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9.the life was,ma hua had much enthusiasm for his work
step ⅳ discussion
t:from this passage we know that ma hua found true happiness by giving up a good salary and a wealthy lifestyle,but many people think that having money is the key to being happy.what’s your opinion?can you think of examples to support your view?now,please have a discussion in groups of four.try to think of as many examples as possible to support your view.
(the students have a discussion for about five minutes.then teacher asks some students to report to the class what they’ve thought of.)
t:yang jing,please tell us your opinion.do you think having money is the key to being happy?
s:i don’t think so.surely money can get you many things,but there are many,many things that you can never get with money,such as true love,true friends and health.
t:very good.who can think of other examples?
s:money can’t get you respect.
t:good.now,who has a different opinion?
s:i think money is important,and money is the key to being happy.
t:please tell us why you think so.
s:because without money,people will have to worry about their food,clothing,housing and even their children can’t receive good education.if unluckily,one of the family members needs to get medical treatment,or needs to be operated on,how can you afford this without enough money?you may even lose him/her just because of lack of money.i think people can live a better life with more money.i guess that’s why our government is trying her best to develop our economy.
t:excellent.both of you have done very well.after class,try to collect more examples to support your view.now let’s have a debate about the topic “the best things in life are free” in groups of four.two argue “for” and two should argue “against”.write down some points for your side of the argument;then explain them to your classmates and answer their questions.
(allow the students enough time to prepare and have the debate.teacher should help the students with their difficulties.then ask several groups to act out their debates.)
step ⅴ summary and homework
t:today,we’ve reviewed the useful words and expressions we learnt in the last two periods,and we’ve also read a moving story about a volunteer named ma hua.then we had a discussion about whether having money is the key to being happy.finally,we debated about the statement:the best things in life are free.after class,you can collect more information and continue your debate.remember to preview next part—integrating skills.that’s all for today.goodbye!