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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. Activity 1 Watch the video and find out what the following words represent. A jar: Rocks: Pebbles: Sand: Tea: Filling the jar A jar: Rocks: Pebbles: Sand: Tea: life the most important things in our life (e.g., family, friends, hopes, 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 life time with your friends be compared to 被比作 stand for/ represent 代表 symbolize/ be symbolic of 象征 Activity 2 Look at the pictures and choose the things that can be used as metaphors for life. Give your reasons. roller coaster be compared to 被比作 stand for/ represent 代表 symbolize/ be symbolic of 象征 What metaphor for life is used What does “watching you kindly from further along the way” mean Read the recommendations on the back cover of the book, Tuesday 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. Pre-reading 1. What is the passage about How many parts are there 2. Where might have the passage be taken from A book review website. summary reviews Look at the layout (布局) of the passage and answer the questions. Fast-reading Read 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 college 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 autobiographical 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 book Nonfiction is writing that gives information or describes real events, rather than telling a story. 非小说类纪实作品 Read the passage and decide how many stars the four people would give the book ( five being the highest rating). Underline the evidence. Careful-reading Decide how many stars 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. Decide how many stars each person would give the book. It’s so touching! Read the text and find the lessons that each person learnt from the book. they learn how to live appreciate what he had how they think, what they value op ... ...
