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Unit5FindingHappiness

Unit5FindingHappiness

.TeachingObjectives:

Afterthestudyofthisunit,studentsareaskedto:

1.Understandthemainideaandthestructureofthetext;

2.Appreciatethesignificanceofhappinessandhowtofindit;

3.Graspthelanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;

4.Conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiescentereduponthethemeoftheunit.

.TeachingMethods:

1.Usingmulti-mediateachingequipment

2.Group-Discussion

.TimeArrangement:

1.1stperiod:

Preparation

2.2-3rdperiods:

Detaileddiscussionofthetext

3.4thperiod:

Post-reading

4.5-6thperiods:

Dictation&after-classreading

5.7-8thperiods:

Furtherdevelopment&writing

.MainFocus:

1.Words:

arrow,causal,changeable,committed,competing,empower,ethical,exterior,fluctuate,individualistic,lasting,marital,morale,mushroom,mythical,philosopher,predictor,prejudiced,rating,serenity,soar,subjective,undertake,virtuous

2.Phrases:

asenseof,giveclueto,copewith,tendto,associatewith,begroundedin,inshort,reachoutto,scoresof,liveupto,oweittosomeonetodosomething

3.Grammar:

1）.as从句

2）.动名词做主语

.OverviewofThisUnit:

1.Informationrelatedtothetopic:

2.Introducethegeneralideasofthearticletothestudents

3.Languagepointsandexpressioninthetext

4.Questionsfordiscussion

5.Lettersofinquiryorrequest

.Preparation

1.Abriefintroductiontothetheme

Happinessisusuallydefinedasafeelingofcontentmentcomingfrombeingwellordoingwellorasafeelingofsatisfactionathavinggotwhatonewanted.It’salsoreferredtoasamomentofjoyoramorelastingstateofmind.

Everyonewantstobehappybutitwouldappearthatsomepeoplearemorepronetohappinessthenothers.Certainpersonalitytraits,inheritedorotherwise,seemtoincreaseone’spropensityforhappiness.Positiveattitudeswithregardtoourownstrengthsandweaknessesandwithregardtotheworldaroundusmakeusmorelikelytobehappy.

Manyphilosophersandmoralistsconsiderthathappinessisnotapassiveattainment.Inotherwords,onehastoworkatbeinghappy.Thisinvolvesmakingaconsciousefforttosmile,toserveandtohelpothers.Happinessismorethanapersonalmatter.Instead,itisareflectionofourrelationshipwithotherpeople—appinessisamorethaapersonalbetheirfriends,co-workers,membersofourfamilyorsocietyatlarge.

2.Fivewh-questions

1）Whatishappiness?

（Yourideaandtheauthor’sidea.）

2）Whoisthehappieststudentinourclass?

3）Whendoyoufeelhappy?

4）Wherecanwefindhappiness?

5）Whydoyoufeelhappy?

3.ThereisaChinesesong“WhereistheHappiness?

”Singthissong,andaskonestudenttointerpretthissong.

TheChineseisasfollows:

幸福在哪里？

朋友啊，告诉你，他不在鲜花中，也不在温室里。

他在辛勤工作中，他在晶莹的汗水里。

啊，幸福，就在你辛勤劳动里。

Fromthissong,theteachercanencouragestudentstoworkhardforhappiness,toestablishcorrecthappiness,tounderstandtherealmeaningofhappiness.Andasksomestudentshowtheyshouldbehaveincollegecampustogainthefuturehappiness.

4.Questionsfordiscussion:

1）.Thedefinitionofhappiness

Inthediscussion,youmaytakethefollowingfactorsintoyourconsideration.

a.Factorscontributingtohappiness.

b.Ishappinessapassiveattainment?

Ordoyouthinkthatyouhavetoworkatbeinghappy?

c.Ishappinessjustapersonalmatter?

Definitionofhappiness

Happinessisafeelingofcontentmentcomingfrombeingwellordoingwellorafeelingofsatisfactionathavinggotwhatonewanted.

2）.Doyouthinkthatfunandpleasureareequaltohappiness?

Aretheythesamething?

Achievinghappinessinevitablyinvolvespain,theopposingsideoffun.Inmanycases,funisonlytemporary,whichwouldnotleadtoanyrealhappiness.

HappinessTest:

SteponeTakethefollowinghappinesstesttofindoutwhetheryouarehappyornot.

A.Onascaleof1to7,indicatehowmuchyouagreeordisagreewitheachstatement.

1-Stronglydisagree2-Disagree3-Slightlydisagree

4-Neitheragreenordisagree5-Slightlyagree

6-Agree7-Stronglyagree

a.Inmostwaysmylifeisclosetomyideal.______

b.Theconditionsofmylifeareverygood._______

c.Iamsatisfiedwithmylife.__________

d.SofarIthinkIhavebeenquitelucky.________

e.IfIcouldlivethepast5yearsoveragain,Iwouldchangealmostnothing.B.InterpretYourScore

5-9Extremelydissatisfiedwithyourlife

10-14Verydissatisfied

15-19Slightlydissatisfied

20Neutral

21-25Somewhatsatisfied

26-30Verysatisfied

31-35Extremelysatisfied

StepTwoDiscussthefollowingquestionsingroups.

Whataspectaboutyourselfareyoumostsatisfiedwith?

Whataspectaboutyourselfareyoumostdissatisfiedwith?

Willyoubehappieraftergraduation?

.In-classReading:

FindingHappiness

1.UnderstandingtheMainIdeaofthePassage

Whysomepeoplearehappywhileothersarenot?

