Reading(1)：The search for happiness优秀公开课教案

Module6 Unit2

Reading (教案) Teaching aims:

After learning this period, the students will be able to:

1.

2.

3.

4.

describe their own understanding of happiness; talk about the gymnast Sang Lan; describe feelings and emotions; learn some new words and phrases and language points. Teaching procedures:

Ⅰ. Lead-in 1.

Let’s enjoy a song .

2.

Let’s find different

people’s opinions of happiness.

3.

What’s your opinion of happiness?

Ⅱ. Fast-reading

Read the passage quickly and answer

the questions. 1.

What is the topic of the TV interview?

( Happiness.) 2.

Who is the interviewer? Who is the interviewee?(Host and Dr Brain.)

3.

Who is the person that the doctor mentioned ?

(Sang Lan)

Ⅲ. Reading strategy---reading an interview •

People (at least 2) :

____________

& ___________

•

Steps in reading an interview:

1) Read the topic the interviewer introduces in para. 1

2) Who is interviewed

3) Read

each question carefully

4) Read interviewee’s response, including background information of the topic.

Ⅳ. Careful-reading 1.

Read and listen to the passage from line1 to10. (1)

How many kinds of happiness does the host

talk about?

(Three.)

(2) Who is Dr Brain?

(Dr Brain is the interviewee. He has written several books about happiness.)

2.

Read the passage from line11 to19.

(1)

Why does Dr Brain use Sang Lan as an example? (Because she is always happy with her life even during times of her personal catatrophe.)

(2)

Is Sang Lang always a happy person ? How do you know?

①

Before her accident:

a happy girl and successful in her sport. ②

While injured and in hospital:

remaining cheerful. ③

Now:

being optimistic.

3.

Read the passage from line 20 to 59 and finish the following blanks.

1 / 3

Born in ________, China in 1981, Sang Lan began learning __________ at the age of six. Her best

event was the ______. She started _________ competitions in 1991 and kept working hard. In 1998, during one of her practice vaults at the _______ ______, she broke her ______ badly

so that she would never ______

again.

While in hospital, she was in ______ spirits. She felt ________ to be alive and ______ to have the rest of her life to learn __________. When back to China, she graduated from Peking University with a degree in ___________ and also hosted a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympic. Now, she continues to be a popular ______ on TV.

4.

Read the following sentences and analyse the reasons why Sang Lan keeps happy in her life.

(1)

Line26:

being modest

(2)

Line29-30:

setting a clear goal ;

making parents proud (3)

Line42-43:

having appreciation for the good things in life;

focusing on goals

(4)

Line44-45:

Not crying about what you lost and being hopeful

(5)

Line49-50:

Feeling thankful to everything and everyone;

learning news things

(6)

Line57:

Doing something benefit to others (7)

Line59:

Keeping busy and staying positive

Ⅴ.Post-reading

Group work ----Make an interview

Suppose you are the host and invite Sang Lan to your interview. Now you are required to make an interview according to the following key words. Please write down your questions and answers.

key words

Useful expressions

1.birth 1. Can you tell us a little bit about …?

2. success 2. We’d like to know something about …

3. accident 3. We heard that your best event was…

4. attitudes 4. That must have been difficult for you.

5. new life 5. How did you deal with it?

…

For example: H: We’re lucky to invite Sang Lan to our interview. Today’s topic is…

S: Thank you for inviting me.

…

H:

…

S:

…

H: I hope we can learn much from Sang Lan and try to achieve more goals.

Ⅶ.My words for you all

Life has its ups and downs, its peaks and valleys. 生活充满跌宕起伏，

No one is up all the time, nor are they down all the time.没有人能一直处于巅峰或总在低谷。

2 / 3

Storms always give way to the sun.风暴总会给阳光让路，

Winter always changes into springtime.寒冬总会转变为暖春，

Your problem will be solved! Be strong!你的问题也终会得到解决！要坚强！

Ⅷ.Homework Write a short composition about how you can find your happiness!

3 / 3