Reading(2)：The search for happiness教学设计模板

M6 U2 What is happiness?

Reading The search for happiness

Read to write

Knowledge Objectives:

After this class, the students will be able to grasp the expressions and sentence patterns of introducing a person by using “devote to, be described as, know as, a good example of, without suffering, reach goals, in good spirits, be surrounded by, by the time…” freely and correctly. Competence Objectives:

After this class, the students will be able to write a letter to introduce a famous person to a foreigner by using the expressions and sentence patterns learned from the text. Emotion Objectives:

Introduce a famous Chinese businessman Jack Ma and his understanding of happiness to the world and develop the students’

pride in our country and make them realize that the key to happiness is to make contributions to the society. Teaching key points:

By reading the text and develop the students’ writing ability.

Teaching difficult points: How to use the expressions and sentence patterns learned from the text properly to write a letter.

Teaching procedures: Step I Lead in

Introduce the topic of the writing (today’s task) by asking two questions. Task: Write an introduction to a famous person! Step II Read to write

Part I. Read for key phrases:

1.Review and fill in the blanks.

To some, happiness is 1.__________________family and friends. To others, happiness means

achieving success. To those who have injuries, happiness can simply mean a day 2.______________. To

Sang Lan, happiness means 3.___________________and getting the love of people. Sang Lan is 4.__________________being happy. We 5.____________a girl who was happy and successful. She was born in Ningbo, China in 1981, and began to learn gymnastics at the age of 6. She 6. _______________ her sport and she 7._______________energetic, happy and hardworking. In 1998, Sang Lan got severely injured. While staying in hospital, she was 8.______________and thought she could do better. In 2007, she graduated from Peking University with a degree in broadcasting.

2.Memorize the phrases and then have a competition by using them.

be surrounded by, without suffering, reach smaller goals, a good example of, know sb as

devote oneself to, be described as, in good spirits

Part II Read for good sentence patterns:

1.Review and find answers

1) How did Sang Lan amaze the world? 2) How does she find happiness?

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3) By the time Sang Lan competed in New York, how long had she been a junior gymnast? 4) To Sang Lan, what is the secret to happiness? 2. Enhance the sentence patterns through translation:

1) amaze … by the way …

2) do … through (doing) …

3) By the time sb. did …, sb. had done …

4) the secret to … is to do …

Part III A simple introduction to Ma Yun.

1. Show some hints for students to make them guess the person they are going to introduce.

2. Show a short video about Ma Yun.

Step III Practice (Writing)

Today’s task: Write a composition to introduce Jack Ma

假如你是李华，你的朋友Tom来信说想了解最近闻名中外的阿里巴巴创始人(founder)马云，请你给他回信介绍马云，内容包括：

马

云

简介

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1964年生于浙江，小时家贫，认为幸福就是过不用挨饿的日子。

2.

通过找老外聊天学英语，并全身心投入其中，逐渐从实现小目标中找到自信。

3.

到考取杭州师范大学(Normal University)为止，他已经参加了三次高考了。

4.

1999年创立阿里巴巴(Alibaba)，震惊了世界。他现如今被认为是中国最富有的人。

幸福观

幸福的秘诀：专注于为社会做贡献；是中国商人中的好榜样。

Dear Tom,

How is everything going?_____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li hua

Step IV Presentation and comments

Present several students’ compositions and make comments on them. Step V Homework

Ask students to polish their compositions after school.

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