新标准 视听说 Outside-view-301

Unit

1Outside

ViewAdditional

activityWho

said

this?The

following

are

some

quotes

on

school.

Can

you

figureout

who

said

it?

Use

the

clues

to

help

you,

if

necessary.Work

in

groups

of

six.

If

you

get

the

answercorrect

without

the

help

of

the

clues,

you

get100

points

for

each

quote.

For

each

clue

youused,

30

points

will

be

deducted.

The

groupwith

the

highest

points

win

the

game.There

are

advantages

tobeing

elected

President.

Theday

after

I

was

elected,

I

hadmy

high

school

gradesclassified

Top

Secret.RonaldReaganClues：U.S.

President(1981-1989)Mark

TwainI"ve

never

let

myschool

interfere

withmy

education.American

author

and

humorist.Author

of

Adventures

of

Huckleberry

FinnClues:Education

is

whatremains

after

one

hasforgotten

what

one

haslearned

in

school.Albert

EinsteinClues:the

father

of

modern

physicsTheories

of

relativityLeonardo

DiCaprioClues：American

actorJack

Dawson

in

TitanicI

got

attention

by

being

funnyat

school,

pretending

to

beretarded,

and

jumpingaround

with

a

deformedhand.Colin

PowellI

was

born

in

Harlem,

raised

in

theSouth

Bronx,

went

to

public

school,got

out

of

public

college,

wentinto

the

Army,

and

then

I

just

stuckwith

it.Clues:U.S.

Secretary

of

State

(2001-2005)Mike

KrzyzewskiClues:1.

Basketball

Coach2.

Duke

Basketball

and

United

StatesNational

Head

CoachIn

high

school,

in

sport,

I

had

acoach

who

told

me

I

was

muchbetter

than

I

thought

I

was,

andwould

make

me

do

more

in

apositive

sense.

He

was

the

firstperson

who

taught

me

not

to

beafraid

of

failure.Clues：American

film

producer

and

directorStar

WarsEven

in

high

school

I

wasvery

interested

in

history—why

people

do

thethings

they

do.

As

a

kid

Ispent

a

lot

of

time

tryingto

relate

the

past

to

thepresent.George

LucasOutside

view1

Circle

the

number

that

best

represents

howyou

felt

about

school.Are

schools

happy

places?Can

school

students

be

taught

happiness

in

a

class?

Do

happy

students

learn

betterthan

unhappy

ones?

What

do

you

think

happinessclasses

could

achieve?Now

work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.Example

answersAdditional

activity“Meeting”

the

new

wordsLook

through

the

word

list

on

page

6

for

two

minutes.Get

yourself

familiar

with

the

pronunciation

andmeaning

of

the

words.

Be

ready

for

a

test!Here

are

the

Chinese

meanings.

Do

you

stillremember

the

words?使命，任务自尊士气，精神面貌成功的，富足的missionself-esteemmoraleprosperous>>增强，激励自我意识boost给···下定义defineself-consciousnessthe

aims

of

the

happiness

classeswhat

students

do

in

the

happiness

classeswhy

the

school

is

specialthe

benefits

of

students

being

happy

at

schoolthe

need

for

introducing

happiness

classesAnswers2

Watch

Part

1

of

the

video

clip

and

number

thetopics

in

the

order

you

hear

them.4-5-1-3-2Language

and

culture3

Watch

Part

1

again

and

choose

the

best

wayto

complete

the

sentences.Answers1

(b)2

(c)3

(c)4

(a)5

(a)4

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.

How

do

you

think

the

school

teachesstudents

happiness?

What

kind

of

activities

do

you

thinkstudents

might

do

in

a

happiness

class?

What

reactions

do

you

think

students

haveto

the

happiness

classes?Example

answer5

Watch

Part

2

of

the

video

clip

and

match

thespeakers

with

the

statements.1

Bjoern2

Wolfgang3

Pascal4

Yosma(b),

(d),

(f)(a),

(e)(g)(c)6

Watch

Part

2

again

and

answer

the

questions.

