Freshmen English Listening & Speaking

Unit 7 Family Value

Ask a Partner

Do you always tell the truth? When is the last time you told a lie?

What was it about? Why?

Situation

Yoko remembers something important when she was 13.

It was about her mother. What did Yoko’s mother lie about? Why do you think she lied? What would you do if you were her

mother?

With a partner, talk about the questions below

What was Yoko’s story about? What was her mother’s point of view? What was Yoko’s point of view then? What is Yoko’s point of view now?

Listen Again – for details

1. How old was the vase?2. What did Mrs. Sato say about her son?3. Did Yoko’s mother tell the truth?4. Did Yoko agree with her mother when

she was a young girl?

Vocabulary

Fixing tea: making tea Valuable: worth a lot of $ Replied: reply = answer Sweets: candies Precious: rare and worth a lot of $ Treasure: valuable and important objects Wise: to describe people who make good

decisions, give good advice, bcoz they have a lot of experience in life

Somehow: for some reason…

“Is there no other way?” I asked. “NO, there is no other way,: my mother

said.”

What do you think?

Yeon-Suk: You should always tell the truth. It doesn’t matter if the truth hurts

Susan: It’s OK to lie sometimes. Telling the truth can hurt.

Ken: It’s a good idea to hide our true feelings

Lessons with People

In p. 36, make a list of lessons you learned from people/incidents.

Rate the importance: 1= most important, 8 = least important

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3PAW7zjgPw (spotting liars)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8zlDhbEfE8&feature=related (examples)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQENwD-QlRA&feature=related (body languages)

A Special Object

In p. 37 Read your handout on Lies In the 15 white lies on the list, which

ones are ok? Which ones are not? Why?