,M6 U2 Reading The Search for happiness,Pre-reading work,Three. To enjoy the simple things in life; to be active； to find happiness in helping others.,Yes. Helping others is also a pleasure for me, and Im always willing to help others.,Happiness means,Happiness means Playing computer games. Not having so many classes every day. Not having so much homework. Having much money. Passing an exam / getting a high score. Winning the classmates respect or the teachers praise. .,What is happiness to these people?,Earning more money Donating more money,Improving the software to make it easier for people to use computers,What is happiness to these people?,The scientists are trying their best to make scientific breakthroughs in all areas to benefit us human beings.,Can you recognize who she is?,What is happiness to her?,The search for happiness,Find out the elements(要素) of an interview and how to read an interview,Reading strategy Reading an interview,An interview includes,interviewer,interviewee,topic,the first paragraph,Introduce _ of the interview, who the _ is and what he/she does.,How to read an interview,the topic,interviewee,How to read an interview,the following paragraphs,Think about the kind of opinions on the _ the interviewee might have. Carefully read each _ and fully understand each _. Pay special attention to the summary of the _ of the topic.,topic,question,question,background,While-reading work,Interviewer:,Interviewee:,Host,Dr. Brain,Topic:,Happiness,Task 1: Skim the text and find the related information,The questions : 1.Can you tell us a little bit about Sang Lan and who she is? 2.How old was she when this happened? 3.How has Sang Lan adapted to her new life?,Fast-reading:,Period 1 Period 2 Period 3,Task 2: Go through the interview quickly and find out three periods of Sang Lan story,Before _ (Line_),While _ (Line_),After _ (Line _),the accident 22-31,in hospital 39-50,leaving hospital 54-59,( )1. The topic of the TV interview was the story of Sang Lan. ( )2. Dr Brain studies happiness. ( )3. Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. ( )4. Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998, while practicing for the Goodwill Games.,F,F,T,F,Task1: T or F,the search for happiness,six,New York,Careful-reading:,( )5. Before her accident, Sang Lans best event was the vault. ( )6. Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. ( )7. Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital. ( )8. Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy.,F,F,T,T,neck,keeping,busy helps her to stay positive,Different understandings of happiness,surrounded,Achieving,suffering,Task 2,Before the accident,1.When did she begin learning gymnastics? _.,2.The best event:_,4.How long had she been a junior gymnast ? _,Six,vault,For eleven years,3.She started winning competitions in the year of_.,1991,Task 3,How did she get injured at the Goodwill Games?,A coach _ the way the equipment was set up, but Sang Lan was not _of the change until it was too late. She hit her_, and then _ to the gymnastics mat with a broken_.,changed,aware,head,fell,neck,While in hospital,famous,cheer,spirits,what,successes,accomplished,sorrow,alive,lucky,thankful,Task 4. While in hospital,When and where did she finish her study? She graduated from Peking University in 2007. What does she believe? She believes that keeping busy helps her stay positive.,After leaving hospital,Task 5:,Before going to hospital, happiness means_,While staying in hospital, happiness means_ _,After leaving hospital, she finds happiness through_,To SangLan,devotingtoworkingand making,being alive and having the rest,reachingand having the love,Task6:What is happiness to Sang Lan at different stages ?,post-reading work,Whats the personality of Sang Lan?,Discussion,personality of Sang Lan,courageous brave,considerate,determined,energetic,hard-working,optimistic,cheerful happy,Conclusion,Her courage is admirable.,Everyone will think about how she rebuilt her life whenever his life feels unbearable.,Her example shows how people can find happiness even in difficult times.,Suppose you are the host and invite Sang Lan to your Talk show “Her village (天下女人)“ Now you are required to make an interview according to the following useful expressions.,Consolidation,Make a Talk Show,H: Todays topic is Were lucky to invite SL to our interview S: Thank you for invitingme H: S: H: I hope we can learn much from SL and find our own happiness.,SHOW TIME,No matter who you are, no matter what you are, no matter where you are, no matter what trouble you meet, stay _ _,optimistic,positive,cheerful,determined,Only in this way can yo