Unit 2 What is happiness to you 教案

1、Unit 2 What is happiness to you?Welcome to the unitThoughts on the design: 本節(jié)課是以說、讀為主的閱讀教學(xué)課。利用Welcome to the unit 中的話題導(dǎo)入，讓學(xué)生有充足的機(jī)會(huì)談?wù)搶?duì)快樂的理解，激發(fā)他們對(duì)本課主題的興趣，從而為閱讀作好準(zhǔn)備。在導(dǎo)入過程中教師應(yīng)精心創(chuàng)設(shè)情景，可采用pair work或group work 的方式，激勵(lì)學(xué)生參與課堂。在閱讀過程中，學(xué)生將接觸到一篇有關(guān)快樂的電視訪談，以此來升華他們對(duì)快樂的理解。同時(shí)，掌握對(duì)訪談?lì)愇恼碌拈喿x策略。Teaching aims:After learning

2、this period, the students will be able to:1. describe their own understanding of happiness;2. describe feelings and emotions;Teaching procedures:Step 1 lead in 1. Listen to a song to create a happy atmosphere.2. Show some pictures about different peoples opinion on happiness and ask the students to

3、talk about them in pairs or groups. Explanation這個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)旨在激發(fā)學(xué)生的注意力和參與課堂的積極性。整堂課以一首歡樂的歌開始，奠定歡快的氣氛，然后呈現(xiàn)一系列圖片，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生談?wù)撓嚓P(guān)主題。Step 2 Scanning and Reading Strategy Ask students to discussion the pictures in the textbook.Step 3 Homework Write a little poem on happiness.Explanation在本課中, 學(xué)生通過自由對(duì)話和閱讀, 對(duì)快樂的含義有了一定的理解,

4、但是快樂還有很多其他的方式, 這首小詩(shī)可以喚起他們對(duì)童年的回憶, 由此激發(fā)表達(dá)內(nèi)心想法的欲望。Reading The search for happinessObjectives:1. To help Ss get a general idea about the text.2. To make Ss become familiar with the detailed information about the text.3. To help Ss master Reading Strategy.Teaching important points:1.How to make the stude

5、nts understand the passage better.2.How to help the students finish all the exercises.3.How to help the students develop their creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities.Interaction Patterns: Teachers -class, individuals, pairsTeaching Aids:1. The multimedia2. The blackboardProcedures for t

6、eaching:Step1: lead-in 1.Tell students that they are going to read an interview from a TV programme about happiness. Ask students how much information they know about Sang Lan. If possible, you can ask students to collect some relevant information before class. You may conduct the activity as follow

7、s:Today we are going to talk about a special girl named Sang Lan, who used to be a successful gymnast. Can you search for more information about this girl?2. Ask students to exchange the background information about Sang Lan they have found with each other. Ask students to think about Sang Lans expe

8、riences and answer the following questions: Different people find happiness and fun in different things. There are certainly no criteria assessing which way of being happy is the best. Do you think Sang Lan had had a happy life before she was injured? Do you think Sang Lan has a happy life now? What

9、 would you do if you had the same problem? Encourage students to discuss freely their true feelings about Sang Lans story. 3. Ask students to think about the following question: Suppose you had a chance to talk face to face with Sang Lan, what would you like most to ask her about? The following are

10、suggested answers: Childhood and school education Things or experiences that had left her the deepest impression before the accident Reasons for learning gymnastics Things that encourage her during hard times Current physical condition Expectations for future Future career plans Attitudes towards li

11、fe, success and failureStep2: First reading Find the answers to Part AStep3: Read the text again and complete Parts C1 and C2.Step4: cloze (Ep21)Step5: Discussion. (F)Step6: Language points:1. goal 1）目的，目標(biāo) achieve/reach/realize ones goal 實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)； 2）（球戲等的）得分，贏分 make/score/get a goal 得一分2. times 時(shí)代;時(shí)勢(shì)；境況

12、（常用復(fù)）; the times 當(dāng)代 The times are different. 時(shí)代不同了。 in modern/ancient times 在近（古）代What wonderful times we are now living in! 我們生活的時(shí)代是多么幸福的啊!This is one of the most important issues of the time. 這是當(dāng)代最重大的問題之一3. devoteto 獻(xiàn)身的；專心于的；專用于的; devote oneself to 1A /doing 6 獻(xiàn)身于；致力于 She devoted herself to fighti

