Unit2LessonsinLifeStartingoutUnderstandingideas课件高二英语选择性

外研选择性必修第四册Unit2Period1Startingout&Understandingideas(I)教学目

Lead-inLookatthepicturesandchoosethethingsthatcanbeusedasmetaphorsforlife.Giveyourreasons?Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1Whatislifecomparedtointhisstory?2Whatdorocks,pebbles,sandandtearepresent?3Whatarethe“rocks”inyourlife?Howmuchtimedoyouspendon“rocks”,“pebbles”,“sand”and“tea”?Lifeiscomparedtoajourneyinthereviews.Itmeansthesepeoplearekindandhavemoreexperiences.12Tounderstandthemainideaofthebook“TuesdayswithMorrie”,analysethestructureandlanguage,learnhowtowriteabookreviewTousethekeylanguagepointsfromthepassage目标一:Tounderstandthemainideaofthebook“TuesdayswithMorrie”,analysethestructureandlanguage,learnhowtowriteabookreviewActivity1:Readthereviewsonthebackcoverofthebook,TuesdayswithMorrie,andanswerthequestions.1.Whatmetaphorforlifeisusedinthereviews?2.Whenpeoplearedescribedas“watchingyoukindlyfromfurtheralongtheway”,whatdoesthismean?Lifeiscomparedtoajourneyinthereviews.Itmeansthesepeoplearekindandhavemoreexperiences.Activity2:Readthepassageanddecidehowmanystarsthefourpeoplewouldgivetothebook(fivebeingthehighestrating).Giveyourreasons.ArthurK4starsReasons:Para2:Morrie’sbraverytowardstheendofhislifeisinspirationalandhasmademevaluemyownlifemore.AmyWang5starsReasons:Para3:Ithinkthisbookshouldbeonallschoolreadinglists.Afterfinishingit,IfeelIhavebeengivenadeeperinsightintotheworldandcanseethingsfromadifferentpointofview.Marty3starsReasons:Para4:Althoughitisn’tmyfavouritebook,I’dstillrecommendthatpeoplereadit—afterall,itissomethingthat’sabitdifferent!Vivian5starsReasons:Para5:Warning!Aboxoftissueswillbeneededtogetthroughthisbook!Morrie’sreflectionsonloveandfriendshipmademethinkaboutmylifeandallthegoodfriendsthatI’velosttouchwithalongtheway.ItmademerealisejusthowmuchImissthem.Activity3:Choosethetopicsofthebookmentionedinthepassageandfindtheevidence.

powerjoyandhopeartfriendshiplovedeathvaluessorrow√√√√√Para2:Thisbookisaboutdying,butitisnotpessimistic.Indeed,itwasapleasantsurprisetofindthatthisbookisfilledwithjoyandhope.ReasonsPara3:It’suptoustofindoutwhatisimportantinourlivesandestablishourvalues.Para4:ThebookmademestopandthinkabouthowmuchIaminfluencedbypopularcultureandtheimportanceofcreatingmyownvaluesbasedonloveandopencommunication.Para5:Morrie’sreflectionsonloveandfriendshipmademethinkaboutmylifeandallthegoodfriendsthatI’velosttouchwithalongtheway.Activity4:Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethetable.

WhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntItwasapleasantsurprisetofindthat

