词汇班教案L17-18.doc

Lesson 17 Don’t Think the Way Donkey or a Bee Does Step 1 ( ) 1. Who write Donkey of Guizhou Province? A. Su Dongpo B. Han Yu C. Liu Zong-yuan D. Du Fu ( ) 2. Which is right according to the story? A. The donkey kicked the tiger to death. B. The tiger was afraid to run away forever. C. The tiger ate the donkey at last. D. The donkey was very clever. ( ) 3. Where were the bees and flies put in the experiment? A. In a box B. In a paper bag C. In the water D. In a bottle ( ) 4. Choose the right statement. A. At last the bees ran away. B. At last the flies ran away. C. Both the bees and flies ran away. D. Neither the bees nor the flies ran away. ( ) 5. What should we learn from the story? A. We should work hard. B. We should be strict in our work. C. We should be kind to others. D. We should be creative in our work. Step 2 269/ 5 NOTES: You must have read “A Donkey in Guizhou Province,” written by the famous ancient Chinese writer Liu Zong-yuan! The tiger knew how the donkey would think and do and so he finally ate the donkey. There is another famous experiment of this kind as follows. Six honeybees and six flies were put into a glass bottle; then keep the bottle lying flat with the bottom facing the window. What will happen to the honeybees and the flies? You’ll see that the honeybees won’t stop looking for the exit on the bottom of the bottle until their strength gives out and they die or starve to death; but the flies, in less than two minutes, will pass through the other end of the bottle and run away. Why is that? Because the honeybees like sunlight, they think the exit must be in the brightest place. Therefore, they will keep trying to escape from the brightest side and then fail in the end. The way honeybees think is what causes their death. But on the other hand, these flies are not attracted to the sunlight, and they fly in every possible direction. Finally, luck comes to them. It is the place where the honeybee