What is happiness to you Unit 2 What is happiness to you

What is happiness to a farmer? To harvest.

What is happiness to an actor? To get awarded even the Academy Award

What is happiness to a businessman? To get money

What is happiness to a sportsman? To get gold medals.

Do you know these disabled people? Zhang Haidi Sang Lan Helen Kelley Tai Lihua

What is happiness to them? live a good life like us.

What do you know about the girl?

What is happiness to Sang Lan? To stand up, get trained, and take part in Olympic Games

Fast reading What is the topic of the TV interview? What is the name of the psychologist? When and where was Sang Lan born? Happiness Dr Brain. In Ningbo, China in 1981.

T(true) or F(false)? 1.The topic of the interview was the story of Sang Lan. 2.Dr Brain studies happiness. 3.Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. 4.Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998 ,while practising for the Goodwill Games. 5.Before the accident,Sang Lan’s best event was the vault. 6.Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. 7.Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital. 8.Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy.

T(true) or F(false)? 1.The topic of the interview was the story of Sang Lan. 2.Dr Brain studies happiness. 3.Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old. 4.Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998 ,while practising for the Goodwill Games. about happiness F T six F the USA F

5.Before the accident,Sang Lan’s best event was the vault. 6.Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again. 7.Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital. 8.Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy. T neck F T F

Look at C2 and choose the answer.

Personality of Sanglan What kind of girl is Sanglan? brave considerate courageous Personality of Sanglan determined optimistic Hard-working

Choices 1Which statements is not mentioned in the text? A Happiness is being surrounded by family and friends. B happiness means meeting goals in life. C Happiness can simply mean a day without pain or just being alive. D Happiness means enjoying yourself all day long. 2. Why does Dr Brain often use the example of Sang Lan? A Because he wants to show how people can find happiness even in difficult times. B Because he hopes to tell viewers that Sang Lan is a happy and successful gymnast. C Because he thinks it is dangerous for a girl to take up gymnastics. D Because he would like to introduce a great gymnast to our viewers

3. The purpose of the text is to __________. A tell us what is happiness. B introduce Sang Lan’s moving story C discuss the ways to find happiness D tell us that we can find happiness in any cases, even in difficult times. 4. Why is Sang Lan’s story so special? A Because she is a famous gymnast who overcame many difficulties. B Because many famous visitors like Leonardo Dicaprio went to see her. C Because she still feels happy to be alive and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new things after the accident. D Because she has made great contributions to her motherland in gymnastics.

5. From the text, we can infer that______________. A Sang Lan became disabled when she was only 16 years old. B Sang Lan received her first treatment in the USA. C Sang Lan hopes to host a sports program about the 2008 Beijing Olympics D Sang Lan had pratised gymnastics for ten years before the accident.

5. What conclusion can we draw from the first paragraph? Different people have different understanding of what happiness is.

6.How can the unlucky people find their happiness? They can find happiness through reaching much smaller goals, and through the love of the people around her.

Discussion: Is Sanglan successful in your opinion Discussion: Is Sanglan successful in your opinion? Which factors contribute to Sang lan’s success? A. Her personal positive characters. B. Her love and support from her family ,friends and other kind people.

Writing: A Brief Summary of Sanglan Paragraph one: 1. Before the accident. 2. While in hospital. 3. After going back to China. Paragraph two: Her belief.