(共19张PPT)
How will you feel
Lucky
unlucky
Unit 1 The secrets of happiness
Developing ideas
(Listening and speaking)
Objectives
After this lesson students will be able to
1. Listen and get information about a survey report.
2. complete a short dialogue on how to lead a positive life.
3. share advice on living a positive and optimistic life.
4. Share your advice on how to need a positive life.
Look and say.
How do you describe the glass of water
Is this glass full or empty
Free Talk
Some people always
look on the
bright side of
life. They
expect good
things to
happen.
Other people
often
believe
that bad
things
will
happen.
People often have different opinions about the same thing.
While listening
Listen to the radio programme and choose the main idea.
A. The glass experiment shows people’s view on life.
B. An American middle school have 200 students.
C. There are different ways to fill a glass with water.
1. How much glass of water will the experiment fill
A. 30%. B. 40%. C. 50% D. 60%
2) Who will the experiment ask to answer
A. American primary students
B. American middle students
C. Chinese primary students
D. Chinese middle students
3) How many students hold the positive view
A. 40%. B. 50% C. 60% D. 70%
4) Why do people do such an experiment
A. To show that different people hold different views on life.
B. To show that people with negative views can’t enjoy life.
C. To tell people to look on the bright side of life.
D. To blaim people who believe that bad things will happen.
While listening
While listening
Listen again and completethe
experiment rport.
glass
200
70
30
the bright side
believe
How many parts
are there
in the experiment report
听力文本
Hi there. Today we'll talk about a survey in an American middle school. Scientists showed 200 students half a glass of water. They then asked the question: Is the glass half full or half empty Guess what Seventy percent thought it was half full, and thirty percent said it was half empty. What does this mean The “glass half-full" people usually look on the bright side of life. The “glass half-empty" people often believe that bad things will happen. So, what about you What kind of person are you
Life is not always easy and we sometimes meet problems.
What will you do if you meet problems
1. Who is the speaker
A. the student. B. Dr Zheng. C. Mike D. Kate
2) What’s is the main topic
A. What to do when we meet bad things.
B. What to do to reduce the loss.
C. How to live a happy life.
D. How to deal with problems.
3) What happened to Kate
A. She was late for school. B. She sang songs all the way.
C. She hurt her legs. D. She missed the second class.
4) What does the writer think of Mike
A. negative B. optimistic C. brave D. curious
5) What’s Dr Zhang’s advice
A. Let’s see the bright side of life.
B. Let’s make the glass full.
C. It’s bad to be too much optimistic.
D. It’s important to fave the problems bravely.
Listen to the talk and complete the notes.
problems
run
a bad day
Music class
say sorry
a wonderful morning
important
half full
Dr Zheng: Hello, I'm Dr Zheng. Life isn't always easy. Sometimes, we meet problems. What shall we do Let's take Kate and Mike for example. This morning, they both missed their school bus. Let's listen to Kate first.
Kate: I waved but the bus just went away. I had to run all the way to school. My legs hurt. And I missed the presentation. What a bad day!
Dr Zheng: Now let's listen to Mike.
Mike: I ran all the way to school. It's a great way to exercise! I was late
for the Music class. I sang a song to say sorry. It was a wonderful morning!
Dr Zheng: Well, Kate is a “glass half-empty" person. And Mike is a “glass half-full" person. So it's important to look on the bright side of life. Let's choose to see the glassas half full.
听力文本
Listen and talk.
How does Dr Zheng give examples in his talk
A: What do you think are some ways to stay positive
B: I think one way to stay positive is ...
A: What do you mean by v-ing...
B: Well, it means .... For example, you could ...
A: Yes, we should always look on the bright side of life.
Pair work
A: I feel so touched after learning the section of glass half-empty!
B: What do you mean
A: I learn that different people....The people who ... always ... while the people who ..... always.....
B: So how can we lead a positive life
A: Firstly, we can.... Secondly, it’s good for us.... Last but not least, we’d better .....
Post listening
Work in pairs. Share your advice for leading a positive life.
短语重现
1.半满的/空的
2.人们对生活的看法
3.你猜怎么？
4.百分之七十
5. 看到光明的一面
6. 人们往往认为
7. ...怎么样/看？
8. 是什么类型的...
half full/empty
people’s view on life
Guess what
Seventy percent
look on the bright side of life
people often believe that
what about
What kind of +n....
9. 遇到困难
10. 以…为例
11.错过校车
12.离开
13. 一路向某地去
14.是做某事的好方法
15. 迟到
16. 选择做某事
meet problems
take ... for example
miss the school bus
go away
all the way to
It's a great way to do sth.
be late for...
choose to do
Homework
1. Polish your story
2.Try to remember the key expressions.
