1、Unit 2 What is happiness to you? Project,1.To learn how to write an essay about their ideas of happiness. 2. To learn how to finish a project by working together.,Do you think happiness lies in the past or in the future?,Everyone has different ideas about what makes them happy. Some people like to t
2、alk about and remember happy times in the past ,and others like to imagine happy times in the future.,Read the two passages on happiness.,Golden days,&,My future happiness,1. What are these two essays about? 2. Are both of the writers old or young?,Task 1. Skimming,Task 2. Read the first essay to an
3、swer the questions:,His school days in the countryside in England.,What time does the writer consider to be the happiest of his life?,2. Why does the writer think those days were happy?,He didnt have any worries in life. (Spend all day outside, playing in the sunshine with his friends and talking ab
4、out interesting things. No need to think about problems at work or worry about income or how to take care of a family.) In a word, all he had to do was enjoy his adolescence.,Task 3. Read the second essay to answer the questions: 1. Why does the writer think that his or her happiest days will be in
5、the future?,In the future, people will be healthier and live longer because of new technology. (No war, pollution or hunger. Work four hours on weekdays. Robots and computers assist with the boring things. Less housework and more time with family.),3. Why does the writer think it is nice to think th
6、e happiest days are still ahead of her ?,Because it gives her the motivation to work hard now.,2. Why does the writer expect to be an adult ?,Because she thinks an adult can make his or her own decisions and do things he or she enjoys. He or she can have a secure job that he or she likes and finds h
7、appiness in being successful at it.,1. 速读Golden days和My future happiness, 完成下列问题(1) At the weekends, the first writer could do the following EXCEPT . A. see friends B. visit his grandparents C. read books D. go fishing,(2) When the first writer was young, he . A. was often ill B. could run many kilo
8、metres and would feel a little tired C. could not be happy D. felt like he could do anything,(3) The first writers most vivid and happiest memories are those of . A. school days B. playing sport C. seeing friends D. visiting his grandparents,(4) Why does the second writer think her happiest days wil
9、l be in the future? A. Because she will be much richer in the future. B. Because she will have a good husband and a happy family. C. Because there will be new technology which will allow people to live longer and be healthier. D. Because she will be an adult.,(5) In the second writers opinion, in th
10、e future, . A. everyone can have part-time jobs that are very interesting B. she will have robots and computers to do everything for her C. there will be no housework D. the workday will be only five hours long,(6) From My future happiness, we can see the writer has a (n) _ attitude towards the futu
11、re. A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. hopeless D. uncertain,2. 细读My future happiness, 完成下面的短文When I imagine my future, I see myself successful in my job and surrounded by my family. The new technology will (1)_good health and happiness for all. The workday will be only (2) _hours long, and (3) _can ha
12、ve part-time jobs that are very interesting. We will have handy robots and computers to (4) _us with the things that are boring. This will (5) _our lives. Maybe there will (6) _be automatic kitchens to cook (7) _meals for us.,I will be an (8) _then and I will be more (9) _and be able to make my own
13、decisions and do the things that I enjoy. I will have a (10) _job that I like and I will find happiness in being successful at it. 答案: (1) guarantee (2) four (3) everyone (4) assist(5) simplify (6) even (7) instant (8) adult (9) mature(10) secure,Fill in the table according to the two essays.,Group
14、work,How to stay happy?,( enjoy more pictures ),smile more,set goals,learn to share,be ready to help others,have a young heart,live in harmony with all kinds,have a good sense of humor,be willing to forgive,enjoy the family,get online during free time,have some true friends,have wisdom and courage,m
15、aintain high confidence,respect the weaker,finally, money is not everything,Homework Finish your happiness handbook and be ready for presentation of it tomorrow. Finish Exercises Page 101，102 in your workbook. Preview the important language points in the two essays.,All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。,
