1、Developing critical thinkingWork in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 What forms of prejudice are you aware of in society? Is it desirable to overcome racial prejudice, or should we accept it as simply a feature of society?How great is the power of music?Why do you think people celebrate festivals?

2、What qualities do you think heroes have?What symbols of good luck do people still value today? How much do you thing a name tell us about a persons identity or character? If you had been given a different name, which name would you have liked? Exercises 1 (1) What forms of prejudice are you aware of

3、 in society?This could be a long list. prejudice of gender between men and women, prejudice of social rank and wealth between those who have money and those who dont, religious prejudice between the believers of different religions and also between those who believe in a religion and those who dont

4、at allExercises prejudice between age groups and different generations prejudice between those with more or less education prejudice between those from cities and those from the countryside 1 (2) Is it desirable to overcome racial prejudice, or should we accept it as simply a feature of society?We w

5、ill certainly say that we should try to overcome prejudices of all sorts, including racial prejudice. It may be difficult, but we should try our best to do so in order to help develop our society. 2 How great is the power of music? The answer may depend on your experience and knowledge of different

6、kinds of music. But in general in my view, music certainly has great power.3. Why do you think people celebrate festivals?a break from daily routineremind there are things more important than going to work to celebrate a historical eventto commemorate sb. or sth. 4 What qualities do you think heroes

7、 have?brave/ courageousSelflessExert influence on othersMake a Change of the societyTry his best when doing everythingAlways willing to help others 5 What symbols of good luck do people still value today? -When Chinese new year comes, most Chinese families put up lucky Chinese characters in red and gold upside down on their doors.6. How much do you thing a name tell us about a persons identity or character? If you had been given a d