1、Unit5,Read the following sentences aloud, paying special attention to liaison.,Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I choose to walk every step will show. They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expedi
2、ency . Dont be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be smarter than you are.,1. 2.3.,Reading aloud,Pre-reading Activities -Reading aloud1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Dont engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life.
3、Self-respect and a clear conscience are components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others.,4.5.,Pre-reading Activities -Reading aloud2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,1. Quote Dante Alighieri: Follow your own course, and let people talk.
4、,Cultural information,Cultural information 1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,2. Belief,Cultural information 2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,The concept of belief presumes a subject (the believer) and an object of belief (the proposition). So, lik
5、e other propositional attitudes, belief implies the existence of mental states and intentionality, both of which are hotly debated topics in the philosophy of mind whose foundations and relation to brain states are still controversial.Beliefs are sometimes divided into core beliefs (those you may be
6、 actively thinking about) and dispositional beliefs (those you may ascribe to but have never previously thought about). For example, if asked “do you believe tigers wear,pink pajamas?”, a person might answer that they do not, despite the fact they may never have thought about this situation before.T
7、hat a belief is a mental state has been seen, by some, as contentious. While some philosophers have argued that beliefs are represented in the mind as sentence-like constructs, others have gone as far as arguing that there is no consistent or coherent mental representation that underlies our common
8、use of the belief concept and that it is therefore obsolete and should be rejected.,Cultural information 3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.,What do you think of Mirandas life according to the video?If you were Andrea, wo
9、uld you leave or stay?,1. 2.,Audiovisual supplement,Pre-reading Activities-Audiovisual supplements1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Shes a typical celebrity. She enjoys peoples attention. She lives high and has lots of luxuries.,Open.,Pre-reading Activities-Audiovisual supp
10、lements3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Miranda: Andrea: Miranda: Andrea:,But I really I see a great deal of myself in you. You can see beyond what people want and what they need and you can choose for yourself. I dont think Im like that. I I couldnt do what you did to Nig
11、el, Miranda. I couldnt do something like that. Mm You already did. To Emily. Thats not what I No, that was that was different. I didnt have a choice.,Video Script1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Video Script2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Mirand
12、a: Andrea: Miranda:,Oh, no, you chose. You chose to get ahead. You want this life those choices are necessary. But what if this isnt what I want? I mean, what if I dont wanna live the way you live? Oh, dont be ridiculous, Andrea. Everybody wants this. Everybody wants to be us.,The writer realizes th
13、e present and the real of integrity. He wants to tell us that integrity is in every area of society and that it is something we must ourselves. He wants to convince us that only by in the face of personal pressure, by always and by , can we live a rich life of principle and success.,Summarize the ma
14、in idea of the text.,Main idea,scarcity,_,Global Reading-Main idea,Main idea,Structural analysis,importance,_,what is fundamental,_,demand of,_,standing firmly for,our convictions,giving others credit that is rightfully theirs,_,being honest and open about what we really are,_,1. Work out the struct
15、ure of the text by completing the table.,Structural analysis,This part contains a contrast: the authors grandparents and their generation firmly believed in honesty and demonstrated it by the way they lived, but nowadays integrity is getting scarcer.,This part is devoted to an explanation of what th
16、e author calls the Integrity Triad.,Structural analysis 1,Main idea,Structural analysis,The writer further explains what integrity means and points out what benefit and prospect a life of principle will bring you.,Structural analysis 2,Main idea,Structural analysis,2. What are the two methods the au
