Unit 2
Welcome to the unit
What is
happiness
to you?
Can you use
some words
to describe
happiness?
happy
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Can you tell any things that
can make you happy?
Look at the pictures on Page
17 and tell us what can make
you happy and why you feel
happy.
What can bring
people happiness?
How can people
become happy?
What do you think
happiness is?
Everyone has their own definition of
happiness, may different from others.
keep what is happiness in your mind
as your own image and enjoy your
own happy life.Life is not what other
people's thinking,; it is your inside
feeling.
Happiness isn't about what happens to
us; it is about how we perceive what
happens to us. It's the knack (skill) of
finding a positive for every negative,
and viewing a setback as a challenge.
It's not wishing for what we don't have,
but enjoying what we do possess.
Scanning
Happiness is the "capacity for
enjoyment". The more we can
enjoy what we have, the
happier we are.
• According to the survey, loving family, good friends,
interesting work and good health were regarded as
the most important factors to happiness by some
interviewees. To other factors, there were some
controversies. But without exceptions, everyone
consider family as the most important one in their
life. The reason is that family is unique to them. If
you lose your money and work, you can earn them
back. But if you lose your family, you will never
find anyone who can replace them. They always
give you great care without asking for your repaying.
That’s why family is so important to us.
• There are no obvious distinctions between the
choices of different genders. They all put
family in the first place. If any, that might be
different attitudes toward money. Compared
with men, women seems attach more
importance to money. In my view, that is
because society requires men to have strong
economic power. That is the criterion when a
man is judged. Besides, men has to take
responsibility to raise a family. So the
commonly existed social conception compel
them to become money -oriented
Write an article
Can money buy happiness?
Introduction
Body: (1) Some people may take it for granted
that money is the source of happiness.
(2) However, other people stand on a
different ground.
Conclusion: As far as I am concerned, just
as any coin has its two sides, it is no
exception (the same case with ) with
money.____________________
• Can money buy happiness? This question
has been discussing from generation to
generation and different people have
different ideas to it.
Some people may take it for granted
that money is the source of happiness. In
their eyes, money means everything. A
rich man can buy delicious food, beautiful
clothes, comfortable house, luxury cars,
and so on. They may hold the opinion that
with money they can buy whatever they
need, do whatever they want and go
wherever they dream of.
• However, other people stand on a
different ground. They firmly point out
that money is the root of all evil. For the
sake of money, some people would try
every possible means and risk everything
to obtain it. Money can drive people into
stealing, robbing, corrupting and even
murdering. Seeing the negative effect of
the money, these people insist that
money often leads to ruin of a person
and even our society.
• As far as I am concerned, just as any
coin has two sides, it is no exception
(the same case with ) with money.
Money itself is neither good nor bad,
whether it can bring us happiness
depends on how we earns and spends it.
Happiness lies not in the mere
possession of money; it lies in the joy
of achievement, in the thrill of creative
effort..
• Money can buy lots of things. Money can
do much thing, also. Eating, living, playing
all need money. Without money people will
not live normal. Money gave we much
happiness. So some of people think money is
source of happiness. On the other hand,
many people think money is root of all evil.
The reason that many people commit crime
is money. Temptation to obtain money
makes people commit crime crime.
•
• I think money is a double-edged sword. I
think if we feel content about money we have,
money will be source of happiness, or it isn't.
We must handle relation of money and people.
People could not become slaves of money. We
need money, but we should feel satisfied.
When we have enough money, we should
make reasonable use of money. We reduce
the desire of money, we will enjoy happiness
that money gave we.
Homework
Preview the reading
text.