Unit 2What is happiness to youProject Making a happiness handbookPart A1. At the beginning of this class, lets appreciate two poems. After reading, try to say something about them.What is happiness(1) Thursday, 14. September 2006, 09:55:30 by MoonriverHappinessIs the momentWhen I happen to kiss the forehead of angel cloud so graciousSaid the windHappinessIs the instantWhen I drench a thirsty heart by coincidenceSaid the rainHappinessLies in the secondWhen rainbow paints me with colorful clothes so generousSaid the skyFor meHappiness fallsThe moment you perch in my heart so zealousAnd render it smile(2) 2006-9-14 18:34:49 By troublemakerl:Happiness is a cup of water when dying of thirsty.Happiness is a loaf of bread when starving to death.Happiness is a feel of hunger when find nothing tasty.Happiness is a look of smile when taking the last breath.Happiness is the sweet smile blooming on the childs face for a tiresome motherHappiness is the oasis in the desert for an exhausted traveller Happiness is the warm feeling dancing in the heart of loverHappiness is an unchanged melody that never alterOk. From the two poems, we can find they are both about the theme HAPPINESS. We dare say different people have different ideas of happiness and the idea of what is happiness lies in people themselves. Today well read two essays on the theme of “the happiest days of your life” and then you will write an essay about your ideas of happiness and make your own happiness handbooks.2. Come to Part A. Read the essay GOLDEN DAYS by yourselves and then try to answer some questions.1) Is the writer old or young? How do you know that?2) What time does the writer consider to be the happiest of his life?3) Why does the writer think those days were happy?4) What does the writer think young people can do while old people cant?3. Read the second essay and then judge whether the following statements are right or wrong.1) The writer is a teenager because she will be an adult in the future.2) She thinks her happiest days will be in the future with new technology and without war, pollution or hunger.3) The writer thinks that teenagers cant do things like adults because they have to work hard at school, doing or learning things.4) The writer feels very nice each time she thinks of her happiest days ahead of her.5) From the essay, we can conclude that the writer is a hardworking girl, because she is always motivated to work hard for her future life by herself.4. Have a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of teenagers and old people.Advantages of being young: active, full of energy, creative, strong, modern, easy to keep up with the times, easy and eager to learn new thingsDisadvantages of being young: impatient, immature, inexperiencedAdvantages of being old: experienced, mature, patientDisadvantages of being old: lack of energy, stubborn, easy to be tired or to fall ill5. Do Parts B1 and B2 on page 109 in workbook to practise using some words and phrases in this section.AnswersB 11. encouragement 2. independent 3. assist 4. motivation 5. accomplishmentB2 1. look back upon 2. stay 3. ached 4. imagine 5. allowing 6. simplify 7. focus on 8. fix Part BYou are asked to make a handbook about happiness of each group. Work in groups and follow the outline below to design a handbook.PlanningEach group divide different tasks and decide who will check the English in the essays, who will illustrate the handbook, who will put all the essays together and make the cover of the handbook.PreparingReview what weve learned about happiness in this unit and then discuss the following questions on page 31.Each one should come up with the idea of happiness of your own.ProducingMake a draft, get the approval of the group and finalize the handbook.PresentingPresent your group work to others and wait to be judged.