Unit 2  What is happiness to you?

several minutes later, check the answers.

step ⅲ homework
t: today we listened to four materials. after class, please listen to the materials again and get familiar with them. goodbye, everyone.
ss: goodbye, sir / madam.

the eighth period  integrating skills(ⅲ)

teaching goals 教學目標
1. target language 目標語言
a. 重點詞匯和短語
golden, independent, worry, innocent, income, adolescence, accomplishment, vivid, hunger, communicate, guarantee, assist, maximum, minimum, mature, in a rush
b. 重點句子
i remember sometimes feeling in a rush to grow up and be independent, but i was still very happy. as an innocent child, i didn’t need to think about problems at work, or worry about income or how to take care of a family.
i have been happy about different things at different times during my life, but my most vivid and happiest memories are those of school days, so i think that was the happiest time in my life. 
then families will be able to spend the maximum amount of time enjoying each other’s company and the minimum amount of time doing housework. 
2. ability goals 能力目標
enable the students to write an essay about his / her idea of happiness. and then make a happiness handbook.
3. learning ability goals 學能目標
help the students learn how to write an essay about his / her idea of happiness.
teaching important and difficult points 教學重難點
enable the students to work together to create an essay and make a happiness handbook.
teaching methods 教學方法
task-based learning, group working and discussing.
teaching aids 教具準備
a computer and a projector.
teaching procedures && ways 教學過程與方式

stepⅰ lead-in
get the students to talk about what happiness is in their opinion.
t: good morning / afternoon, boys and girls!
ss: good morning / afternoon, mr. / ms ...
t: in the first two periods, we talked about happiness. everyone has different ideas about what makes them happy. how do you describe happiness?
s: when i help others, i feel happy. i think that can be described as happiness.
t: i think so. that’s actually happiness.
s: some people say receiving love from others is a kind of happiness. but i think giving love to others is also a kind of happiness.
t: do you agree?
ss: yes!
t: i can’t agree more. very good. giving our love to others will make us feel inner satisfaction. any other opinion?
s: when we think of something funny, we can’t help smiling. that’s a kind of happiness.
s: sometimes, i will think of some things happening between my friends and my parents, and at that time, i feel happy.