If you are happy If you’re happy and you know it Clap your hands If you are happy and you know it Clap your hands If you’re happy and you know it Never be afraid to show it If you’re happy and you know it Clap your hands If you’re happy and you know it Stomp your feet If you’re happy and you know it Stomp your feet If you’re happy and you know it Never be afraid to show it If you’re happy and you know it Stomp your feet If you’re happy and you know it Wink your eye If you’re happy and you know it Wink your eye If you’re happy and you know it Never be afraid to show it If you’re happy and you know it Wink your eye

What is happiness to these people? To serve the people

What is happiness to these people? Now we have the latest operating system Windows Vista on sale. To earn more money

What is happiness to these people? To lead the Huston Rocket to win the NBA championship Bring the Chinese National Basketball Team to the top class of the world

Everyone has their own definition of happiness. 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, but is your inside feeling. Everyone has their own definition of happiness. 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, but is your inside feeling.

What is happiness to you?

What can bring you happiness in your daily life?

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

began learning gymnastics got injured at the Goodwill Games started winning competitions born in Ningbo, China Information about Sang Lan

1.How old was she when she competed at the New York Goodwill Games? 2.Why was she happy to devote herself to gymnastics? 17 years old. She was working towards something special, and she was making her parents proud.

3. What happened to her at the Goodwill Games? 4. How was she after the accident? 5. How has she adapted to her new life? She made a mistake while practising. So she fell and broke her neck. She was in good spirits. Thinking about positive things, staying optimistic, and keeping busy.

( )1. The topic of the TV 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 practicing for the Goodwill Games. F F T F the search for happiness six New York

( )5. Before her 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. F F T T neck keeping busy helps her to stay positive

Can you recognize who she is? Sang Lan

Before Accident

successful in her sport when she was young energetic, happy and hard-working trying to make her parents proud

While in hospital She remains cheerful. Leonardo DiCaprio

to study journalism to host a sports programme to hope to play table tennis Back to China

Life as a TV presenter Interview Yao

Post-reading 1.What does the example of Sang Lan show us? It shows how people can find happiness even in difficult times.

3. How did she stay positive? By keeping busy. She thinks it is to think about good things, and to focus on goals. 2. In the opinion of Sang Lan, what’s the secret to happiness for many people?

Getting up from where you fall is the most ordinary thing for a gymnast. And it’s my motto. I’ll arrange my time scientifically and work hard on my studies so as to be a winner in life.

Discussion: What adjectives can you use to describe Sang Lan?

Describe Sang Lan's personality Personality of San Lan 考虑周到的, 能体 谅人的, 体贴的

People don’t lack strength, they lack will. ----Hugo

Happiness is______, With joy, sweetness, and excitement as its fruits. Happiness is_______, With gentleness, comfort and love as its furniture. Happiness is ________, Who teaches us to love, to sacrifice and own… On happiness a tree a house a teacher

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself ---Emerson 幸福是香水, 你洒在别人身上时, 自己也会沾上一两滴. --- 爱默森

Do you feel happy? And what is happiness to you, in your opinion?