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

牛津高中英语模块六第二单元Reading(The search for happiness)教学设计

江苏省东台市唐洋中学

殷爱进

［教学内容］

本课为牛津高中英语模块六第二单元Reading(The search for happiness)部分第一课时，属于阅读课。

［教材分析］

根据课时的安排，本节课是本单元Reading阅读教学的第一课时，本单元以什么是幸福为中心话题，主要通过一个电视节目访谈来说明什么是真正的幸福，主持人以体操运动员桑兰为例，采访布莱恩博士，文中回顾了桑兰的成长经历，受伤前取得的成绩，更重要的是展现了桑兰在纽约友好运动会上受伤之后如何面对不幸，努力抗争厄运的强大的精神风貌，桑兰积极进行康复训练，怀着一颗感恩的心，保持乐观的心态，继续找寻人生的目标，参加学习和主持体育电视节目，从而希望人们从桑兰身上受到鼓舞，勇于面对生活的挫折和不幸，主动寻求幸福的生活。

［设计理念］

用“让学引思”指导学生的阅读，始终以学生为主体，教师引导学生学习、思考、质疑、探究，在具体的教学过程中设置阅读任务，指导学生合作探究，学思结合，积极引导学生思考人生的价值，什么是真正的幸福。

Teaching objectives 1.Ensure that students understand the text well. 2.Guide students to develop the ability of reading an interview. 3.Inspire students to discuss how to live a meaningful life and search for happiness. Teaching focus and difficulty 1.

How to help students improve students’ ability of reading. 2.

How to guide students to read the passage efficiently by using reading strategy. Teaching methods Task-based learning approach, student-centered teaching approach, inspiration and communicative approach. Teaching aids Object booth, Multimedia devices, PPT documents, students’ worksheet. Procedure Step1.Lead-in Show some pictures or video about SangLan, then ask students to exchange the background information about SangLan，encourage students to discuss freely their true feelings about SangLan’s story.

［设计意图］通过相关桑兰的图片或视频导入，易于吸引学生的注意力，激发学生的兴趣，从而自然地引出本节课的主题：寻求幸福

Step2.Skimming Have students go through the passage as quickly as they can and try to find answers to the following three questions

1.What is the topic of the TV interview? Happiness 2.What is the name of the doctor? Dr. Brain 3.How did SangLan get injured? At the Goodwill Games in 1998,when SangLan was practicing,a coach changed the way the equipment was set up,but she was not aware of the change until too late, she was badly injured when she fell to the gymnastics mat with a broken neck. ［设计意图］通过扫读，培养学生快速获取与主旨相关的信息，引导学生掌握准确定位主旨信息的技巧。

Step3 Reading strategy Why is it important to scan the first paragraph when reading an interview? 1)

To find out the topic 2)

To take note of who is being interviewed and what he/she does

3)

To try to think about the kind of opinions on the topic the interviewee might have. Understanding the use of examples The sentence - We’re talking about happiness today shows us the topic of the passage. From the sentence- Our guest today is Dr. Brain,who has written several books about happiness---we know Dr. Brain is a writer. Step4 Careful reading Before going to hospital(Para.5、Para.7) Fill in the blanks with the suitable words 1.SangLan was successful in her sport when she was young,her teammates described her as energetic 、happy and

hard-working,she was happy to devote herself to gymnastics and worked towards something special,making her parents proud.

2.She amazed the world by the way she remained cheerful. The world were amazed by the way she remained cheerful To the world’s amazement, she remained cheerful. Answer two questions 1.

How old was SangLan when she took part in the New York Goodwill Games? She was 17 years old. 2.