13、ng for the rights for the blacks. 她致力于為黑人權(quán)利而戰(zhàn)的事業(yè)中。Dont devote too much time to games.不要過度沉溺于游戲。devoted 摯愛的；忠誠(chéng)的；全心全意的 She devoted herself to her children. = She was devoted to her children.4. remain “仍是；保持”后接形容詞、名詞、介詞短語(yǔ)等作表語(yǔ)。 His knowledge remains weak. The town remains the same as before. He remains

14、poor all his life. He remained in poor health. His work remained unfinished5. adapt to; adapt oneself to(使)適應(yīng)We have had to adapt quickly to the new changes. It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.We should adapt our thinking to the new conditions.6. apart 1）（指空間或時(shí)間）相隔，相距The tw

15、o houses stood 500 meters apart. Their birthdays are only three days apart. 2）不在一起；分離； 分開Were living apart now. She keeps herself apart from other people7. rush 急送；猛推 rush sb. to the hospital 火速送某人去醫(yī)院 Ambulances rushed the injured to the hospital. 急速 in a rush 匆忙地; I cant stopIm in a rush. 我不能停下來-我忙

16、著呢。8. cheer 使振奮;使高興;歡呼 The good news cheered (up) everybody who heard it. Cheer victory 為勝利而歡呼。 Everybody cheered (up) at the news. 大家聽了這個(gè)好消息都很振奮。Oh, come on cheer up !哦，快點(diǎn)，振作起來！9. spirit （常用復(fù)數(shù)形式）情緒 in high (good) spirits 情緒高漲；興高采烈 in low (poor) spirits 情緒低落；意志消沉10. focus (sth.) on/upon 1) 集中（注意力、精力

17、等）于 The discussion focused on three main problems. 2) (眼睛、攝影機(jī)等) 調(diào)節(jié)聚焦In this scene, the camera focuses on the actors face. He focused his eyes on the beautiful girl. I quickly focused the camera on the children.11.cost 使喪失；使損失That one mistake almost cost him his life. The closure of the factory will

18、cost 1,000 jobs. The accident cost me a visit to the doctor. Financial worries cost her many sleepless nights.她為錢發(fā)愁，許多夜晚無法入睡。12. due to=because of 由于；因?yàn)?歸功于 The teams success was largely due to her efforts. My illness was due to bad food. She arrived late due to the storm. The train was delayed due

19、to the fog.13. range from to; range between andThe damage was said to range between $ 1 million and $ 5 million. She has had a number of different jobs, ranging from street cleaner to bus driver.14. sympathy have/feel/express sympathy for sb. 對(duì)某人表示同情；同情某人 I wish hed show me a little sympathy. It is

20、not enough to have sympathy for the disabled. We should learn to respect them and help them understand their valuable role in society.15. quit vi./ vt. 離開，退出 quit office 離職 quit school 退學(xué) We only just started. Were not going to quit now. He quit the show last year because of bad health. Ive quit smo

21、king.Word powerTeaching Aims:Review the words related to emotion.Teaching Important Points:1. Help the students master the words related to emotion.2. Help the students finish each exercise correctly.Teaching Difficult Point:Master the uses of nouns related to emotion correctly.Teaching Methods:1. R

22、eview method to consolidate the words learned in the last two periods.2. Practising to make the students master the words related to emotion correctly.3. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1. the multimedia2. the blackboardTeaching Procedures:CStep 1 Gre

23、etings and lead-in ( brainstorming )Greet the whole class as usual. ProceduresEncourage students to think of as many words as possible to express happiness since they have just learnt the text about happiness. CStep 2 Revision and Word StudyT: Yesterday, we read the text about happiness. Do you know

24、 how to describe happy? Happiness is just one of the many emotions. Do you know some words related to emotion?Ss: Yes.T: Well, now please read the following abstract words related to emotion. Noun: excitement; happiness; frustration; sadness; fear; disappointment; joy Adjective:excited; happy; frust

25、rated; sad; fearful; disappointed; joyfulCStep 3 Word powerT: Do you know any more words?Ss: Yes. Look at the screen. Noun: _Adjective:_(Teacher shows the following on the screen and checks the answers with the whole class.)Possible answers: Nouns: joy; satisfaction; madness; delight; depression; co

26、nfusionAdjectives: joyful; satisfied; mad; delighted; depressed; confusedT: Well done. Besides, weve learnt some useful words in the text. Have you really mastered them? Please open your books at Page 22. Lets do the exercises in Part A. Please choose the correct form of the word. Youre given three

