Thesecretsofhappiness

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UnitListeningandspeaking

1.Whatisinthemiddleofthepicture?

Aglassofwater.Pre-listening

Halffull/halfempty

2.Howdoyoudescribetheglassofwater?3.Whatdotheboysthinkoftheglassofwater?happysadPeopleoftenhavedifferentopinionsaboutthesamething.Somepeoplealwayslookonthebrightsideoflife.Theyexpectgoodthingstohappen.Otherpeopleoftenbelievethatbadthingswillhappen.Whatarepeople’sdifferentopinionsaboutthesamething?Lookonthebrightsideoflife.Believethatbadthingswillhappen.Whatkindofpersonareyou?Amiddleschoolalsohadthehalfglasssurvey.Listentotheradioprogrammeandchoose

themainidea.(p9)1aTheglasssurveyshowspeople'sviewonlife.bAnAmericanmiddleschoolhas200students.cTherearedifferentwaystofillaglasswithwater.√a.questionstofindoutpeople’sopinions.b.seeornoticesomething.

√a.opinions/ideasb.scenery/sightseeing√Lookatthesurveyreportandanswerthequestions.(p10)21.Howmanypartsarethereinthesurveyreport?Whatarethey?surveyreportThreeparts.2.Whatshouldyoufocusonwhenlisteningtoadescriptionofanalysis?Lookatthesurveyreportandanswerthequestions.(P10)31.Wheredidthesurveytakeplace?A.AnAmericanmiddleschool.B.ABritishmiddleschool.C.AChineseseniorhighschool.2.Whoshowedthestudentshalfaglassofwater?A.Doctors.B.Scientists.C.Teachers.3.Howmanystudentstookpartinthesurvey?A.300B.200C.2104.Whatdid30%ofthestudentsthoughtoftheglassofwater?A.Itwashalffull.B.Itwashalfempty.C.Itwasnothingunusual.5.Whousuallylooksonthebrightsideoflifeaccordingtothesurvey？A.The“glasshalf-full”people.B.The“glasshalf-empty”people.C.Allthestudentstakepartinthesurvey.

Listenagainandcompletethesurveyreport.3P10glass2007030thebrightsidebelieveListentothetalkandcompletethenotes.3P11problemsrunabaddayMusicclasssaysorryawonderfulmorninghalffullimportantListenagain.ThentalkabouthowDrZhenggivesexamplesinhistalk.GivingexamplesExamplescanmakeyourwritingandspeechmoreinteresting.Theycanalsohelppeopleunderstandyouwell.Youcanusetake...forexample,like,andsuchastointroduceexamples.LearningtolearnHowtoleadapositivelife?Shareyouradviceforleadingapositivelife.

Youcanusethethinkingmaptohelpyou.Bebraveandtrynewthings.Lookafteryourphysicalhealth.Bereadytohelpothers.4P11Workinpairs.Shareyouradviceforleadingapositivelife.Givespecificexamples.Usetheusefulexpressionstohelpyou.Whatdoyoumeanby...?Forexample,youcould...Usefulexpressions:?Whatdoyouthinkaresomewaystostaypositive??Whataresomewayswecanencourageeachothertostaypositive??Ithinkonekeyaspectofstayingpositiveis...?Inmyopinion,beingpositivemeans...?IfindthatwhenI...,ithelpsmestaypositive.?Overall,Ibelievethat...

ChecklistEvaluationSelf-evaluation(自評）Peer-evaluation（同伴評）Content(能夠描述初中生活中的困難并給出解決辦法)Language（正確使用人稱代詞和物主代詞）Properpronunciation（正確的發(fā)音）Performance（準(zhǔn)備充分，表現(xiàn)大方）Activecooperation（積極合作）ExcellentGreatGoodSHOWTIMEA:Whatdoyouthinkaresomewaystostaypositive?B:Ithinkonekeyaspectofstayingpositiveislookingafteryourphysicalhealth.A:Whatdoyoumeanbylookingafteryourphysicalhealth?B:Well,itmeanstakingcareofyourbodyinvariousways.Forexample,youcouldexerciseregularly.A:Howdoeslookingafterphysicalhealthhelpusstaypositive?B:Inmyopinion,

beingpositivemeanshavingahealthybodyandahealthymind.Overall,Ibelievethatlookingafteryourphysicalhealthisimportantforkeepingapositivemindset.It'sthefoundationofahappyandfulfillinglife.A:Whataresomewayswecanencourageeachothertostaypositive?B:Ithinkengaginginactivitiestogetherisagreatway.A:Whatdoyoumeanbyengaginginactivitiestogether?B:Forexample,youcoulddothingslikegoingforhikes,havingagamenight,orcookingtogether.A:Whatdoesbeingpositivemeanthen?B:Inmyopinion,beingpositivemeansenjoyinglifeandhavingagoodattitudetowardsthings.Ifindthat

whenIgoonbikerideswithmyfriends,ithelpsmestaypositive.A:Thatsoundsnice.B:Overall,Ibelievethatbyengaginginactivitiestogether,wecanlifteachother'sspirits.Itgivesusachancetobond,havefun,andforgetaboutourdailystresses.PhoneticsinusePhoneticsinusePronunciation:/??/showthose/a?/aboutnowImproveyourpronunciationforclearcommunicationPronunciationrow boat slowReadthewords./??//a?/houseowl loudReadandthinkabouttheirdifferences./??//a?/notenowroadmouthsofaaboutPutthewordsinthecorrectboxes.P