2. Lanxi No.1 Middle School Huangyan

3. Dear Miss Huang, Dear Miss Huang, I feel really bad these days. I quarreled with my parents last weekend, for they were always comparing me with my classmates. You know, I am not a lazy boy. I work just as hard as other top students, but I always fail to get high marks. I want a MP3 like my deskmate, but my parents can’t afford to buy it. All these made me lose confidence in study, and find nothing interesting. What should I do? Dear teacher, can you tell me? Yours, Yours, Jack Jack Dear Miss Huang, I feel really bad these days. You know, I am not a lazy boy. I work just as hard as some other top students, but I always fail to get high marks. I want a MP3, but my parents can’t afford to buy it. All these made me puzzled, and find nothing interesting. What should I do? Dear teacher, can you help me? I feel really bad these days. You know, I am not a lazy boy. I work just as hard as some other top students, but I always fail to get high marks. I want a MP3, but my parents can’t afford to buy it. All these made me puzzled, and find nothing interesting. What should I do? Dear teacher, can you help me? Yours, Jack Jack

4. Reading Reading The Art of Living The Art of Living

5. Step I: Skimming the text to match the main ideas. Step I: Skimming the text to match the main ideas. Para1 Para1 Para2 Para2 Para3 Para3 Para4 Para4 Para5 Para5 Para6 Para6 Para7 Para7 A. Don’t look for a partner when you are not content with yourself E. The belief we hold about life B. The problems we meet in our daily life. D. The art of living C. Don’t live in a state of the future F. Don’t complain about life. G. Conclusion

6. 1. What kind of belief do most people have about life? 2. What is the art of living? 3. How will we feel when our true needs are fulfilled? 4. When will our needs automatically come? 5. What advice does the writer give us about the art of living? Step II : Scanning the text to answer the questions.

7. 1. What kind of belief do most people have about life? 2. What is the art of living? Life is an endless battle for something more, some better. The art of living is learning to be content with where we are now, with what is here rather than striving for something more and better.

8. 3. How will we feel when our true needs are fulfilled? 4. When will our needs automatically come? We will have a sense of gratitude, a feeling of peace and spaciousness. When we look at the world with our ‘child’ eyes, when we stop to smell the roses, when we are happy, truly happy.

9. 5. What advice does the author give us about the art of living? Don’t look for a partner when you are not content with yourself. Don’t live in a state of the future. Don’t complain.

10. Step III : Further Comprehension 4 points 4 points 1 point 1 point 3 points 3 points 2 points 2 points

11. Step IV: Group work Make a survey list what you are content with in your daily life. list what you are content with in your daily life.

12. How do we enjoy everyday’s life ? How do we enjoy everyday’s life ? contentactiveoptimisticconfident adapt to surroundings in harmony with … Step V: Discussion

13. Step VI : Further thinking Step VI : Further thinking Write a motto （座右铭） about life to encourage ourselves. Life is to be lived, not watched! Happiness lies in contentment. Love and to be loved!

14. Homework: Write a letter to Jack to help him out of trouble. Write a letter to Jack to help him out of trouble. zjhy520@ hotmail.com

15. Feel it. Believe it. Achieve it. Whatever dream you have... Go for it!

16. Listen and find out the problems mentioned in this paragraph. Listen and find out the problems mentioned in this paragraph.Situations Problems we have enough money we can each own the luxury of things we are in relationship we are on our own we are on our own we have no time to enjoy our life we find ourselves we find ourselves guilty guilty we may think it would be better to be on our own we may think it would be better to be on our own we wish we had a partner we wish we had a partner

17. Please find out one sentence in this text to give advice to this little turtle. Sing a song to cheer everybody up!

18. “ When we look at the world with our ‘child’ eyes, when we stop to smell the roses,…” (para5) “ When we look at the world with our ‘child’ eyes, when we stop to smell the roses,…” (para5) What does ‘child’ eyes mean? What does ‘child’ eyes mean? A. Part of body of a child A. Part of body of a child B. The good eyesight of children B. The good eyesight of children C. The simple and honest way that children treat things in life C. The simple and honest way that children treat things in life D. Poor judgement of children D. Poor judgement of children Tuzki !

19. Please use other phrases to replace it. strive for ( para 3) struggle for fight for fight for try to achieve try to achieve make an effort to do make an effort to do try one’s best to do try one’s best to do … have a strong desire for have a strong desire for

20. What’s the purpose of the writer to write this passage? What’s the purpose of the writer to write this passage?