The search for hapiness

Teaching aims: 1.Grasp Reading Strategy on how to read an interview. Book 10_课件_U1_Reading2-8 Teaching aims: 1.Grasp Reading Strategy on how to read an interview. 2.Read an interview on happiness and learn how to stay happy in difficult times. 3. Interview Sang Lan. 2

Brainstorming: What does happiness mean ……

What is happiness to the cat? Eating fish every day.

What is happiness to the dog? Eating meat every day.

What is happiness to Ultraman? Protecting people from being attacked by monsters and safeguarding world peace.

What is happiness to these people? Winning the games and bringing honour to the country and the team

What is happiness to you?

Playing computer games. Having no classes every day. Having no homework. Having much money. Passing an exam or get a high score. Winning the classmates’ respect or the teachers’ praise. ..................... .................................

Sang Lan Learn something about her from Reading. Who is she?

The search for happiness For Sang Lan, happiness means…

Reading strategy An interview An interview takes place when one person ( ) asks another person ( ) a series of questions on the topic. interviewer interviewee

How to read an interview the first paragraph the topic Introduce ________ of the interview, who the __________ is and what he does. interviewee

Find the related information(1’) Interviewer: Host Interviewee: Dr. Brain Topic: Happiness

How to read an interview(2’) the following paragraphs Fully understand the ________. Pay attention to the summary of the ___________ of the topic. questions background

What are the questions that the host asks Dr Brain?(3’) Can you tell us a little bit about Sang Lan and who she is? How old was she when this happened? And how has Sang Lan adapted to her new life?

Skimming 1.How did Sang Lan get injured? At the Goodwill Games in 1998, when Sang Lan was practicing, she fell to the gymnastics mat and got injured. 2.How did Sang Lan stay positive? By keeping busy.

Careful reading True or False ( )1. The topic of the TV interview F was the story of Sang Lan. ( )2. Dr Brain studies happiness. ( )3. Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. ( )4. Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998, while practicing for the Goodwill Games. F the search for happiness T F six F New York

( )5. Before her accident, Sang Lan’s best event was the vault. ( )6. Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. ( )7. Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital. ( )8. Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy. T F neck T F keeping busy helps her to stay positive

Reading Comprehension Read Para 1 to find out what happiness is.(3’) 1. 2. 3. Being surrounded by family and friends Happiness Achieving success in something A day without suffering or just being alive (Those who have been injured or struggle with a physical disability)

While in Read Para 5 to find the related information.(3’) What kind of life did/does Sang Lan live? Before the accident Happy and successful in her sport While in Cheerful hospital Find happiness through reaching much smaller goals and through the love of the people around her. Now /After leaving hospital

Read Para 7&8 to complete SL’s file. energetic, happy and hard-working Name Sang Lan Birth year photo Birth Place Best event Personality Experiences: 1981 Ningbo, China the vault energetic, happy and hard-working 1987(at 6) 1991 1998(at 17) She began learning gymnastics. She started winning competitions. She made a mistake while practicing vaults. She fell and broke her neck.

Read Para 10 to complete the table.(10’) Many (1)________ visitors like Leonardo DiCaprio went to (2)______ her up. She was always in good (3)_______ and thought about (4)_______ she could do to get better. She was happy for her teammates’ (5)__________ and was proud of the things she had (6)_______________. Hearing she would never be a gymnast, she was able to overcome her (7)________ and felt thankful to be (8)______ and (9)_______ to have the rest of her life to(10 )______new things. famous cheer spirits what While in hospital successes accomplished sorrow alive lucky learn

Describe Sang Lan's personality Personality of Sang Lan 考虑周到的,能体谅人的,体贴的 brave considerate courageous Personality of Sang Lan determined optimistic hard-working

Conclusion To SangLan 1.What is happiness to Sang Lan ? Before going to hospital, happiness means_______________________ devoting…to…working…and making… To SangLan While staying in hospital, happiness means______________ _______ being alive and having the rest… After leaving hospital, she finds happiness through__________________ reaching…and having the love…

2. What does the example of Sang Lan show us? It shows how people can find happiness even during times of a personal catastrophe. 3. In the opinion of Sang Lan, what’s the secret to happiness for many people? The secret is to have appreciation for good things in life and to focus on goals.

Before going to hospital Task-based reading Being (1) __________ in her sport when she was young Being described as (2) _________, happy and hard-working Working towards something special Trying to make her parents take (3) _________in her Being in good (5) _________ She was also happy for her teammates’ successes and was proud of her (6) _______________. Feeling thankful to be alive, and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new things (7) ____________ from Peking University (8) __________ a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics Continuing to be a popular figure on TV (9) __________ better treatment for disabled people Believing that keeping busy helps her stay (10) _______ successful energetic Before going to hospital (4) _____staying in hospital pride spirits While accomplishments Graduating After leaving hospital Hosting Advocating positive

Life as a popular figure on TV Interview Yao Ming

Consolidation Make a Talk Show Suppose you are the host and invite Sang Lan to your Talk show "Her village (天下女人)" and the other two are talk show guests . Now you are required to make an interview according to the following useful expressions.

Useful expressions 1. Could you tell us something about your birth? (when and where ) 2. When did you begin to learn gymnastics? When did you begin to win competitions? 3. We heard that your best event is… 4. Can you tell us a little bit about the accident? (when ,where and how ) 5. That must have been very difficult for you. 6. How did you deal with it? (think about ;focus on; stay ;keep busy…) 7. What did you do when you were back to China? (study, host )

SHOW TIME H: We’re lucky to invite SL to our interview .. S: Thank you for inviting me. G: … H: … S: … H: I hope we can learn much from SL and try to achieve more goals.

Conclusion Her courage is admirable. Everyone will think about how she rebuilt her life whenever his life feels unbearable. Her example shows how people can find happiness even in difficult times.

Summary An optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn. 乐观的人看到的是玫瑰， 悲观的人只看到它的刺。 Happiness is a form of courage . 幸福是勇气的一种形式。

Homework: 1) Retell the story of Sang Lan. 2) Preview the language points.

Thank you!