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Unit 2 Lessons in life
Understanding ideas
Learning objectives
1. To understand the main idea of the book “Tuesdays with Morrie”;
2. To analyse the structure and language, learn how to write a book review.
Read the reviews on the back cover of the book, Tuesdays with Morrie, and answer the questions.
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.
Pre-reading
1. What metaphor for life is used in the reviews
Life is compared to a journey in the reviews.
2. When people are described as “watching you kindly from further along the way”, what does this mean
It means these people are kind and have more experiences.
Read the passage and decide how many stars the four people would give the book (five being the highest rating). Give your reasons.
Possible answers:
Arthur K 4 stars
Reasons: Para 2: Morrie’s bravery towards the end of his life is inspirational and has made me value my own life more.
Amy Wang 5 stars
Reasons: Para 3: I think this book should be on all school reading lists. After finishing it, I feel I have been given a deeper insight into the world and can see things from a different point of view.
Marty 3 stars
Reasons: Para 4: Although it isn’t my favourite book, I’d still recommend that people read it — after all, it is something that’s a bit different!
Vivian 5 stars
Reasons: Para 5: Warning! A box of tissues will be needed to get through this book! Morrie’s reflections on love and friendship made me think about my life and all the good friends that I’ve lost touch with along the way. It made me realise just how much I miss them.
Tuesdays with Morrie is an autobiographical nonfiction written by the American writer Mitch. It’s the story of the last philosophy lesson the author’s mentor, Professor Morrie Schwatz, taught Mitch every Tuesday for 14 weeks before he died. Morrie, a professor of social psychology in his 70s, was dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1994. As one of Morrie’s early students, Mitch visited the professor every Tuesday to listen to the old man’s final instructions and, after his death, Mitch wrote a book called Tuesdays with Morrie.
自传体的
非小说类纪实作品
肌萎缩侧索硬化症
Death, both as the theme of the work and as the clue of the novel, conveys the author’s deeper and more thorough thinking about life, which makes Tuesdays with Morrie itself exude a strong philosophical implication.
流露，显露
Mitch Albom (1959---) is a well-known American columnist, radio host, television commentator and active philanthropist. He has published nine bestsellers so far, including Tuesdays with Morrie , a nonfiction book that has been on the bestseller lists for four years and has been translated into thirty-one languages, including Chinese. With more than twenty million copies sold worldwide, it has been a marvel of the book industry in recent years.
慈善家
Fast reading
Choose the topics of the book mentioned in the passage and find the evidence.
power
joy and hope
art
friendship
love
death
values
sorrow
Para 2: This book is about dying, but it is not pessimistic.Indeed, it was a pleasant surprise to find that this book is filled with joy and hope.
Para 3: I think this book should be on all school reading lists. After finishing it, I feel I have been given a deeper insight into the world and can see things from a different point of view.
Para 4: The book made me stop and think about how much I am influenced by popular culture and the importance of creating my own values based on love and open communication.
Para 5: Morrie’s reflections on love and friendship made me think about my life and all the good friends that I’ve lost touch with along the way.
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
What they liked or disliked about the book What lessons they learnt
It was a pleasant surprise to find that 1.________________________________. As people learn how to die,
2.____________________. He was encouraged to 3. ______________________ and make the most of each day.
this book is filled with joy and hope
they learn how to live
appreciate what he had
Intensive reading
What they liked or disliked about the book What lessons they learnt
She thinks the book should be on 4._______________ ___________. And she felt she was given 5. ________ ______________________. People should choose 6. __________________________ themselves. She felt as if she had been woken up from a long sleep and finally 7._______________
_____________.
all school
reading lists
a deeper insight into the world
how they think, what they value
opened her eyes
to the world
What they liked or
disliked about the book
His first impression was that the book is just 8.________________________________________
___________________________________________________. Nonetheless, he would recommend it because 9._________________________________
_____________________________.
made up of a collection of over-emotional
thoughts and messages, many of which are repeated
it taught him a lesson or two and is something that’s a bit different
What lessons they learnt
The book made him stop and think about
10._________________________________________________ and the importance of 11. ______________
___________________________________________.
creating his own values based on love and open communication
how much he was influenced by popular
culture
What they liked or
disliked about the book
The book made her cry because Morrie’s
reflections on 12.___________________ made her think about 13. _______________________
_____________________________________________.
love and friendship
her life and all the good friends
that she has lost touch with along the way
What lessons they learnt
People should always keep in touch 14.___________
____________________________________________. She was aware that people want to 15. ___________
_____________________________, knowing that 16. __________________________________________________________.
with the good people they meet as they go through life
die feeling that they have lived life to the full
they are loved and have loved others as much as they could
Now go online to find out what other comments have been made on this book. Do these comments make you want to read the book Why or why not
Comments on Tuesdays with Morrie:
This is the third edition of the book that I have read. I have recommended it to countless people, even if I do not know how much I can be changed by him.
