Unit2LessonsinlifeStartingout&UnderstandingideasBYMICHELLEStartingout01??Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Whatislifecomparedtointhisstory?Whatdorocks,pebbles,sandandtearepresent?Whatarethe“rocks”inyourlife?Howmuchtimedoyouspendon“rocks”,“pebbles”,“sand”and“tea”?1life2rockspebblessandtea3ajarthemostimportantthingsinourlife(family,friends,health,hopesanddreams)theotherimportantthingsweneedtokeepourlifegoing(job,house)allthelittlethingsinlife(theannoyingthings)thetimewecanhaveacupofteaandatalkwithagoodfriendWhatarethe“rocks”inyourlife?Howmuchtimedoyouspendon“rocks”,“pebbles”,“sand”and“tea”?Lookatthepicturesandchoosethethingsthatcanbeusedasmetaphorsforlife.Giveyourreasons.1.arollercoaster3.atree5.arainbow2.ariver4.anunfoldedbook6.adishofchocolate5.asymbolofgoodfortune2.findingawayoutalongtheroadahead6.sweetandhappythingsandemotions1.upsanddownsofbusylife3.livingandgrowingindependentlyinlife4.studyinghardandenrichyourspirituallifeUnderstandingideas02TuesdayswithMorrieLeadinHaveyoueverreadthebookTuesdayswithMorrie

?Pre-readingReadthereviewsonthebackcoverofthebook,TuesdayswithMorrie,andanswerthequestions.Whatmetaphorforlifeisusedinthereviews?Whenpeoplearedescribedas“watchingyoukindlyfromfurtheralongtheway”,whatdoesthismean?Lifeiscomparedtoajourneyinthereviews.Itmeansthesepeoplearekindandhavemorelifeexperiences.While-readingReadforstructuresummaryreviewsWhatisthepassageabout?

Howmanypartsarethere?Wheremighthavethe

passagebetakenfrom?Abookreviewwebsite.ReadforthebookReadthebooksummaryandfindoutwhatthebookisabout.Collegeprofessor,MorrieSchwartzisbeingweakenedbyasevereillness.MitchstartsvisitinghimathishouseonTuesdays.Theweeklyconversationsresultinaseriesoflessonsonthemeaningoflifeandhowbesttoliveit.Readthepassageanddecidehowmanystarsthefourpeoplewouldgivethebook(fivebeingthehighestrating).Giveyourreasons.ReadfordetailsReadthetextmorecarefullytofindoutthekeywordsofeachpart(morethanone).death,joyandhope,bravery,inspirational,value,abookaboutlife,appreciate...adeeperinsightintotheworld,establishourownvalues,bewokenup…loveandfriendship,keepintouchwith,livelifetothefull…over-emotional,berepeated,teachalessonortwo,createmyownvalues,recommend...Choosethetopicsofthebookmentionedinthepassageandfindtheevidence.joyandhopeartfriendshiplovedeathvaluespowersorrow...thisgookisfilledwithjoyandhope.(-ArthurK)Morrie’sreflectionson

loveandfriendshipmademethinkaboutmylife...(-Vivian)Thisbookisaboutdying.../Infact,farfrombeingabookaboutdeath,it’sabookaboutlife.(-ArthurK)...thebigthings-howwethink,whatwevalue...(-Amy)Thebookmade...thinkabout..theimportanceofcreatingmyown

values.(-Marty)Organizeinformationfromthepassageandcompletethetable.WhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntItwasapleasantsurprisetofindthat1________________________________.Aspeoplelearnhowtodie2

.Hewasencouragedto3

and

makethemostofeachday.thisbookisfilledwithjoyandhopetheylearnhowtoliveappreciatewhathehadWhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntShethinksthebookshouldbeon4

.Andshefeltshewasgiven5

.Peopleshouldchoose6______________________________themselves.Shefeltasifshehadbeenwokenupfromalongsleepandfinally7_____________________________.allschoolreadinglistsadeeperinsightintotheworldhowtheythink,whattheyvalueopenedhereyestotheworldWhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntHisfirstimpressionwasthatthebookisjust8______________________________________________________________________________________.Nonetheless,hewouldrecommenditbecause9_____________________________________________________.Thebookmadehimstopandthinkabout10________

