Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to

Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you? Reading: The Search for Happiness

What is happiness to you? wealth love success friendship happiness health devotion family Peace of mind

Elements of An Interview Topic: Happiness Pair work Interviewer n A: What is happiness to you? Interviewee n B: To me, _______ is happiness. / To me, happiness means ______. /_______ makes me happy. Questions

Task 1: Different understandings of happiness surrounded Being _______by family and friends. What is happiness? Achieving _______ success. suffering or Having a day without _____ being alive

Task 2: What was happiness to Sang Lang before the accident? Sang Lang Dr. Brain takes ________as an example. Read Line 14 -31 and answer questions: 1. What was Sang Lang? 2. How did her teammates describe her? 3. Did she live together with her parents? 4. As an gymnast, what was happiness to her? 5. How did she win her happiness?

Task 2: What was happiness to Sang Lang before the accident? Sentence patterns Phrases junior gymnast energetic, happy and Sang Lang, who was a_______, hard-working was described as a junior gymnast energetic, happy and hard-working _____________. Although Sang Lang lived apart from ___________her parents, she found happiness in winning competitions ____________ making her parents proud and___________ working hard through _________ and devoting herself to __________gymnastics. live apart from win competitions make one’s parents proud devote oneself to work hard

Could she still be happy? energetic, happy, confident injured, neck broken, can’t walk

Discussion: How would you feel if you were Sang Lang? n n n n hopeless sorrow in low spirits negative pessimistic regret self-pity sad n n n n n hopeful happiness in good spirits positive optimistic be thankful to have appreciation for be proud of strong-willed brave

Task 3: What was happiness to Sang Lang after the accident? n Read Line 31 -59. Was Sang Lang happy? Find out proofs. What was happiness to Sang Lang after the accident? How did she find happiness?

Task 4. What can we learn from Sang Lang? n I find the story (to be) __________( inspiring/ touching/ encouraging/sad---) n I will learn from her ________( attitude towards life/ optimism/ bravery/ courage- --)

What is happiness to you? wealth love success friendship happiness health devotion family Peace of mind

Group interview n 1. Groups of 3 or 4. One interviewer, the others interviewee. n 2. Topic: The search for happiness n 3. Interview questions: 1) What is happiness to you? 2) Why? 3) How to find that happiness? n 4. Report the interview.

The search for happiness n (What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is _______. To others, happiness means _____. To _____, happiness means _____. n (Why) __________________________________________ n (How) _______ helps _____ enjoys happiness. By focusing on ______, _______ finds happiness in life.

Example (What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is enjoying family life. To others, happiness means achieving success in the business world. To my teacher, happiness means helping the students. n (Why) When helping the students, she enjoys a sense of achievement. She believes that as an individual, her contribution is little and limited. However, as a teacher, her contribution to the world is multiplied by the number of the students she teaches and helps. Imagine what a big number it is! (How) My teacher works hard to prepare her lessons well. Although working long hours makes her tired, she feels happy as she believes that all her hard work will pay off and benefit the students. By focusing on the progress of the students, my teacher finds her happiness in life. n

The search for happiness n (What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is _______. To others, happiness means _____. To _____, happiness means _____. n (Why) __________________________________________ n (How) _______ helps _____ enjoys happiness. By focusing on ______, _______ finds happiness in life.

n Content is happiness. n Happiness isn't getting all you want. It's enjoying all you have. n Happiness lies first of all in health. n Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others. n Happiness comes when you believe in what you are doing, know what you are doing, and love what you are doing.