Reading(1)：The search for happiness教案推荐

M6 U2 Reading The search for happiness 澧县第六中学

刘雅倩

Teaching aims:

1.

To describe their own understanding of happiness. 2.

To help Ss master the reading strategy. 3.

To help Ss get a general idea about the text. 4.

To make Ss become familiar with the detailed information about the text.

Teaching important and difficult points: 1.Students can describe their own understanding of happiness. 2.Students are able to master the reading strategy. 3.Students are able to get a general idea about the text. 4.Students are able to become familiar with the detailed information about the text.

Teaching preparations:

A textbook, a computer

Teaching methods:

Task-based language teaching

Teaching hours:

One lesson

Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming-up 1.

Greet students as usual. 2.

Lead-in Listen to a song to create a happy atmosphere. Step 2 Competition Round 1: Brainstroming Show some pictures about different people’s opinions on happiness.

Round 2: Reading strategy Steps in reading an interview. 1) Find out the ______ of the interview in paragraph 1. 2) ______ is interviewed?

3) Read each __________carefully. 4) Read interviewee’s ________, including background information

Round 3: Fast reading 1.What is the topic of the TV interview? 2.What is the secret to happiness for many people? 3. Where was Sang Lan born? 4. How old was Sang Lan when she got injured? 5. What is the name of the doctor?

of the topic.

Round 4: Careful reading Task 1: Multiple choice

(L1-L19) 1. The world was amazed by Sang Lan’s _________. A. unexpected injury

B. way to remain cheerful C. success in her sports career

D. energetic, happy and hard-working spirit 2. What is Dr. Brain going to talk about today?

A. how to find money

B. how to find the missing boy C. how to find happiness

D. how to find a goal 3. What was Sang Lan like before her accident? A. She was a girl who was sad. B. She was a young girl who was not successful in her sport. C. She was a young girl who was happy and successful in her sport. D. She was a girl who has written several books about happiness. 4. What does the example of Sang Lan show us? A. It shows how people can find happiness even in difficult times.

B. It shows that Sang Lan couldn’t do well in her practice.

C. It shows that it is important to have a goal in one’s life.

D. It shows that everyone must learn from Sang Lan.

Task 2: Listen and fill in the blank

Sang Lan was born in Ningbo,China in_____.She began learning______ when she was only six years old. By the time she completed in the gymnastics tournament , she had been a junior gymnastics for_____ years. Her best event was_____. She was described as ________,happy and hard-working by her teammates. However, in 1998, a small accident happened. She hit her _____ and then fell to the gymnastics mat with a _____ neck during one of her _______ vaults. She was rushed to a top hospital in _____.

While hospital

Task 3: Complete the table （L38-L50）

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.

in She was happy for her teammates’ (5)__________ and was proud of the things she had (6)_______________.

Hearing she would never be a gymnast, she was able to overcome her (7)________ and felt thankful to be (8)______ and (9)_______ to have the rest of her life to(10 )______new things.

Task 4: Correct the mistakes（L51-L62）

1.

Sang Lan was eighteen years old when this happened. 2.

She went back to New York to adapt to her new life. 3.

She graduated from Peking university with a degree in writing. 4.

Her secondary goal is to advocate better treatment for disabled

people. 5.

She also hosted a food programme.

Round 5: Summary Useful phrases 1.

获得成功

6. 适应

11. 致力于做某事

2.

达到目标

7. 从...毕业

3.

和...作斗争

8. 寻找

4.

意识到

9. 被......包围

5.

集中精力在...

10. 远离，和......不在一起

Step 3 Homework

Recite these useful phrases.