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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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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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,________.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.