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Unit1Thesecretsofhappiness

Presentingideas教案

TeachingObjectives

1.LanguageSkills

(1)Developlisteningcomprehensionbyunderstandingopinionsonhappiness.

(2)Practicepresentingideasclearly,focusingonstructuringthoughtslogically.

(3)Improvereadingskillsbyunderstandingatextabouthappinessandmakinginferences.

(4)Encouragestudentstowritepersonalreflectionsonhappiness.

2.KnowledgeandUnderstanding

(1)Expandstudents'vocabularyrelatedtoemotionsandwell-being.

(2)Teachhowtopresentandstructurepersonalideasaboutabstracttopics(e.g.,happiness).

(3)Introducecomparativeandsuperlativeformsofadjectivesforcomparisonsandexpressopinions.

KeyPointsandDifficulties

KeyVocabulary:

Happiness,contentment,gratitude,joy,emotionalwell-being,satisfaction,self-fulfillment,balance,peace,success.

Phrases:“Inmyopinion,”“Ithink,”“Whatmakesmehappyis…”

KeyGrammar:

(1)ComparativeandSuperlativeAdjectives:happy,happier,happiest,morecontent,themostpeaceful.

(2)Expressionsforpresentingideas:“Ibelievethat...,”“Inmyopinion…,”“Itseemstomethat…”

TeachingProcedures

Step1:Warm-up

(1)Showimagesofpeopleengagedinactivitiessuchasspendingtimewithfamily,achievinggoals,orpracticingmindfulness.Askstudents:“Whatmakesthesepeoplehappy?”and“Whatdoyouthinkhappinessmeans?”

(2)Writetheirresponsesontheboardandintroducethetopicofthelesson:"TheSecretsofHappiness."

Step2:VocabularyIntroduction

1.PresentKeyVocabulary:

(1)Introducenewwordsrelatedtohappinessandemotions,suchascontentment,gratitude,well-being,satisfaction,joy,andpeace.Writethemontheboardandprovidesimpledefinitions.

Happiness:Afeelingofjoyandcontentment.

Contentment:Beingsatisfiedwithwhatyouhave.

Gratitude:Afeelingofthankfulness.

Well-being:Astateofbeinghappyandhealthy.

Joy:Astrongfeelingofhappinessordelight.

Peace:Astateofcalmandbalance.

2.PracticePronunciation:

(1)Drillthepronunciationofeachvocabularyword.Encouragestudentstorepeatafteryou.Correctanymispronunciations.

(2)Askstudentstouseeachwordinasentence.Forexample:

“IfeelcontentwhenI’mwithmyfriends.”

“IexperiencejoywhenIachievemygoals.”

3.VocabularyPractice:

Havestudentsworkinpairstocreatetheirownsentencesusingthevocabularywords.Afterward,selectafewstudentstosharetheirsentenceswiththeclass.

Step3:GrammarFocus–PresentingIdeas

1.IntroduceKeyExpressionsforPresentingIdeas:

(1)Teachexpressionslike:

-“Inmyopinion…”

-“Ibelievethat…”

-“Ithink…”

-“Whatmakesmehappyis…”

(2)Writeexamplesontheboard:

-“Inmyopinion,happinessisaboutbalanceinlife.”

-“Ibelievethatspendingtimewithfamilybringsjoy.”

-“Ithinkhappinesscomesfromwithin.”

2.IntroduceComparativeandSuperlativeForms:

(1)Reviewthecomparativeandsuperlativeformsofadjectivesrelatedtohappiness(e.g.,happy,happier,thehappiest).

-“IfeelhappierwhenI’mwithmyfriends.”

-“ThehappiestmomentofmylifewaswhenIgraduated.”

(2)Writecomparativeandsuperlativeexamplesontheboard.Havestudentsidentifytheforms.

3.Practice:

Havestudentscreatesentencesusingcomparativeandsuperlativeforms,e.g.,

-“IamhappierwhenI’monvacation.”

-“Mybirthdayisthehappiestdayoftheyearforme.”

Step4:ListeningActivity

1.ListeningPractice:

(1)Playanaudiocliporvideoaboutdifferentpeopletalkingaboutwhatmakesthemhappy.

(2)Examplecontent:Apersonexplainingthattravelingmakesthemhappy,someoneelsesayingthatfamilytimeiskeytotheirhappiness,andanotherpersondiscussingtheimportanceofpersonalsuccess.

2.ComprehensionQuestions:

(1)Afterlistening,askstudentsthefollowingquestions:

-“Whatmakesthespeakerhappy?”

-“Dotheythinkhappinessisthesameforeveryone?”

-“Doyouagreewiththespeaker?Whyorwhynot?”

(2)Havestudentsrespondinpairsorsmallgroups,sharingtheiropinionsusingthenewvocabularyandexpressionsforpresentingideas.

Step5:SpeakingActivity–PresentingIdeas

1.GroupDiscussion:

(1)Dividetheclassintosmallgroups.Giveeachgroupaquestiontodiscuss:

-“Whatdoyouthinkisthesecrettohappiness?”

-“Whatmakesyouhappyinlife?”

-“Doyouagreewiththeideathathappinesscomesfromwithin?”

(2)Encouragestudentstousethephrasesintroducedearlierandsupporttheirideaswithreasons.

2.ClassSharing:

Afterthediscussion,haveeachgroupsharetheirideaswiththeclass.Encourageotherstudentstoaskquestionsorexpressagreement/disagreement.

Step6:Writing

(1)Askstudentstowriteashortparagraph(5-6sentences)answeringthefollowingquestion:

-“Whatisthesecrettohappinessinyouropinion?”

(2)Studentsshoulduseatleastonecomparativeorsuperlativeadjectiveandincludevocabularywordsfromthelesson.

(3)Encouragethemtousetheexpressionsforpresentingideas:“Inmy