Unit 2  What is happiness to you?

step ⅲ discussion
get the students to talk about the questions listed in welcome to this unit.
t: up to now, we have talked about the six pictures. now, discuss the questions below in groups of four.
five minutes later.
t: ok, time is up. are you ready?
ss: yes!
t: we all know that reasons for happy are quite different. but, are there any things that can make everyone happy?
s: in my opinion, helping others make us happy. because when other people accept our help, and show their appreciation, we will feel the inner satisfaction and get more encouragement to help others.
t: very good opinion. i agree with you.
s: when we reach our goals, we will feel happy, for our hard work is rewarded finally.
t: very good. no pains, no gains.
s: when we stay with our loved ones, we will feel happy.
t: good.
s: leading a healthy life is a kind of happiness, for we can enjoy every minute with our loved ones.
s: from my point of view, if we face our life optimistically, we will feel happy every day.
t: wonderful! just now, we all stated some things that may make everyone happy. everyone did a good job. now, let’s move to the next question: how to help our unhappy friends?
s: if i have a friend who is unhappy because of the failure in a test, i will encourage him / her.
t: that’s it. and i still remember, just now, someone said he was unhappy because he felt under pressure in study. do you think he will make great progress in the future?
ss: of course. we all believe that.
t: everyone can do things well with support from friends.
s: if my friend is unhappy, i will stay with him / her. maybe i will go shopping with him / her, and watch the comedy with him / her together. i will try my best to cheer him / her up.
t: good idea! any others?
s: i will stay with my unhappy friend, too. i will listen to whatever he / she tells me. if possible, i will help him / her find out the problems and give some suggestions.
t: you are a good listener. that’s a good way to help your friend.

step ⅳ summary
t: today, we have discussed about happiness, and all of you have done a good job. i feel so happy with you. at the end of this period, i hope every one of you will be happy every day. i also hope you can make everyone around you happy. so much for today.

step v homework
preview reading part

the second period   reading(ⅰ)

teaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo)
1. target language 目標(biāo)語言
a. 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語
injure, struggle, in hospital, apart from, devote oneself to, rush, cheer up, overcome, accomplish, in good spirits, adapt, inspire, across the world