Reading(1)：The search for happinessppt配套教案和课堂实录

以读促写:’What is happiness?’

M6U2 Reading Searching For Happiness(学案) 执教：李晓乐

Learning Objective: By the end of this period, 1.

the student will be able to have a general idea of Sang Lan’s inspiring story and learn to search for happiness no matter what difficulty they are going through.. 2.

the students will be able to read an interview and pick out useful expressions to help write a passage on ‘what is happiness?’ .

Learning procedure: Step 1: Lead-in

What do they have in common?

Step 2: Reading strategy & comprehension 1.

Task 1: How to read an interview? the first paragraph:______________________________________________________________ the following paragraphs:_________________________________________________________

2.

Task 2: Skimming Para 1 ①.What's the topic of the TV interview?

②.Who is the interviewee and what does he do?

③. Picking out beautiful sentences . What does happiness mean from Para 1? To some, happiness is being surrounded by family and friends. ... ______________________________________________________________________________ Practice: To teenagers, happiness is _______________________________________________________________________________To adults, happiness means _______________________________________________________________________________ To those who get old, happiness can simply mean

_______________________________________________________________________________

Task 2: Skimming Para 2-14 What questions does the host ask?

Task 3: Scanning for ‘ Three life periods’

Period 1: ________________________ ①Scan the background information :(Para 7)

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Year of birth:______ Birthplace: _____________ When to learn gymnastcs:_______ Best event:______ Teammates' comments: _____________________________ ②Deep Thinking What does happiness mean to Sang Lan before her accident?(Para 8)

Happiness

Practice: What can we learn from her early success? 1.___________(虽然)appearance can bring us happiness, we should _______(致力于)ourselves to lessons. 2. I knew that at those silent nights,________________________________________________. (我在为特别的事情而努力，我的父母也会我感到骄傲).

Period 2: ________________________ ① Scanning Para8

What accident did Sang Lan go through?

In 1998, during a practice vault, this young girl was _______(aware)that the equipment was set up in a different way. This accident cost her her future _______(happy). Instead of landing on her feet, Sang hit head and fell to mat with a ______(break) neck. She was _____ (rush)to a top hospital. However, specialists said she would never walk again because of her severe _______(injury).

②Deep Thinking How did Sang Lan react to her accident? (Para 10)

being in good spirits; ②____________________; ③_______________________; ④__________________________; ⑤____________________;

Step 3

Writing Pre-writing 1.What can we learn from her reaction to the accident?(Para 10)

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Example: I used to be addicted to playing mobile phones so that I can't keep up with my classmates.(每一个看到我的人)____________________, from my teacher to dear parents,who went to see me at the school(为我打气)______________, all said I should be (情绪高涨)_____________.

As Sang Lan did, I thought about what I could do to get better, instead of ________________________(为失去的东西而哭泣) and feeling hopeless.I was happy for every advance in my study and was able to __________________(克服了我的悲伤) by being proud of the things _________________(我完成的). I was thankful to not give up.

2.What does happiness mean to Sang Lan during her accident?(Para 10)

The secret to happiness is _______________________________________________________. Happiness

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①Some useful sentences: Dr. Brain’s Comments:

Before her accident,we knew her _______________________________________________________________________________ While she was injured and in hospital, _______________________________________________________________________________ ②Some useful lexical chunks(词块)

cheer sb. up;

in good spirits;

the secret to happiness; have appreciation for focus on; instead of; overcome one's sorrow; be thankful to be.

If possible, add more here: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________while-Writing 每个人对待幸福的态度和定义都不一样，请你就

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“What is happiness?”

这一话题谈谈你对幸福的看法。

内容要点：

1.不同阶段的人对幸福有不同的看法（从青少年，成年人，老年人等角度分析）

2.你对幸福的看法，适当补充自己经历。(用上所学词块和句型) 注意:字数100字左右

What is happiness? Happiness means different things to different people. To some _______________________________________________________________________________

To others, ______________________________________________________________________ To those Who _______________________________________________________________________________

From my point of view, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

After-writing Present and score your writing according to the requirements. ASSESSMENT(评价)

Structure (结构)

Content (内容)

Language

(语言)

Is

the

essay

divided

into

paragraphs? (5’)

Does

each

part

have

a

topic

sentence?

(5’)

Are

all

the

requirements

stated?

(5’)

Is

everything

to

the

point(切题)?

(5’)

Do

you

use

any

linking

words? (5’)

Are

there

any

grammatical

mistakes?

(5’)

Is

there

any

good

words

from

the

article

we've

just

learnt?

(5’)

Are

there

any

good

sentence

patterns

（句式）?

(5’)

Handwriting (书写)

Step 4: Homework 1.

Polish your group writing 2.

Preview the third life period of Sang Lan.

4 score

Is

your

handwriting

clear?

(5’)