Unit 2 Lessons in Life Understanding ideas 课件- 2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 2 Lessons in life Understanding ideas 新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第四册 Activity 1 1 What metaphor for life is used in the recommendations? When people are described as “watching you kindly from further along the way”, what does this mean? 1 Life is compared to a journey in the reviews. 2 It means these people are older than you and have more life experiences. Read the recommendations on the back cover of the book, Tuesday with Morrie, and answer the questions. Activity 2 Read the passage and decide how many stars the four people would give the book ( five being the highest rating). Give your reasons. Activity 3 Choose the topics of the book mentioned in the passage. Find evidence to support your choice. joy and hope art friendship love death values power sorrow joy and hope; friendship; love; death; values Activity 4 Organise information from the passage and complete the table. It was a pleasant surprise to find that _________________. What they liked or disliked about the book Arthur K Amy Wang What lessons they learnt As people learn how to die, ______ _____________. He was encouraged to _______________ and make the most of each day . She thinks the book should be on _________________. And she felt she was given ________________. People should choose __________ themselves. She felt as if she had been woken up from a long sleep and finally _________________. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 Activity 4 Organise information from the passage and complete the table. His first impression was that the book is just _______________. Nonetheless, he would recommend it because ________________. What they liked or disliked about the book Marty Vivian What lessons they learnt The book made him stop and think about _______________ and the importance _______________ . The book made her cry because Morrie’s reflections on ______________ made her think about ___________. People should always keep in touch ____________. She was aware that people want to _______________, knowing that _________________. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 1 this book is filled with joy and hope 2 they learn how to live 3 appreciate what he had 4 all school reading lists 5 a deeper insight into the world 6 how they think, what they value 7 opened her eyes to the world 8 made up of a collection of over-emotional thoughts and messages, many of which are repeated 9 it taught him a lesson or two and is something that’s a bit different. 10 how much he was influenced by popular culture 11 creating his own values based on love and open communication 12 love and friendship 13 her life and all the good friends that she has lost touch with along the way 14 with the good people they meet as they go through life 15 die feeling that they have lived life to the full 16 they are loved and have loved others as much as they could Think & Share 1 According to Morrie, what are “the big things” in life? 2 What is your understanding of Auden’s words: “Love each other or perish”? 3 How do you usually learn lessons about life? Through experience or learning from other people? Give an example. 4 Can you critically evaluate other people’s opinions and make your own judgements? Unit 2 Lessons in life Starting out 新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第四册 Activity 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What is life compared to in this story? 2 What do rocks, pebbles, sand and tea present? 3 What are the “rocks” in your life? How much time do you spend on rocks, sand and tea? 1 Life is compared to a jar. 2 Rocks represent the most important things in our life. Pebbles represent the other important things we need to keep our life going. Sand represents all the little things in life. Tea represents the time when we can have a cup of tea and talk with a good friend. 10 Activity 2 Look at the pictures and choose the things that can be used as metaphors for life. Give your reasons. Unit 2 Lessons in Life Project 新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第四册 Investigate Work in groups. Read the quotes and answer the questions. What is your understanding of each quote? Do you agree with any of them? Give your reasons. Plan 1 Make a list of your ideas about the meaning of life. 2 Decide on a key theme for a speech on the meaning of life. Think of examples or details to support your ideas. Do more research if necessary. The following is just for teachers’ reference: Point of view The meaning of life lies in serving people heart and soul. Arguments Only when someone puts other people’s interest above all can we say that he is living a really meaningful life. Supporting examples The “Iron-man” Wang Jinxi, an ordinary oilfield worker, worked so hard for the country’s petroleum industry and made his life meaningful and colourful. Jiao Yulu, the Party secretary of Lankao County, tried hard to lead the officials and villagers to improve the life of local people. Create Write your speech together and practise delivering it. Decide on the speaker(s). Follow the structure below: • the topic of your speech • your understanding of the meaning of life • examples to support your arguments • your group’s conclusion 1 Deliver your group’s speech to the class. 2 Vote for the best speech. Present Unit 2 Lessons in life Presenting ideas & Reflection 新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第四册 Presenting ideas Look at the book covers and answer the questions. 1 What do you know about these works? Share what you know with the class. 2 What life lessons can you learn from them? Do more research if necessary. Activity 2 General information Main idea Think of another literary work from which you have learnt something and complete The table. Lesson(s) in the work Activity 3 Work in groups. Talk about the work you have chosen. Activity 4 Decide on a literary work you’d like to share with the class and prepare a presentation about it. Consider the following: 1 the structure of your presentation 2 useful words, expressions and structures Activity 5 Give your presentation to the class. Reflection Write a refection after completing this unit. Consider the following: 1 What is your understanding of lessons in life? 2 What text types have you learnt about? What are their features? 3 What words, expressions and structures have you learnt? 4 What improvement have you made in understanding different cultures? 5 What improvement have you made in using learning strategies and exploring effective ways of learning? 6 What improvement have you made in analysing and solving problems? Reflection 感谢您的观看 Thank you 26 $$