Reading(1)：The search for happiness教案1

Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you？

Reading The search for happiness

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Teaching aims: 1.Learn how to read an interview. 2.Understand the story about Sang Lan and her key to happiness. 3. Make presentation on how to get happiness. Teaching important points: 1.

Help Ss know something about Sang Lan.

2.Help them learn something about “happiness”.

Teaching difficult points: 1.How to read an interview.

2.How to undersatand the passage better. Teaching methods: 1.Improve the students’ reading comprehension.

2.Practice to get the students to master what they’ve learnt.

3.Discussion to make every student work in class. Teaching aids: 1.the multi-media 2.the blackboard. Teaching procedures: Step 1: Lead-in (Show some photos to the students): Who are they? Are they happy? What is happiness to them? Step2

pre-reading Three elements of an interview: interviewer : _________________. interviewee:__________________.

topic : _______________________

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Step 3: Fast reading for general ideas

Task 1:Different understandings of happiness

Being _________

by family and friends Happiness

Achieving ________ in something

A day without_________ or just being alive Task 2: match three periods with Sang Lan’s

story

Period 1

While in the hospital (L39-50) Period 2

Before the accident (L22-31)

Period 3

After leaving the hospital (L 54-59) Step 4: Careful-reading for detailed information Period 1:Before the accident Find the information about Sang Lan and fill in the table 1981 1987 1991 1998

period 2 While in hospital Ways to search for happiness while in hospital (Para 9) have _____________ for good things in life and focus on goals be __________ for her teammates be __________ of things accomplished feel __________ to be alive and _________ to learn new things period 3 After leaving the hospital Task 3: T or F 1.Sang Lan graduated from Peking University with a degree in journalism. 2. Sang Lan hosted a sports program during the 2008 Beijing Olympic. 3. Sang Lan is trying her best to help disabled people to get better treatment. 4. Sang Lan believes doing no work helps her stay happy. Step 5: Discussion

Now we’ve gone through the passage

and known a lot more about Sang Lan. Appreciate her several beautiful photos again. Look at smiles on her face. What do you think of her?

Can you

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describe what kind of girl she is?

Step 6: Post-reading activities 1.Let' read what Sang Lan said Getting up from where you fall is the most ordinary thing for a Gymnast. And it's my motto.I will arrange my time scientifically and work hard on my studies so as to be a winner in life. 2.Group work: Make an interview Interview your partner about happiness. You can ask the following questions: What is happiness to you?

Example: H: We’re lucky to invite ... to our interview ..

S: Thank you for inviting me. H: What is happiness to you? S: Happiness is/means ..... Step 7: Homework 1) Write down the things that have brought you happiness for us to share next class 2) Preview the language points.

Personality of Sang Lan

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