内容正文:
The secrets of happiness
Unit1
Reading for writing
初中英语 / 外研版 / 七年级下册
Learning Objectives
Can introduce the background of the story
Can describe the specific actions of the helper
write a story about feeling happy through helping others.
look and feel
What are they doing?
Do you think helping
others can make us happy?
What can you see in the pictures?
What is the hair like? .
Look at the picture,and answer the quesions.
They're cutting hair.
The hair is long.
Do you think the person is a boy or a girl?
Look at the picture,and answer the quesions.
1. What kind of card is it?
It’s a “Thank You Card”.
2. Who is this card for?
This card is for Mr Zhou.
3. Why did he receive this
card?
Read the words and predict
What is the passage mainly about?
Now read the passage and check your answer.
What’s the meaning of the tille?
Become happier.
Help others
Can you"grow" happiness?
Yes?
No?
此处标题使用了比喻的修辞手法,将幸福比喻为可以种植或生长的事物(如头发),形象地表达出幸福是可以通过行动而积累和增加的。
Read and answer the quesions.
Why was Zhou Jianmistaken for a girl by others?
Because he had long hair.
What did others do to him?
They often talked about his long hair behind his back. Sometimes, they laughed at him.
Read and answer the quesions.
For how long did Zhou Jian keep his hair?
Zhou Jian kept his hair for
over two years.
What did he do in the barber's shop?
He had a haircut and put his hair into a bag.
Why did he post his hair?
Because he wanted to help kids with cancer.
What would people do with his hair?
They would make it into wigs
What did he do next?
keep his hair long again.
long
talked about
laughed
kept his hair long
have it cut short
the kids with cancer
smiled
grow happiness
It means as his hair grew, more wigs would be made and more kids would be helped. He also became hopeful.
He will grow his hair long again.
To tell us that the key to happiness is doing good and helping others.
work in pairs
I feel surprised and happy for the kids with cancer.
I understand why Zhou Jian grew his hair long.
I can learn from the passage that helping others makes us happy.
Read for structure.
Part 1: The beginning of story
Part 2: The development of story
Part 1: The end of story
Write a short story about feeling happy through helping others.
I / My friend / My
teacher / ...
It happened at...
on a... day.
He / She found it hard to...
He / She feels...
Language points.
1、Zhou Jian's hat blew off.周健的帽子被风吹掉了。
blow[动词]吹动;刮动(过去式:blew)后面常跟副词、介词短语,有时也跟形容词。
The window blew open.
窗户被风吹开了。
2、He heard a voice behind him:“ls that a boy or a girl?”
他听到身后有个声音:“那是男孩还是女孩?”
(1)voice[名词]说话声,嗓音;发声能力通常指人发出的声音,如说话声、歌声等。也可以指鸟鸣或其他动物的声音。
She has a good singing voice.
她有一副很好的歌喉。
voice,noise sound 辨析
词汇 用法 例句
voice 一般指人的声音,说话、唱歌,谈笑;也可指鸟的声音 The girl has a beautiful voice.
那女孩嗓音很美。
noise 常指不悦耳、不和谐的嘈杂声。 The noise wakes me up.
噪音吵醒了我!
sound 大自然的任何“声音” At midnight he heard a strange sound.
半夜里他听到一种奇怪的声音。
3、Is that a boy or a girl?那是一个男孩还是女孩?
该句是选择疑问句,结构为“一般疑问句+or+另一个选择对象?”。
选择疑问句不能用yes或no 来回答,而要根据实际情况来作答。
Do you like running or swimming?
你喜欢跑步还是游泳?
I like running.
我喜欢跑步。
4、Just one more month!”he said to himself.
他对自己说:“就再坚持一个月!”
himself是反身代词,意为“他自己”。
He can take care of himself.
他会自己照顾自己。
反身代词小结
5、Sometimes they laughed at him.有时候他们还会嘲笑他。
laugh at 嘲笑;取笑
Why do people laugh at that boy:
人们为什么嘲笑那个男孩?
smile at 对...微笑
Teachers always smile at me.
老师们一直对我微笑
6、Day after day, hope grew together with his hair.
日复一日,他的头发渐渐变长,希望也随之增长。
day after day 是固定搭配,意为“日复一日;一天天地”。
I waited for him day after day.我日复一日地等待他。
day by day也有“一天天”之意,两者是近义表达。
The flower grew day by day.
花一天天长大了。
7、He took off his hat and his hair fell around his shoulders.
他摘下帽子,头发散落在肩上。
(1)take off脱下(衣服);(飞机)起飞
He took off his coat and then sat down.
他脱下外套,然后坐了下来。
The plane took off five minutes ago.
那架飞机五分钟之前起飞了。
助记
8、The other customers were very surprised.
其他顾客都很惊讶。
surprised[形容词]吃惊的,惊奇的。常修饰人,用于说明人的感受。
be surprised at 对……感到惊讶
We were all surprised at the news.
我们都对这个消息感到惊讶。
be surprised to do sth对做某事感到惊讶
I'm surprised to see my teacher.
见到我的老师我很惊讶。
9、What was Zhou Jian’s hair like?周健的头发是什么样子的?
What's sth like?某物是什么样子的?可用来询问事物的外观、特点、性质等。
like 此处用作介词,意为“像;怎么样”。
What's your house like?
你们的房子是什么样子的?
Thank you!
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