17、thor uses to explain the three principles that constitute the Integrity Triad?,Structural analysis 3,Main idea,Structural analysis,The writer explains the principles mainly by using examples (as in the explanation of the first two principles) and persuasion (as in that of the third).,1. My grandpare
18、nts believed you were either honest or you werent. There was no in-between. They had a simple motto hanging on their living-room wall, “Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I choose to walk every step will show.” They didnt have to talk about it they demonstrated the motto by the way the
19、y lived.,How to Be True to Yourself,Detailed reading1,Detailed reading,2. They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is not relative to the situation at hand. Integrity is an inner standard for ju
20、dging your behavior. Unfortunately, integrity is in short supply today and getting scarcer. But it is the real bottom line in every area of society. And it is something we must demand of ourselves.,Detailed reading2,Detailed reading,3. A good test for this value is to look at what I call the Integri
21、ty Triad, which consists of three key principles: 4. Stand firmly for your convictions in the face of personal pressure. Theres a story told about a surgical nurses first day on the medical team at a well-known hospital. She was responsible for ensuring that all instruments and materials were accoun
22、ted for during an abdominal operation. The nurse said to the surgeon, “Youve only removed 11 sponges, and we used 12. We need to find the last one.”,Detailed reading3-4,Detailed reading,5. “I removed them all,” the doctor declared. “Well close now.” 6. “You cant do that, sir,” objected the rookie nu
23、rse, “Think of the patient.” 7. Smiling, the surgeon lifted his foot and showed the nurse the 12th sponge. “Youll do just fine in this or any other hospital,” he told her. 8. When you know you are right, you cant back down.,Detailed reading5-8,Detailed reading,9. Always give others credit that is ri
24、ghtfully theirs. Dont be afraid of those who might have a better idea or who might even be smarter than you are. 10. David Ogilvy, founder of the advertising firm Ogilvy & Mather, made this point clear to his newly-appointed office heads by sending each a Russian nesting doll with five progressively
25、 smaller figures inside.,Detailed reading9-10,Detailed reading,11. His message was contained in the smallest doll, “If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, Ogilvy & Mather will become a co
26、mpany of giants.” And that is precisely what the company became one of the largest and most respected advertising organizations in the world.,Detailed reading11,Detailed reading,12. Be honest and open about what you really are. People who lack genuine core values rely on external factors their looks
27、 or status in order to feel good about themselves. Inevitably they will do everything they can to preserve this faade, but they will do very little to develop their inner value and personal growth. 13. So be yourself. Dont engage in a personal cover-up of areas that are unpleasing in your life. When
28、 its tough, do it tough. In other words, face reality and be adult in our responses to lifes challenges.,Detailed reading12-13,Detailed reading,14. Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others. 15. Integrity m
29、eans you do what you do because its right and not just fashionable or politically correct. A life of principle, of not succumbing to the seductive sirens of an easy morality, will always win the day. It will take you forward into the 21st century without having to check your tracks in a rearview mir
30、ror. My grandparents taught me that.,Detailed reading14-15,Detailed reading,demonstrate： vt. 1) show; make clear,Detailed reading1- demonstrate 1,e.g.,These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country. Research has demonstrated that babies can recognize their moth
31、ers voice very soon after birth.,Detailed reading,2) make a public expression that you are not satisfied about something, especially by marching or having a meeting,e.g.,Thousands of people gathered to demonstrate against the new proposals. 成千上万的人一起游行示威反对新提议。,Detailed reading1 demonstrate 2,Derivati
32、ons:,demonstration: n. demonstrative: adj.,Detailed reading,Synonyms:,show, exhibit, display,Translation:,Galileo demonstrated that objects of different weights fall at the same speed. 伽利略证明，不同重量的物体下落时速度相同。 Please demonstrate how the machine works. 请示范机器的使用方法。,Translation:,Detailed reading1 integrit
33、y 1,Detailed reading,integrity: n. 1) the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change,e.g.,No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity. You can trust him; he is a man of complete integrity. 你可以相信他，他是一个刚正不阿的人。,2) the quality of being w
