M6U2Whatishappinesstoyou?WelcometotheunitTeachingandlearningaims:Thisunitintroducesanddevelopsthethemeofhappiness.Actually,happinessisaneternalthemethathasbeendiscussedoverandoveragain.Sointhisperiod,wewillhavethechancetoenjoydifferentpicturesdescribingthingsthatmakepeoplehappy.Studentsarerequiredtothinkaboutthemeaningofhappinessandwhatthingstheythinkwillmakethemselveshappy.Theywillalsothinkoutwaystoremainhappyindifficulttimes.Studentsareexpectedtofullyparticipateinthedifferentactivities,andseekthetruemeaningofhappiness.Studentswillformapositiveattitudetowardlife.Teachingdifficulties:1.Howtomotivatestudentstoparticipateintheactivities.2.Howtohelpstudentswiththeproblemsinwordsandexpressions.Teachingfacilities:Multimedia,textbookandblackboard.Teachingprocedure:Stepone:Lead-in1.SswillfirstenjoyashortvideoofaprogrammeheldbyCCTVabouthappiness.2.OnememberfromeachgroupwillactasajournalistfromCCTV.He/Sheinterviewstheothermembersabouttheirhappiness.(Anothergroupmemberwilltakesomenotesifnecessary).Aftertheinterviewthejournalistwillreportwhathe/shehasfound.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Steptwo:Sharing1.Someofourfriendsenjoydoingthesethings.Let’senjoythepicturesandsummarizewhattheirhappinessmeans.Happinessmeans______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Discusswithothergroupmembersabouttheirownfavoritehobbiesorthingstheyenjoydoingmost.Givesomereasons.(Invitesomestudentstosharetheirideas.)_____________________________________________________________________1__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Stepthree:Groupwork1.Wewanttobehappyeveryday,butyouknowlifeismadeupofhappinessandsorrow.Thenhowcanwedealwiththedifficultiesandhardshipsinourlife?Howcanweremainhappyinfaceofthem?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Someofourclassmateshavemetwiththefollowingproblems.Howcanwehelpthemsolvetheproblems?(Askeachgrouptohelponestudentandgivetheirgoodideas.)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Stepfour:Expansion(Tipsonhappiness)Somegoodwaystostayhappyinourdailylives:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Stepfive:SummaryWaystobehappy/Howtogethappiness:…Useapoemtosummarizethewholeclass.OnhappinessHappinessis__________,Withjoy,sweetness,andexcitementasitsfruits.Happinessis__________,Withgentleness,comfortandloveasitsfurniture.Happinessis__________,Whoteachesustolove,tosacrificeandown…Happinessisahopeplusthefaithofyouandme.HappinessisSpring'swind,Summer’sflowers,Autumn'sfruits,andWinter'ssnow.Happinessisshapelessandinvisibleatall,Weneedtotouchitwithfullhearts.Stepsix:Homework21.Previewthereadingpart.2.Writeanessayaboutthetruemeaningofhappiness.3
