1、Unit 2 Reading: The Search for happiness,What can bring you happiness in your daily life?,Picture description,Creating things,Doing exciting things,Reading,Playing sport,Learning new things,Can you recognize who she is?,It is an interview,questions,topic,interviewee,interviewer,happiness,Dr. Brain,

2、a psychologist,the host,a. Can you tell us a little bit about Sang Lan and who she is ? How old was she when the accident happened? How has she adapted to her new life?,Skimming,( )1. Dr Brain studies happiness. ( )2. Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. ( )3. Before her accident

3、, Sang Lans best event was the vault. ( )4. Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again ( )5. Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy.,F,F,T,True or False,six,neck,T,F,keeping,busy helps her to stay positive,1.Why does the doctor choose Sanglan as an example? 2. How does Sang Lan find

4、happiness now?,Because it shows how people can find happiness even in difficult times.,Through reaching much smaller goals , and through the love of the people around her.,Line1-19,Story of Sang Lan,Before going to hospital,While staying in hospital,After leaving hospital,Before Accident,Line 20-39

5、1.What does her teammates think of her before the accident? 2.Why was she training so hard? 3. How old was she when she competed at the New York Goodwill Games and what happened to her?,1. What does her teammates think of her before the accident? 2.Why was she training so hard?,Her teammates describ

6、ed her as energetic, happy and hard-working.,Because she knew that she was working towards something special, and she was making her parents proud.,3. How old was she when she competed at the New York Goodwill Games and what happened to her?,17 years old,She made a mistake while practising. She fell

7、 and broke her neck.,Search for the details:,1981 _ 1987 _ 1991 _ 1998 _,Born in Ningbo, China,began learning gymnastics,started winning competitions,Had an accident during a practice,While in hospital,She remains cheerful,Leonardo DiCaprio,1. How did people find her while she was in hospital? 2. In

8、 the opinion of Sang Lan, whats the secret to happiness for many people?,She was in good spirits.,She thinks it is to think about good things, and to focus on goals.,Line40-55,cheered her up,To think about good things, to focus on goals, to think about what she could do to get better,Vistited her an

9、d told her about their success,She was happy for them.,While in hospital,Told her she would never again be a gymnast,She was able to overcome her disappointment and just be proud.,Happy lucky,Back to China(line54-62),1. What did she do when she went back to China?,to study journalism at Peking Unive

10、rsity, to host a sports programme, to hope to play table tennis.,2. How has she adapted to her new life?,She likes to think about positive things and stay optimistic, and keeping busy helps her to stay positive.,She is always smiling!,Sang Lan was born in 1981.She began learning g_ at the age of six

11、. She was a d_ athlete. Her strongest event was the v_ and she hoped to win this event at the games. However, during a practice , this young girl made a m_. Sang landed on her head and broke her n_. She was r_ to a top hospital, and It cost her the ability to walk. While in hospital, Sang had many v

12、isitors, including Leonardo DiCaprio, an actor who once played in the film Titanic. He encouraged Sang to stay p_and told her that being sad wouldnt help her get better. Sang already knew this, and won the admiration of people a_ the world with her good attitude and beautiful smile. Sang returned to

13、 China, and now studies j_ and is also h_ a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sang Lan works hard at everything she does. She enjoys learning new things and has a good a_ towards life. she is a role model for young people nationwide!,edicated,istake,eck,ositive,ournalism,osting,cross

14、,ault,ushed,ttitude,ymnastics,Cloze test,Sang Lans personality,brave,admirable,optimistic,hard-working,strong-minded,positive,personality of Sang Lan,Interview:,I am glad to tell you Sang Lan will come here to our class .Its a good chance for you to interview her face to face.,Make an interview,Group work,H: Were lucky to invite SL to our interview Todays topic is S: Thank you for inviting me. H: S: H: I hope we can learn much from SL and try to achieve more goals.,SHOW TIME,Discussion,1. How can