1、Its a kind of traditional short story.It teaches a moral lesson.Its usually a story with animals as characters.These stories are always considered as a group.For example,Aesops Fables.What is this kind of writing called?1.The Farmer and the Snake2.Wolf Is Coming3.Better late than never4.Crow drink w
2、ater5.The wolf and the lamb6.Staying by a Stump and Waiting for More Hares to Come and Dash Themselves Against itHave you ever read these fables?What kinds of good morals and virtues do the fables reflect?People should deal with things as the circumstances change.What kind of good morals and virtues
3、 do the fables reflect?If you only like to listen to good words,you are likely to be cheated.Use your brain to analyze things.Dont believe others words easily.What kind of good morals and virtues do the fables reflect?People should follow the laws of nature.Being too eager for something always makes
4、 it worse.Read the fable on page20 and answer the following question：What does the fable tell us?It tells us not to ignore and complain about the problems we meet,but to solve it positively.Complete the table according to the story.PersonExperienceEmotionResponsemilkmancrashed into the stoneangrywen
5、t awaywoman with waterother villagersyoung girltripped over the stone sadlimped away in tearscomplained about the stonenobody made an attempt to move the stoneupset succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the streetwanted to find the owner of the gold tired,surprised writingB O O K R E V I E WA
6、 Sample:A Book Review of The Stone in the RoadRead for the structure.1234Basic information about the story (KP.1)The summary of the story(KP.2)Your analysis of the story(KP.3)Your opinion about the story(KP.4)How many parts can this article be divided into?What does each part mainly talk about?Learn
7、 to write the structure.1234Basic information about the story(Para.1)The summary of the story(Para.2)Your analysis of the story(Para.3)Your opinion about the story(Para.4)How to change the structure to fit our article?What is the title of the story?What kinds of story is it?What is the authors purpo
8、se?Were the details of the story clear?Do you think the story achieved its purpose?What did you like about the story?What did you not like about the story?Would you recommend this story to others?Why?What is the main idea of the story?1.Write a review of the fable.Use the outline below to help you.P
9、ara 2Analysis of the storyPara 3Your opinion about the storyPara 1Basic information about the storyWhat is the title of the story?What kind of story is it?What is the main idea of the story?What is the main idea of the story?Were the details of the story clear?Do you think the story achieved its pur
10、pose?What did you like about the story?What did you not like about the story?Would you recommend this story to others?Paragraph 1:Basic information about the story.1.What is the title of the story?2.What kind of story is it?The Stone in the Road.An old fable.Paragraph 2:The summary of the story1.Wha
11、t is the main idea of the story?It is about a king who wanted to teach villagers a lesson.He hid gold coins under the stone in the middle of the street as a reward for those who would move it to another place.Most of the people ignored the stone while a girl chose to move it.Paragraph 3:Your analysi
12、s of the story.1.What is the authors purpose?2.Were the details of the story clear?3.Do you think the story achieved its purpose?To impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.The author has done a good job in achieving his purpose.Yes.The details were
13、 clear.The story is quite successful in achieving its purpose.Paragraph 4:Your opinion about the story.1.What did you like about the story?2.What did you not like about the story?3.Would you recommend this story to others?Why?It had a sharp contrast about human nature.While the moral was clear,the a
14、ctions of the king seemed pointless to me.Yes,it is instructive in educating people to have a sense of community and responsibility.Para 2.It is about a king who wanted to teach villagers a lesson by hiding gold under the stone in the street to check whether people would like to move it to another p
15、lace or not.Most of people ignored the stone while a girl chose to move it.Read for writing method.How to describe the plots of a story in detail?Tip:When we try to describe a plot,we need to use some clauses such as relative clauses or adverbial phrases to add the character,time,place,the beginning
16、,climax and ending of the story.Para 4More importantly，we should learn from the selfless girl who was always caring for others in the story rather than other selfish villagers.Read for writing method.Learn to use comparison writing method.Tip:When we try to show a clear attitude,we can use some adje
17、ctives.Read for good expressions.Underline good expressions that you can apply in your own article.Use them to make your own sentences.Discuss in your groups and show your best sentences.Learn for good expressions.P a r a.1 Read the diary again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you ma
18、y use in your own article.Im more than delighted to introduce my favourite fable to you.“The Stone in the Road”is one of the most popular fables I have ever read,which impressed me a lot then.Im more than delighted to introduce my favourite fable to you.“Waiting for gains without pains”is one of the
19、 most popular fables I have ever read，which impressed me a lot then.Learn for good expressions.P a r a.4 Read the diary again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you may use in your own article.The fable also teaches us a lesson:one good turn deserves another.The fable also teaches us a
20、 lesson:no pains,no gains.Read for writers feelings.Some positive adjectives and adverbials Clear comparison Some clauses A clear structure How did the author express his opinion？Thank youE N DWrite on your own.KP1:Basic information about the storyIm more than delighted to introduce my favourite fab
21、le to you.“Waiting for gains without pains”is one of the most popular fables I have ever read,which impressed me a lot then.Write on your own.KP2:The summary of the story It is about a farmer who worked hard in the fields.One day,he happened to see a rabbit bumping into a tree stump accidentally and
22、 the rabbit finally died.So he took the rabbit home for dinner.From then on,he gave up farming,and just waited for rabbits to come and bump into it.But from then on,he never saw another rabbit bump into the tree stump.Write on your own.KP 3:Your analysis of the story The fable is intended to tell pe
23、ople that those who just wait for luck,rather than make efforts to obtain what they need,will gain nothing.In fact,what we should do is to take action at once to work harder.Write on your own.KP4:Your opinion about the storyI like the story very much and I think it is very meaningful and helpful to
24、us.The fable also teaches us a lesson:no pains,no gains.I will undoubtedly recommend this fable to all of you.A Book Review of“Waiting for Gains without Pains”Im more than delighted to introduce my favourite fable to you.“Waiting for gains without pains”is one of the most popular fables I have ever
25、read,which impressed me a lot then.It is about a farmer who worked hard in the fields.One day,he happened to see a rabbit bump into a tree stump accidentally and the rabbit finally die.So he took the rabbit home for dinner.From then on,he gave up farming,and just waited for rabbits to come and bump
26、into the tree.But from then on,he never saw another rabbit bump into the tree stump.The fable is intended to tell people that those who just wait for luck,rather than make efforts to obtain what they need,will gain nothing.In fact,what we should do is to take action at once to work harder.I like the
27、 story very much and I think it is very meaningful and helpful to us.The fable also teaches us a lesson:no pains,no gains.I will undoubtedly recommend this fable to all of you.Summary for structure.How to write a review?Basic information about the storyKP 1:KP 2:KP3:Your analysis of the storyThe summary of the storyKP 4:Your opinion about the storySummary.Review the writing methods we have learned before:Homework.2013福建阅读下面的漫画，按要求用英文写一篇短文。内容要求：1.描述漫画内容；2.分析漫画所揭示的问题；3.提出你的看法。参考词汇:pave the way From the picture,we can see a family of three walking on a long red carpet.
