新视野英语教程读写教程4第四版

CONTENTSAroundtheTopic?ReadingThrough?BasicWritingSkills?ReadingMore?PracticalWriting?ChineseWisdom?HomeandFamilyLifeUnit6

Familylifehasaprofoundimpactonthepeoplewebecome,thelivesweliveandthesocietyasawhole.Forexample,ifchildrenwerenottaughttoloveandrespecttheirparentsfromanearlyage,wewouldnothavetheharmonioussocietywedo.Meanwhile,aseeminglysimpledailyritual,suchassittingdowntoeattogetherasafamily,canhavebothphysicalandmentalbenefits.Whatelementsoffamilylifehavepreparedyoubestforlifeasanadult?Andwhatdoyouthinkarethekeyingredientsofastable,happyfamilysituation?

Differentpeoplehavedifferentunderstandingsoffamily.Workinpairsandaskeachotherthefollowingquestionsaboutfamilywhilechecking(?)theanswersandprovidingyourownintheblanks.WhichofthefollowingChinesesayingsabout2dealfamilyshouldbelike?familydoyoumostagreewith?1ThesayingImostagreewithisThesayingmypartnermostagreeswithis□Fallenleavesreturntotheirroots(叶落归根)□?Ifthefamilylivesinharmony,allaffairswillprosper(家和万事兴)??Filialpietyisthebasisofallvirtues(百善孝为先)?

Workinpairsandaskeachotherthefollowingquestionsaboutcareerdevelopmentwhilechecking(?)theanswersandprovidingyourownintheblanks.Whatdoyouthinkanidealfamilyshouldbelike?2IthinkinanidealfamilyMypartnerthinksinanidealfamily?childrenobeytheirparents??childrenhaveahigherpriorityoverparents??parentsandchildrentreateachotherlikefriends?

FilialPiety:AnImportantChineseFamilyValue

Warming-upDiscussingroupsandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:WhatisChinesesocietybuiltupon?WhatdoestheChinesecharacter“孝”symbolize?Howdoyouunderstandtheconceptoffilialpiety?Asayoungadult,howdoyouobservefilialpiety?

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