Reading(1)：The search for happiness教学目标设计

M 6 U 2 Reading

徐州一中

梁帼

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. Teaching important and difficult points 1.

Make the students have a better understanding of Sang Lan

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Make the students master the reading strategy 3.

Reinforce their reading abilities

Teaching facilities 1.

Multi-media 2.

Black board Teaching procedures: Step1 Brainstorming:

What does happiness mean ……

What is happiness to the cat? What is happiness to the dog? What is happiness to Ultraman? What is happiness to these people (athletes)? What is happiness to you? Step2 Reading strategy How to read an interview the first paragraph----Introduce __________of the interview, who the __________ is and what

he

does. the following paragraphs----1.Fully understand the ___________.

2. Pay attention to the summary of the ____________ of the topic.

What are the questions that the host asks Dr Brain?(3’)

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Step 3 Skimming 1.How did Sang Lan get injured?

2.How did Sang Lan stay positive? Step 4Careful reading

(True or false) 1.

The topic of the TV interview was the story of Sang Lan.

2.

Dr Brain studies happiness.

3.

Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. 4.

Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998, while practicing for the Goodwill Games. 5.

Before her accident, Sang Lan’s best event was the vault.

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Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. 7.

Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital. 8.

Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy. Step 5 Reading Comprehension

1) Read Para 1 to find out what happiness is.(3’)

2) Read Para 5 to

find the related information.(3’)What kind of life did/does Sang Lan live? Before the accident While in the hospital Now /After leaving hospital

3) Read Para 7&8 to complete Sang Lan’s file.

4) Read Para 10 to complete the table.(10’)

5) Describe Sang Lan's personality

6) Conclusion

1. What is happiness to Sang Lan ?

To San Lan

Before going to hospital, happiness means_______________________

While staying in hospital, happiness means______________

After leaving hospital, she finds happiness through__________________2. What does the example of Sang Lan show us?

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3. In the opinion of Sang Lan, what’s the secret to happiness for many people?

Step 6 Task-based reading

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 staying in hospital (6) _______________.

Feeling thankful to be alive, and lucky

to have the rest of her life to learn new things

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Believing that keeping busy helps her stay (10) _______

Step 7

Consolidation

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 guests . Now You are required to make an interview according to the following useful expressions.

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…)

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two are talk show

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What did you do when you were back to China?

(study, host )

Step8 Conclusion

Her courage is admirable. Everyone will think about how she rebuilt her life whenever his life feels unbearable. Her example shows how people can find happiness even in difficult times.

Step 9 Summary

An optimist sees the rose; a pessimist the thorn.

乐观的人看到的是玫瑰，

悲观的人只看到它的刺。

Happiness is a form of courage . 幸福是勇气的一种形式。

Step 10 Homework: 1) Retell the story of Sang Lan. 2) Preview the language points.

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