2019-2020学年度第26-32期总第780-786期
Don't let fear prevent kindness (P16)
安徽省宁国中学    秦迎

Pre-reading
What do you know about the novel coronavirus pneumonia?
outbreak in Wuhan
COVID-19
spread around the world
cause death
confirmed and suspected patients
infected patients and areas
discrimination
hatred
evacuation
…

Read the title “Don’t let fear prevent kindness” and predict:

What would the article talk about?

While-reading
Main idea
COVID-19 spreading not only in China but also around the world has caused fear even racism, but it is the disease that we should fight, not those who suffer from it.

Understanding the details:
1. What have fear and misinformation brought about?
This has led to countries closing borders with China and putting travel bans in place, hoping to protect their own citizens, and even racism.

2. What advice does the article give us to deal with fear and misinformation?
People should educate themselves, stick to the facts and not let fear cause hatred, intolerance and racism.

Read the article again and analyze its structure.
Structure:
• It begins with a general statement which introduces the subject.
• It contains a series of factual paragraphs which detail the subject.
• It ends with a concluding statement which shows the author’s attitude.

Complete the sentences using the right forms of the given words.
fuel   issue   confirm   information   include

1. TEENS is a lively and ________read.
2. All of us, myself _______, have been devoted to academic study.
3. _____ rumors is the last thing he can do.
4. New members will be ____ with a temporary identity card.
5. The number of _______ cases is decreasing.
(Answers: 1. informative 2. included 3. Fueling 4. issued 5. confirmed)

Post-reading
Discussion:
If you were in Wuhan, what would you like to say about this sudden rise of the novel coronavirus?