Reading(1)：The search for happiness名师教学设计

Unit 2 what is happiness to you Teaching goals: Enable the students to state their opinions about happiness,and talk about how to help someone who is unhappy

Teaching important&difficult points: To encourage the students to give opinions on happinessand give their reasons

Teaching methods: Individual work and group work

Teaching procedures and ways

Step 1Greeting&Lead-in Ask students several questions about sanglan 1what information did you get about sanglan? 2Did you think sanglan had had a happy life before she was injured? 3Do you think sanglan have a happy life now?

Step2 Read&Answer Give students several mintues to read the whole text ,then answer the following questions 1 what’s the topic of the interview? 2 what is the name of the psychologist? 3 when and where was sanglan born? 4 what does the example of sanglan show us? 5 In the opinion of sanglan,what’s the secret to happiness for many people?

Step3True or False Dr brain studies happiness(

) Sanglan began learning gymnastics when she was only 6(

) Sanglan was injured in new york in 1998,while practicing for the Goodwill Games() Before her accident,sanglan’s best event was the vault(

) Sanglan broke her neck and will never walk again(

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Step4Discription of sanglan What do you think of sanglan?

Step5Discussion What is happiness?what is the real value of being alive?

Homework Work in pairs and hold a debate