This is a book that takes a lifetime to read.
I haven’t seen such a moving book for a long time. There’s no drama, no scheming, no heartache. It’s just a dying man who is telling how to live a simple but happy life.
I’m eager to read the book after reading the comments and hope to get something special from it.
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 judgments
Post-reading
Think & Share
1. According to Morrie, what are “the big things” in life
According to Morrie, “the big things” in life are how we think and what we value.
2. What is your understanding of Auden’s words: “Love each other or perish”
One possible answer:
Love is supremely important. If we don’t have the support and love from others or we are not loved and cared in our life, actually we don’t have much at all.
3. How do you usually learn lessons about life Through experience or learning from other people Give an example.
One possible answer:
I usually learn lessons about life both through experience and from other people. For example, I have learnt the importance of persistence through my experience of learning English; I have also learnt to share joy and sorrow with others from my best friend.
4. Can you critically evaluate other people’s opinions and make your own judgments
One possible answer:
Sometimes I think I can critically evaluate other people’s opinion. I will see things in an open-minded way and examine others’ opinions from as many angles as possible. Besides, I will approach a problem or situation rationally, analyze all known information and make judgments based on fact or evidence.
The team has been weakened by injury.
这个队因伤实力减弱。
1. weaken v. （使）虚弱，衰弱；减弱；削弱
His authority is steadily weakening.
他的权威日趋减弱。
adj: weak
She felt her legs weaken.
她觉得两腿无力。
反义词：strengthen
Language points
a pessimistic view of life 对人生悲观的看法
2. pessimistic adj. 悲观的；悲观主义的
I think you’re being far too pessimistic.
我觉得你过于悲观了。
be pessimistic about
They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.
他们对胜利的可能性显得出奇地悲观。
反义词：optimistic
We don’t anticipate any major problems.
我们预料不会发生什么大问题。
3. anticipate v. 预料；预期
Our anticipated arrival time is 8:30.
我们预计抵达的时间是8:30。
We anticipate that sales will rise next year.
我们预料明年销售量将会增加。
They anticipate having several applicants for the job.
他们预计会有几个人来应聘这份工作。
The ring is one of her most treasured possessions.
这只戒指是她最珍贵的财产之一。
4. possession n. 财产；拥有
The possession of a passport is essential for foreign travel.
出国旅行必须持有护照。
You cannot legally take possession of the property (= start using it after buying it) until three weeks after the contract is signed.
契约签署三周以后，你才能合法取得这份产业的所有权。
He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition.
他瞥了她一眼，但似乎没认出她来。
5. recognition n. 认出，识别；承认，认可
a growing recognition that older people have potential too
越来越多的人认识到老年人也是有潜力的
There is a general recognition of the urgent need for reform.
人们普遍认识到迫切需要改革。
She gained only minimal recognition for her work.
她的工作仅仅得到极少的赞誉。
1. be reunited with ________________
2. on discovering that … ________________
3. result in ________________
4. be filled with ________________
5. make the most of _________________
（使）重聚
一发现……就……
导致
充满
充分利用
6. tend to do sth. __________________
7. get distracted __________________
8. keep in touch with __________________
9. go through __________________
10. make sb. aware that … __________________
分散注意力
与……保持联系
经历
倾向做某事
使某人……意识到
1. In fact, far from being a book about death, it’s a book about life.
Paraphrase:
Actually, it is not a book about death at all. It’s a book about life.
far from sth.: used to say that something very different is true or happens, 意为“远非……,完全不……”
Far from helping the situation, you’ve just made it worse. 你非但于事无补，反而把事情弄得更糟了。Conditions are still far from ideal. 条件并不理想。
2. After finishing it, I feel I have been given a deeper insight into the world and can see things from a different point of view.
insight 意为“洞悉；深入了解；深刻见解”。
例如：
The book gives us new insights into life in Mexico.
这本书使我们对在墨西哥的生活有了新的深刻了解。
3. A box of tissues will be needed to get through this book!
get through 意为“完成（工作），处理事情”。Let’s start! There is a lot to get through.
咱们开始吧！有很多事情要处理呢！
Have you got through all your work
你工作做完了吗？
I got through the book in one evening.
我一个晚上就读完了这本书。
本句中提到阅读这本书需要 a box of tissues 一盒纸巾，
是指书的内容令人非常感动。
Paraphrase:
Morrie reflected on love and friendship, which reminded me of my life and all the good friends who I’ve lost touch with along the way.
4. Morrie’s reflections on love and friendship made me think about my life and all the good friends that I’ve lost touch with along the way.
本句中名词短语 Morrie’s reflections on love and friendship作主语，动词 made 作谓语。
make 是一个很常用的动词，可以和很多词搭配使用，其中 make sb do sth 是最常见的搭配之一。
John’s reassuring comments made me feel better.
John 安慰的话语使我感觉好多了。
1. Summarize what you’ve learnt today;
2. Read the text again and again to retell it.
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