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Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you?

Explore different understandings of happiness through interviews and stories of individuals who have found happiness in success, love, and overcoming adversity. Learn valuable lessons on finding happiness in life.

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Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you?

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  1. Module 6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you? Reading: The Search for Happiness Wei Juan Suzhou No. 1 High School

  2. Learning goals: By the end of this lesson, we’ll be able to 1. To apply reading strategy of an interview; 2. To understand the story and give asummary; 3. To give a report on “The search for happiness”

  3. What is happiness to you? success wealth friendship happiness love family health Peace of mind devotion

  4. Reading strategy Pair work An Interview Elements of • A: What is happiness to you? • B: To me,_______ is happiness. / To me, happiness means ______. /_______ makes me happy. Topic: Happiness Interviewer Interviewee Questions

  5. Reading strategy An Interview Structure Topic Questions Interviewer Interviewee Conclusion

  6. Task 1: Different understandings of happiness surrounded Achieving suffering

  7. Task 2: What was happiness to Sang Lang before the accident? Sang Lan Dr. Brain takes _______________as an example. • Read Line 14-31and answer questions: • What was Sang Lan? • How did her teammates describe her? • 3. Did she live together with her parents? • 4. As an gymnast, what was happiness to her? • 5. How did she win her happiness?

  8. Task 2: What was happiness to Sang Lan before the accident? a junior gymnast energetic, happy and hard-working lived apart from winning competitions making her parents proud working hard devoting herself to

  9. Could she still be happy? energetic, happy, confident injured, neck broken, can’t walk

  10. hopeless sorrow in low spirits negative pessimistic regret self-pity sad hopeful happiness in good spirits positive optimistic be thankful to have appreciation for be proud of strong-willed brave Discussion: How would you feel if you were Sang Lan?

  11. Task 3: What was happiness to Sang Lan after the accident? • Read Line 31-59. Was Sang Lan happy? Find out proofs. What was happiness to Sang Lan after the accident? How did she find happiness?

  12. Task 3: What was happiness to Sang Lan after the accident? cost feeling hopeless overcame her sorrow in good spirits

  13. the secret to appreciation focus on felt proud of thankful adapted to graduated with reaching optimistic positive

  14. Task 4. What can we learn from Sang Lan? • I find the story (to be) ____________________( inspiring/ touching/ encouraging/sad---) • I will learn from her ________________( attitude towards life/ optimism/ bravery/ courage---)

  15. What is happiness to you? success wealth friendship happiness love family health Peace of mind devotion

  16. Group interview • 1. Groups of 3 or 4. One interviewer, the others interviewee. • 2. Topic: The search for happiness • 3. Interview questions: 1) What is happiness to you? 2) Why? 3) How to find that happiness? • 4. Report the interview.

  17. The search for happiness • (What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is _____________. To others, happiness means __________. To __________, happiness means _____. • (Why) ___________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ • (How) _____________ helps _____ enjoys happiness. By focusing on ____________, _______ finds happiness in life.

  18. Example • (What)What is happiness? To some, happiness is enjoying family life. To others, happiness means achieving success in the business world. To my teacher, happiness means helping the students. • (Why) When helping the students, she enjoys a sense of achievement. She believes that as an individual, her contribution is little and limited. However, as a teacher, her contribution to the world is multiplied by the number of the students she teaches and helps. Imagine what a big number it is! (How) My teacher works hard to prepare her lessons well. Although working long hours makes her tired, she feels happy as she believes that all her hard work will pay off and benefit the students. By focusing on the progress of the students, my teacher finds her happiness in life.

  19. The search for happiness • (What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is _____________. To others, happiness means __________. To __________, happiness means _____. • (Why) ___________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ • (How) _____________ helps _____ enjoys happiness. By focusing on ____________, _______ finds happiness in life.

  20. Homework • 1. Interview your teachers/ parents about their happiness. • 2. Write a report on “The Search for happiness”.

  21. Content is happiness. • Happiness isn't getting all you want. It's enjoying all you have. • Happiness lies first of all in health. • Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others. • Happiness comes when you believe in what you are doing, know what you are doing, and love what you are doing.

  22. Thank you!

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