Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou●ReadingThesearchforhappinessStep1:Lead-inLet’senjoyavideo.Itcanmakeusfeelveryhappyandingoodmood.Andwecanseemostordinaryhealthypeoplearoundusliveahappy,meaningfulandcolourfullife.Weworkandlivewithsmileseveryday.Buthowdoyouknowdisabledpeoplestayhappyintheirlife?TodaywearegoingtotalkaboutaspecialgirlnamedSangLan,whousedtobeasuccessfulgymnast.Whatdoyouknowaboutthisgirl?1.Differentpeoplefindhappinessandfunindifferentthings.Therearecertainlynocriteriaassessingwhichwayofbeinghappyisthebest.DoyouthinkSangLanhadhadahappylifebeforeshewasinjured?DoyouthinkSangLanhasahappylifenow?Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadthesameproblem?2.SupposeyouhadachancetotalkfacetofacewithSangLan,whatwouldyoulikemosttoaskherabout?Thefollowingaresuggestedanswers:---childhoodandschooleducation---thingsorexperiencesthathadleftherthedeepestimpressionbeforetheaccident---reasonsforlearninggymnastics---thingsthatencourageherduringhardtimes---currentphysicalcondition---expectationsforfuture---futurecareerplans---attitudestowardslife,successandfailureStep2:FastreadingforgeneralideasThereadingtextisaninterviewfromaTVprogrammeabouthappiness.DrBrain,apsychologistwhostudieshappiness,isinterviewedinatelevisiontalkshowandtellsastoryaboutabravegirlcalledSangLan.GothroughthepassagequicklytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.用心爱心专心115号编辑Answers1.Happiness2.DrBrain.3.InNingbo,Chinain1981.Step3:Careful-readingfordetailedinformation1.ReadthepassageagainandcompletePartC1.QuestionsinPartC1aretocheckyourreadingcomprehensionbymakingcorrectjudgmentsofthestatements.2.ListentothetapeandcompleteC2.QuestionsinPartC2areforstudentstonotesomespecificinformationaccordingtothetimesequence.3.AskstudentstodescribeSangLan'spersonality.1.MorerelevantinformationintheinterviewwhichshowsSangLan’spersonalityBeforegoingtohospital·beingsuccessfulinhersportwhenshewasyoung·beingdescribedasenergetic,happyandhard-working·workingtowardssomethingspecial·tryingtomakeherparentsproudWhilestayinginhospital·beingingoodspirits·thinkingaboutwhatshecoulddotogetbetter·beingproudofthethingsshehadaccomplished·feelinghappytobealive,andluckytohavetherestofherlifetolearnnewthingsAfterleavinghospital用心爱心专心115号编辑AnswersC11F2T3F4F5T6F7T8FC22b3f4e5a6dconsiderateoptimisticdeterminedhard-workingbravecourageousPersonalityofSangLan·studyingjournalismatBeijingUniversity·hostingasportsshowaboutthe2008BeijingOlympics·lookingforwardtoplayingtabletennisinthespecialOlympicsfordisabledpeoplein2008·thinkingaboutpositivethingsandstayingoptimistic·believingthatkeepingbusyhelpsherstaypositiveStep4:Practice1.CompletePartDFindthesewordsandexpressionsintheinterview.Guesstheirmeaningsfromthecontext.Thenmatchthemwiththecorrectdefinitions.2.CompletePartEReadthisnewspaperarticleaboutSangLan.Completeitwiththewordsbelow.3.Let’sreadtheReadingstrategyonpage19.Doyouknowwhataninterviewmeans?Aninterviewisaformalmeetingatwhichonepersonasksanotherpersonaseriesofquestionsonatopic.Whenreadingorwatchinganinterview,youshouldpayattentiontothetopic,theopinionsrelatedtothetopic,thequestionsaskedandtheanswerstothequestions.Step5:Post-readingactivities1.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsagain.Whatishappiness?Whatistherealvalueofbeingalive?Doesbeinghealthyandwealthymeanhappiness?Doesbeingrespectedandwell-likedmeanhappiness?2.Haveadebate.Thetopicis“SangLanwashappierbeforetheaccidentthansheisnow.”3.GooverPartFinpairsandcontinuethedialogueaftertheexample.Step6:LanguagePoints用心爱心专心115号编辑Answers1g2c3b4f5d6I7a8e9hAnswers1dedicated2mistake3wall4neck5visitors6positive7journalism8programmeVocabularyWordsinjure,struggle,disability,psychologist,gymnast,tournament,dedicated,energetic,specialist,severe,injury,hopeless,overcome,accomplish,journalism,positive,admirable,rebuild,unbearable,disabled,optimisticusefulexpressionsinhospital,devote…to…,apartfrom,cheerup,ingoodspirits,rushsb.to,beproudof,staypositivesentencepatterns1.Incasesomeofourviewersdon’tknowherstory,canyoutellusalittlebitaboutSangLanandwhosheis?2.Whileshewasinjuredandinhospital,theworldwasamazedbythewaysheremainedcheerful.3.In1998,asmallaccidentduringoneofherpracticevaultsattheGoodwillGamescouldhavecostherherfuturehappiness.Step7:Homework1.FinishPartsA1andA2onpage108inWorkbook.2.Gooverthereadingpassage.用心爱心专心115号编辑