27、minutes to do it. Then check your answers with your partner. At the end, Ill collect the right answers from you. See what I mean.Ss: Yes.T: Well done. Next, lets do the exercises in Part B. Read a diary entry and fill in the correct words. You can begin now. Five minutes later, Ill check your answer

28、s.T: There are many English idioms about emotions. Please group them in the right way.hot under the collar ; over the moon ; down in the dumps ; on cloud nine ; feel blue; fly off the handleangry:_sad: _happy:_Answers:angry: hot under the collar ; fly off the handlehappy: on cloud nine; over the moo

29、nsad: down in the dumps; feel blueStep 4 HomeworkRevise the words learnt in Word power.Preview grammar.Grammar and usage高考對(duì)非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞作狀語(yǔ)的考查多與對(duì)動(dòng)詞其他形式的考查同時(shí)進(jìn)行，主要包括以下幾個(gè)方面的內(nèi)容： 1不定式作狀語(yǔ)； 2-ing分詞作狀語(yǔ)； 3-ed分詞作狀語(yǔ)。 Step 1不定式作狀語(yǔ) 不定式作狀語(yǔ)常用來表目的、結(jié)果或原因等。 例如：We eat to live, but we don't live to eat. (目的) What has he sa

30、id to make you so happy? (結(jié)果) She burst into tears to hear the bad news. (原因) 注：表目的的不定式還常與so as或in order連用，構(gòu)成so as (not) to do和in order (not) to do 結(jié)構(gòu)，其中so as (not) to do 不能用于句首。 例如：To get there in time, we got up very early. = In order to get there in time, we got up very early. = We got up very ea

31、rly (in order/so as) to get there in time. 不定式可用于作表語(yǔ)或補(bǔ)語(yǔ)的形容詞之后作狀語(yǔ)。 例如：I'm sorry to hear that. Be careful not to catch cold . The man is easy to get along with. I don't think the man hard to get along with. 不定式常與too或enough連用，在句中作狀語(yǔ)。 例如：The boy is too young to go to school/ to be sent to school

32、. = The boy is not old enough to go to school/ to be sent to school. 不定式有時(shí)用于so.as to do sth.結(jié)構(gòu)中作狀語(yǔ)。 例如：Will you be so kind as to help me with the work? 有時(shí)，不定式還可修飾一個(gè)句子，表明說話人的態(tài)度。常見的這類不定式有to tell you the truth, to be honest, to be franc, to be fair, 等。 例如：To tell you the truth, I don't like the fil

33、m. Step 2 -ing分詞和-ed分詞作狀語(yǔ) -ing分詞和-ed分詞作狀語(yǔ)修飾謂語(yǔ)，多說明動(dòng)作發(fā)生的背景、方式或伴隨情況。如果在邏輯 上句中的主語(yǔ)與分詞有主謂關(guān)系，用-ing分詞，有動(dòng)賓關(guān)系則用-ed分詞。 例如：We enjoyed ourselves in the park, singing and dancing. Built in 1900, the house is now 100 years old. -ing分詞和-ed分詞都可作原因或時(shí)間狀語(yǔ), 其作用相當(dāng)于一個(gè)相應(yīng)的狀語(yǔ)從句。如果在邏輯 上句中的主語(yǔ)與分詞有主謂關(guān)系，用-ing分詞，有動(dòng)賓關(guān)系則用-ed分詞。 例如:B

34、eing so poor in those days, they couldn't send the boy to school.(原因) Born in a poor family, the boy could not go to school. (原因) Hearing the bad news, she burst into tears. (時(shí)間) Seen from the hill, the park looks more beautiful. (時(shí)間) Step 3 -ing分詞有時(shí)可作結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)。 例如：Her husband died in the war, leavin

35、g her a widow with three children. We got up very early, arriving at the hospital ahead of time. Step 4 -ed分詞有時(shí)用作條件狀語(yǔ)，其作用相當(dāng)于一個(gè)條件狀語(yǔ)從句。 例如：Given more time, we could have done it much better. Step 5 如果不定式或分詞表示的動(dòng)作在謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞表示的動(dòng)作之前發(fā)生，該不定式或分詞用完成式。 例如：I'm sorry to have given you so much trouble. Having neve

36、r/Not having met the man before, I couldn't recognize him at first. Having finished my homework, I went to play football. 【知識(shí)過關(guān)】 1. She set out soon after dark _ home an hour later. A. arriving B. to arrive C. having arrived D. and arrived 2. "Can't you read?" Mary said _ to the no