In 1998, a small accident during one of her practice vaults at the Goodwill Games could have cost her her future happiness . what is the meaning of the underlined part? It means that though SangLan was injured badly during one of her practice vaults, she didn’t feel depressed, she always kept optimistic, continuing to improve herself by studying and taking part

in various activities actively , trying her best to search for her true happiness. While staying in hospital(Para.9) A. Read the following sentences and judge true or false. (F)1.Famous visitors except Leonardo DiCaprio cheered her up, saying she was in good spirits. (F)2.Thinking that she could do nothing, SangLan cried about what she had lost and felt hopeless. (F)3.When her teammates told her about their success,she was very sad. (T)4.She was thankful to be alive and lucky to learn new things. B. One question : why

is her story

so special?

Because SangLan was in good spirits, she always kept optimistic, believing what she could do to get better. She was able to overcome her sorrow by being proud of the things she had accomplished, and tried her best to do rehabilitation training. After leaving hospital(Para.13) A.

Reading Para.13 quickly and answer the following four questions 1.What university did she graduate from? She graduated from Peking University with a degree in broadcasting 2.What programme did she host She hosted a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics 3.What does she continue to be? A popular figure on TV 4.What’s her primary goal?

To advocate better treatment for disabled people. B. Describe SangLan’s personality

Now we’ve gone through the passage and known a lot more about SangLan, what do you think of her?Can you describe what kind of girl she is?

brave

considerate courageous

Personality

of SangLan

optimistic determined

hard-working

［设计意图］

通过桑兰三个不同时期的情况解读，借助于不同的阅读任务的完成，培养学生的跳读能力，有助于学生在细节上加深对文本的解读

Step5 Consolidation Different people have different ideas about happiness,some think happiness is living together with family and friends, some agrees that Introduction

success is everything, while others believe happiness means a day without suffering or just being alive SangLan was described as a girl full of energy, diligence and happiness

Though SangLan had to live apart from her parents, when she trained,she was happy to be devoted to gymnastics SangLan was aware of the change when it was too late SangLan’s story

SangLan was able to overcome her sorrow by taking pride in the things she had accomplished

She advocates treating disabled people better, she also believes that keeping occupying herself in helping her stay positive

Many people are inspired by SangLan and admired

her courage, whenever one feels unbearable,think about how she fought against fate

conclusion

［设计意图］

通过任务型阅读的完成，再次回顾桑兰关于幸福的定义，同时引导学生学会运用不同的表达形式来体会英语表达的多样性

Step6 Appreciation Appreciate some impressive sentences in the passage. 1.

While she was injured and in hospital, she amazed the world by the way she remained cheerful,now, she finds happiness through reaching much smaller goals and through the love of the people around her. 2.

Instead of crying about what she had lost and feeling hopeless, SangLan thought about what she could do to get better. 3.

When the doctor told her that she would never again be a gymnast, she was able to overcome her sorrow by being proud of the things she had accomplished. She felt thankful to be alive and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new things. 4.

However, her primary goal is to advocate better treatment for disabled people. She says that

she likes to be optimistic, she also believes that keeping busy helps her stay positive. Step7 Critical thinking Today ,through SangLan’s story,we’ve learned happiness means a lot to everyone,but different people have different ideas about it, what’s your ideas about happiness?Suppose one student is the host,another is the guest,then make an interview Show time

H:Today’s topic is about------, we are lucky to invite------. G: Thank you for inviting me-------. H:-------. G:-------. H: Now, please show us your idea about happiness. G:-------. ［设计意图］

让学生分组讨论，然后当堂展示，既锻炼了学生的英语口语表达能力，又对学生进行了正面的人生观和价值观的引导。

Step8 Writing 用本课所学内容完成下面短文

Happiness has always been what many people long for（许多人所期待的）and many think that happiness means going after fame and wealth.（幸福意味着追名逐利）But for me, happiness means being surrounded by family and friends.(与家人和朋友在一起）When someone is in low spirits,（情绪低落）I will try to cheer him up, when my friend is in trouble, I would like to assist him to get out of trouble in an instant(立即帮助他摆脱困境）

［设计意图］

通过话题写作，进一步加深对幸福的正确理解，同时强化学生的写作能力。

Step9 Homework Read the text again,then write a summary in 30 words.