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Transcript of BTLEW lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers Part One ENTER.
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lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Part OnePart One
ENTER
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lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Warm-upWarm-up
I. On Kindness
II. Discussion
III. Enjoy the Poem
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lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
I.I. On KindnessOn KindnessIn the midst of _____ crises such as pollution, ____ and famine, kindness may be too easily _________ as a "soft" issue, or a luxury to be addressed after the _____ problems are solved. But kindness is the greatest ______ in all those areas—kindness toward the ___________, toward other _______, toward the needs of people who are _________. Until we reflect basic kindness in everything we do, our _______ gestures will be fleeting and _______.
Listen to the
passage.Complete the spots.
global
wars
dismissed
urgent
need
environment
nations
suffering
politicalfragile
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lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
I.I. On KindnessOn Kindness
Simple kindness may be the most ____ key to the riddle of how human beings can live with each other in _____, and care properly for this planet we all _____. That idea is at the _____ of everything the Human Kindness Foundation does.
—Bo Lozoff
vital
peace
share
heart
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lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Please discuss the following questions in groups
II. DiscussionII. Discussion
1. Do you agree that it would be foolish to trust strangers? Give your reasons and examples.
2. Have you ever been helped by strangers when you were in trouble? Tell your own experiences.
The end of Discussion.
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lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Kindness
Kindness glides about my house.
Dame Kindness, she is so nice!
The blue and red jewels of her rings smoke
In the windows, the mirrors
Are filling with smiles.
III.III. Enjoy the PoemEnjoy the Poem
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fluid n.
液体;流质
lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Kindness
What is so real as the cry of a child?
A rabbit's cry may be wilder
But it has no soul.
Sugar can cure everything, so Kindness
says.
Sugar is a necessary fluid,
III.III. Enjoy the PoemEnjoy the Poem
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poultice n.
膏状药
anesthetize vt.
麻痹 , 使麻痹
lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Kindness
Its crystals a little poultice.
O kindness, kindness
Sweetly picking up pieces!
My Japanese silks, desperate butterflies,
May be pinned any minute, anesthetized.
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wreathe v.
环绕盘旋
lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Kindness
And here you come, with a cup of tea
Wreathed in steam.
The blood jet is poetry,
There is no stopping it.
You hand me two children, two roses. —by Sylvia Plath
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lesson 12 - The Kindness of Strangers
Kindness
The best way to understand the poem is to imagine yourself having a bad day and coming home and while you sit at the table, your mother comes along nicely with some cookies and a hot cup of tea as if everything is all right.
David from United States
III.III. Enjoy the PoemEnjoy the Poem
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