1、Understanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修高中选择性必修第四册第四册Activity 1 1.What metaphor for life is used in the reviews?Life is compared to a journey in the reviews.2.When people are described as“watching you kindly from further along the way”,what does this mean?It means these people are older than you and hav
2、e more life experiences.Read the recommendations on the back cover of the book,Tuesday with Morrie,and answer the questions.Activity 2 2 Read the passage and decide how many stars the four people would give the book(five being the highest rating).Give your reasons.Activity 3Read the passage carefull
3、y and choose the best answer.1.In Arthur Ks opinion,the bookA.is about death,so it is too pessimisticB.will make people lose the hope of lifeC.encourages people to fight with diseasesD.encourages people to make full use of each day2.Which of the following statements is NOT true about Amy Wangs opini
4、on?A.Students should read the book.B.Money wont always make people happy.C.We should not set up our own values.D.We cant be distracted easily by little things.3.What does“it”mean in the sentence“But thinking back,it did teach me a lesson or two.”(Part 2 from the bottom)?A.My first impression of the
5、book.B.The book.C.What I know about this book.D.The characters of the book.4.From the last paragraph,we know A.the book also deals with love and friendship B.always keeping in touch with friends can be dfficult C.its impossible to love and be loved at the same time D.Vivian has made many friends but
6、 none of them is reliableActivity 4 Organise information from the passage and complete the table.It was a pleasant surprise to find that _.What they liked or disliked about the bookArthur Arthur K KAmy Amy WangWangWhat lessons they learntAs people learn how to die,_ _.He was encouraged to _ and make
7、 the most of each day.She thinks the book should be on _.And she felt she was given _.People should choose _ themselves.She felt as if she had been woken up from a long sleep and finally _.1234567this book is filled with joy and hopethey learn how to liveappreciate what he hadall school reading list
8、sa deeper insight into the worldhow they think,what they valueopened her eyes to the worldActivity 4 Organise information from the passage and complete the table.His first impression was that the book is just _.Nonetheless,he would recommend it because _.What they liked or disliked about the bookMar
9、tyMartyVivianVivianWhat lessons they learntThe book made him stop and think about _ and the importance _.The book made her cry because Morries reflections on _ made her think about _.People should always keep in touch _.She was aware that people want to _,knowing that _.8910111213141516 made up of a
10、 collection of over-emotional thoughts and messages,many of which are repeated it taught him a lesson or two and is something thats a bit different.how much he was influenced by popular culturecreating his own values based on love and open communicationher life and all the good friends that she has
11、lost touch with along the waylove and friendshipwith the good people they meet as they go through life die feeling that they have lived life to the fullthey are loved and have loved others as much as they couldThink&Share 1 According to Morrie,what are“the big things”in life?2 What is your understan
12、ding of Audens words:“Love each other or perish”?3 How do you usually learn lessons about life?Through experience or learning from other people?Give an example.4 Can you critically evaluate other peoples opinions and make your own judgements?Understanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修高中选择性必修第四册第四册 When you
13、ve lost your way on the path of life,you might notice someone ready to help,watching you kindly from further along the way.You know them:an older relative.a teacher,a friend,or a neighbour.Older more patient,kinder and wiser.now theyll walk withyou,and tell you what to look out for on your journey.当
14、你在人生的道路上迷失方向时，你可能会注意到有人随时准备帮助你，友善地注视着你。你认识他们:一个年长的亲戚。老师、朋友或邻居.年龄越大，越有耐心，越善良，越有智慧。现在他们会和你一起走，告诉你在旅途中要注意什么。Despite being a sports journalist with a successful career ahead of him,Mitch Albom feels that there is something missing from his life.This all changes when he is reunited with his favourite col
