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课件网) Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry. R·九年级全一册 Section A 3a-3c Learning objects（学习目标） By the end of the class, you will be able: 1. To learn the following key words and phrases: king, power, prime minister, banker, fame, pale, queen, call in, examine, neither…nor…, palace, wealth. 2. To train students’ reading abilities: skimming, scanning, guessing words’ and phrases’ meanings from the context. 3. To realize the true meaning of happiness. Free talk Are you happy today Why What can make you happy Money Power Fame Task 1: Prediction Please predict (预测) : Is the king happy Tips: Look at the title and picture, and predict what you will read about. Task 2: Skimming What’s the main idea of the passage A. The prime minister and the king B. The meaning of happiness C. A happy king Tips: Look through the passage quickly and pay attention to the first or the last sentence of each paragraph. Match each paragraph with its main idea. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 A doctor’s advice about the king’s problems. The king’s singer was unhappy. The king’s banker was unhappy. The king’s problems. The king’s top general’s task. The prime minister was unhappy. Task 3: Scanning Read Paragraphs 1 & 2 and answer the following questions. What was wrong with the king What did the doctor say He slept badly and didn’t feel like eating. His face was always pale as chalk. He often cried for no reason. It’s all in his mind. Neither medicine nor rest can help him. What he needs is the shirt of a happy person to wear. That’ll make him happy. Read Paragraphs 3 - 5 and fill in the blanks. the prime minister losing his power the king’s banker losing his money the palace singer being followed by others reasons (worried about) what they have power wealth fame people happy or not Read and fill. A long time ago, there lived an u_____ king in a rich and beautiful country. He slept b_____ and didn’t feel like e_____. This made the queen and his people w_____. A doctor was called in to e_____ the king. But he found n_____ wrong with his body. He said that what the king needed was the shirt of a happy person to w____. That’ll make h___ happy. Later, the prime minister, the banker and singer were called to the palace. They told people their worries. Finally, the king’s top general was told to go o___ and find a happy man in three days’ t____. nhappy adly ating orried xamine othing ear im ut ime 3a Read the story and answer the questions. 1. Can medicine help the king Why or why not Because he is always worried about losing his power. And many people are trying to take his position. No, it can’t. Because there is nothing wrong with his body. The problem is in his mind and no medicine can help him. 2. Why does power not make the prime minister happy 3. Why does money not make the banker happy Because he is always worried about being followed by others. He cannot be free. Because he ... ...
