Reading(1)：The search for happiness优秀教学设计

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The search for happiness

Step 1: Lead-in What is happiness to different people? What is happiness to you? Today we are going to talk about a special girl named Sang Lan, who used to be a successful gymnast. What do you know about this girl?

Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas

The reading text is an interview from a TV programme about happiness. Dr Brain, a psychologist who studies happiness, is interviewed in a television talk show and tells a story about a brave girl called Sang Lan. 1.What is the topic of the TV interview?

2. What is the name of the doctor?

3.How did Sang Lan get injured?

Answers: 1.Happiness

2.Dr Brain 3.At the Goodwill Games in 1998, when Sang Lan was practicing,

she fell to the gymnastics mat with a broken neck .

Step3: True or false 1. Dr Brain studies happiness.

2. Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. 3. Before her accident, Sang Lan’s best event was the vault.

4. Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998, while practicing for the Goodwill Games 5. Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. 6.Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital. Answers:1. T

2. F

3.T

4. F

5. F

6. T

Step 4: Detailed reading

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More relevant information in the interview which shows Sang Lan’s personality

Before going to hospital · being successful in her sport when she was young · being described as energetic, happy and hard-working · working towards something special · trying to make her parents proud

While staying in hospital ·being in good spirits ·thinking about what she could do to get better ·being proud of the things she had accomplished ·feeling happy to be alive, and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new things

After leaving hospital ·studying journalism at Beijing University ·hosting a sports show about the 2008 Beijing Olympics ·looking forward to playing table tennis in the special Olympics for disabled people in 2008 ·thinking about positive things and staying optimistic ·believing that keeping busy helps her stay positive

Step 5: Enjoy a video and reach a conclusion Think about the following questions again.

What is happiness? What is the real value of being alive? Does being healthy and wealthy mean happiness? Does being respected and well-liked mean happiness?

As we all know, the name of the show is Thousand Goddess of Mercy. Although the dancers are deaf , they devote themselves to dancing and become very successful. It shows that people can find happiness even in difficult times.