Reading(1)：The search for happiness优质课教案整理

M6 U2 Reading The search for happiness Learning sheet 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 SangLan. Teaching procedures: Step Ⅰ: Lead-in 1. Play an English song. 2. T: Ask such a question “what is happiness to …?” in different situations:

S: To…, happiness means …

Step Ⅱ: Presentation 1. Learn the difference between

“interviewer” and “interviewee”.(1’) 2. Go through the whole text and find out “what are the questions that the host asks Dr Brain?”(3’) ①

②

③

3. Read Para 1 and fill in the blanks (3’)

(to some)

Happiness

(to others)

(to those who have been injured or struggle with a physical disability)

4. Read para 5 to find the related information. (3’)

What kind of life did/does SangLan live? (key words) Before the accident

While in hospital

Now / After leaving hospital

5. Read Para 7&8 to complete Sanglan’s file File (档案) Name

Birth year

Birth place

Best event

personality

Experiences: 1987 (at 6): 1991: 1998 (at 17): 6. Read Para 10 to complete the table (8’) 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 She was happy for her teammate’s (5) _________ and was proud of the things she had hospital (6) _________. Hearing she would never be a gymnast, she was able to overcome her _________ and felt thankful to be (8) _________ and (9) _________ to have the rest of her life to (10) _________ new things.

7. Read the following pargraphs to complete the table (6’) (1) _________ from Peking university in 2007 with a degree in (2) _________. (3) _________ a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics and continue to be a popular (4) _________ on TV. Her (5) _________ goal is to (6) _________ better treatment

for (7) _________ people. She likes to be (8) _________ and (9) _________ helps her stay positive. 8. Discussion (Group-work) What kind of girl is SangLan? Try to use as many adjectives as possible to describe her and gives us examples to support your opinions. 9. Consolidation: Task-based reading: SangLan’s Before going to SangLan was happy to work hard and was very successful search for hospital happiness

She fell from the (2) _________and would never walk again.

Many (3) _________ visitors like Leonardo went to see her. While staying in SangLan was always in good (4) _________ and focused on (5) hospital _________. She never cried or (6) _________ up hope. She was also happy for her teammate’s (7) _________ and was proud of her (8) _________. (1) _________ She has (9) _________ to her new life and keeps learning and leaving hospital stays (10) _________. 10. Group work (Make an interview) Suppose you are the host and invite SangLan to your interview. Now you are required to make an interview according to the following key words. H: We’re lucky to invite SangLan to our interview. S: Thank you for inviting me. H:…

S:…

StepⅢ: Homework 1. Retell the story of SangLan. 2. Preview the language points.