Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to

Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you? Reading: The Search for Happiness Wei Juan Suzhou No. 1 High School

Learning goals: By the end of this lesson, we’ll be able to 1. To apply reading strategy of an interview; 2. To understand the story and give a summary; 3. To give a report on “The search for happiness”

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

Reading strategy 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

Reading strategy An Interview Topic Questions Interviewer Interviewee Conclusion Structure

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

Task 2: What was happiness to Sang Lang before the accident? Sang Lan Dr. Brain takes ________as an example. Read Line 14 -31 and answer questions: 1. What was Sang Lan? 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 Lan before the accident? Sentence patterns Phrases a junior gymnast energetic, happy and Sang Lan, who was _______, hard-working was described as a junior gymnast energetic, happy and hard-working _____________. Although Sang Lan 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 Lan? 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 Lan after the accident? n Read Line 31 -59. Was Sang Lan happy? Find out proofs. What was happiness to Sang Lan after the accident? How did she find happiness?

Task 3: What was happiness to Sang Lan after the accident? Sentence patterns Phrases The severe injuries at the Goodwill Games could have cost _____Sang Lan her future happiness. However, feeling hopeless instead of_______, Sang Lan overcame her sorrow __________ in good spirits and was_________. cost her future happiness feel hopeless overcome the sorrow be in good spirits

Sentence patterns Phrases Sang Lan knew ________ the secret to happiness is to have appreciation _____ have appreciation for the good things in life and to focus on goals _______the goals. focus on She _______her felt proud of accomplishments and felt _____to be alive. After thankful returning to China, she adapted _______ to her life and ________ graduated with a degree in broadcasting. be proud of accomplish feel thankful to be alive adapt to graduate with a degree in Sang Lan found her happiness again reach smaller goals reaching by_______ smaller goals be optimistic and by staying _____ stay positive and____.

Task 4. What can we learn from Sang Lan? 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.

Homework n 1. Interview your teachers/ parents about their happiness. n 2. Write a report on “The Search for happiness”.

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.