课件Attitudes towards the Aged.ppt

Attitudes towards the Aged Yixing Vocational School I．Lead-in Qs:1. If you saw the old woman, what would you do? 2. If you were the old woman, what would you think? II. Revision of the vocabulary Step2:Find in the text the words or expressions which fit the following definitions. 1. To keep; continue to have or hold 2. Moral goodness or excellence 3. Mental view of the relative importance of things 4. Something (to be) carried; heavy load 5. Rather old; past middle age 6. To raise (one’s shoulders) slightly to show indifference, doubt, etc III. Listening True or False. ( ) 1. Filial piety has been regarded as a virtue for thousands of years in China. ( ) 2.Chinese people think Americans are callous towards old people. ( ) 3.The play will help you to understand the differences between the American culture and the Chinese culture. ( ) 4. The Chinese man went to help the elderly woman immediately. ( ) 5. The American man didn’t want to help the elderly woman. ( ) 6. After the American explained his behavior, the students began to forgive him. ( ) 7. Both the Chinese man and the American man were kind to the old woman. IV. Reading comprehension . Questions for Para 1: 1.Are elderly people generally respected in China? 2.What will happen if one doesn’t respect old people in China? Questions for Para 2: 1.How do Chinese people feel when they see Americans put their elderly parents in nursing homes? 2. What do Chinese people usually think about this? Questions for Para 4: 1. What did the Chinese do? 2. What’s the other students’ attitude towards him? V.Analysis 1.In their eyes, American are callous toward old people. in sb’ s eyes: in the opinion or estimation of sb 在某人的心目中 e.g. Don’t always look it up in a dictionary when you come