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课件网) Unit 2 Lessons in life Understanding ideas Learning objectives 1. To understand the main idea of the book “Tuesdays with Morrie”; 2. To analyse the structure and language, learn how to write a book review. Read the reviews on the back cover of the book, Tuesdays with Morrie, and answer the questions. When you’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 they’ll walk with you, and tell you what to look out for on your journey. Pre-reading 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 kind and have more experiences. Read the passage and decide how many stars the four people would give the book (five being the highest rating). Give your reasons. Possible answers: Arthur K 4 stars Reasons: Para 2: Morrie’s bravery towards the end of his life is inspirational and has made me value my own life more. Amy Wang 5 stars Reasons: Para 3: 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 different point of view. Marty 3 stars Reasons: Para 4: Although it isn’t my favourite book, I’d still recommend that people read it — after all, it is something that’s a bit different! Vivian 5 stars Reasons: Para 5: Warning! A box of tissues will be needed to get through this book! Morrie’s reflections on love and friendship made me think about my life and all the good friends that I’ve lost touch with along the way. It made me realise just how much I miss them. Tuesdays with Morrie is an autobiographical nonfiction written by the American writer Mitch. It’s the story of the last philosophy lesson the author’s mentor, Professor Morrie Schwatz, taught Mitch every Tuesday for 14 weeks before he died. Morrie, a professor of social psychology in his 70s, was dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1994. As one of Morrie’s early students, Mitch visited the professor every Tuesday to listen to the old man’s final instructions and, after his death, Mitch wrote a book called Tuesdays with Morrie. 自传体的 非小说类纪实作品 肌萎缩侧索硬化症 Death, both as the theme of the work and as the clue of the novel, conveys the author’s deeper and more thorough thinking about life, which makes Tuesdays with Morrie itself exude a strong philosophical implication. 流露，显露 Mitch Albom (1959--) is a well-known American columnist, radio host, television commentator and active philanthropist. He has published nine bestsellers so far, including Tuesdays with Morrie , a nonfiction book that has been on the bestseller lists for four yea ... ...
