Unit+2+Lessons+in+Life+Starting+out课件+2022-2023学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第四册.pptxVIP

Unit 2Lessons in life Watch the video, understand the main idea, and extract the key information about life.Look at the pictures and choose the things that can be used as metaphors for life. Imagine this empty jar is your life. What will it be filled with? study / jobsfamilies /friends healthhopes/dreams… Watch the video and find out the different tiers in life. Answer the questions.1. What is life compared to in this story?Life is compared to a jar.2. In this video, __________, __________, __________ and _________ are filled with the jar. Can you see the differences among these things? rocks pebbles sand tea 3. What do rocks, pebbles, sand and tea represent?Rocks represent the most important things in our life.rocksyour family, friends, health, hopes and dreams Pebbles represent the other important things we need to keep our life going.pebblesyour job, house, etc. Sand represents all the little things in life. sandall the little things in life, the annoying things distracting you Tea represents the time when we can have a cup of tea and a talk with a good friend.teatime with your friends 4. What are the “rocks” in your life? How much time do you spend on “rocks”, “pebbles”, “sand” and “tea”?What do you think are important things in your life?What things are less important in your life?How can you arrange your time for things in your life? Look at the pictures and choose the things that can be used as metaphors for life. Give your reasons. Six pictures are: a roller coaster a river a tree a rainbow a book a box of chocolates Like riding a roller coaster, life is always up and down. As a river, we go through life and struggle to get to the place we expect to go. The branches of a tree are like the career we are pursuing. We should put our root deep into the soil to get enough nutrient. Our life is as colorful as a rainbow. While reading a book, we act like talking to an old friend. We can get advice and power from a go