Reading(1)：The search for happiness优质课教案设计

苏州新区第一中学

邓晓敏

M6 Unit 2

What is happiness to you? Reading

The search for happiness Teaching Aims: 1.To help students get a general idea about the text and become familiar with the detailed information about the text. 2.To help the students learn how to read an interview and enable them to put it into practice. 3 To involve students in making an interview with the information related to SangLang in the text. 4. From the story of SangLang, let students describe their own understanding of

happiness. Key points: 1. Help students learn something about “happiness”from the story of SangLan. 3. Help the students understand the text exactly and read an interview. Teaching methods and aids: Task-based; lecture-presentation; ppt Teaching procedures: Step 1: Brainstorming: Happiness is an eternal theme that has been discussed over and over again. Different people find happiness and fun in different things. What is happiness to you? With the aid of the four pictures, can you state your opinion?

And we can see most people think living a happy, meaningful and colourful life is happiness. But how do disabled people stay happy in their life? Today we are going to talk about a special girl named Sang Lan, who used to be a successful gymnast. Hopefully, from the story of her searching for happiness, we can get some inspiration. Step 2: Reading strategy Go through the reading strategy to learn how to read an interview. Do you know what an interview means? An interview is a formal meeting at which one person asks

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another person a series of questions on a topic. When reading or watching an interview, you should pay attention to the topic, the opinions related to the topic, the questions asked and the answers to the questions. Step 3:Fast reading

The reading text is an interview from a TV programme about happiness. Dr Brain, a psychologist who studies happiness, is interviewed in a television talk show and tells a story about a brave girl called Sang Lan.Go through the passage quickly to find answers to the three questions: 1) What is the topic of the TV interview? (Happiness.)

2) Who is the interviewee? What is he?

(Dr. Brain, a psychologist) 3) What are the host’s questions? (Can you tell us a little bit about Sang Lan and who she is ?

How old was she when the accident happened?

How has she adapted to her new life?) Step 4:Detailed reading Listen to the passage and complete the exercises below. (T/F questions and Blank filling.) Ⅰ.T/F

( F )1.Happiness means being surrounded by family and friends to all people. ( F)2.Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. ( F )3. Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998, while practicing for the Goodwill Games. ( F )4. Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. ( T )5. Sang Lan believes keeping busy helps her stay positive. Ⅱ. Task-based blank filling Before the accident Sang Lan was happy to 2. __devote_______herself to gymnastics

and was very successful.

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She fell from the 3._vault_____ and would never walk again. 

Many famous visitors like Leonardo went to 4._cheer____ her up.

Sang Lan’s

search for happiness While hospital in 

Sang Lan was always in good 5.__spirits______and focused on goals. 

She never cried or felt 6. __hopeless___ 

She was also happy for her teammates’ 7._successes__ and was proud of her 8.___accomplishments____________. 1._After_____ She has

9.__adapted_______ to her new life and keeps learning leaving and stays 10.__optimistic______. hospital

Step5:Pair work

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Use the story of SanLan in the text to make an interview . 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.The accident must have been very difficult for you.

5. How did you deal with it? (think about ;focus on; stay ;keep busy…)

6.What did you do when you were back to China?

(study, host ) ……

7.How did you find happiness in difficult times? H:-----We’re lucky to invite SL to our interview .Today’s topic is happiness…

S: -----Thank you for inviting me. ………

H: -----I hope we can learn much from SL and try to achieve more goals. Step 6: Discussion What does the example of SangLan show us? (Everyone has their own definition of happiness. Keep what is happiness in your mind as your own image and

enjoy your own happy life. Life is not what other people's thinking, but is your inside feeling. You can find happiness even in difficult times.) Step 7: Conclusion Happiness is to be content with what you have. Happiness is the man who is living by his hobby. Happiness lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Step 6: Homework 1.Read the text fluently and remember the new words and expressions. 2. Finish A2 on page 108 in Workbook.