1、Lessons in LifeUnit 2Starting out&Understanding ideasStarting out&Understanding ideasActivity 1 Watch the video and find out what the following words represent.A jar:Rocks:Pebbles:Sand:Tea:Filling the jarA jar:Rocks:Pebbles:Sand:Tea:lifethe most important things in our life(e.g.,family,friends,hopes
2、,and dreams)the other important things we need to keep our life going(e.g.,a job,a house)the little annoying and distractive things in lifetime with your friendsbe compared to 被比作被比作stand for/represent 代表代表symbolize/be symbolic of 象征象征Activity 2 Look at the pictures and choose the things that can be
3、 used as metaphors for life.Give your reasons.roller coasterbe compared to 被比作被比作stand for/represent 代表代表symbolize/be symbolic of 象征象征Activity 1 1.What metaphor for life is used?2.What does“watching you kindly from further along the way”mean?Read the recommendations on the back cover of the book,Tue
4、sday with Morrie,and answer the questions.Life is compared to a journey in the reviews.It means these people are older and wiser than you.Viewing Look at the layout(布局布局)of the passage and answer the questions.1.What is the passage about?How many parts are there?2.Where might have the passage be tak
5、en from?A book review website.summaryreviewsRead the book summary and find out what the book is about.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 colleg
6、e professor,Morrie Schwartz.On discovering that Morrie is being weakened by a severe illness,Mitch starts visiting him at his house on Tuesdays.The weekly conversations between Mitch and Morrie result in a series of lessons on the meaning of life and how best to live it.Tuesdays with Morrie is an au
7、tobiographical nonfiction written by Mitch Albom.Professor Morrie Schwatz taught Mitch every Tuesday for 14 weeks before he died.The book has been on the bestseller lists for four years and has been translated into thirty-one languages,including Chinese.More facts about the bookNonfiction is writing
8、 that gives information or describes real events,rather than telling a story.非小说类纪实作品Activity 2 Read the passage and decide how many stars the four people would give the book(five being the highest rating).Underline the evidence.Decide how many stars each person would give the book.Decide how many s
9、tars each person would give the book.Decide how many stars each person would give the book.Decide how many stars each person would give the book.Its so touching!Activity 3 Read the text and find the lessons that each person learnt from the book.they learn how to liveappreciate what he hadhow they th
10、ink,what they valueopened her eyes to the worldActivity 3 Read the text and find the lessons that each person learnt from the book.how much he was influenced by popular culturecreating his own values based on love and open communicationwith the good people they meet as they go through lifedie feelin
11、g that they have lived life to the fullthey are loved and have loved others as much as they couldActivity 4Choose the topics of the book mentioned in the passage.joy and hopeartfriendshiplovedeathvaluespower sorrowThink&sharing Think&sharing 1 Which lesson from this passage do you find most helpful?
12、appreciating our life(what we have)establishing our own values(how we think&what we value)loving and being loved(who we are with)2 What is your understanding of Audens words:“Love each other or perish”?3 How do you usually learn lessons about life?Through experience or learning from other people?Giv
13、e an example.Think&sharing Think&sharing The quote means to enjoy what time you have by cherishing those whom you love.Morrie is using this line to teach Mitch to value his loved ones and pour energy into these relationships.The support the loved ones provide will become important in times of need.Without their support,a person would need to experience the hardship alone.This hardship may be too much for them,thus they may perish.(formal or literary)to die,esp.in a sudden violent way
