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课件网) The Secret of Happiness Unit 1 Developing ideas 黄埠中学 樊献花 Learning objective In this lesson , we will be able to : 1.understand and use key vocabulary related to the topic , such as glass, half, empty, positive, negative, and so on; 2. learn to use expressions and sentence structures to describe people’s attitudes and give examples ; 3. have critical thinking skills by analyzing different perspectives on life events . 4. understand the importance of having a positive attitude towar life . Lead-in What do you see An empty glass. [ empti] adj. 空的； 没有；空虚的 Lead-in What can we do with this glass We can fill it with water We can ... Part 1 Meet sunshine Review Do you know any other words about life attitude Do you remember [ t tju d] n. 态度，看法 happy sad worried excited Pre-listening half - glass of water Imaging you are in the desert. You are very hungry and thirsty. Suddenly How will you feel Pre-listening How will you feel Thank goodness! There’s water for me. Why is it only half full Who drank the other half Pre-listening How do you describe the glass of water glass half - full glass half - empty. Pre-listening What are the real meanings of " glass half - full " and " glass half - empty " People who see the glass as half-full tend to have a more positive attitude （积极态度） People who see the glass as half-empty tend to have a more negative attitude （消极态度） Pre-listening Which one are you 1/2 Full 1/2 Empty Part 2 Find sunshine While-listening There is a famous experiment of half-glass of water. While-listening Before listening, let’s read the report. When listening to a description of a study or an experience, we can fouce on three parts. How it’s down. What the result is. what we can learn from it Listen and complete the survey report. 2.200/2000/120 3.17/ 70/ 7 4.30/40/ 50 5. the bright side/ the bad things/ the bright things glass 200 70 30 the bright side believe 1.grass /guide /glass 6.believe /blow /bring While-listening Listen to the radio programme and choose the main idea . What is the main idea of the listening materials a. The glass experiment shows people ' s view on life. b. An American middle school have 200 students . c. There are different ways to fill a glass with water . While-listening 1. Who is the speaker in the talk ( Dr Zheng ./ Kate ./ Mike .) 2. What did Kate and Mike both do ( Missed the sonool bus ./ Lost books ./ Forgot their homewok.) 3. How did kate go to school ( Walked ./ Ran/ Took a bike .) 4. What did Mike do to feel better ( Sang a song ./ Read a book ./ Ate a snack .) 5. What does Dr Zheng advise us to do ( See the glass as half - empty ./ See the glass as half - full ./ Don’t care about the glass .) Listen to a conversation and choose the best answer. While-listening Listen again. had to run Kate _____ the way to schoo _____ the presentation. _____ her day a bad day missed called Let's talk Kate's and Mike's “A Day” ... ...
