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Unit 2 Lessons in life
Starting out
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.
Learning objectives
Imagine this empty jar is your life. What will it be filled with
study / jobs
families /friends
health
hopes/
dreams
…
Warming up
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.
rocks
your family, friends, health, hopes and dreams
Pebbles represent the other important things we need to keep our life going.
pebbles
your job, house, etc.
Sand represents all the little things in life.
sand
all 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.
tea
time 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 good book.
We always have sweet memories in life just like chocolates.
A proverb is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Find three proverbs about life and write down your understanding of them.
Homework
