(
课件网) The secrets of happiness Unit 1 After completing the unit, you will be able to: use words and expressions in the unit to talk about happiness. use the simple past tense to describe happy moments. share the meaning of happiness in our lives 思维品质 学习能力 文化意识 语言能力 教学目标 学生能够用本课时的核心词汇和句型，本课时话题进行探讨，复述并概括文章的主要内容，捕捉文章的语言特征。 通过教学活动的开展，锻炼学生的阅读与写作能力，学生能够分析篇章结构，提升逻辑思维能力，在运用语言的过程中发挥创造力。 通过阅读语篇内容，获取关键信息完成活动；能够分析篇章结构，并总结框架完成并分享自己的作文。 通过本节课的学习，学生能够进一步理解获取幸福的方式———帮助他人；能够尊重并理解不同文化背景下的人们的思维方式与交际行为。 学生能够分析文章的篇章结构，掌握文章内容，提炼关键信息，完成活动练习。 学生能够掌握文章的内容与结构，仿照语篇进行写作，能够使用目标语言较为准确地表达语意。 01 02 教学重难点 01 Warming up Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about. 1 Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about. 1 What is the person doing Who is being thanked in the letter What kind of kids is the person being thanked for helping The person is cutting someone’s hair. Mr Zhou. The person is being thanked for helping kids with cancer. Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about. 2 What is the person doing Who is being thanked in the letter What kind of kids is the person being thanked for helping The person is cutting someone’s hair. Mr Zhou. The person is being thanked for helping kids with cancer. Read the passage and check your answer. 02 Reading Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. 3 What was Zhou Jian’s hair like He had 1. _____ hair. How did people react They 2. _____ his long hair behind his back. They 3. _____ at him. long talked about laughed Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. 3 What did he do with his hair He 4 _____for over two years. He went to a barber’s shop to 5 _____. He put the hair into a bag. kept his hair long cut it short Read again and answer the questions. 4 1. What do you think “hope grew together with his hair” means It means as his hair grew, more wigs would be made and more kids would be helped. He also became hopeful. Read again and answer the questions. 4 2. What will Zhou Jian do to “grow happiness again” 3. Why does the writer use the words of Plato in the last paragraph He will grow his hair long again. To tell us that the key to happiness is doing good and helping others. Think and share 1. How do you feel when you read the letter in the passage 2. What can you learn from the passage Possible answer：I feel surprised and happy for the kids with cancer. I understand why Zhou Jian grew his hair long. Possible answer：I can learn from the passage that helping others makes us happy. To be happy, we shouldn’t only focus on our own lives. We should think about other people, ... ...
