牛津版高二 Module 6
Unit 2
Reading
石门二中 杨金娥
The Search for happiness
1. Can you name any famous people
with disabilities you admire?
What do they have in common?
2. How would you feel if you were
injured?
3. How can we find happiness in life?
Pre-reading
1. What’s the topic of the TV interview?
2. What is the name of the psychologist?
3. When and Where was Sang Lang born?
Dr. Brain.
Happiness.
She was born in Ningbo, China in 1981.
Listening
Skimming
1981
1987
1991
1998
began learning gymnastics
got injured at the Goodwill
Games.
Say something about Sang Lang in
different years.
born in Ningbo, China
starting winning competitions
( )1. The topic of the TV interview
was the story of Sang Lan.
( )2. Dr Brain studies happiness.
( )3. Sang Lan became a gymnast
when she was eleven years old.
( )4. Sang Lan was injured in China
in 1998, which practicing for the
Goodwill Games.
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F
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T
True or False
( ) 5. Before her accident, Sang Lan’s
best event was the vault.
( ) 6. Sang Lan broke her legs and will
never walk again.
( ) 7. Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang
Lan in the hospital.
( ) 8. Sang Lan believes doing no work
keeps her happy.
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F
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T
1. Before her accident,_____.
2. After the Goodwill Games in 1998,____.
3. While she was in hospital,_____.
4. Back in China,______.
5. She tells people that , _______.
6. She believes that,________.
Look at C2:
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b
f
e
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d
Scanning
1. What does the example of Sang Lan
show us? It shows how people can find happiness
even in difficult times.
2. In the opinion of Sang Lan, what’s
the secret to happiness for many people?
Post-reading
She thinks it is to think about good
things, and to focus on goals.
3. How did she stay positive?
By keeping busy.
Introduction:
Getting up from where you fall is the
most ordinary thing for a gymnast. And
it’s my motto. I’ll arrange my time
scientifically and work hard on my
studies so as to be a winner in life.
What adjectives can you use to describe
Sang Lan?
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Discussion:
Discussion
patient will belief
confident optimistic determination
Suppose one day, you became disabled, how would you go on living?
People don’t lack strength ,they lack will.
----Hugo
人缺失的不是力量,而是意志。 ( 雨果 )
Chances favor the minds that are prepared.
----Pasteur机遇总是垂青于有准备的人。 ( 巴斯德 )Every man is the master of his own fortune. ----R. Steels每个人都是自己命运的主宰者。 ------ 斯蒂尔斯
When Sang Lan got to the Goodwill
Games held in New York, she felt very
happy. She was a d________ athlete,
who had spent many years practicing
her sport. Her strongest event was the
vault and she was the best in China. She
hoped to win this event at the games.
ecicated
Summary
However, during a practice vault, this
young girl made a small m_____. Her
mistake cost her the ability to w___.
Instead of landing on her feet, Sang
landed on her head and broke her n___.
She was rushed to a top hospital, and
doctors said she would never walk again.
istake
alk
eck
While in hospital, Sang had many v______, including Christopher Reeve, an actor who once played Superman. Reeve could not walk either, due to an unfortunate horse riding accident. He encouraged Sang to stay p_______ and told her that being sad wouldn’t help her get better. Her good attitude and beautiful smile.
isitors
ositive
Sang already knew this, and won the
sympathy and admiration of people
across the world with her good attitude
and beautiful smile. Sang returned to
China, and now studies j_________ and is
also hosting a sports p___________ about
the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
ournalism
rogramme
Sang Lan works hard at everything she
does. She enjoys learning new things
and has a good attitude towards life.
With her positive thinking, she is a role
model for young people nationwide.
Use the following questions to make up
a dialogue about happiness.
1. Some people say gymnastics is a
dangerous sport, and only top athletes
should be allowed to try the most
difficult moves. Do you agree or
disagree?
Activity
2. Do you think that training hard at a
sport can make you more hard-
working in other areas of your life?
3. Sang Lan tells people that to be happy,
one must keep busy and think about
positive things. Do you think this is a
good way of finding happiness?
Love Care
Homework:
Preview the text. Finish Exercise
D on Page 20.
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