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Being surrounded by family and friends
A lot of money
To those disabled person , happiness means……
Always keeps smiling
The search for happiness
Reading strategy :
An interview takes place when one person (interviewer) asks another person (interviewee) a series of questions on the topic.
Reading an interview
the first paragraph
find out the topic of the interview, who the interviewee is and what he does.
How to read an interview
How to read an interview
1.Carefully read each question
2.Fully understand the question.
3.Read the interviewee’s response.
4.Ask the person to summarize
the background of topic.
the following
paragraphs
Skim the first paragraph to find out
the topic of the interview.
Happiness.
Skim the rest of the interview quickly and answer the questions .
Who is being interviewed What is he
When and where was Sang Lan born
Dr Brain , a psychologist .
She was born in Ningbo, China in 1981.
Listen to the tape, pay more attention to the specific details in the context, then find out the what did Sang Lan do in 1981 , 1987, 1991 and 1998
1981
1987
1991
1998
born in Ningbo, China
began learning gymnastics
starting winning competitions
got injured at the Goodwill Games.
Finish tasks
Competition
( )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, which practicing for
the Goodwill Games.
( )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.
Read the interview again and complete the sentences below.
1.Before her accident, a. She likes to think about positive things.
2.After the Goodwill Games in 1998, b. Sang Lan made a mistake while practicing a vault.
3.While she was in hospital, c. we knew her as a young girl who was happy and successful in her sport.
4.Back in China, d. keeping busy helps her to stay positive.
5.She tells people that , e. she now studies journalism and hosts a sports programe .
6. She believes that, f. the world was amazed by the way she stayed cheerful.
Post-reading
What does the example of Sang Lan show us
It shows how people can find happiness even in difficult times.
2. In the opinion of Sang Lan, what’s
the secret to happiness for many
people
3. How did she stay positive
By keeping busy.
She thinks it is to think about good
things, and to focus on goals.
Discussion:
Besides the word positive, what other adjectives can you use to describe Sang Lan
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beautiful
dedicated
optimistic
determined
Summary
When Sang Lan got to the Goodwill Games held in New York, she felt very happy. She was a d________ athlete,who had spent many years practicing her sport. Her strongest event was the vault and she was the best in China. She hoped to win this event at the games.
edicated
However, during a practice vault, this young girl made a small m________. Her mistake cost her the ability to w______. Instead of landing on her feet, Sang landed on her head and broke her n_____. She was rushed to a top hospital, and doctors said she would never walk again.
istake
alk
eck
While in hospital, Sang had many v______, including Christopher Reeve, an actor who once played Superman. Reeve could not walk either, due to an unfortunate horse riding accident. He encouraged Sang to stay p_______ and told her that being sad wouldn’t help her get better. her good attitude and beautiful smile.
isitors
ositive
Sang already knew this, and won the sympathy and admiration of people across the world with her good attitude and beautiful smile. Sang returned to China, and now studies j_________ and is also hosting a sports p___________ about the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
ournalism
rogramme
1.Suppose your are unable to walk now ,what is your feeling and
what will you do
2. And now ,you are a psychologist
(心理医生), and you must help a patient to overcome difficulties ,how will you do
Happiness Now!
Happiness is to be found along the way, not at the end of the road, for then the journey is over and it is too late. Today, this hour, this minute is the day, the hour, the minute for each of us to sense the fact that life is good, with all of its trials and troubles, and perhaps more interesting because of them.