Module 6 Unit 2
What is happiness to you?
Reading:
The Search for Happiness
Wei Juan
Suzhou No. 1 High School
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 a
summary;
3. To give a report on “The search for
happiness”
What is happiness to you?
wealth
love
success
friendship
happiness
health
devotion
family
Peace of mind
Reading strategy
Elements of
An Interview
Topic: Happiness
Pair work
Interviewer
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A: What is happiness to you?
Interviewee
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B: To me,_______ is happiness.
/ To me, happiness means ______.
/_______ makes me happy.
Questions
Reading strategy
An Interview
Topic
Questions
Interviewer
Interviewee
Conclusion
Structure
Task 1: Different understandings
of happiness
surrounded
Being _____________by
family and
friends.
What is
Achieving
______________
success.
happiness?
suffering or
Having a day without _________
being alive
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:
1. What was Sang Lan?
2. 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?
Task 2: What was happiness to
Sang Lan before the accident?
Sentence patterns
Phrases
a junior gymnast energetic, happy and
Sang Lan, who was _____________,
hard-working
was described as
a junior gymnast
energetic,
happy and hard-working
__________________________.
Although Sang Lan
lived apart from
_____________________her
parents,
she found happiness in
winning competitions
_______________________
making her parents proud
and______________________
working hard
through __________________
and
devoting herself to
___________________gymnastics.
live apart from
win competitions
make one’s parents
proud
devote oneself to
work hard
Could she still be happy?
energetic, happy, confident
injured, neck broken, can’t walk
Discussion: How would you feel if
you were Sang Lan?
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hopeless
sorrow
in low spirits
negative
pessimistic
regret
self-pity
sad
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hopeful
happiness
in good spirits
positive
optimistic
be thankful to
have appreciation for
be proud of
strong-willed
brave
Task 3: What was happiness to Sang
Lan after the accident?
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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?
Task 3: What was happiness to
Sang Lan after the accident?
Sentence patterns
Phrases
The severe injuries at the
Goodwill Games could have
cost
_____Sang
Lan her future
happiness. However,
feeling hopeless
instead of_____________,
Sang Lan
overcame her sorrow
____________________
in good spirits
and was_________________.
cost her future happiness
feel hopeless
overcome the sorrow
be in good spirits
Sentence patterns
Phrases
Sang Lan knew _______________
the secret to
the secret to happiness
happiness is to have appreciation
__________ have appreciation for
for the good things in life and to
focus on goals
______________the
goals.
focus on
She _____________her
felt proud of
accomplishments and felt
__________to
be alive. After
thankful
returning to China, she adapted
_______ to
her life and ________________
graduated with a
degree in broadcasting.
be proud of
accomplish
feel thankful to be alive
adapt to
graduate with a degree in
Sang Lan found her happiness again reach smaller goals
reaching
by_____________
smaller goals be optimistic
optimistic
and by staying _________
stay positive
positive
and________.
Task 4. What can we learn from
Sang Lan?
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I find the story (to be)
____________________( inspiring/
touching/ encouraging/sad---)
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I will learn from her
________________( attitude towards life/
optimism/ bravery/ courage---)
What is happiness to you?
wealth
love
success
friendship
happiness
health
devotion
family
Peace of mind
Group interview
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1. Groups of 3 or 4. One interviewer, the
others interviewee.
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2. Topic: The search for happiness
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3. Interview questions:
1) What is happiness to you?
2) Why?
3) How to find that happiness?
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4. Report the interview.
The search for happiness
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(What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is
_____________. To others, happiness means
__________. To __________, happiness means _____.
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(Why) ___________________________________
__________________________________________
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(How) _____________ helps _____ enjoys happiness.
By focusing on ____________, _______ finds
happiness in life.
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.
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The search for happiness
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(What) What is happiness? To some, happiness is
_____________. To others, happiness means
__________. To __________, happiness means _____.
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(Why) ___________________________________
__________________________________________
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(How) _____________ helps _____ enjoys happiness.
By focusing on ____________, _______ finds
happiness in life.
Homework
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1. Interview your teachers/ parents about
their happiness.
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2. Write a report on “The Search for
happiness”.
 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.