Reading(1)：The search for happiness优秀教学设计

Module 6 Unit 2 Reading The search for happiness Ⅰ.Teaching Objectives 1. To share the experiences of happiness. 2. To read an interview on happiness. 3. To grasp the reading strategy on how to read an interview and apply the skills to practice.

Ⅱ. Teaching Procedure Step 1. Lead-in 1.

Watch a video clip about ‘What is happiness?’. 2.

Brainstorming: Can you tell us any thing that can make you happy?

Useful sentence patterns:

I will feel happy when_______________.

_______________ can make me feel happy. _________ will bring me happiness.

Step 2. Reading strategy: Reading an interview

Find out the elements(要素) of an interview and how to read an interview.

An interview includes ________________.

Step 3. Fast-reading

Task : Skim the text and find the related information.

Interviewer: ________________.

Interviewee: ________________.

Topic: ________________. The questions:

1.Can you tell us a little bit about Sang Lan and who she is? 2.How old was she when this happened? 3.How has Sang Lan adapted to her new life?

Step 4. Careful-reading

Task 1: Judge whether these statements are true or false. (

)1. The topic of the TV interview as the story of Sang Lan.

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)2. Dr Brain studies happiness.

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)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. (

)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.

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Task 2: Find the related information about SL. Before the accident: While in hospital: Now: Task 3: Read para(7-8)to complete SL’s file.

Task 4:Task-based reading

Step 5. Discussion:

What kind of girl is Sang Lan? (Try to use as many adjectives as possible to describe her.)

Step 6. Group work: an interview.

Suppose you had a chance to talk face to face with Sang Lan, what would you like most to talk to her about?

Step 7. Homework:

1. Read the text till you can read it fluently; 2. Write an article about happiness.

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