M6 U2 reading 教案

Module 6 Unit2 Reading The Search For Happiness Analysis of the text: This reading passage is to introduce and develop the theme of happiness. A psychologist who studies happiness talks about how those who have been disabled try to stay happy and what healthy people can learn from them. The main character of the passage is Sang Lan, who gives us a good example of how to deal with problems with a positive attitude.Teaching aims: 1. Learn an interview from a TV programme.2. Enable students to practise their language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.3. Learn to know what real happiness is.Important and difficult teaching points: Get students to know the reading strategy of an interview and understand how Sang Lan can keep optimistic towards life and future.Teaching aids: Multi-media, tape recorderTeaching procedures:Step 1 Lead in The teacher asks the following questions :1. Different people find happiness and fun in doing different things. What makes you happy? ( Reading , playing sport , dancing , doing exciting things , learning new things , spending time with family , etc. )2. What will you do when you are happy?3. Did you have any unhappy experiences? Give some examples. ( Failing in an exam , losing ones favourite pet , missing an exciting football game , etc. )4. How can we keep happy when we are in difficult times? ( Keep optimistic , stay positive , smile all the time , etc. ) Show a picture of Sang Lan to students. In the picture, someone is celebrating the birthday for Sang Lan, who is smiling.T : The picture shows that though Sang Lan is disabled, enjoying life is also a kind of happiness. Questions: Have you ever heard of Sang Lan? Do you think Sang Lan leads a happy life now? What would you do if you had the same problem?Step 2 SkimmingSkim the text and try to find out which topic the interview is about. How to find happiness.Questions: 1. What is the name of the psychologist? ( Dr. Brain )2. When and where was Sang Lan born? ( In Ningbo , China in 1981 )Step3 Scanning Play the tape for students to read the text carefully. Give them enough time to divide the text into 4 parts.Part 1 : Line 1 -19 General information of Sang LanQuestions: (1) What does happiness mean to different people? ( Being surrounded by family or friends; achieving success in something; a day without pain or just being alive to people with disabilities.)(2) Why does Dr Brain often use the example of Sang Lan? ( To show how people can find happiness even in difficult times. ) (3) Was Sang Lan in a bad mood while in hospital? How did she behave? ( No. She remained cheerful. )Part 2 : Line 20 -38 Important years in Sang Lans life. 1981 : born. 1987 : learn gymnastics. 1991 : win competition. 1998 : get hurt at the Goodwill Games. Questions:(1) How old was Sang Lan when she competed at the New York Goodwill Games? （17 years old ） (2) Why was she happy to devote herself to gymnastics? ( She was working towards something special, and she was making her parents proud. ) (3) What happened to her at the New York Goodwill Games? ( She made a mistake while she was practising . She fell and broke her neck. ) Part 3 : Line 39-53 How Sang Lan behaved at hospital.Questions: (1) How was Sang Lan after the accident? ( She was in good spirits. ) (2) How did she act when she see different people? ( Teammates: happy for their success. Parents: happy to see them. Doctors: able to overcome her disappointment and be proud of the things she has accomplished. ) Part 4 ：Line 54-65 Latest news about Sang Lan. Questions:How has Sang Lan adapted to her new life? ( study journalism ; will host a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics ; hope to play table tennis in the special Olympics for disabled people in 2008. ) Read the text again and describe what kind of girl Sang Lan is.Before going to hospital - being successful in her sport when she was young ; being described as energetic, happy and hard-working ; working towards something special, trying to make her parents proud.While staying at hospital - being in good spirits ; thinking about what she can do to get better ; being proud of the things she has accomplished ; feeling happy to be alive, and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new things.After leaving the hospital - studying journalism at Beijing University ; hosting a sports program about the Beijing Olympics ; looking forward to playing table tennis in the special Olympics for disabled people in 2008 ; thinking about positive things and staying optimistic . Get students to use some adjectives to describe Sang Lan.- brave, courageous, considerate, determined, hard-working, energetic, optimistic.Step 4 Practice Read the sentences below and decide which ones are true and which ones are false. 1. The topic of the TV interview was the story of Sang Lan. ( F ) 2. Dr Brain studies happiness. ( T ) 3. Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was 11 years old. ( F ) 4. Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998, while practising for the Goodwill Games. ( F) 5. Before her accident, Sang Lans best event was vault. ( T ) 6. Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. ( F ) 7. Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital. ( T ) 8. Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy. ( F ) Fill in the blanks according to the text.When Sang Lan got to the Goodwill Games held in New York, she felt very happy. She was a (1)_ athlete, who had spent many years practising her sport. Her strongest event was the vault and she was the best in China. She hoped to win this event at the games. However, during a practice vault, this young girl made a small (2)_. Her mistake cost her the ability to (3)_. Instead of landing on her feet, Sang Lan landed on her head and broke her (4)_. She was rushed to a top hospital, and doctors said she would never walk again.While in hospital, Sang Lan had many (5)_, including Christopher Reeve, an actor who once played Superman. Reeve could not walk either, due to an unfortunate horse riding accident. He encouraged Sang to stay (6)_ and told her that being sad would not help her get better. Sang already knew this, and won the sympathy and admiration of people across the world with her good attitude and beautiful smile. Sang returned to China, and now studies (7)_ and is also hosting a sports (8)_ about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sang Lan works hard at everything she does. She enjoys learning new things and a good attitude towards life. With her positive thinking, she is a role model for young people nationwide.Answers: 1 dedicated 2 mistake 3 walk 4 neck 5 visitors 6 positive 7 journalism 8 programmeStep 5 Reading strategyQuestion : How can you understand an interview well?( Pay special attention to - the topic;the opinions related to the topic;the questions asked and the answers to the questions.)Step 6 Role playDivide the class into 4 groups. In each group, one student acts as Sang Lan, and the other students act as journalists. Do an interview. Two thirds of the questions designed should be based on the text. Then present the interview to the whole class.Step 7 Discussion1. What is the good way of finding happiness?2. What is the real value of being alive, being wealthy, being healthy or being respected?Conclusion : Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. Whoever is happy will make others happy.Homework: Write a story about Sang Lan according to the information mentioned in this reading passage.On blackboardPart 1: General information of Sang Lan.Part 2: Important years in Sang Lans life. 1981 : born. 1987 :