____________________________________andtheimportanceof11_____________________________________________________.madeupofacollectionofover-emotionalthoughtsandmessages,manyofwhicharerepeatedittaughthimalessonortwoandissomethingthat’sabitdifferenthowmuchhewasinfluencedbypopularculturecreatinghisownvaluesbasedonloveandopencommunicationWhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntThebookmadehercrybecauseMorrie’sreflectionon12___________________________madeherthinkabout13_________________________________________________________________________________.Peopleshouldalwayskeepintouch14______________________________________________.Shewasawarethatpeoplewantto15_______________________________________,knowingthat16___________________________________________________.loveandfriendshipherlifeandallthegoodfriendsthatshehaslosttouchwithalongtheway

withthegoodpeopletheymeetastheygothroughlifediefeelingthattheyhavelivedlifetothefulltheyarelovedandhavelovedothersasmuchastheycouldvaluewhatwehave-family,friends&healthbeonajourneyandappreciateitlivelifetothefullneverbedistractedbyunimportantthingsinlifeappreciatingourlife(whatwehave)establishingourownvalues(howwethink&whatwevalue)lovingandbeingloved(whowearewith)Whatlifelessonscanyoulearnfromthebookbasedonthefourpeople’scomments?Post-readingAccordingtoMorrie,whatare“thebigthings”inlife?WhatisyourunderstandingofAuden’swords:“Loveeachotherorperish”?AccordingtoMorrie,“thebigthings”inlifearehowwethinkandwhatwevalue.Itisthelovefromourfamiliesandfriendsthatsupportsustoachieveourdreamsandambitionsinourlife.Withoutlove,lifeismeaningless.Weshouldlovewhoweloveandwholovesusorelselifeismeaningless.Howdoyouusuallylearnlessonsaboutlife?Throughexperienceorlearningfromotherpeople?Giveanexample.Canyoucriticallyevaluateotherpeople’sopinionsandmakeyourownjudgements?Summary“Themostimportantthinginlifeistolearnhowtogiveoutlove,andtoletitcomein.”Languagepoints03Thisallchangeswhenheis

reunited

withhisfavouritecollegeprofessor,MorrieSchwartz.當他和他最喜歡的大學教授莫里·施瓦茨重聚時,這一切都變了。◆

bereunitedwith與……重聚【詞匯拓展】reunitev.

(使)重逢,再次相聚reunitesbwithsb 使某人與某人再次聯(lián)合;重聚reunionn.

團聚;重聚Thebandwillreuniteforthisshowonly.樂隊的重聚僅僅是為了這場演出。Thewholefamilywerethereforthisbigfamilyreunion.全家人都來參加了這次盛大的家庭聚會。單句語法填空(1)Doyouthinkit’spossible

(reunite)Joewithhislonglostfather?

(2)Allthemembersofthefamilygathertoenjoya

(reunite)dinner.

(3)Thelostchildwasreunited

hisparentsinthepolicestation.

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Tuesdays.當發(fā)現(xiàn)莫里因為一種嚴重的疾病而變虛弱時,米奇開始每星期二去他家探望他。【句式剖析】Ondiscovering...是“on+動詞-ing形式”構(gòu)成的介詞短語,在句中作時間狀語。on還可換為介詞upon,表示一件事情緊接著另一件事情發(fā)生。這種用法常見于正式文體中,根據(jù)語境,可翻譯為“當……時;一……就……”。Uponhearingthathehadwonthelottery,themanlaughedheartily.【句式拓展】有時也可用“upon/on+名詞”形式表達相同的意思。Onhisreturnfromhisvacation,hebeganwritinghisfirstnovel.他休假一回來,就開始寫他的第一部小說。用所給詞的適當形式填空(1)Upon/On

(leave)Germany,EinsteinwentfirsttoFrance,thentoBelgiumandthentoEngland.

(2)Upon/On

(receive)yourletter,mybrotherwaswildwithjoy.

句式升級(3)AssoonashearrivedinParis,thefamousfilmstarwasrecognisedandsurroundedbyhisfans.(升級為“ondoing”)→

(arrive)inParis,thefamousfilmstarwasrecognisedandsurroundedbyhisfans.

leavingreceivingOnarrivingAsMorrieanticipateshisowndeath,heobserveseverythingasthoughthroughneweyes—thethingsaroundhimseemmorebeautifulthaneverbeforeandholdnewmeanings.當莫里預見自己的死亡時,他仿佛通過新的眼睛觀察著一切——他周圍的事物比以往任何時候都更美麗,并擁有新的意義。◆

anticipatev.預期,預料【詞匯拓展】anticipatethat預測……anticipatedoingsth預期做某事Itisanticipatedthat預計

anticipationn.預料;預期Weanticipate

thatsaleswillrisenextyear.我們預料明年銷量將會增加。Theyanticipate

movingtoabigcitybytheendoftheyear.單句語法填空(1)

isanticipatedthattheresearchwillhavemanydifferentpracticalapplications.

(2)Ididn’tanticipate

(have)todothecookingmyself.

