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TalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingWatchavideoclipaboutwhatForrestGump’smothertellhimwhenshewasdying.WarmingupWarmingup➊Readthequotationsaboutmoneyandanswerthequestions.MoreMoreWarmingupWarmingup1Whichofthemareeasytounderstand?2Whichofthemaresimilarinmeaning?3Whichofthemdoyouagreewith?4Whichofthemarewarnings?5Whichonerecommendsspending?6Whichonerecommendssaving?Warmingup➋Workingroupsofthreeorfouranddiscussthequestions.1Whatdoyouspendyourmoneyon?2Areyoucarefulabouthowyouspendit?3Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytoinvestmoney?4Ifyouwonalotofmoney,whatwouldyoudowithit?Warmingup➊Check(√)theadviceyouexpectanintelligentolderpersontogivetoayoungman.□1Behonestwithyourself.□2Devoteyourselftolovingothers.□3Enjoyyourselfwhileyoucan.□4Moneycan’tbuyyoulove.□5Lookafterthepenniesandthepoundswilllookafterthemselves.NowreadthepassagebyMitchAlbomandfindoutwhatMorriesaystohim.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage71.TaskSkimming➋Check(√)thetruestatementsaboutMorrie.□1Morrieisveryill.□2Heisanemotionalperson.□3Hehaslostinterestinthepleasuresoflife.□4Heusedtobeveryinterestedinmaterialthings.□5Hehasbeenthinkingaboutmoneyalot.□6Hecan’taffordtobuyanythingnewforhishouse.□7Hedoesvolunteerworkinalocalseniorcentre.□8Hethinkspeoplehavethewrongvalues.□9Hebelievesinthepoweroflove.Thetruestatementsare1,2,8and9.Skimming➌Answerthequestions.1WhathashappenedtoMorrie’sinterestinmusicsincehebecameill?2InwhatwaydoesMorriethinkAmericanpeoplehavebeenbrainwashed?3InwhatwaydoesMorriethinkmaterialthingsandloveareconnected?Morrie’sinterestinmusichasgotevenmoreintense.Americanpeoplearemadetobelievethatmaterialthingsarethemostimportantandthemore,thebetter.Theyarenotconnected,youcannotsubstitutematerialthingsforlove.Skimming4WhathappenedthedayMorriediscoveredhewasterminallyill?5HowhasMorrie’shousechangedsincethatday?6HowdoesMorriedistinguishbetween“wants”and“needs”?Helostinterestinbuyingthings.Ithasnotchangedphysicallyashestoppedbuyingthings,butithasbecomeawealthyhome,filledwithlove,friendship,family,honesty,tears,colleagues,studentsandsoon.“Wants”areluxurieswhereas“needs”arenecessary.Skimming7WhatadvicedoesMorriegivethenarrator?8WhydoesthenarratortakenotesoftheconversationhehaswithMorrie?Toofferotherswhatyouhavetogive.Mostlybecausehedoesn’twantMorrietoseehiseyesandunderstandwhatheisthinking.TuesdayswithMorrie译文DiggingMP3MP31Morriewasfocused.Thereweregooddaysandbaddaysnow.Hewashavingagoodday.Thenightbefore,hehadbeenentertainedbyalocalacappellagroupthathadcometothehousetoperform,andherelayedthestoryexcitedly,asiftheInkSpotsthemselveshaddroppedbyforavisit.Morrie’sloveformusicwasstrongevenbeforehegotsick,butnowitwassointense,itmovedhimtotears.Hewouldlistentooperasometimesatnight,closinghiseyes,ridingalongwiththemagnificentvoicesastheydippedandsoared.BackgroundinformationDigging译文译文MP3MP32“Youshouldhaveheardthisgrouplastnight,Mitch.Suchasound!”3Morriehadalwaysbeentakenwithsimplepleasures,singing,laughing,dancing.Now,morethanever,materialthingsheldlittleornosignificance.Whenpeopledie,youalwaysheartheexpression“Youcan’ttakeitwithyou.”Morrieseemedtoknowthatalongtimeago.译文DiggingMP3MP34“We’vegotaformofbrainwashinggoingoninourcountry,”Morriesighed.“Doyouknowhowtheybrainwashpeople?Theyrepeatsomethingoverandover.Andthat’swhatwedointhiscountry.Owningthingsisgood.Moremoneyisgood.Morepropertyisgood.Morecommercialismisgood.Moreisgood.Moreisgood.Werepeatit—andhaveitrepeatedtous—overandoveruntilnobodybotherstoeventhinkotherwise.Theaveragepersonissofoggedupbyallthis,hehasnoperspectiveonwhat’sreallyimportantanymore.译文DiggingMP3MP35“WhereverIwentinmylife,Imetpeoplewantingtogobbleupsomethingnew.Gobbleupanewcar.Gobbleupanewpieceofproperty.Gobbleupthelatesttoy.Andthentheywantedtotellyouaboutit.‘GuesswhatIgot?GuesswhatIgot?’译文DiggingMP3MP36“YouknowhowIalwaysinterpretedthat?Thesewerepeoplesohungryforlovethattheywereacceptingsubstitutes.Theywereembracingmaterialthingsandexpectingasortofhugback.Butitneverworks.Youcan’tsubstitutematerialthingsforloveorforgentlenessorfortendernessorforasenseofcomradeship.译文DiggingMP3MP37“Moneyisnotasubstitutefortenderness,andpowerisnotasubstitutefortenderness.Icantellyou,asI’msittingheredying,whenyoumostneedit,neithermoneynorpowerwillgiveyouthefeelingyou’relookingfor,nomatterhowmuchofthemyouhave.”译文DiggingMP3MP38IglancedaroundMorrie’sstudy.ItwasthesametodayasithadbeenthefirstdayIarrived.Thebooksheldtheirsameplacesontheshelves.Thepapersclutteredthesameolddesk.Theoutsideroomshadnotbeenimprovedorupgraded.Infact,Morriereallyhadn’tboughtanythingnew—exceptmedicalequipment—inalong,longtime,maybeyears.Thedayhelearnedthathewasterminallyillwasthedayhelostinterestinhispurchasingpower.译文DiggingMP3MP39SotheTVwasthesameoldmodel,thecarthatCharlottedrovewasthesameoldmodel,thedishesandthesilverwareandthetowels—allthesame.Andyetthehousehadchangedsodrastically.Ithadfilledwithloveandteachingandcommunication.Ithadfilledwithfriendshipandfamilyandhonestyandtear