37、tice. A. angrily pointing B. and point angrily C. angrily pointed D. and angrily pointing 3. _ a reply, he decided to write again. A. Not receiving B. Receiving not C. Not having received D. Having not received 4. She is upstairs _ letters. A. writes B. is writing C. write D. writing 5. The secretar

38、y worked late into the night, _ a long speech for the president. A. to prepare B. preparingC. prepared D. was preparing 正確答案：1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. BTask Writing an article about problems and solutionsTeaching aims:By the end of the class, the students will be able to:1. to learn to identify negativ

39、e emotional language.2. to learn how to break a big question into smaller ones to discuss and give advice to solve the problems.3. to write an article about how to help others solve their problems.Teaching focus and difficulties:1. giving advice to solve the problems.2. writing an article .Teaching

40、methods:1. Listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.2. Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities.Teaching aids:The multimediaTeaching procedures:Lead-inDraw students attention by asking the following questions:If you

41、 failed in the exam again, you would feel _ If you found that you lost the match, you would feel_If you were misunderstood by the teacher, you would feel_Skills building 1 recognizing words that express problememotional words and negative images used to discuss problems, fears and worriesWords &

42、 Patternssad confused disappointed unhappy alone afraid hopeless lonely regretful depressed frustrated anxious I feel like They make/ It makes me feel I wish Im tired ofPhrasesunder a black cloud stuck/ caught between feel blue in very low spirtsmake the sentences using the structures givenI felt li

43、ke crying when I knew I would never see my grandma again.Failing my Maths test again made me feel rather depressed. I want to have a talk with my Maths teacher.He left school under a black cloud after causing a serious accident.Since her husband got ill, she seems very down in the dumps.Step 1: reco

44、gnizing problems Read the letter in Part A on page 26 and underline the negative language used to describe the problem in the letter. Answers I dont know what to do. Ive been very sad I feel caught between They make me feel like Im a bad son. I feel guiltyIm so confused. Im really tired of feeling w

45、orried I wish I knew If you were Ma Jie, what would you do to solve the problem?B You decided to call Ma Jie to find more about his problems. Listen to what he says and complete your notes below.C What reasons can you think Ma Jie will give? Why didnt these solutions work? 1 Both things take a lot o

46、f time. 2 Two days a week is not enough training. 3 I failed two exams and my parents were very disappointed. 4 If I dont play, Im not happy.Skills building 2: breaking a big question into smaller ones a big question How can I improve my grades? small questions What subjects do you find hard and nee

47、d to improve on? What is your problem in these subjects? Is that because you have not spent enough time on them? What have you done to improve on these subjects? Did you use good study methods in these subjects? What are your short-term and long-term goals in these subjects? Have you set proper goal

48、s? other big questions How do you describe happiness? What do you think of Jay Zhou?Step 2: discussing solutions What do you think of Ma Jies problem? Answers Speech Bubble 1 problem: What is his problem? source of information: How did you find out about the problem? people involved: Who else is inv

49、olved in the problem besides Ma jie? attempts to solve problem: What has he done to try to solve the problem? results of attempts: what were the results of the solutions he had tried? things one wishes to happen: What does he wishes to happen?Work in pairs to make up a dialogue.Skills building 3: pr

50、esenting solutions guidelines of how to make advice clearer and more helpful to people who need itGuidelinesWhat to doWhy1 avoid judgingUse positive, helpful language; do not say, Its wrong for you toPeople want help but not judgement of their previous behaviour.2 give examplesMention a similar situ

51、ation where your advice works.People will know how to use your advice.3 be specificGive the advice that can help people to solve their own problems.People can be helped to solve their problems.Step 3: writing an articleWrite an article about how Ma Jie solved his problem with the help of his parents

52、, teachers and coach.Discuss and list what you should write:For example:·Ma Jies problems·the possible solutions Ma Jie has thought of and the reasons why they didt work·the advice you gave to Ma Jie·the advice his parents, teachers and coach gave him and why it works·your o

53、pinion about the best way to solve problems that students haveStep 4 Homework1. Read the passage in Part A on page 113 in Workbook. Then write a passage according to the guidelines in Part B.2. Preview ProjectProject Making a happiness handbookTeaching objectives:Ss will learn how to write an essay

54、about their ideas of happiness.Ss will learn how to finish a project by working together.Teaching focus and difficulties:Cooperate with their group members to fulfill each part of the work.Teaching methods:1. Listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.2. Pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities.Teaching aids:The multimediaTeaching procedures:Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in. Do you think happiness lies in the past or in the future?play the song Where is happiness to present the topic and ask