Reading(1)：The search for happiness课堂实录及点评

模块6 unit2 reading

The Search for Happiness Teaching aims 1.Grasp Reading Strategy on how to read an interview. 2.Read an interview on happiness and learn how to stay happy in difficult times. 3. Interview Sang Lan. 一、自主探究

What is happiness to you? 二

新知点拨

1. reading strategy: how to read an interview (1) Scan the first paragraph to find out the topic. (2) Take note of the interviewee and what he/ she does. (3) Think about the interviewee’s opinion on the topic.

(4) Read and fully understand each question before reading the answer. (5) Pay special attention to the summary of the background of the topic. 2.

Careful reading (Lines 1-13)

Question1

What does happiness mean to different people?

(Lines 14-19)

Question2

What kind of life did/does Sang Lan live? Before the accident

____________

While in hospital

________________

Now/After leaving hospital ___________________ (Lines 20-37)

Task3

Questions4

Task3

complete SL’s file.

Birth year: _____________

Birth place: ______________ The best event: _____________ Her Personality ______________________________ Experiences:

1987(at 6)

_________________________

1991(at 10)

____________________________

1998(at 17)

______________________________ Question4. While living apart from her parents, what made her happy?

(line 38-52)

Task5

complete the table Many (1)________ visitors like Leonardo DiCaprio went to (2)______ her up. She was always in good (3)_______ and thought about (4)_______ she could do to get better. While in hospital She was happy for her teammates’ (5)__________ and was proud of the things she had (6)_______________. She was happy to see her parents. Hearing she would never be a gymnast, she was able to overcome her (7)______________ and felt (8)__________to be (9)_________ and (10)_______ to have the rest of her life to learn new things. (line53-62)

Question6

What does she believe? Question7

What did she do after she went back to China?

3. Consolidation

Finish the task-based reading according to the passage. Being (1) __________ in her sport when she was young Before going

Being described as (2) _________, happy and hard-working to hospital Working towards something special Trying to make her parents take (3) _________in her Being in good (5) _________ (4)_________ She was also happy for her teammates’ successes and was proud of her (6) staying in hospital _______________. Feeling thankful to be alive, and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new things (7) ____________ from Peking University After (8) __________ a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics leaving hospital Continuing to be a popular figure on TV (9) __________ better treatment for disabled people Believing that keeping busy helps her stay (10) _______ 4 Reflection

(1)What kind of girl is Sang Lan? Try to use as many adjectives as possible to describe her. (2)What is happiness to Sang Lan ?

Before going to hospital, happiness means_________________________________ While staying in hospital, happiness means________________________________ After leaving hospital, she finds happiness through______________________________ (3)In the opinion of Sang Lan, what’s the secret to happiness for many people?

三

.【总结与提升】Make a Talk Show

Suppose

you are the host and invite Sang Lan to your Talk show "Her village (天下女人)" and the other

two are talk show guests . Now you are required to make an interview according to the following useful expressions.

1. Could you tell us something about your birth? (when and where ) 2. When did you begin to learn gymnastics? When did you begin to win competitions? 3. We heard that your best event is…

4. Can you tell us a little bit about the accident?

(when ,where and how ) 5. That must have been very difficult for you.

6. How did you deal with it? (think about ;focus on; stay ;keep busy…)

7. What did you do when you were back to China? (study, host ) 模板

H: We’re lucky to invite SL to our interview ..// our guest today is… who…. Sanglan, thank you for joining us today. S: Thank you for inviting me.

G:

…

H:

…

S:

…

H: I hope we can learn much from SL and try to achieve more goals.

Homework: 1) Retell the story of Sang Lan.

2) Preview the language points.