Reading(1)：The search for happiness名师教学视频（文字实录）

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Reading

What is happiness to you? 教学设计

Teaching Objectives: 1. To help Ss get a general idea about the text. 2. To make Ss become familiar with the detailed information about the text. 3. To help Ss master Reading Strategy. Teaching contents: 1.

Help students know something about Sang Lan. 2.

Help students learn something about “happiness”. Teaching Type:Reading class,Periond 1 Teaching important points: 1.How to make the students understand the passage better. 2.How to help the students finish all the exercises. 3.How to help the students develop their creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities. Teaching difficult points: 1.

How to stimulate students independent reading using the reading strategies. 2.

How to help students interview others in English through some tips. Interaction Patterns:Teachers -class, individuals, groups Teaching Aids: 1. The multi-media 2. The blackboard Teaching:Procedures : Step1. Leading-in Enjoy a video.

T:What kind of TV show is it?

S: An interview. Step2. Pre-reading

T:What is an interview?

S: An interview [ɪntəvju:]采访

takes place when one person (interviewer [ˈɪntəvju:ə(r)]采访者) asks another person (Interviewee[ˌɪntəvju:ˈi:]被采访者) questions on a topic [ˈtɒpɪk] 话题. Learn words related to interview: interview [ɪntəvju:]采访,interview[ɪntəvju:]采访,interviewer [ˈɪntəvju:ə(r)]采访者

,interviewee[ˌɪntəvju:ˈi:]被采访者,topic [ˈtɒpɪk] 话题

Step3. Reading strategy

How to read an interview

the first paragraph：Introduce _topic_ of the interview, who the

interviewee_

is and what he does. the following paragraphs：1.Fully understand the __questions__. 2.Pay attention to the summary of the _background__ of the topic. Step 4. Reading comprehension Activity 1

The interviewer is:

the host

While in hospital

The interviewee is:

Dr. Brain

The topic is about:

happiness

Activity 2(Put them in right order) (b,a,d,c) a.At the Goodwill Games in 1998

b.Before her accident c.Back to China

d.While in hospital Activity 3

Before her accident(L14-31)

Year of birth :born

in 1981

Birth place: Ningbo, China

When to begin learning gymnastics?

Six The best event:

vault Started winning competitions in the year of

1991. How long had she been a junior gymnast ?

For eleven years . Activity 4 At the Goodwill Games (Line31-37) (T or F) Sang Lan was injuried in China in 1998,while practising for the Goodwill Games. F

Sang Lan broke her legs and wil never walk again. F Activiy 5

While in hospital

(Line39-50)

Many (1)_famous_ visitors like Leonardo DiCaprio went to (2)_cheer_her up.

She was always in good (3)_spirits and thought about (4)what she could do to get better.

She was happy for her teammates’ (5)_successes and was proud of the things

she had (6)

accomplished.

She was happy to see her parents.

Hearing she would never be a gymnast, she was able to overcome her (7) sorrow and felt (8) thankful to be (9)

alive and (10)lucky

to have the rest of her life to learn new things. Activity 6

Back to China ( Line54-59) •

When and where did she finish her study?

She graduated from Peking University in 2007. •

What does she believe?

She believes that keeping busy helps her stay positive.

Step 5.

Summary

Resume简历

Name Age Gender性别

Sang Lan 37 Female Nationality Birthplace Best Event Chinese Ningbo, China Vault Peking University Major主修课目

Broadcasting School of Graduation E-mail

Personality Goal mrswm2009@yahoo.com.cn L27

Energetic, happy and hard-working L57

To advocate better treatment for disabled people In 198

L22-23

Began learning gymnastics In 199

L26

Started winning competitions

In 1998

L23-24Competed at the New York Goodwill Games

In 2007

L54

Graduated from Peking University

In 2008

L56 Hosted a Sports Program about 2008 Olympics

Personal Experiences Step 6. Post-reading

According to the host,what is happiness?

L1-5 To some,happiness is being surrouned by family and friends. To others,happiness mean achieving success insomething,such as meeting a goal. To those who have been injured or struggle with a physical disability,happiness can simply mean a day without suffering,or just being alive. Step7. Discussion .

According to the passage, we can know that Sang Lan’s happiness lies in her___c___. A. teammates’ encouragement.

B. devotion to her career.

C. attitude towards life.

D. doctor’s techniques.

Step8. Task: Conduct an interview about what your happiness is.

Suppose: You’re a host,a doctor,a scientist,a teacher, a saleswoman,a farmer, a mother …

Work sheet H:Hello, everybody. I’m the host. Please tell us what your happiness is.

S1: Hello. I am a(n)______. As for me, happiness is... S2: …

S3: …

H: I hope we can learn much from Sang Lan and try to achieve more goals. Ste9. Conclusion No matter who you are,

no matter where you are,

no matter what trouble you meet, stay

optimistic,

positive,

cheerful,

determined. Only in this way can you feel

HAPPY. Step10.

Homework

Write a short story about happiness. The search for happiness

(What)

What is happiness? To some, happiness is _____________. To others, happiness means __________. To __________, happiness means _____.

(Why) ___________________________________

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ (How)

_____________ helps _____ enjoys happiness. By focusing on ____________, _______ finds happiness in life.

Example (What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is enjoying family life. To others, happiness means achieving success in the business world. To my teacher, happiness means helping the students.

(Why) When helping the students, she enjoys a sense of achievement.

She believes that as an individual, her contribution is little and limited. However, as a teacher, her contribution to the world is multiplied by the number of the students she teaches and helps. Imagine what a big number it is! How) My teacher works hard to prepare her lessons well. Although working long hours makes her tired, she feels happy as she believes that all her hard work will pay off and benefit the students. By focusing on the progress of the students, my teacher finds her happiness in life.