(3)Agoodspeakerisable

(anticipate)theaudience’sneedsandconcerns.

IthavingtoanticipateWhileweareliving,wetendtogetdistractedbyunimportantthings,suchasgatheringmaterialpossessions.當我們活著的時候,我們往往因不重要的事情分心,比如收集物質(zhì)財富。◆

possessionn.財物,財產(chǎn)【詞匯拓展】beinpossessionof擁有……(主語為人)beinthepossessionof(sb)=beinone’spossession(某物)被(某人)擁有comeintoone’spossession

為某人所擁有take/comeintopossessionof占有;擁有possessv.

擁有bepossessedof

具有某種品質(zhì)(或特征)用possess的適當形式填空(1)Asthesayinggoes,“Atruefriendisthebest

(possess).”

(2)Shewas

(possess)ofexceptionalpowersofconcentration.

一句多譯布朗先生擁有一家大公司。(3)MrBrownis

alargecompany.

(4)Alargecompanyis

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possessionpossessedinpossessionofinthepossessionofReading

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the

world!讀這本書讓我覺得我好像從長眠中醒來,終于睜開了眼睛面對世界!【句式剖析】本句是一個主從復合句,Readingthisbookmademefeel是主句,asif意為“好像;似乎”。Itlooksasifitisgoingtorain.看起來要下雨了。如果asif引導的從句中的主語和主句的主語相同,且含有be動詞,可省略從句主語和be動詞,這樣asif后就只剩下名詞、不定式、形容詞(短語)、介詞短語或分詞。Theoldmanopenedhismouthasifhewasgoingtosaysomething.=Theoldmanopenedhismouthasiftosaysomething.【句式拓展】asif=asthough既可以引導方式狀語從句也可以引導表語從句。當說話者認為句子所述的是不真實的或極少有可能發(fā)生或存在的情況時,從句用虛擬語氣,形式如下:時間謂語動詞與現(xiàn)在事實相反一般過去時與過去事實相反過去完成時與將來事實相反would/could/might+doThewomanlovesthechildrenasif/thoughsheweretheirmother.這位女士愛這些孩子,好像她就是他們的媽媽一樣。Hebehavedasifnothinghadhappened.他裝作若無其事的樣子。單句語法填空(1)Thekidslookeduptoherasifshe

(be)theirownmother.

(2)ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifI

(do)it?

(3)Don’thandlethevaseasifit

madeofsteel.

句式升級(4)Shestoodthereasifshewaswaitingforsomeone.→Shestoodthereasif

someone.

werehaddonewere

waitingforDespiteitswidespreadrecognition,myfirstimpressionwasthatTuesdays

with

Morrieisjustmadeupofacollectionofover-emotionalthoughtsandmessages,manyofwhicharerepeated.盡管這本書得到了廣泛的認可,但我的第一印象是,《相約星期二》只是由一系列過于情緒化的想法和信息組成,其中許多都是重復的。◆

recognitionn.承認,認可,認識【詞匯拓展】recognisev.

認出或識別某人/物recognisesthassth 承認……是recognise(that) 承認……;認識到berecognisedas 被認為是單句語法填空(1)TheWorldHealthOrganizationhasrecognisedalcoholism

adiseasesince1951.

(2)Whenhereturnedtohishometownafterthewar,hefoundithadchangedbeyondall

(recognise).

(3)Thefirststepforbothsidesistorecognise

ishappeningandwhy.

asrecognitionwhatDespite

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over-emotional

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messages,many

of

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repeated.盡管這本書得到了廣泛的認可,但我的第一印象是,《相約星期二》是由一系列過于情緒化的想法和信息組成,其中許多都是重復的。【句式剖析】本句是一個含有非限制性定語從句的復合句。主句是myfirstimpressionwas,that引導的是表語從句,manyofwhicharerepeated是“不定代詞/數(shù)詞/名詞+of+關系代詞”引導的定語從句。Shehaswrittenmanyarticles,someofwhichareintendedforstudentspoorinEnglish.她寫了許多文章,一些是專為英語差的學生寫的。【句式拓展】在“不定代詞/數(shù)詞/名詞+of+關系代詞”引導的定語從句中,當先行詞指人時,關系代詞用whom,先行詞指物時,用which。Thenewlybuiltcafe,thewallsofwhicharepaintedlightgreen,isreallyapeacefulplaceforus,especiallyafterhardwork.新建的咖啡館,墻被粉刷了淡淡的綠色,對我們來說真的是一個寧靜的地方,尤其是在勞累的工作后。Shebroughtwithherthreefriends,noneofwhomIhadevermetbefore.她帶來了她的三個朋友,我以前