Welcome to the unit教案3

Module 6

Unit 2

What is happiness to you?

Period 1

Welcome to the unit Thoughts on the design: In Welcome to the unit, Ss are supposed to do a lot of talking and discussing about their opinions on happiness, and talk about how to help someone who is unhappy by gaining some information shown through multimedia. In order to stimulate the Ss’ interest, students are encouraged to list some things involved in happiness through multimedia. In addition, they are expected to study the six pictures in the textbook and fully participate in the discussion, practice their spoken English and further understand happiness. In a word, the whole lesson is a big discussion involving all the Ss brainstorming, discussing in groups or pairs and interviewing, which will hopefully pave the way for the learning in the section of Reading. Teaching aims: Knowledge and Skills 1. Describe their own understanding of happiness; 2. Express what makes people happy. 3. Talk about how to help someone who is unhappy. Teaching Highlights 1. To encourage the students to give opinions on happiness and give their reasons.

2. To train the student’s abilities of speaking.

Teaching Difficulties How to get all the Ss involved in the group discussion and pair-work

Process and Methods 1. Individual, pair or group work. 2. Discussion and street interview Culture and morals

1.Give more help and love to the people around them 2.. Find and cherish happiness Teaching aids:

Multimedia and blackboard Teaching procedures: Step 1 lead in

1.Listen to a song to create a happy atmosphere. Are you in a good mood today? How do you understand happiness? What are your hobbies? And what do you do when you feel unhappy?

2. Can you tell any things that can make you happy? Then list some things involved in happiness in the PowerPoint. Eg. Health, love, friends, family, power…

Step 2: Enjoy a video Let students enjoy a video and see what happiness is to these people. Step3: Presentation T: Ok! Please open your book to page 17! Let us look at the pictures. I’d like to divide you into 6 groups, and each group focuses on one picture. Use your common knowledge to describe each picture.﹙students begin to talk about the pictures in groups﹚﹚

1. Study the six pictures

Picture 1

Being creative Do you like drawing? When and how did you begin to develop this interest? What does this hobby bring to you?

(Whenever I feel upset and want to escape from everything, I like to go into my bedroom and take up my paints and brushes. It's so wonderful--all my thoughts and ideas can be expressed in my pictures.) What other things mean 'being creative' to you? (Thinking of different solutions to solve problems, expressing myself in my own ways and making new things.) Picture 2

Doing exciting things What are exciting things to you? (like white-water surfing or bungee jumping.) Why do people like exciting things? They bring lots of fun and help people forget all the troubles and worries. Picture 3

Reading Do you like reading?

Does reading make one happy? Why? It is really enjoyable when reading especially in a peaceful and quiet environment. Sometimes we are so absorbed by the characters in the book and their stories that we forget all about the outside world. Through reading, we gain knowledge and our horizons are broadened. Picture 4

Playing sport Which are your favorable sports?

It's a really good way to make friends, keep fit and relax. Picture 5

Spending time with family Do you enjoy spending time with your family? When you feel happy or unhappy, do you talk to them about your problems and achievements? Family is important to everyone. It's a perfect time to talk to your family about your problems. They can give you good advice and make you confident. They are also happy for the achievements you made. Picture 6

Learning new things Have you ever been to a natural history museum? Why do people like museum? In a museum, we can find out more information than we can just through reading books. Visiting these kinds of places can give us a real insight into history. What other ways do you think may help you learn more new things? (Surfing the Internet and talking to different people.) 2. Talk about each picture and exchange opinions with your partner. Different people have different understanding of happiness. To some people, it means an easy life, a good job, money; to some, it may be helping others,

contributions to one’s country......

Step 4: Discussion T: Up to now, we have talked about the six pictures. Now, discuss the questions below in groups of four. T: Ok, time is up, are you ready? Ss: Yes! T: We all know that reasons for happiness are quite different. But, are there any things that can make everyone happy? S: Health, love, kindness, achievement, satisfactory jobs …. ﹙﹙teacher lists their answers on the blackboard﹚﹚

T: Very good opinions. I agree with you.

T: Wonderful! Just now, we all stated some things that may make everyone happy. Everyone did a good job. Now, let us move on to next question: How to help our unhappy friends? If you had a friend who was unhappy, how would you try to help him or her? In this case, I will try to be a good listener and understand what has made him or her so upset. Offer some advice if necessary. Invite him to go outside for a walk or go shopping together to cheer him up

Step 5 : Interview Let students practice in small groups, one is the interviewer and the rest in each group are interviewees, the interviewer can ask the interviewees any questions about happiness, after the interview, the interviewer in each group reports the result to the whole class.

Step 6:

Sharing famous sayings about happiness Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. 幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. 生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself

------Emerson

幸福是香水,你洒在别人身上时,自己也会沾上一两滴.

-------爱默森

Step 7:

Homework

1. Read the book review in Part B on page 113 in workbook and find out what the writer thinks about happiness. 2. Collect some relevant information about happiness

Feedback

In this Period, the Ss were very interested in talking about happiness. They were willing to voice their opinons.The first high tide came when they are encouraged to list some things involved in happiness, The second high tide was when they discussed the six pictures in the textbook and gave their own opinions about happiness and how to help those unhappy people.I think, studens now have a large range of knowledge about happiness. So, I got a satisfactory result.