Unit 2  What is happiness to you?

s: we can find out some words related to negative emotion, for example: sad, confused, disappointed, unhappy, and so on.
t: good!that’s one way. another way?
s: we can also find some structures, such as i feel like ..., it makes me feel ..., i’m tired of ...
t: you are right. there are also some idioms for us to identify the problem. what are they?
s: such as under a black cloud, stuck / caught between, feel blue, down in the dumps.
t: well done!today we will learn how to discuss solutions and give advice.

stepⅱ skills building 2
t: after we identify the problem, we will ask some questions in detail, and then we can solve the problem better. so how to ask the questions is a skill for you to master. please look at the question:
show the students the following sentence.
how can i go from school back home for dinner and still have time to meet my friend and see a film across town?
t: how do you think about the question?
s: i find it hard to answer it, because there are many factors in the question.
t: i agree with you. so the question is a little bit complicated. but we can divide it into smaller ones. what problems are mentioned in the question?
s: the first is how to get back home. the second is whether i have time to meet my friends. the last one is whether i have time to see a film across the town.
t: very good. now please try your best to divide the big question into smaller ones according to your analysis. you may discuss with your partners.
several minutes later
t: it’s time to report your discussion. who will have a try?
s: i will. we divide the big question like this:
1. is there a bus that goes from my home to the cinema?
2. can i ask mum and dad to eat dinner a little bit later?
3. is the film on at this cinema that is closer to my home or my school?
4. can we see the film at the weekend instead?
t: excellent! you’ve done a very good job. in this way, we can answer the question easily, right?
ss: yes!
t: in the last period we knew that ma jie met a problem. he doesn’t know how to allocate his time. what do you think of his problem? i think the question is a bit big for you to answer. you may use the skills you learned just now to discuss the solutions. you can refer to the three bubbles on page 28 to help you. later i will ask you to give us your answers in the form of dialogue. are you clear?
ss: yes!
several minutes later
t: finished?
ss: yes!
t: let’s have a try. who would be the first one?
s1: we’d like to try.
sample dialogue:
s1: did you surf our school’s website recently?