Ancientpeoplehaddifferentspeculations.Today’sscientists,however,haveexplodedsomemythsabouthappiness.Theyhavediscoveredthatage,sexandincomedonotpredetermineone’ssenseofhappiness.Instead,variousstudiesrevealthatfourtraits—highself-esteem,self-control,optimisticandextrovert—arecharacteristicofhappypeople.Peoplecanpursuehappinessthroughactingasiftheypossessthefourtraits.Ontheotherhand,one’ssenseofhappinesscanonlyfluctuatearoundapointsetbygeneticmakeup.Furthermore,close,supportiverelationshipalsomarkshappylife.

UnderstandingSpecificInformation

1）Happypeoplecanmakesoundjudgmentsanddecisions.

2）Teenagersaresomewhatunhappierbecausetheirlifeisfullofstress.

3）Menareusuallyhappierthanwomenbecausetheyarebetterpaidandenjoygreatersocialpower.

4）Iftheyfeelmiserable,menaremorelikelytoturntoalcoholthanwomenare.

5）Happypeopleusuallyhaveverypositiveopinionsofthemselves.

6）Nursing-homepatientsareunhappybecausetheydonotfeelpersonalcontrolovertheirlife.

7）Pessimistsarehappierbecausetheycanoftenliveuptotheirownexpectations.

8）Introvertsarelesshappythanextrovertsthoughtheyliveasereneandless-stressedlife.

9）Ourhappinesslevelisdetermined,toalargeextent,byourgenes.

10）Peoplearehappierwhentheyarewithothers.

11）Marriageismorecloselyrelatedtomen'shappinessthantowomen's.

12）Happinessdependsmoreonaperson'sageandgenderthanonhisorhertraits.

2.Languagepoints:

1.Doeshappinessfavorthoseofaparticularage,sex,orincomelevel?

（L1-2）

Inthissentence,theword“favor”means“prefersomeoneorsomethingtoothers”.

e.g.1）.Bothcountriesseemtofavortheagreement.

2）.FloridavotersfavoredBushoverGorebyaverysmallmargin.

2.Althoughthescientificpursuitofhappinesshasrecentlymushroomed,speculationsabouthappinessareage-old.（L7-11）

Inthissentence,theword“age-old”means“havingexistedforaverylongtime”.

e.g.1）.Thewineisanage-oldsymbolofpeaceandprosperity.

2）.Theage-oldhatredbetweenthetwogroupshasneverbeendealtwith.

3.Ancientphilosophersbelievedthathappinessaccompaniedalifeofintelligentreflection.（L10）

Theword“reflection”meansseriousthoughtorconsideration深思，考虑，想法

e.g.1）.Hedoesn'tgetmuchtimeforreflection.

2）.Onreflection,hesays,heverymuchregretsthecomments.

3）.Afterthirtyyearsasajudge,herreflectionsonlifeandjusticewerewellworthlisteningto.

Othermeaningsof“reflection”:

1）animageseeninamirrororshinysurface（反映出来的）影像

e.g.1）.Shestaredatherreflectioninthebedroommirror.

2）.InGreekmythology,Narcissusfellinlovewithhisownreflectionthathesawinapoolofwater.

2）theprocessbywhichlightandheataresentbackfromasurfaceanddonotpassthroughit反射

e.g.1）.Heputsilverfoilaroundthefiretoincreaseheatreflection.

2）Thereflectionofthelightsintherainmadedrivingdifficult.

3）somethingthatshowstheeffectsof,orisasignof,aparticularcondition,situation,etc.反映

e.g.1）.Inhibitioninadulthoodseemstobeveryclearlyareflectionofaperson'sexperiencesasachild.

2）.Hisunhappinessisareflectionofhismistakenmarriage.

4.inshort（L17）:

inafewwords;briefly总之，简而言之

e.g.Thingscouldn’tbeworse,financially:

inshort,wearebankrupt.在财务方面已经糟的不能再糟了:

总之一句话，我们破产了。

5.Socialscientistshaveexplodedsomemythsaboutwho’shappyandwho'snotbyidentifyingpredictorsofhappinessandlifesatisfaction.（L19-20）

Inthissentence,theword“explode”means“provethatsomethingthatmanypeoplethinkorbelieve,iswrongornottrue”（推翻，戳穿）

e.g.1）.Theprivatizationofelectricityhasexplodedthemythofcheapnuclearpower.

2）Suchrumorshaveonlyrecentlybeenexploded.

3）Thisbookfinallyexplodessomeofthemythsabouttheoriginoftheuniverse.

Othermeaningsof"explode":

1）burstloudlyandwithgreatforce,oftencausingdamageorinjury爆炸

e.g.Theywereclearingupwhenthesecondbombexploded.

2）expressstrongfeelingssuddenlyandviolently大发雷霆

e.g.Bessdecidedthatshehadbetterleavebeforesheexploded.

3）increasesuddenlyandrapidlyinnumberorintensity激增，迅速扩大

e.g.Thepopulationexplodedto40,000duringthetouristseason.

6.Butinterviewswithpeopleofallagesrevealthatnotimeoflifeisnotimeoflifeisnotablyhappierorunhappier.（L22-24）

revealVSconceal

Thesetwowordsareantonyms.

1）Theword“reveal”means“makeknownorshowsomethingthatwaspreviouslysecretorhidden”.

e.g.1）.Shehasrefusedtorevealthewhereaboutsofherdaughter.

2）.AsurveyoftheBritishdiethasrevealedthatagrowingnumberofpeop