(共36张PPT)
Making a
happiness handbook
Project
江苏省句容市第三中学
徐玉梅
Do you think happiness lies in the past or in the future
1. He thinks the happiest of his life were the college days
in the countryside in England.
2. He was so eager to grow up that he had a lot to worry
about when he was young.
Golden days
F
F
3. In the writer’s opinion, health plays an important
role in a person’s happy life.
4. He can stay cheerful because he can still play sport
when he was getting old.
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F
1.Is the writer old or young How do you know that
2.What time does the writer consider to be the happiest of his life
3. What does the writer think young people can do while old people can’t
Questions
The writer is old
His school days
Young people are healthy, so they can stay happy and cheerful. They seem never tired and feel they can do anything. When people get old, they can get tired easily and their bodies often ache.
Questions:
1. What will guarantee people’s health and happiness in the future
My future happiness
2. In the future it will take less time to do housework and we will be able to have more time to enjoy staying together with your family. Why
Because there will be automatic kitchens to cook instant meals for us in the future.
It is technology that will guarantee people’s health and happiness in the future.
3.What else makes the author think that she will enjoy a happy life in the future
That she will be an adult then makes her think she will enjoy a happy life in the future.
My future happiness
1.The writer is an old lady.
2.She thinks her happiest days will be in the future with new technology and without war, pollution or hunger.
3.The writer thinks that teenagers can’t do things like adults because they have to work hard at school, doing or learning things.
4.The writer feels very nice each time she thinks of her happiest days ahead of her.
5.From the essay, we can conclude that the writer is a hardworking girl, because she always works hard for her future life by herself.
Language points:
look back on (upon) / look back to 回顾；回首（往事）；回忆
我的爷爷奶奶总是回忆他们在旧社会的痛苦生活。
My grandparents often look back on their bitter life in the old society.
知识链接：
look up 向上看；尊敬，仰视； 好转（尤用于市场上表示价格上升、市场活跃）；（在词典、参考书等 中）查寻
look up the word in the dictionary
= refer to the dictionary
look down 向下看，俯视；
look down on /upon sb. 看不起某人，
轻视某人
look for 寻找；期望；
look forward to 盼望
look into 调查
2. ahead of
(时间、空间)在…前面
There is a bright future ahead of us.
2) 早于
I finished the work several days ahead of the deadline. 我在最后期限的前几天完成了工作。
ahead of time= in advance
3）领先
She was always well ahead of the rest of the class. 她总是遥遥领先于班上的同学。
3. could have+p.p.:表示虚拟语气。
1）“本来可以” 表示对过去可以但未实现的事
You could have made greater progress.
你的进步是可以更大一些的。(但事实上并没有取得更大的进步）
2) “可能已经” 用于表示对过去某事的猜测。
Where could he have gone
他能到哪儿去了呢？
（02上海）
It's hard for him to imagine what I would be doing today if I ___ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox library in my home town. A. wouldn't have fallen B. had not fallen C. should fall D. were to fall
B
4. All I had to do was go to school
and spend a few hours studying
when I came home.
All I had to do was enjoy my
adolescence.
Use your head!
这两句中的I had to do是定语从句，
前省略了定语从句引导词that; 当
主语中有do时，作表语的不定式可省略to。
因此，完整的句子是：
All (that I had to do )was to go to… All that I had to do was to enjoy…
5. stay “保持，继续是” 作系动 词，其后加形容词。
He never stays angry for long.
他生气时间从来不会长。
The store stays open until late on Thursdays.
I can’t stay awake any longer.
remain & stay
8. imagine “想象”
imagine sth;
imagine (sb’s) doing sth;
imagine sth to be;
imagine that…
The house was just as she had imagined it. I had imagined her to be older than that. I can just imagine him saying that.
Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job
1.（06安徽）
Never in my wildest dreams these people are living in such poor conditions．
A．I could imagine B．could I imagine
C．I couldn’t imagine D．couldn’t I imagine
2. (06江苏)
--- There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man.
--- My goodness! I can’t imagine _________ that old.
A.to be B.to have been C.being D.having been
B
C
3. （06重庆）
My grandma still treats me like a child. She can’t imagine ________ grown up.
A. my B. mine C. myself D. me
4. (06陕西)
It is difficult to imagine his ________ the decision without any consideration. A. accept B. accepting C. to accept D. accepted
D
B
9. guarantee n.保证书；保证；
v. 保证
guarantee sth;
guarantee sb sth;
guarantee to do sth;
guarantee that …;
guarantee sb against/from loss;
1) v.
Buying a train ticket doesn't guarantee you a seat.
I guarantee to pay off his debt.
The watch is guaranteed for two years. The rain guarantees a good crop this year.
我不能保证你会得到这份工作。
I can’t guarantee you the job. I can’t guarantee that you’ll get the job.
2) n. The new television had a guarantee
with it. 这台新电视机有保修单。
Money is no guarantee of happiness.
金钱并不保证一定幸福。
Blue sky is not always a guarantee
of fine weather.
蓝天不能总是保证好天气。
10. assist
“帮助；协助；援助”
assist sb with sth;
assist sb in doing sth;
assist sb to do sth
We’ll do all we can to assist you. We’ll assist you in finding somewhere to live.
这个辅导班将帮助成人重返劳工市场。The course will assist adults to return to the labor market.
As for you, what is happiness
Do you think happiness lies in the past or in the future
Discussion
What is happiness
Appreciate a poem
Happiness is a cup of water when dying of thirsty. Happiness is a loaf of bread when starving to death. Happiness is a feel of hunger when find nothing tasty. Happiness is a look of smile when taking the last breath. Happiness is the sweet smile blooming on the child's face for a tiresome mother Happiness is the oasis in the desert for an exhausted traveller Happiness is the warm feeling dancing in the heart of lover Happiness is an unchanged melody that never alter
Homework
Recite the poem
