Reading(1)：The search for happiness教案推荐

M6U2 Reading

The search for happiness Watch and brainstorm

What does happiness mean to you?

Reading strategy: reading an interview (P19)

1)

An interview takes place when one person (

) asks another person (

) a series of questions on a topic. 2)

Steps in reading an interview:

1. Scan the first paragraph to_______________ 2. Take note of ________________________ 3. Carefully read___________________________ 4. Pay special attention to_____________________

interview

interviewer topic interviewee

Fast reading Reading comprehension

1.

Which statement is NOT mentioned in the text? A.

Happiness is being surrounded by family and friends.

B. Happiness means meeting goals in life. C. Happiness can simply mean a day without pain or just being alive. D. Happiness means enjoying yourself all day long.

2. What is the secret to happiness in Sang Lan’s mind?

A. To have appreciation for good things and to focus on goals

B. To study in Peking University.

C. To host a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

D. To keep herself busy.

3. The purpose of the text is to_________

A. tell us what is happiness

B. introduce Sang Lan’s moving story

C. discuss the ways to find happiness

D. tell us that we can find happiness in any cases, even in difficult times.

Careful reading Task 1

Finish the timeline of Sang Lan’s life

in 2008

in 2007

in 1998

in 1991

in 1987

She was born in Ningbo. in 1981

Divide Sang Lan’s life into three periods. Period 1:___________________ Period 2:___________________ Period 3:___________________

Task 2: Read Line21-59 and do the Grammatical Fillings. (1 word )

Before the accident

1._______ (devote)to gymnastics, Sang Lan was happy to work hard and was very 2.__________.(energy)

She was always in good 3.________.(spirit)

She always had 4.____________(appreciate) for the good things in life and focused on 5.______.(goal)

She never cried or gave 6._____ hope. Instead, she thought about how to get 7_______.(good)

She was also happy for her teammates’ successes and

was proud of her 8.__________________.(accomplish)

After leaving hospital

9._________ (adapt) to her new life, she keeps10.________ (learn) and stays optimistic.

Sang Lan’s

While

search for in happiness hospital

Analysis of personality

Please use some adjectives to describe the personalities of Sang Lan according to the text.

Consolidation

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短文改错

（10处错误）

Sang Lan was born in Ningbo, China in 1981, and became the gymnast at 6 years old. She started winning competitions in 1991 and his best event was always the vault. Though she had to live apart with her parents, she was happy to devote herself to gymnastics. In 1998, at the Goodwill Games, a coach changed the way which the equipment was set up, and Sang Lan wasn’t aware the change until it was too late. She hit her head, and then falls to the gymnastics mat with a broke neck. She was rushed to a top hospital in New York. Sang Lan is so special. Although she would never walk again, she was still in good spirits and felt thankfully to be alive and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new thing .

Group work: Make an interview and role play

Topic of the interview: Happiness to people at different age

Group one:

teenagers

Group two:

adults

Group three:

the old

Host: ask questions Guests: answer questions

What does happiness mean to you? How do you achieve your happiness? …

Homework: Write about your definition of happiness (70 words)

My definition of happiness When I was a kid, I thought happiness is…

After learning Sang Lan’s story, I understand…