七年级下册Unit2Whattimedoyougotoschool阅读扩展文章.docx

An old man stands before his class. There are some items on the table in front of him. When the class begins, he picks up a very big and empty jar（罐子），and tries to fill（装满）it with rocks.Then he asks the students if the jar was full（满的）.The students say “Yes!”So the old man then picks up a box of pebbles and pour（倒）them into the jar. He shakes the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled inlo（滚进）the open areas between the rocks.He then asks the students again if the jar is full. They say "Yes!”The man picks up a box of sand and pour it into the jar. Of course, the sand fills up（填充）everything else.He then asks again if the jar is full. The students answer "Yes."“Nowjsaid the man, “I want you to know that this jar represent your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your friends and your health- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained（留下），your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter - like your job, your house, your sand is everything else. The small things.“If you put the sand into the jar first,“ he says, “there is no room（空间）for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy（精力）on the small things, you will never have room for the important things. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your life. Stay with your family; Study for further education; Prepare for a test. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and play games.”“Take care of the rocks first. Set your priorities（优先项）.The rest（剩余）is just sand.”1.2. down something you always do, something you often do, and something you never doalwayssometimesneverthings are like the rocks/pebbles/sand in your life?rockspebblessand