Unit 2 Jiaoling Middle School Tina

Are you happy now? When will you feel happy? Being allowed to do whatever I want to Pass the examinations Chat with friends Play games with best friends Being healthy Do interesting things with friends

Reading novels magazines Comic plays

Designing posters Making new things Designing black- board newspaper drawing

Having a big family get-together

Badminton volleyball table tennis Roller-coaster skiing adventuring skateboarding

Roller-coast Bungee jumping Water-surfing

Visiting a natural history museum Observing the dinosaur fossile

Actually,happiness is easy to get if you put your mind on it. Apart from the previous ways in which we can get happiness, we have another way to feel happy. When we help others,we feel happy.

Zhang Haidi Sang Lan Tai Lihua Helen Kelley

Sang Lan was born in Ningbo,China in 1981,and began learning gymnastics when she was only six years old. Her best event was always the vault.She started winning competitions in 1991 and kept working hard.In 1989,she competed the Goodwill Ganes held in New York.She hoped to win.But during a practice vault,she made a small mistake which cost her the ability to walk.She now studies journalism and is also hosting a sports program about the 2008beijing Olympics.

Reading ---The search for happiness Scan the text and finish Part A. Skim the interview and then finish Part C1.

T(true) or F(false)? 1.The topic of the interview 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 practising for the Goodwill Games. 5.Before the 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. F T F F T F T F

Inter-reading Read the interview again and try to find the personality of Sang Lan. Personality of Sang considerate brave courageous determined optimistic Hard-working

Homework Read the interview again and find out some useful phrases.Then finish Part D.