(2)Doctors refer to physicians and other medical healers.In the United States they Most of them work in health care services,which involve diagnosing and treating patients.Others work mainly in researching,teaching.or administration of medical facilities. (3)A white lie is alie that is considered to be justified.oreven praiseworthy,if it is in the interests of the person or people to whom it is told.Quite often,a doctor's lie is thought to be a cas in point 3.Introductory Remarks Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can,and ask ilar meanings a difficult choice dilemma do good to benefit cruel brutal regular routine medical examination physical checkup prove document deceive betray oppose object result consequence proverb saying 2.Multiple choices onP112 3.Structure of the Text Part 1 para.1-5 Doctors'reasons for telling lies Part 2 Para.6-9 The author's reasons why patients should be told the truth Part 3 Para.10-11 The author urges that an open debate be held on this issue 4.Group Pr ion:Divide the class two groups Ask the first grou over the first part of the text and find out the reasons why some doctors tell lies to their seriously ill patients and ask the second group to go over the second part of the text and look for the author's reasons why patients should be told the truth. Step Three Detailed study Explain the im orta and difficult points in the text,including the usage of new words and phra structure of complex senten ces and relevant grammar Should doctors ever lie to benefit their patients-to speed recovery or to conceal the approach of death? conceal:v.hide:keep from being seen or known e.g.Truth cannot be concealed forever.(2) Doctors refer to physicians and other medical healers. In the United States they are called health care professionals, which include physicians, surgeons, and dentists. Most of them work in health care services, which involve diagnosing and treating patients. Others work mainly in researching, teaching, or administration of medical facilities. (3) A white lie is a lie that is considered to be justified, or even praiseworthy, if it is in the interests of the person or people to whom it is told. Quite often, a doctor’s lie is thought to be a case in point. 3. Introductory Remarks Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can, and ask them to think about these questions in the process of reading. 1. Look for the new words or phrases with the similar meanings a difficult choice dilemma do good to benefit cruel brutal regular routine medical examination physical checkup prove document deceive betray oppose object result consequence proverb saying 2. Multiple choices on P112 3. Structure of the Text Part 1 Para. 1-5 Doctors’reasons for telling lies Part 2 Para. 6-9 The author’s reasons why patients should be told the truth Part 3 Para. 10-11 The author urges that an open debate be held on this issue. 4. Group Presentation: Divide the class into two groups. Ask the first group to go over the first part of the text and find out the reasons why some doctors tell lies to their seriously ill patients and ask the second group to go over the second part of the text and look for the author’s reasons why patients should be told the truth. Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text, including the usage of new words and phrases, structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. 1. Should doctors ever lie to benefit their patients — to speed recovery or to conceal the approach of death? conceal: v. hide; keep from being seen or known e.g. Truth cannot be concealed forever