1_____________________________________________.Aspeoplelearnhowtodie,2________________Hewasencouragedto3.___________________andmakethemostofeachday.thisbookisfilledwithjoyandhopetheylearnhowtoliveappreciatewhathehadWhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntShethinksthebookshouldbeon4._________________________.Andshefeltshewasgiven5.___________________________.Peopleshouldchoose6._____________________________themselves.Shefeltasifshehadbeenwokenupfromalongsleepandfinally7._______________________________________.allschoolreadinglistsadeeperinsightintotheworldhowtheythink,whattheyvalueopenedhereyestotheworldWhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntHisfirstimpressionwasthatthebookisjust8.__________________________________________________________________________________.Nonetheless,hewouldrecommenditbecause9.______________________________________________________________________.Thebookmadehimstopandthinkabout10__________________________________andtheimportanceof11.______________________________________________.madeupofacollectionofover-emotionalthoughtsandmessages,manyofwhicharerepeatedittaughthimalessonortwoandissomethingthat’sabitdifferenthowmuchhewasinfluencedbypopularculturecreatinghisownvaluesbasedonloveandopencommunicationWhattheylikedordislikedaboutthebookWhatlessonstheylearntThebookmadehercrybecauseMorrie’sreflectionson12._________________madeherthinkabout13.__________________________________________________________________.Peopleshouldalwayskeepintouch14.__________________________________________.Shewasawarethatpeoplewantto15._______________________________________________,knowingthat16.________________________________________________________________.loveandfriendshipherlifeandallthegoodfriendsthatshehaslosttouchwithalongthewaywiththegoodpeopletheymeetastheygothroughlifediefeelingthattheyhavelivedlifetothefulltheyarelovedandhavelovedothersasmuchastheycouldActivity5:Nowgoonlinetofindoutwhatothercommentshavebeenmadeonthisbook.Dothesecommentsmakeyouwanttoreadthebook?Whyorwhynot?Ihaven’tseensuchamovingbookforalongtime.There’snodrama,noscheming,noheartache.It’sjustadyingmanwhoistellinghowtoliveasimplebuthappylife.I’meagertoreadthebookafterreadingthecommentsandhopetogetsomethingspecialfromit.Activity5:Think&Share1.AccordingtoMorrie,whatare“thebigthings”inlife?AccordingtoMorrie,“thebigthings”inlifearehowwethinkandwhatwevalue.2.WhatisyourunderstandingofAuden’swords:“Loveeachotherorperish”?Onepossibleanswer:Loveissupremelyimportant.Ifwedon’thavethesupportandlovefromothersorwearenotlovedandcaredinourlife,actuallywedon’thavemuchatall.3.Howdoyouusuallylearnlessonsaboutlife?Throughexperienceorlearningfromotherpeople?Giveanexample.Iusuallylearnlessonsaboutlifeboththroughexperienceandfromotherpeople.Forexample,IhavelearnttheimportanceofpersistencethroughmyexperienceoflearningEnglish;Ihavealsolearnttosharejoyandsorrowwithothersfrommybestfriend.4.Canyoucriticallyevaluateotherpeople’sopinionsandmakeyourownjudgments?SometimesIthinkIcancriticallyevaluateotherpeople’sopinion.Iwillseethingsinanopen-mindedwayandexamineothers’opinionsfromasmanyanglesaspossible.Besides,Iwillapproachaproblemorsituationrationally,analyzeallknowninformationandmakejudgmentsbasedonfactorevidence.目标二:TousethekeylanguagepointsfromthepassageActivity1:Findtheimportantwords,phrases,andlanguagepointsyouwanttosharewithyourpartner.Thendiscussingroupsandsharetheirusagewiththeclass.1aheadof在……前面【教材原文】Despitebeingasportsjournalistwithasuccessfulcareeraheadofhim,MitchAlbomfeelsthatthereisTuesdayssomethingmissingfromwithhislife.米奇•阿尔博姆是一位前途光明的体育新闻记者，可他总觉得生活里少了些什么。【句型分析】Despitebeing...him,现在分词短语作让步状语；thatthereis...withhislife.宾语从句。2resultin导致【教材原文】TheweeklyconversationsbetweenMitchandMorrieresultinaseriesoflessonsonthemeaningoflifeandhowbesttoliveit.米奇和莫里每周的谈话最终成为一堂堂课，探讨人生意义和如何更好地生活。【词义解释】on在句中表示“关于……”。3befilledwith充满……【教材原文】Indeed,itwasapleasantsurprisetofindthatthisbookisfilledwithjoyandhope.书里洋溢着欢乐和希望，很是让人惊喜。4Infact,farfrombeingabookaboutdeath,it’sabookaboutlife.Paraphrase：Actually,itisnotabookaboutdeathatall.It’sabookaboutlife.farfromsth的含义及用法（usedtosaythatsomethingverydifferentistrueorhappens，意为“远非，完全不……”）。例如：Farfromhelpingthesituation,you’vejustmadeitworse.Conditionsarestillfarfromideal.5observesththroughsth通过……观察……【教材原文】AsMorrieanticipateshisowndeath,heobserveseverythingasthoughthroughneweyes-thethingsaroundhimseemmorebeautifulthaneverbeforeandholdnewmeanings.到了弥留之际，莫里开始用新的眼光看待周围的一切事物——一切都显得更加美好，也有了新的意义。【句型分析】AsMorrie...death时间状语从句6Afterfinishingit，IfeelIhavebeengivenadeeperinsightintotheworldandcanseethingsfromadifferentpointofview.本句中，insight意为“洞悉；深入了解；深刻见解”。例如：ThebookgivesusnewinsightsintolifeinMexico.7tendtodosth倾向于做某事getdistractedby被……分心【教材原文】Whileweareliving,wetendto

