1. The search for hapiness

2. Teaching aims: 1.Grasp Reading Strategy on how to read an interview.
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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

3. Brainstorming:
What does happiness mean ……

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

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

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

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

8. What is happiness to you?

9. 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.

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

11. The search for happiness
For Sang Lan, happiness means…

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

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

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

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

16. 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?

17. 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.

18. 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

19. ( )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

20. 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)

21. 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

22. 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.

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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…

26. 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.

27. 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 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

28. Life as a popular figure on TV
Interview Yao Ming

29. 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.

30. 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 )

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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。

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

35. Thank you!