Module 6 Unit 2 Project Making a happiness handbookLead-in：1.What do you think happiness is?1.Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.2.The great essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.3.Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.4.Happiness in not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement ,in the thrill of creative effort. 5. There is only one happiness in life, to love and to be loved.6.To fill the hour -- that is happiness.2.Do you think happiness lies in the past or in the future?Skimming1. What are these two essays about?2. Are both of the writers old or young?Scanning :The first essayFor the first essay: Read the first essay and answer the following questions:1.Is the writer an old man? How do you know that?The writer is an old man. He says “when I was young”, implying that he is not young any more.2. Why does the writer think those days were happy?He didn’t have any worries in his life and could spend all day with his friends talking about interesting things.All he had to do was go to school and spend a few hours studying after school.His parents took care of everything important.At the weekends he could see friends, visit his grandparents, read books and play sport.He didn’t need to think about problems at work or worry about income or how to take care of a family.In a word, he could fully enjoy himself.3. What time does the writer consider to be the happiest of his life?His days at school were the happiest of his life. 4. What does the writer think young people can do while old people can’t?Young people are healthy, so they can...
