TEENS初三20-21学年第13期总第643期教案

凌红珊

 

 

Seek out honest advice (P5)

 

 

I. Warm up

1. How do you feel when others point out your mistakes?

 

2. Will you continue to be friends with them?

 

II. Pre-reading

1. Have you ever heard the story of Pei Ju?

 

2. What can we learn from the title?

 

III. While reading

Read the article and find out:

 

1. What’s the main idea of the story?

 

2. How many parts can the story be divided into?

 

 

Detail reading

1. During how many dynasties did Pei Ju work? What was his reputation like?

 

 

2. What was Pei like when he was an official during the Sui Dynasty?

A. He always agreed with the emperor.

B. He knew very little about the emperor.

C. He fought many wars for the emperor.

D. He never spoke in front of the emperor.

A

 

warlike adj. 好战的

downfall n. 衰败

resource n. 资源

speak out against his wrongs 对他的错误直言不讳

 

3. Why was Pei so honest with Emperor Taizong?

A. Because Taizong treated him well.

B. Because he enjoyed challenging others.

C. Because Taizong could accept frank advice.

D. Because he didn’t like the new government.

C

 

be affected by 受……影响

 

4. What does the story tell us?

Our surroundings make a difference.

Those who are willing to hear criticism can benefit from it.

 

5. What does Xie Cun think about Pei?

A. He was a perfect role model.

B. He did many undesirable things.

C. He was influenced by his environment.

D. He should’ve chosen a better master to serve.

C

 

6. What can we learn from the story?

A. We shouldn’t make friends with people like Pei.

B. We should be open-minded and welcome frank advice.

C. Being frank with others can stop us from making new friends. 

D. Criticizing others can help us improve.

B

 

benefit v. 受益

open-minded adj. 开明的

fake adj. 假的

 

 

IV. Word in use

Translation

1. 欢迎坦率的建议对我们有用。

2. 真正的朋友关心你，能真诚地指出你的错误。

3. 一个好的环境鼓励我们做好事，而一个坏的环境可能会导致我们做不好的事情。

 

1. Welcoming frank advice is useful for us.

2. True friends care about you and sincerely point out your mistakes.

3. A good environment encourages us to do good deeds, while a bad one may lead us to do undesirable things.

 

 

 

V. Post-reading

Are you willing to hear criticism? How should we respond to criticism?