GettingReadyandReading.ppt

* 重庆大学版 高一 (2) Unit 3 Give words and expressions that can be used to describe a confident person. happy satisfied helpful magnanimous successful optimistic Lead-in resolute brave Give words and expressions that can be used to describe an unconfident person. unhappy unsatisfied helpless sad unsuccessful unoptimistic negative hesitate Enjoy a fable The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along, some people remarked, “it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding.” Enjoy a fable The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions. Later, they passed some people that remarked, “What a shame, he makes that little boy walk.” Enjoy a fable They decided they both would walk! Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. Enjoy a fable So they both rode the donkey! Now they passed some people that shamed them saying “how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey.” Enjoy a fable The boy and man said they were probably right so they decided to carry the donkey. Management Lesson: If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass/ donkey. This is a fable. Here are some words and expressions taken from the reading passage. Make sure that you know the meaning of every word. pot crack imperfect leak out successful be ashamed of take advantage of pot 壶； 灌 crack 裂 缝 A perfect eagle imperfect leak out 漏水 successful 成 功 be ashamed of 惭愧 take advantage of 利 用 Make up a story with these words. pot crack imperfect leak out successful be ashamed of take advantage of crack Read the passage quickly and choose the best answer for each blank. 1) The reading passage is a ________. A. short story B. fable C. novel 2) We can find the moral of the passage __. A. in the first paragraph B. in the middle C. in the last paragraph Fast reading 3) The passage s