15、lege professor,Morrie Schwartz.On discovering that Morrie is being weakened by a severe illness,Mitch starts visiting him at his house on Tutesdays.The weekly conversations between Mitch and Morrie result in a series of lessons on the meaning of life and bow best to live it.米奇.阿尔博姆是一位前途光明的体育新闻记者，可他总
16、觉得生活里少了些什么。直到和最喜爱的大学教授莫里.施瓦茨重逢，他的心态才彻底改变。米奇得知臭里得了重病，日渐虚弱，便每周二都去教授家看望他。米奇和莫里每周的谈话最终成为一堂堂课，探讨入生意义和如何更好地生活。Arthur K This book is about dying,but it is not pessimistic.Indeed,it was a pleasant surprise to find that this book is fled with joy and hope.Morries bravery towards the end of his life is inspir
17、ational and has made me value my own life more.In fact,far from being a book about death,its a book about life.As Morrie says,“Once you learn how to die,you leam how to live.阿瑟 K 虽然这本书谈论的是死亡，但并不悲观。书里洋溢着欢乐和希望，很是让人惊喜。莫里面对死亡所展示出的无畏也给人很大的启发，让我更加珍惜自己的生命。实际上，这根本不是一本关于死亡的书，而是一-本关于生活的书。正如莫里所说:“懂得了怎样死亡，也就学会了
18、怎样生活。”Arthur K As Morrie anticipates his own death,he observes everything as though through new eyes-the things around him seem more beautiful than ever before and hold new meanings.From his window,he watches each season change,knowing it could be his last.This encourages us to appreciate what we ha
19、ve,and to make the most of each day.阿瑟 K 到了弥留之际，莫里开始用新的眼光看待围的一切事物一一一切都显得更加美好，也有了新的意义。他在窗边看季节更替，知道这可能是生命最后的时光。这鼓励我们珍视自己所拥有的一切，充分利用每一天。Amy Wang I think this book should be on all school reading lists.After finishing it,I feel I have been given a deeper insight into the world and can see things from a
20、different point of view.On the 11th Tuesday,Morrie explains that“.the big things-how we think,what we value-those you must choose yourself.You cant let anyone-or any society-determine those for you.埃米.王 我认为这本书应该列入所有学校阅读书目。读完后，我觉得自己对世界有了更深刻的认识，可以从不同的角度看待事物了。在第11个星期二，莫里说道:.在重 要的问题上，比如如何思考、我们珍视什么等方面，你必
21、须自己做选择。你不能让任何人或社会替你做决定。”Amy Wang While we are living,we tend to get distracted by unimportant things,such as gathering material possessions.I think its important for young people to know that making a lot of money wont always make them happy,or that looking different doesnt make a person abnomal!Its
22、 up to us to find out what is important in our lives and establish our own values.埃米王 在我们活着的时候，我们往往会被不重要的事物分散注意力，例如积累物质财富。我认为对于年轻人来说，重要的是明白赚很多钱并不总能带来快乐，看上去与众不同并不代表不正常。我们应该靠自己去弄清楚生命中什么才是最重要的，并树立我们自己的价值观。Amy Wang Morrie says that most people“seem hal-asleep,even when they re doing things they think ar
23、e important.Reading this book made me feel as if Id been woken up from a long sleep and finally opened my eyes to the world!莫里说即使大多数人在做自认为重要的事情，他们也是“看上去半睡半醒”的。阅读这本书仿佛将我从长觉中唤醒了，让我终于开始睁眼看世界!Marty Despite its widespread recognition,my first impression was that Tuesdays witb Morrie is just made up of a
24、collection of over-emotional thoughts and messages,many of which are repeated.But thinking back,it did teach me a lesson or two.马蒂 尽管相约星期二这本书得到了广泛的认可，但是我的第一印象是，它只是传达了过于感性的思想和信息,其中有很多是重复的。不过现在回想起来，这本书确实给了我一两条经验，Marty The book made me stop and think about how much I am influenced by popular culture an
25、d the importance of creating my own values based on love and open communication.Although it isnt my favourite book,Id still recommend that people read it-after all,it is something thats a bit different!马蒂 它能让我停下来思考流行文化对我的影响，以及在爱与开放式沟通的基础上树立自己的价值观有多么重要。虽然这不是我最爱的一本书，但我还是要推荐大家读一读，毕竟它有与众不同的地方!Vivian War
26、ning!A box of tissues will be needed to get through this book!Morries reflections on love and friendship made me think about my life and all the good friends that Ive lost touch with along the way.It made me realise just how much I miss them.薇薇安 注意了!读这本书时，千万要准备一盒纸巾!莫里对于爱和友谊的思考,使我想起了自己的生活，想起一路走来失去联系的
27、那些好友。我才意识到，原来自己如此想念他们。Vivian I guess thats one of the lessons of the book-always keep in touch with the good people you meet as you go through life.Like Mitch,Morrie makes you aware that you want to die feeing that you have lived life to the full,knowing that you are loved and have loved others as much as you could.As Morries favourite poet Auden said,Love each other or perish.在人生旅途中，要和你遇到的优秀的人时常保持联系，这或许就是此书想传达给我们的一条经验吧。莫里提醒米奇，也提醒了人们:在你将死之时，要感觉你已经活得很充实，要知道自己是被爱的，也一直尽力爱着别.人。正如莫里最爱的诗人奥登所说的，“不相爱即如死灭”。
