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课件网) （外研版）七年级 下 Developing ideas (Reading for writing) Unit 6 The secrets of happiness Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: 1. read and understand the passage about Zhou Jian growing hair to help others; 2. understand the central idea of the passage and the happiness brought by helping others; 3. write a short story about feeling happy through helping others. Revision What makes people happy What brings people happiness Love makes people happy. A positive attitude brings people happiess. 1. What can you see I can see a person with long hair and a barber holding scissors in hand… 2. What are they doing A barber is cutting someone’s hair. Lead-in Is the person a boy or a girl Look at the pictures. Is the person a boy or a girl The person may be a boy. Why did he keep his hair long Why did he cut it short Pre-reading Look at the pictures and predict what the passage is about. Use the words and expressions to help you. do good keep hair long happiness grow smile help others P12 1 cut it short laugh at 留长发 做好事 嘲笑 剪短 帮助别人 Maybe the passage is about helping others. Read and choose. 1 The wind was strong. Zhou Jian's hat blew off. His long hair waved in the air. He heard a voice behind him: "Is that a boy or a girl " He shook his head. "Just one more month!" he said to himself. 2 People often talked about his long hair behind his back. Sometimes they laughed at him. But he never felt any shame. 3 Zhou Jian kept his hair long for over two years. Day after day, hope grew together with his hair. 4 Finally, the time came. Zhou Jian walked into a barber's shop. He took off his hat and his hair fell around his shoulders. The other customers were very surprised. "Please cut it short and give me the hair," he said. The barber's scissors did their work. Zhou Jian carefully put the hair into a bag and walked to the post office. 5 A week later, he received a letter: 6 Zhou Jian looked at the smart young man in the mirror. He remembered the words of Plato: "Happiness springs from doing good and helping others." He smiled and said to himself, "It's time to grow happiness again." 1. Where can you probably read the passage A. A science report. B. A travel guide. C. A news paper. 2. What order does the story follow A.Time order. B. Time order. While-reading Read paragraphs 1-2. What was Zhou Jian's hair like He had _____ hair. How did people react They _____ his long hair behind his back. They _____ at him. How did Zhou Jian feel long talked about laughed He never felt any shame. What would Zhou Jian do after a month While-reading P14 Read paragraphs 3-4. What did he do with his hair He _____ for over two years. He went to a barber's shop to _____. He put the hair into a bag and took it to the _____ . kept his hair long cut it short How did the other customs feel when they saw his long hair They felt surprised. Why did Zhou Jian walk to the post office May ... ...
