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

SB4U2 Lessons in life Tuesdays with Morrie (Understanding ideas) Starting out Activity 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. What is life compared to in this story? What do rocks, pebbles, sand and tea represent? What are the “rocks” in your life? How much time do you spend on “rocks”, “pebbles”, “sand” and “tea”? be compared to 被比作 stand for/ represent 代表 symbolize/ be symbolic of 象征 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 Starting out Activity 1 Starting out Activity 2 Look at the pictures and choose the things that can be used as metaphors for life. 1.a symbol of good fortune 4.finding a way out along the road ahead 3.sweet and happy things and emotions 2.ups and downs of busy life 5.living and growing independently in life 6.studying hard and enrich your spiritual life 1 2 3 4 5 6 Understanding ideas Tuesdays with Morrie Pre-reading Have you ever read Tuesdays with Morrie? Look at the pictures and watch a video clip. Guess what the book is about. Activity 1 Pre-reading Activity 2 Now let’s read the reviews on the back cover of the book, Tuesdays with Morrie, and answer the questions. What metaphor for life is used? What does “watching you kindly from further along the way” mean? Life is compared to a journey in the reviews. It means these people are older and wiser than you. While-reading Read for structure summary reviews What is the passage about? How many parts are there? Where might have the passage be taken from? A book review website. While-reading Read for details Read the book summary and find out what the book is about. College professor, Morrie Schwartz is being weakened by a severe illness. Mitch starts visiting him at his house on Tuesdays. The weekly conversations result in a series of lessons on the meanin