Why

does

Bjoern

Bonn

get

students

tocopy

each

others’

walks?So

that

they

can

learn

something

about

themselves.What

can

higher

body

awareness

lead

to?It

can

lead

to

a

higher

self-consciousness.And

what

can

that

in

turn

lead

to?It

can

lead

to

happiness.

What

example

of

happiness

does

Wolfganggive?A

strengthening

of

the

personality.

What

two

questions

do

theyencourage

students

to

ask?“Who

am

I

as

a

person?

Am

I

really

happy?”6

What

does

Pascal

think

students

can

getfrom

teachers?He

thinks

students

can

get

indications

of

happiness

froteachers.

Who

else

does

he

think

can

give

hints

onachieving

happiness?Happiness

scientists.

According

to

Yosma,

whatdon’t

teachers

do

inhappiness

classes?They

don’t

write

definitionsonthe

board.7

Work

in

pairs

and

discuss

the

questions.How

would

you

define

happiness?

Do

you

think

most

Chinese

students

associateschool

with

happiness?

How

do

you

think

Chinese

teachers

andstudents

would

react

to

happiness

classesbeing

introduced

in

schools?

At

what

age

do

you

think

happiness

classeswould

be

most

beneficial

for

students?

Why?Example

answers8

Write

a

short

summary

of

the

video

clip,

whichshould

include:reasons

why

the

school

introduced

thehappiness

classeshow

the

classes

encourage

and

develophappiness

among

the

studentsthe

reactions

of

the

teachers

and

thestudents

to

the

classesExample

summaryMemory

Game：expressions

about

HappinessSome

expressions

about

Happiness

will

be presented

to

you.

For

each

expression, you’ve

got

4

seconds

to

learn.You

are

meant

to

learn

by

heart.

You

cannot take

any

notes.The

one

who

remembers

the

most

expressions gets

the

title

“Memory

Wizard”.Additional

activityI’m

chuffed.我很开心。I’m

tickled

pink.我开心极了。I’m

on

cloud

nine.我太高兴了。I’m

feeling

like

a

dog

with

two

tails.我非常高兴。I’m

over

the

moon.我欣喜若狂。I’m

as

happy

as

a

pig

in

filth.我开心极了。>>I’m

ecstatic.我高兴得忘乎所以了。I’m

thrilled.我太激动了。I’m

in

heaven.我好象到了天堂。I’ve

never

been

this

happy.我从没有这么高兴过。I’m

in

a

good

mood

today.我今天心情很好。I’m

walking

on

air.我高兴得飘飘欲仙。Nothing

could

be

more

wonderful.没有比这更让人高兴的了。I’m

on

top

of

the

world.我觉得幸福到极点。The

following

pages

are

quotations

abouthappiness.

Can

you

choose

the

right

words

tofill

in

the

gaps?

Change

the

form

wherenecessary.

The

same

word

can

be

used

morethan

once.Additional

activity>>be,

pursue,

cheer,

catchThe

Constitution

only

guarantees

the

Americanpeople

the

right

to

pursue

happiness.

You

haveto

c_ca_t_t_ch_h

it

yourself.

—Benjamin

FranklinIf

you

want

to

be

happy,be

.

—

Leo

TolstoyThe

best

way

to

cheer

yourself

up

is

to

try

to

cheer

somebody

else

up.—

Mark

TwainNobody

really

cares

if

you"re

miserable,so

you

might

as

well

be

happy.

—

Cynthia

Nelms>>The

foolish

man

happiness

in

the

distance;Pearsall

Smith,

Afterthoughts,

1931enjoy,

sneaks,

seek,

growseeksthe

wise

grows

it

under

his

feet.