getdistractedbyunimportantthings,suchasgatheringmaterialpossessions.在我们活着的时候，我们往往会被不重要的事物分散注意力，例如积累物质财富。8makesb.+adj使某人怎么样【教材原文】Ithinkit’simportantforyoungpeopletoknowthatmakingalotofmoneywon’talwaysmakethemhappy,orthatlookingdifferentdoesn’tmakeapersonabnormal!【句型分析】toknow...abnormal真正宾语；thatmaking...happy,orthat...abnormal宾语从句9It’suptosbtodosth做某事取决于某人【教材原文】It’suptoustofindoutwhatisimportantinourlivesandestablishourownvalues.我们应该靠自己去弄清楚生命中什么才是最重要的，并树立我们自己的价值观。10Morriesaysthatmostpeople“seemhalf-asleep”,evenwhenthey’redoingthingstheythinkareimportant.莫里说即使大多数人在做自认为重要的事情，他们也是“看上去半睡半醒”的。【句型分析】mostpeople“seemhalf-asleep”宾语从句；theythinkareimportant定语从句11wakeup醒来【教材原文】ReadingthisbookmademefeelasifI'dbeenwokenupfromalongsleepandfinallyopenedmyeyestotheworld!阅读这本书仿佛将我从长觉中唤醒了，让我终于开始睁眼看世界！【句型分析】asif...totheworld宾语从句12bemadeupof由……组成【教材原文】Despiteitswidespreadrecognition,myfirstimpressionwasthatTuesdayswithMorrieisjustmadeupofacollectionofover-emotionalthoughtsandmessages,manyofwhicharerepeated.尽管《相约星期二》这本书得到了广泛的认可，但是我的第一印象是，它只是传达了过于感性的思想和信息，其中有很多是重复的。【句型分析】Despite...recognition介词短语作让步状语；thatTuesdayswithMorrie...messages表语从句；manyofwhicharerepeated定语从句13thinkback回想起【教材原文】Butthinkingitback,itdidteachmealessonortwo.不过现在回想起来，这本书确实给了我一两条经验。teachsb.alesson给某人经验、教训。did在句中起强调作用14thinkabout考虑beinfluencedby被……影响baseon基于……【教材原文】ThebookmademestopandthinkabouthowmuchIaminfluencedbypopularcultureandtheimportanceofcreatingmyownvaluesbasedonloveandopencommunication.它能让我停下来思考流行文化对我的影响，以及在爱与开放式沟通的基础上树立自己的价值观有多么重要。15recommendsthtosb向某人推荐某物afterall毕竟【教材原文】Althoughitisn’tmyfavouritebook,I’dstillrecommendthatpeoplereadit-afterall,itissomethingthat’sabitdifferent!

【句型分析】thatpeoplereadit

宾语从句that’s