Project(1): Making a happiness handbook课堂实录

Teaching Plan for Project (M6U2) by Li Guohua NO.2 High School Attached to Nanjing Normal University Objectives:

Help the Ss learn about happiness. After the class, they are expected to know the following: 1. how to obtain happiness and stay happy in their daily life. 2. how to make a happiness handbook. Teaching key points:

1. Provide useful expressions for the Ss to practise and take in. 2. Guide the Ss to write on happiness. Teaching methods:

1. Practice to have the Ss master what they’ve learnt.

2. Cooperation to make every student work in class. Interaction Patterns: Teachers -class & groups

Step I. Lead-in

1. Enjoy part of the film Gimme Kudos to introduce the topic Happiness.

Different people have different ideas of happiness.

the character in the film:

physical satisfaction

popular saying:

contentment

student:

high marks

parent:

harmony and stableness

elder:

health and safety

2. Free talk: what's your understanding of happiness? 3. Learning task: to learn how to write articles on happiness Step II. Tasting

Read the two passages quickly to grasp the structure.

Golden days

&

My future happiness

Part 1

___________________ about happiness.

Part 2

_________why he/she thinks so and description of the past/ future happiness.

Part 3

C____________of the passage.

Step III. Chewing

Do comparative reading for details.

The happiest time of one’s time

______ happiness

Old people tend to look back on the 1______.The aged man about thinks his school days in the countryside to be his happiest time, when he was always surrounded by his friends and family. The teenager thinks her happiness lies in the future owing to new 2_________, which will allow people to live longer and be healthier.

_______ description happiness.

why of ●As an innocent child, his life was 3 ____ from worries. He spent all day playing and talking about interesting. He spent a few hours studying after school.What he had to do is enjoy

the his adolescence. the At that point in his life, he was full of energy. Now his body aches and he gets tired easily. He must be careful not to hurt himself. ●Technology will guarantee people’s good health and happiness. People will have learnt to fix many of the problems 5__________ us now. Robots and computers will assist us with boring things. Thus we’ll have more time to enjoy the family’s company.

●She will be more 6 ________. She can make her own decision. She will have a secure job that she likes.

C_______________ Though proud of the great 7 ___________ he has made all his life, the old man still values his school days most, of which he has a

vivid memory. She feels 8 ____________ by thinking of her happiest days still to come in the future. Infer:

We can learn from the two passages that______

A. adults value families more than teenagers.

B. freedom plays an important role in one’s happiness. writer thinks so and ●Good health 4 p____ an important part/ role in happiness.

C. independent people are happy people.

D. money cannot buy happiness. Step IV. Digesting

Focus on some useful expressions underlined . Take notes if necessary. Step V. Pre-producing

Get familiar with some useful expressions through some pictures.

Follow the teacher to sing a song for more expressions about happiness.

e.g.

take a right attitude towards happiness

take exercise to keep healthy

achieve one's dream by working hard

enjoy the family’s company

through diligence

maintain high confidence

have wisdom to meet challenges

keep a young heart

be willing/ ready to help others

Live for today.

learn to share

Make today count. Step VI. Producing

1. Tell the Ss how to make a handbook by showing a sample.

2. Have the Ss work in groups of four.

(1) Choose a team leader who is best at English.

(2) Assign tasks

3. Check their writing.

Step VII. Ending words

Share famous sayings. Step VIII. Homework 1 Polish up your articles for your handbook.

Each of the groups choose one member to work together:

check the essays__________________(3 members)

make the cover___________________(3 members)

make illustrations(插图)___________(4 members)

make the table of contents_________ (1 member)

put all the essays together_________(1 member) 2 Read the texts and keep in mind useful expressions and sentences. 3 Finish the exercise of translation. Learning Plan for Project (M6U2)

Preview questions: 1 How do you understand happiness? 2 How can we obtain happiness? 3 Can you give some advice on how to stay happy?

Step I. Lead-in

Free talk:

What's your understanding of happiness?

Step II. Tasting

Read the two passages quickly to grasp the structure.

Golden days

&

My future happiness

Part 1

___________________ about/ of happiness.

Part 2

_________why he/she thinks so and description of the past/ future happiness.

Part 3

C____________of the passage.

Step III. Chewing

Do comparative reading for details.

The happiest time of one’s time

Old people tend to look back on the 1______.The aged man thinks

______ about happiness his school days in the countryside to be his happiest time, when he

was always surrounded by his friends and family. The teenager thinks her happiness lies in the future owing to new 2__________, which will allow people to live longer and be healthier.

●As an innocent child, his life was 3 ____ from worries. He spent all

day playing and talking about interesting. He spent a few hours

studying after school.What he had to do is enjoy his adolescence. _______ why the writer ●Good health 4 p____ an important part/ role in happiness. At that thinks so and description point in his life, he was full of energy. Now his body aches and he of the happiness. gets tired easily. He must be careful not to hurt himself.

●Technology will guarantee people’s good health and happiness. People will have learnt to fix many of the problems 5__________ us now. Robots and computers will assist us with boring things. Thus we’ll have more time to enjoy the family’s company.

●She will be more 6 ________. She can make her own decision. She will have a secure job that she likes.

Though proud of the great 7 ___________ he has made all his life, C_______________ the old man still values his school days most, of which he has a

vivid memory. She feels 8 ____________ by thinking of her happiest days still to come in the future. Infer:

We can learn from the two passages that______

A. adults value families more than teenagers.

B. freedom plays an important role in one’s happiness.

C. independent people are happy people.

D. money cannot buy happiness. Step IV. Digesting

Focus on some useful expressions underlined. Take notes if necessary. Step V. Pre-producing

Get familiar with some useful expressions through some pictures.

Follow the teacher to sing a song for more expressions about happiness. Step VI. Producing Well-designed cover and back cover

1. A good handbook consists of: Complete table of contents

Nice articles

2. Write an article in groups of four.

Beautiful pictures

(1) Choose a team leader, who is best at English.

(2) Assign tasks

My Understanding of Happiness

Para 1:

What is happiness?

Student 1: Para.1

Para 2:

How to obtain happiness? Or how to stay happy?

Student 2: Para.2 Para 3:

Conclusion

Student 3: Para.3

Leader: observe the others writing, proofread ,complete it and get ready to report orally.

3. Report Step VII. Ending words

Share famous sayings. Step VIII. Homework 1 Polish up your articles for your handbook.

Each of the groups choose one member to work together:

check the essays___________________________(3 members)

make the cover____________________________(3 members)

make illustrations(插图)_____________________(4 members)

make the table of contents___________________ (1 member)

put all the essays together____________________(1 member) 2 Read the texts and keep in mind useful expressions and sentences. 3 Finish the exercise of translation

1 in a rush

6使得某人能够做某事

2 be independent of

7清晰地记得

3 enjoy each other’s company

8保证质量

4 imagine doing sth.

9拥有稳定的工作

5 simplify our lives

10天真的孩子