—

James

OpenheimHappiness

often

_s_n_n_e_e_a_a_k_ks in

through

a

door

you

didn"tknow

you

left

open.—

John

BarrymorePeople

take

different

road

seeking

fulfillment

andhappiness.

Just

because

they"re

not

on

your

roaddoesn"t

mean

they"ve

gotten

lost.

—

H.

Jackson

BrowneThere

are

two

things

to

aim

at

in

life:

first,

to

get

whayou

want;

and

after

that,

to

enjoy

it.Only

thewisest

of

mankind

achieve

the

second.

—

Logan>>>crown,

expression,

butterfly,

leisureHappiness

is

like

abutterfly

which,

when

pursued,is

always

beyond

our

grasp,

but,

if

you

will

sit

downquietly,

may

alight

upon

you.

—

Nathaniel

HawthorneMy

c_c_r_r_o_o_w_w_n_n is

called

content,

a

crown

thatseldom

kings

enjoy.

—

William

ShakespeareOf

all

the

things

you

wear,

yourexpression

is

the

mostimportant.

—

Janet

LaneThe

only

way

to

avoid

being

miserable

is

not

to

haveenough

leisure

to

wonder

whether

you

are

happyor

not.

—

George

Bernard

ShawDiscussion:

Who’s

happier?Work

in

groups

of

four

and

discuss.

Do

youagree

with

these

opinions

on

happiness?Argue

for

your

opinion

with

evidence.Additional

activityThe

older

you

become,

the

happier

you

are.People

in

warmer

climates

are

happier

thanpeople

in

colder

climates.Men

are

happier

than

women.Married

people

are

happier

than

single

people.Every

country

should

have

a

Minister

of

Happiness.Money

makes

you

happy.Additional

activityPeople

in

which

country

are

the

happiest?What

factors

affect

the

levels

of

happiness?Listen

to

the

following

passage

and

find

out.Fill

in

the

gaps

the

missing

words.Australians

happiest

people

in

the

worldAustralians

are

the

happiest

people

in

the

world.This

is

according

to

a

new

survey

from

the

marketresearch

company

GfK

NOP.

Intervieweras

ked30,000

people

in

30

different

countries

about

theirlevels

of

happiness.

Forty-six

percent

ofAustralians

said

they

were

“very

happy”.Following

them

was

the

USA

(40

perEcgeynpt),

(36

percent),

India

(34

percent)

and

the

UK

andCanada

(32

percent).

Hungary

finishedtop

of

the“miserable”

list.

Thirty-five

percenctitoifzietns

said

they

were

“very

unhappy”.

Second

most

miserable

were

Russians,

at

30

percent.The

research

showed

that

money

andageaffected

how

happy

people

are.

The

study

did

notshow

that

money

can

buy

happiness,

but

it

did

reveal

a

link

between

a

lack

of

money

andunhappiness.

Unhappier

people

were

in

lowerincome

groups

or

unemployed

.

The

study

alsosuggested

the

older

we

become,

the

less

happy

weare.

Globally,

teenagers

are

the

happiest

people.The

least

happy

age

group

is

50-59

–

only

16percent

of

those

in

their

fifties

said

they

were

veryhappy.

The

things

that

make

us

happy

includegood

health,

financial

security

and

a

happymarriage

,

not

cars

and

clothes.Additional

activityHAPPIEST

MOMENTWatch

the

happy

moments

of

some

people:

dating

his

love,

getting

accepted

into

herdream

school,

winning

a

game,

winning

a

prize.Then

talk

about

your

happiest

moment.Winning

a

gamedatingGetting

acceptedWinning

a

prize>>Describe

to

your

partner

the

happiest

momentin

your

life.Where

did

it

happen?Who

were

you

with?What

happened?Why

was

it

the

happiest

moment

for

you?Follow-up:Secretary

for

HappinessYou

are

the

new

Happiness

Secretary

for

yourcountry.

It

is

your

job

to

improve

the

level

ofhappiness

for

the

people

in

your

country.

