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Section B (1a-1e)
Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.
学习目标
Key sentences:
1. The general finds a happy person with power and money.
2. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power, money or fame
3. The general searched for three days and found a happy person.
To give students listening and speaking practice and predict the ending of The Shirt of a Happy Man.
Warming-up
Let's watch a video !
What is happiness What will make you happy
Pair work
Tina, what can make you feel happy
Well, I think family is the most important thing for me.
So family can make me happy!
Review
The Shirt of a Happy Man (Part Ⅰ)
A long time ago, in a rich country, there lived an unhappy king. He often cried for no reason.
But the doctor found nothing wrong with his body. And the prime minister, the banker, the palace singer came to the palace. They are unhappy, too.
What’s the doctor’s advice
What makes the prime minister unhappy
What makes the banker unhappy
What makes the singer unhappy
What happened at last
Brainstorm
Think about some possible endings.
Can the general find the shirt of a happy man？
Pre-listening
1a
Look at the possible endings to the story about the unhappy king. Do you think any of these is the right one If so, which one
a. The general cannot find a happy person and the king remains
unhappy forever.
b. The general finds a happy person with power and money.
c. The general realizes he is a happy person and gives his shirt
to the king to wear.
d. The king suddenly becomes happy without the shirt of a happy person.
1b
What are some other possible endings to the story Discuss your ideas with your partner.
The general found a poor man. The man was very happy.
The poor man gave his shirt to the general.
1c
While-listening
Let's listen!
_____ The general searched for three days and found a happy
person.
_____ The general could not find a happy person.
_____ The general saw a poor man on the street.
_____ The poor man was a happy man.
_____ The poor man gave the general his shirt.
Listen to The Shirt of a Happy Man (Part Ⅱ) and check ( ) the things that happened in the rest of the story.
1d
Let's listen!
1. How long did it take the general to find the happy man
2. What was the poor man doing on the street
3. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power,
money or fame
4. Do you think the general will return to the king with the poor man’s
shirt Why or why not
Listen again. Answer the questions.
1. How long did it take the general to find the happy man
It took the general two days to find the happy man.
He was eating some food with his hands and singing happily to himself.
2. What was the poor man doing on the street
3. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no
power, money or fame
He had everything he wanted and didn’t want what he couldn’t have.
No, because the poor man did not have a shirt.
4. Do you think the general will return to the king with
the poor man’s shirt Why or why not
The general searched and searched but couldn’t find anyone. It seemed that everyone had their own problems, and no one was truly happy. Two days passed. Just as he was about to give up, he saw a poor man on the street. He was eating with his hands and singing happily to himself. The general went up to him.
General: Hello! I’m the king’s top general.
Man: Hi, General. What can I do for you today
General: I heard you singing just now, and you sound very happy.
Listen and read.
Man: That’s because I am happy.
General: But I don’t understand. What makes you so happy You have no
power, money or fame.
Man: I have everything I want, and I don’t want what I can’t have. So I’m
happy, and my song comes from the happiness in my heart.
General: Then I need to give your shirt to the king. Is it there in your bag
How much do you want for it
Man: Shirt What shirt I don’t own any shirts!
1e
Post-listening
Do you agree with the poor man’s thoughts about happiness Discuss your ideas with your group. Then role-play the rest of the story.
Happiness consists in content.
知足常乐
remember
Exercises
一、单项选择
1.Shops should remain _______ till later in the evening.
A. open B. opened C. opening D. opens
2.It _______ about eight minutes for the light to travel from the sun to the earth.
A. pays B. costs C. spends D. takes
3.— _______ do teenagers need to sleep
— At least eight hours a night.
A. How long B. How many C. How often D. How soon
A
D
A
Homework
Preview the passage in Section B 2b.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
