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Reading&Writing四川省合江县中学校秦琴TeachingYourselfToLiveHappily346words6m’RussianwriterLeoTolstoyoncesaid,“Ifyouwanttobehappy,be.”Butifonlythingswereaseasyasthat.Apparently,beinghappyisanability,whichmeansweneedtolearnhowtodoit.This,perhaps,explainswhyaroundoneinfourundergraduatestudentsatYaleUniversityintheUShavesignedupforitsPsychologyandtheGoodLifecoursethissemester.ThecourseactuallysetarecordforbeingthemostpopularinYale’s316-yearhistory,aswellasintheIvyLeagueschool’shistory.LaurieSantos,thepsychologyprofessorwhowillberunningthecourse,believesthatthehighschoollivesherstudentsmusthavehadarethereasonthatherclassissopopular.It’slikelythatstudentswhogetintotopuniversitieslikeYalehadadifficulttimeinhighschool.Inordertostandout,theyhadtosurroundthemselveswithendlesstests,competitions,andso-called“hobbies”,whichmadethemunhappy.“Alotofusareanxious,stressed,numb(麻木的)，”AlannahMaynez,a19-year-oldundergraduatestudentatYale,toldTheNewYorkTimes.“Thefactthataclasslikethishassuchlargeinterestspeakstohowtiredstudentsareofnumbingtheiremotions-bothpositiveandnegative-sotheycanfocusontheirwork,thenextstep,thenextaccomplishment(成就)。”Yaleisn’tthefirstuniversitytooffersuchcourses.Backin2023,HarvardintroduceditsPositivePsychologyclass,andabout900studentssignedupforit.Therearenowmorethan100universitiesintheUSthathavestartedcoursesonpositivepsychology,includingtheUniversityPennsylvaniaandClaremontGraduateUniversity.ItmaysoundsadtohearthatHarvardstudentNancyChengcalledPositivePsychologya“self-helpclass”.Butit’sagoodthingthatstudentsadmitthattheyhaveaproblem,insteadofhavingtopretendthateverythingisfineinfrontofeveryone.It’struethatbeinghappyisanability,andit’sOKthatyoumaynothaveityet.However,it’snevertooearly-ortoolate-tostartlearning.Step1WarmingupEnjoyavideo,thenanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1:Whatishappinesstoyou?Q2:Whatdoyouusuallydotostayhappy?Step2ReadingQ1:ReadthearticleandfillintheblanksbasedonthearticleLearntobehappyIntroductiontothetopicyoucouldbehappywhenyouwantedto.CoursesonpositivepsychologyintheUSBeinghappyisan2.weneedtoacquire.ThePsychologyandtheGoodLifecoursehas3.forbeingthemostpopularinYale’s316-yearhistory,aswellasintheIvyLeagueschools’history.Aboutoneinfourundergraduatestudentshave4.thecoursethissemester.LaurieSantosStudentsmusthavehada5.timeinhighschool.Theywereunhappybecausetheywere6.endlesstestsandcompetitionsandso-called“hobbies”.AlannahMaynezAlotofstudentsareanxious,7andnumb.Theyaretiredofnumbingtheiremotionssoasto8.theirwork,thenextstep,orthenextaccomplishment.Yale’scourseisonlyan9.ofpositivepsychologycoursesgiveninmorethan100universitiesintheUS.Somecallita“10.class”,butit’sagoodthingthatstudents11.thattheyhaveaprobleminsteadofpretendingthateverythingisfine.ConclusionIt’s12.-ortoolate–tostartlearningtobehappy.Q2:Whatarethewritingskillsusedinthearticle?Quotation(引用)2）Thebeginningechoeswiththeend(首尾呼应)Q3：Writeasummary(30wordsorso)Step3.Post-readingQ1:Furtherthinking（discussionanddebateingroups,thenshowtheirownopinion）AlbertSchweitzer,the1952NobelPeacePrizewinner,oncesaid,“Successisnotthekeytohappiness.Happinessisthekeytosuccess.”Doyouagreewithwhathesaid？Whyorwhynot?Q2:CanyourememberwhattheNaxiinYuannanusuallydotostayhappyinBook7?Q3:Whatthingscouldpeopledotostayhappy?Step4.Writing每个人对幸福的理解都不同，请谈谈你对幸福的看法以及怎样才能获得幸福？Shareyourunderstandingof“happiness”,andsomewaystostayhappy.Outline:Butwhatexactlyishappiness?Well,itmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Forsome,happinesscanbesomethingassimpleas….Forothers,it’sabout…Sotostayhappy,allweneedtodoisadjustourattitudetowardlife.First,…Second,…Anotherwaytofeelgoodis…Inaword,…Writingrequirements:.Wellorganizedstructure(topicsentence).Usetranslationstoreachcoherence(连贯性).Nogrammaticalmistakes(bettersafethansorry).Diversified(变化)vocabularyandvariedsentencestructure.Step5ConclusionWhatdowelearnfromthislesson?Step6HomeworkFirst,modifythepassageeachother.Then,writedownontheexercisebookandhandin。WritingHappinessisbeingabletodowhatI’minterestedin;beingsurroundedwithtruefriends;goingonholidaywithmyparents;makingprogressinmystudies;livinginafamilyfulloflove.................Lowertheirexpectations.Dosomesportsintheirsparetime.Starttheirdaywithhope.Bethankfulforwhattheyhave.Stopcomparing,whichkillsone’sconfidence.............Answers:1.Ifonly2.ability3.Setarecord4.Signedupfor5.difficult\hard\tough6.Surroundedwith7.stressed8.Focus\concentrateon9.Example10.self-help11.Admit12.Nevertooearly2.ExampleSummary:Yale’spositivepsychologycoursesetarecordforbeingthemostpopularinanyIvyLeagueschool’shistory.AsanexampleofsuchcoursesinAmericancolleges,itspopularityshowshowunhappystudentsareandthatbeinghappyisanabilitythatonemustlearn.Naxi:（Walkintheoldtownwhichisamazeofcanals,littlebridgesandtinycobbledstreetsthattouristsgetlostin;WomenrunNaxisocietyandinheritedallpropertyinthepast.Sitinsmallcirclesinthesquarewiththeirbabiesontheirbacksorplaycardsoncardtablesinthemiddleofthestreet;TheyfeelproudtospeaktheNaxilanguagethatistheonlyhieroglyphiclanguageover1000yearsold.Naximenplayancientsongsandsoon.）WritingSample:whatexactlyishappiness?Well,itmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Forsome,happinesscanbesomethingassimpleashavingenoughcashtobuyamovietickets.Forothers,it’sabo