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1、Give words and expressions that can be used to describe a confident person.Lead-inLead-inGive words and expressions that can be used to describe an unconfident person.Enjoy a fableThe boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along, some people remarked, “it was a shame the old man
2、 was walking and the boy was riding.”Enjoy a fableThe 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 fableEnjoy a fableSo they both rode the donkey! Now they passed some
3、people that shamed them saying “how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey.” Enjoy a fableThe boy and man said they were probably right so they decided to carry the donkey. Enjoy a fableAs they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell into the river and drowned. Management
4、 Lesson: If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass. This is a fable.Here are some words and expressions takenfrom the reading passage. Make sure that you know the meaning of every word. pot crack imperfect leak out successfulbe ashamed of take advantage ofMake up a story with
5、these words. pot crack imperfect leak out successfulbe ashamed of take advantage ofRead the passage quickly and choose the best answer for each blank.1) The reading passage is a _. A. short story B. fable C. novel2) We can find the moral of the passage _. A. in the first paragraph B. in the middle C
6、. in the last paragraphFast readingFast reading3) The passage suggests that _.A. one of the two pots cracked and the water leaked out.B. if we make good use of our weakness, they will turn into strength.C. one of the two pots helped the water bearer water flowers.Read the passage carefully, and then
7、 answer the following questions.1. What words are used to describe the personality of the two pots? pot one pot twoDetailed-reading2. Why did the cracked pot apologize to the water bearer?Because he had been able to take only half of the load. The crack in hisside caused water to leak out all the wa
8、y back to his house.3. How did the water bearer take advantage of the cracked pots flaw?He took advantage of the pots flaw and planted some flower seeds on his side ofthe path. So every day as they walked back from the stream, they watered them. And they had so many beautiful flowers.4. What did the
9、 author mean by saying “were all cracked pots in some aspect”?We are not perfect. We all have some shortcomings just like the cracked pot in this story.5. Which pot do you like better? Why?I like the cracked one better because we are just like it. We all have some flaws this way or that. And we shou
10、ldlearn from the wise water bearer to make full use of our flaws. Remember:“Theres no rubbish in this world. Theres only wealth out of order.”Why did the author say “we are all cracked pots in some respects”? How should we treat our flaws?Discussion3. Work in pairs and retell the fable with the word
11、s below.pot crack imperfect leak out successful be ashamed of take advantage of Once there were two pots a cracked one and a perfect one. Being able to carry full size of the water, the perfect one was very proud. But the cracked one was ashamed of himself because he could only carry half of the loa
12、d of water. Was this flaw a real one? Was it really bad? Just look at what the clever bearer did. He took advantage of the flaw and planted a lot of seeds on the cracked pots side of the road. Because of the water from this pot, the flowers grew very well. They could appreciate beautiful flowers just because of the cracked pot. So, everything has two sides. Just make full use of your flaws.4. Write a summary of the fable with the help of the following words.Homework: Exercise 5 on page 35