34、hole and complete,e.g.,Our integrity as a nation is threatened by these separatist forces. 我们国家的完整受到了这些分裂主义势力的威胁。,Detailed reading1 integrity 2,Detailed reading,Synonyms:,honesty, unity, wholeness,Collocation:,in ones integrity 完整，原封未动,Detailed reading1 morality 1,Detailed reading,morality: n. a per
35、sonal or social set of standards for good or bad behavior and character, or the quality of being right, honest or acceptable,e.g.,They are discussing the morality of cloning. 他们正在讨论克隆的道德性。 His ways of making money are certainly successful, but I doubt their morality.,Synonym:,ethics,Antonym:,immoral
36、ity,Derivation:,moral adj.,e.g.,I am unconcerned with questions of religion or morality. 我对宗教问题或者道德问题不感兴趣。 Whether a country should have nuclear weapons or not should be a question of ethics, not of politics. 一个国家是否该拥有核武器应该是个道德问题，而非政治问题。 Ethics is a branch of philosophy. 伦理学是哲学的分科。,Detailed reading1
37、 morality 2,Detailed reading,Comparison:,morality, ethics,morality: the rightness or pureness of behavior ethics: It refers to the study of what is morally right, what is not and the questions concerned.,Detailed reading1- expediency,Detailed reading,expediency: n. when something is helpful or usefu
38、l in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable,e.g.,His behaviour seems to be governed solely by expediency. All his actions are governed by expediency. 他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。,Synonym:,expedience,Derivation:,expedient adj.,Detailed reading1- at hand,Detailed reading,at hand: near in time
39、 or place,e.g.,He always kept the picture of his girlfriends close at hand. 他总是把女朋友的相片放在身边。 Your big moment is at hand. 你的重大时刻即将到来。,Detailed reading1- scarce,Detailed reading,scarce: adj. not easy to find or get,e.g.,Food was scarce throughout the war. 在战争期间食物匮乏。 Hotel accommodation was scarce durin
40、g the Olympic Games. 奥运会期间，旅馆房间很难找。 Food and clean water were becoming scarce.,Synonym:,deficient,Derivation:,scarcity n.,Detailed reading1- the bottom line 1,Detailed reading,the bottom line: the most important fact in a situation,e.g.,The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to
41、 complete the project. If you dont make a profit, you go out of business: thats the bottom line. 不盈利，就停业：根本问题就在这里。,Detailed reading1- the bottom line 2,Detailed reading,Activity: Sentence MakingDirection: You are supposed to make sentences by using the following words or phrases as many as possible,
42、the bottom line scarce expediency morality at hand scarce,My grandparents believed you were either honest or you werent. There was no in-between.,Detailed reading1- My grandparents believed ,Translation:,我的祖父母坚信人要么是诚实的要么是不诚实的，不存在中间的品质。,Detailed reading,They had a simple motto hanging on their living
43、-room wall, “Life is like a field of newly fallen snow; where I choose to walk every step will show.”,Detailed reading1- They had a simple motto hanging ,Translation:,他们起居室的墙上挂着一条简短的箴言。箴言写道：“生活就像一块刚刚下过雪的土地；我选择从哪里走过，哪里就会留下清晰的足迹。”,Detailed reading,出于直觉，他们领悟到“正直”意味着拥有自己的道德和伦理标准，不会出于权宜而牺牲这一标准，也不会将它与眼下的形
44、式联系起来。,They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is not relative to the situation at hand.,Explanation:,Integrity means that one should have a personal standard for judging what is morally right
45、and wrong. He does what he thinks he should do, not what he thinks will help him and his judgment is not affected by any external circumstances.,Translation:,Detailed reading1- They understood instinctively ,Detailed reading,Detailed reading1- But it is the real bottom ,Detailed reading,但是，这是社会任何领域中
46、真实的底线。,But it is the real bottom line in every area of society.,Paraphrase:,But it is the most important consideration in every social activity and, therefore, you must accept it, even though you may not like it.,Translation:,2) What prompted the writer to write about the topic?,Detailed reading2Que
47、sion2,Integrity is in short supply today, but it is the really fundamental thing in every activity of society and a basic quality that we must possess.,Detailed reading,Paragraphs 1-2 Questions1) What is the contrast presented in the beginning?,The writers grandparents and their generation firmly be
48、lieved in honesty and demonstrated it by the way they lived, but nowadays integrity is getting scarcer.,consist of: be made of or formed from something,Detailed reading2- consist of 1,e.g.,A week consists of seven days. Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter consist of atoms. 大多数人熟悉一切物质都由原子组成这一概念。 The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans. Its a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables.,
