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LOGOUnit5应用英语系戚萍萍TeachingobjectivesI.Totalkaboutthetopicoflyingfreelyandunderstandtherealtruthoflies.III.Tomastersomekeyvocabularyanddifficultlanguagepoints.Tograspthemainideaofthetext,mastertheauthor’swritingstyleandmakeclearthestructureofthewholepassage.II.ContentsConsolidationactivitiesWarming-upactivitiesGlobalstudyofthetextDetailedstudyofthetextWarming-upactivitiesBlackliesBlackliesBlackliesreferstomaliciouslies,theyaretoldtodeceivesomeoneelsefortheliar'sadvantage.Usually,peoplegethurtoristakenadvantageof.WhiteliesSupposeyouareintrouble.Whenyourparentscallyouandaskhowyouare,willyoutellthemaliebysayingthatyouarefineortellthemthetruth?Awhitelieisonethatlacksevilintent.Itisharmlessortrivial,andisfrequentlysaidinordertoshowthespeaker'sgoodintentionandavoidhurtingsomeone’sfeelings.Listsomesituationsinwhichyouthinkawhiteliewouldbetold.…Discussaboutthewould-bebenefitsandwould-becostsaboutwhitelies.GroupdiscussionQuotes—lie&truthTruthisbeautiful,withoutdoubt;butsoarelies.---RalphWaldoEmersonAliestandsononeleg,truthontwo.---BenjaminFranklinTruthiscompletelyspontaneous.Lieshavetobetaught.---RichardBuckminsterFullerJr.Truthisthesafestlie.---JewishProverbItisalwaysthebestpolicytotellthetruth,unless,ofcourse,youareanexceptionallygoodliar.---JeromeK.JeromeGlobalstudyofthetextTextwritingstylebackgourndstrucutralanalysismainideatoneofwritingconsequencesoflyingItisanessaywhichintendstoconvincethereadertobelievewhattheauthorbelievesaboutacertaintopic.(acleartopicstatement,sufficientevidenceorexamples,logicalreasoning)BackgroundinformationThistextisselectedfromReader'sDigestinNovember,1999.theauthor:RandyFitzgeraldStyle:an___________________________essayina____________style.argumentativeorpersuasivejournalisticMainideaTheme:toprovetherealtruthaboutlies.Thetone:quitehumorousasitresortstodailylifeandcausesmuchresonance.Inthistext,theauthorassertstheubiquitouspresenceofpettywhitelies,analyzesits________,discussesitsgrave______________,andconcludesthatsomeliesare__________,whileothersaretobe________.causesconsequencesavoidedjustifiableStructuralanalysisparas16-18Discussingwhetherliesshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.PartIPartIIPartIIIPartIVparas7-11Tellinglittlewhiteliesisacommonpracticeandthereasonfortellingsuchliesisfamiliar---wedon'twanttohurtothers.paras12-15Theconsequencesoftellinglies.paras1-6Introducingthetopicbyreportingtwosurveyresults.Theconsequencesoflyingfallintothreeaspects:thedeceivedmayfeelcheatedandwon'ttrusttheliaranymore;theliarwilllosetrustfromthedeceivedandgetentangledinthelieshefabricates;thesocietyasawholewouldcollapseasitsmembersdonottrusteachotheranymore.Consequencesoflying(paras.12-15)DetailedstudyofthetextvocabularysentencestructureculturalnoteswritingtechniquegrammarrhetoricalfeaturessentenceparaphrasePart11AttheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,psychologyprofessorBellaDePaulogot77studentsand70townspeopletovolunteerforanunusualproject.Allkeptdiariesforaweek,recordingthenumbersanddetailsoftheliestheytold.2OnestudentandsixCharlottesvilleresidentsprofessedtohavetoldnofalsehoods.Theother140participantstold1535.questions:paras.1-6Part13Theliesweremostoftennotwhatmostofuswouldcallearth-shattering.Someonewouldpretendtobemorepositiveorsupportiveofaspouseorfriendthanheorshereallywas,orfeignagreementwitharelative'sopinion.AccordingtoDePaulo,womenintheirinteractionswithotherwomenliedmostlytosparetheother'sfeelings.Menliedtoothermengenerallyforself-promotingreasons.Part14Moststrikingly,thesetellers-of-a-thousand-liesreportedthattheirdeceptionscausedthemlittlepreoccupationorregret.Mightthat,too,bealie?Perhaps.Butthereisevidencethatthisattitudetowardscasualuseofprevaricationiscommon.Part15*Forexample,20,000middle-andhigh-schoolersweresurveyedbytheJosephsonInstituteofEthics—anonprofitorganizationinMarinadelRey,California,devotedtocharactereducation.*Ninety-twopercentoftheteenagersadmittedhavingliedtotheirparentsinthepreviousyear,and73percentcharacterizedthemselvesasserialliars,meaningtheytoldliesweekly.Despitetheseadmissions,91percentofallrespondentssaidtheyweresatisfiedwithmyownethicsandcharacter.Part16ThinkhowoftenweheartheexpressionsI'llcallyouorThecheckisinthemailorI'msorry,buthesteppedout.*Andthenthereareprofessions—lawyers,pundits,publicrelationsconsultants—whosemembersseemtospecializeinshapingorspinningthetruthtosuitclients'needs.Part27Littlewhitelieshavebecomeubiquitous,andthereasonswegiveeachotherfortellingfibsarefamiliar.Consider,forexample,acorporateexecutivewhomI'llcallTom.Hegoeswithhiswifeandsontohismother-in-law'shomeforaholidaydinnereveryyear.Tomdislikesherspecialpumpkinpieintensely.Invariablyhetellsherhowwonderfulitis,toavoidhurtingherfeelings.questions:paras.7-11Part28What'swrongwiththat?TomaskedMichaelJosephson,presidentoftheJosephsonInstitute.It'saquestionwemightallask.Part29JosephsonrepliedbyaskingTomtoconsidertheliefromhismother-in-law'spointofview.SupposethatonedayTom'schildblurtsoutthetruth,andshediscoversthedeceit.Willshetellherson-in-law,Thankyouforcaringsomuch?Oriss
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