Youhave

one

year

to

do

this.

Write

a

plan

showinghow

you

will

achieve

this.

Show

your

plans

toyour

classmates

in

your

next

lesson.Language

and

culture“Happiness”is

a

gap

in

the

curriculum,

but

is

as

important

forpsychological

well

being

as

nutrition

is

for

physicalnew

programthe

Willy

Helpachhealth.

ThisatSchoolemphasizesfeatures

ofcognitive

anddimensions

ofpositiveemotional,physicalhappinessand

is

taught

by

philosophers,

nutrition

experts,sports

scientists

and

drama

specialists.>>>Course

elements

include

community

aspects(family

life,

friendship,

teamwork

and

socialresponsibility),

action

(awareness,

organization,resources

and

motivation),

and

body

and

soul(identity,

purpose,

and

feelings).

After

oneyear,

the“Happiness”

students(compared

toa

control

group)were

found

to

havea

greatersense

of

purpose,clearer

goals,

greater

self-awareness

and

self-confidence.Heidelberg

is

a

city

in

the

west

of

Germany,known

for

its

university,

which

was

foundedin

1386

(one

of

Europe’s

oldest)

and

the

castlebuilt

between

the

14th

and

17th

centuries.castleHeidelberg

universityA

higher

self-consciousnessis

a

greater

awareness

of

your

inner

self,

youridentity

or

essence

and

human

or

spiritual

potential.Self-consciousnormally

means

embarrassed

or

worried

about

howyou

look

or

what

other

people

think

of

you,

buthere

the

expression

has

more

of

a

spiritual

meaning.BackExample

answers

I

think

schools

can

be

happy

places.

I

remembermy

schools

very

well.

My

primary

schoolgave

me

the

opportunities

to

meet

so

manynew

friends.

We

are

still

good

friends

todayeven

if

we

are

now

either

studying

in

differentuniversities

or

working

in

different

professions.

Oh,

I

would

have

strong

doubts

about

thisteaching

idea.

Happiness

comes

from

within

theheart

and

is

helped

by

the

physical

and

socialenvironment.

I

wonder

how

happiness

can

betaught

in

class.

You

may

teach

students

how

todeal

with

matters

so

that

they

feel

happy

aboutlife

though.>>3

•

I

am

not

sure

if

happiness

directly

equates

withlearning

better.

I

would

argue

that

being

happymay

help

with

learning

and

make

the

learningeasier.I

would

agree

that

happy

students

learn

betterthan

unhappy

ones,

because

the

happy

ones

aremore

relaxed

and

emotionally

less

burdened.

Theycan

overcome

any

learning

difficulties

more

easily.4

•

I

suppose

they

could

make

students

aware

oftheir

own

emotions

and

understand

howimportant

happiness

can

be

for

their

life.Perhaps

the

happiness

classes

could

achieve

acounseling

effect

for

the

class,

to

make

studentshappy.BackExample

answers

I

think

the

teachers

may

ask

the

students

todiscuss

some

happy

experiences

and

comparethem

with

unhappy

ones

and

then

think

carefullyabout

what

makes

them

happy

and

how

theycan

be

happy

in

future.

One

activity

may

be

discussion

on

how

to

behappy.

There

may

also

be

activities

askingstudents

to

share

their

happy

experiences.

I

guessmost

activities

are

group

work

or

class

activity.

I

suppose

some

will

think

the

class

is

useful

andsome

won’t

believe

in

it.

Different

students

mayhave

different

opinions

and

reactions.BackExample

answers1

•

Er,

this

is

a

difficult

question.

There

are

so

manyaspects

of

happiness

that

you

could

define

...

Iwould

say

happiness

is

something

from

yourheart.

You

feel

very

content

with

your

life

andyou

are

jolly,

bright

and

cheerful.

I

guess

some

people

relate

happiness

to

theirmaterial

life,

eg

if

they

get

what

they

want,

theyare

happy