should .
Activity 7 Reflect
Self-evaluation form: talk about moral dilemmas
Content Good ★★★ Average ★★ Need improvement ★
I can identify what moral dilemmas are.
I am able to understand the importance of good morals and virtues.
I can judge the speaker’s attitudes and emotions by intonation.
Total
Homework
Must do: Finish Activity 2 on P15.
Choose to do: Choose one of the questions in the survey to write a short report.
Listening material
Sentence pattern
Take Question 2 for example.
1. My choice:
If let me make a choice again, when I see my best friend cheating in an exam, I will choose to(二选一)A. tell the teacher or B. turn a blind eye.
2. Possible results:
If I choose to , maybe .
3. Why did I choose to do so
The reason why I choose to do so is that as a student, we should .