Unit 2 Lessons in life-Developing ideas 课件-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册

UNIT 2　 Lessons in life --- Understanding ideas 1. Students could learn some words and phrases. 2. Students could get the main idea of this passage. 3. Students could write sentences about this topic. Learning Aims: 相约星期二 Tuesdays with Morrie What is your understanding of this title？ Share with others Brainstorming:Before learning this passage, what ideas come to your mind? 1. TV programs 2. knowledge 3. ... What metaphor for life is used in the reviews? a journey. 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. 2. When people are described as “watching you kindly from further along the way”, what does this mean? These people are kind and have more experiences. Despite being a sportsjournalist with a successful career ahead of him, MitchAlbom 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. The introduction to Tuesdays with Morrie Tuesdays with Morrie is about the weekly conversations between Mitch and Morrie. What is the main idea of this part? Take notes quickly！ 重点词汇 despite 即使 ; 尽管 ; 尽管不愿意 ; journalist 新闻工作者 ; 新闻记者 career 生涯 ; 职业 ; ahead of 在…前面 ; 早于 ; 领先 missing 丢失的 ; 失踪的 ; changes 改变 ; 变化 ; weaken 虚弱，衰弱 ; severe 严峻的 ; 严厉的 ; 极为恶劣的 conversations 交谈，谈话 Arthur K’s comments on the book Arthur K found the book filled with joy and hope. What is the main idea of this part? This book is about dying, but it is not pessimistic. Indeed, it was a pleasant surpr