1、SB4U2 Lessons in lifeTuesdays with Morrie(Understanding ideas)Starting outActivity 1Watch the video and answer the questions.1.1.What is life compared toWhat is life compared to in this story in this story?2.2.What do rocks,pebbles,sand and tea What do rocks,pebbles,sand and tea represent?represent?
2、3.3.What are the“rocks”in your life?How What are the“rocks”in your life?How much time do you spend on“rocks”,much time do you spend on“rocks”,“pebbles”,“sand”and“tea”?“pebbles”,“sand”and“tea”?be compared to be compared to 被比作被比作stand for/represent stand for/represent 代表代表symbolize/be symbolic of sym
3、bolize/be symbolic of 象征象征A jar:Rocks:Pebbles:Sand:Tea:lifelifethe most important things in our life the most important things in our life(e.g.,family,friends,hopes,and dreams)the the other important things we need to keep other important things we need to keep our life going our life going(e.g.,a j
4、ob,a house)the little annoying and distractive things in the little annoying and distractive things in lifelifetime with your friendstime with your friendsStarting outActivity 1Starting outActivity 2Look at the pictures and choose the things that can be used as metaphors for life.1.a symbol of good
5、fortune1.a symbol of good fortune4.finding a way out along the road ahead4.finding a way out along the road ahead3.sweet and happy things and emotions3.sweet and happy things and emotions2.ups and downs of busy life2.ups and downs of busy life5.living and growing independently in life5.living and gr
6、owing independently in life6.studying hard and enrich your spiritual life6.studying hard and enrich your spiritual life1 12 23 34 45 56 6Understanding ideasTuesdays with MorriePre-readingHave you ever read Tuesdays with Morrie?Look at the pictures and watch a video clip.Guess what the book is about.
7、Activity 1Pre-readingActivity 2Now lets read the reviews on the back cover of the book,Tuesdays with Morrie,and answer the questions.1.What metaphor for life is used?2.What does“watching you kindly from further along the way”mean?Life is compared to a journey Life is compared to a journey in the rev
8、iews.in the reviews.It means these people are It means these people are older and wiser than you.older and wiser than you.While-readingRead for structuresummarysummaryreviewsreviews1.What is the passage about?How many parts are there?2.Where might have the passage be taken from?A book review website
9、.A book review website.While-readingRead for detailsRead the book summary and find out what the book is about.College professor,College professor,Morrie Morrie SchwartzSchwartz is being weakened by is being weakened by a severe illness.a severe illness.MitchMitch starts starts visiting him at his ho
10、use on visiting him at his house on Tuesdays.The weekly Tuesdays.The weekly conversations result in a series conversations result in a series of lessons on the meaning of of lessons on the meaning of life and how best to live it.life and how best to live it.While-readingRead for detailsRead the pass
11、age and decide how many stars the four people would give the book(five being the highest rating).Underline the evidence.While-readingRead for detailsRead the text and find the lessons that each person learnt from the book.this book is filled with this book is filled with joy and hopejoy and hopeappr
12、eciate appreciate what he hadwhat he hadthey learn how to livethey learn how to livehow they think,how they think,what they valuewhat they valuea deeper insight a deeper insight into the worldinto the worldopened her eyes opened her eyes to the worldto the worldall school reading listsall school rea
13、ding listsit taught him a lesson or two and is it taught him a lesson or two and is something thats a bit differentsomething thats a bit different11.creating his own values 11.creating his own values based on love and open based on love and open communication communication10.how much he was influenc
14、ed 10.how much he was influenced by popular culture by popular culture8.made up of a collection 8.made up of a collection of over-emotional thoughts of over-emotional thoughts and messages,many of and messages,many of which are repeatedwhich are repeatedlove and friendshiplove and friendship her lif
15、e and all the her life and all the good friends that she has lost good friends that she has lost touch with along the waytouch with along the way16.they are loved and have loved others as much as they could16.they are loved and have loved others as much as they couldwith the good people they with th
16、e good people they meet as they go through lifemeet as they go through life15.die feeling that they have lived life to the full15.die feeling that they have lived life to the fullWhile-readingRead for detailsRead the text more carefully to find out the key words of each part(more than one).death,joy
17、 and hope,bravery,inspirational,death,joy and hope,bravery,inspirational,value,a book about life,appreciate.value,a book about life,appreciate.a deeper insight into the world,establish a deeper insight into the world,establish our own values,be woken upour own values,be woken uplove and friendship,k
18、eep in touch with,live love and friendship,keep in touch with,live life to the fulllife to the fullover-emotional,be repeated,teach a lesson or over-emotional,be repeated,teach a lesson or two,create my own values,recommend.two,create my own values,recommend.While-readingChoose the topics of the boo
19、k mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.joy and hopejoy and hopeartartfriendshipfriendshiplovelovedeathdeathvaluesvaluespowerpowersorrowsorrow.this gook is filled with.this gook is filled with.(-Arthur K).(-Arthur K)Morries reflections onMorries reflections on made me.(-Vivian)made me.(-Viv
20、ian)This book is about This book is about.In fact,far from being a book about In fact,far from being a book about,its a book about life.(-Arthur K),its a book about life.(-Arthur K).the big things-how we think,what we.the big things-how we think,what we.(-Amy).(-Amy)The book made.think about.the imp
21、ortance of creating my ownThe book made.think about.the importance of creating my own.(-Marty)(-Marty)Post-readingThink&Share1.According to Morrie,what are“the big things”in life?“the big things”in life are how we think and what we value.“the big things”in life are how we think and what we value.2.W
22、hat is your understanding of Audens words “Love each other or perish”?It is the love from our families and friends that It is the love from our families and friends that supports us to achieve our dreams and ambitions supports us to achieve our dreams and ambitions in our life.in our life.Without lo
23、ve,life is meaningless.Without love,life is meaningless.Post-readingThink&Share3.What life lessons can you learn from the book based on the four peoples comments?value what we have-family,friends&healthvalue what we have-family,friends&healthbe on a journey and appreciate itbe on a journey and appre
24、ciate itlive life to the fulllive life to the fullnever be distracted by unimportant things in lifenever be distracted by unimportant things in lifeuappreciating our life appreciating our life(what we have)(what we have)uestablishing our own valuesestablishing our own values(how we think&what we value)(how we think&what we value)uloving and being lovedloving and being loved(who we are with)(who we are with)“The most important thing in“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out life is to learn how to give out love,and to let it come in.”love,and to let it come in.”
