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Unit 1 The secrets of happiness
Starting out + Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
In this lesson you will:
1. know the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;
2. understand the content and structure of the book comment;
3. talk about what you think the key to happiness is.
Starting out
Look at the pictures. What are the people doing?
They are planting trees.
How do you think these people feel? Why?
They are happy because they are smiling. It seems they enjoying planting trees.
What makes you happy?
Read the poem and answer the questions.
1. What is the poem
about?
It’s about the happy and joyful moment in life.
2. What’s special
about the poem?
The first letter of each line makes up the word “happy”.
Culture Tip
“Cangtou Shi” (acrostic poem) is a special kind of poem. In this type of poem, the first letter of each line, when read down, forms a word, a phrase, or even a sentence. For example, if you want to write about “love”, the first letters of each line might spell out “L - O - V - E”.
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. Do you agree with the old
man's words? Why or why
not?
2. What do you learn from his
words?
Understanding ideas
What can you see in the picture?
Charlie’s grandparents
Charlie’s parents
Charlie
Do you think everyone is happy?
What do you think makes them happy?
small house
family
together
poor
love
the only bed
key to happiness
happy place
Background
It’s a movie photo from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
《查理和巧克力工厂》是英国儿童文学作家罗尔德·达尔创作的童话,2005年被改编成电影。
巧克力工厂的主人威利·旺卡先生为了挑选自己的接班人,邀请了五个幸运的孩子参观他的巧克力工厂。这五个孩子包括善良的男孩查理、贪吃的男孩奥古斯塔斯、爱嚼口香糖的女孩维奥莉特、爱看电视的男孩迈克和被父母溺爱的女孩莉特。他们经历了一系列奇妙的冒险,最终只有查理被选为威利·旺卡的接班人。
故事梗概
Now scan the passage. What’s the genre(体裁)of it?
a. A story.
b. A book review.
c. A film review.
书评
Choose the best title for the review.
a. Money cannot buy everything
b. Poor in things, rich in love
c. A family with magic power
Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage.
A book review
Comments
It is a(n) ________ story. Charlie’s ___________ was the most magical part.
Details
Where they lived: a(n) ______ house with only one bed at the side of a big town
What they ate: They never had ___________ and always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner.
exciting
happy family
small
enough food
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
What they did together: Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and __________ their stories in the evenings.
Theme of the book
______ can move us, change us and give us a life full of ________.
listened to
Love
happiness
How they felt: The family were _______ together.
happy
Read the review again and answer the questions.
1. Why did the author think Charlie’s family was the most
magical part of the story?
2. According to the reivew, what made Charlie’s family happy
even though they were poor?
Because Charlie's family was very happy together even though they were poor. They had a close relationship and enjoyed sharing simple things together.
Their care and love for each other made them happy.
Think and Share
1. Do you agree that “happiness comes from things like money”?
Why or why not?
I think happiness can come from money. With money, we can buy things we like. It helps get things that make us smile, so it brings some happiness.
I don't agree. Happiness isn't just about money. Playing with friends, getting hugs from parents, and learning new things at school make me super happy. These don't need money at all, so real happiness is from love and fun, not cash.
2. What do you think the words of Oscar Wilde in the last
paragraph of the passage mean?
奥斯卡·王尔德
王尔德是19世纪末英国最杰出的剧作家之一,同时也是一位小说家、诗人。其代表作有《快乐王子》、《夜莺与玫瑰》、《巨人的花园》等。
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden ...
去爱吧,没有爱的人生如同没有阳光的花园......
这句话出自王尔德的《自深深处》
Language Points
1. But I kept going over the exciting story in my mind.
go over是一个常见的短语,它的用法和意义相对广泛。在这句话中,它的意思是“复习;重温”。
E.g.I always go over my notes just before I go into an exam.
go over还可以表示“仔细检查”。
E.g.Go over the exam paper once more.
2. They always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner.
watery的意思是“水的;含水的;水分多的”。
E.g.The soup is watery. It doesn’t have much taste.
这汤太稀了,没什么味道。
Her eyes became watery when she heard the sad news.
当她听到这个悲伤的消息时,她的眼睛湿润了。
3. In winter, the freezing wind swept across the floor all
night long.
这句话形象地描绘了冬季Charlie家寒冷、破败的景象。这句话的意思是“凛冽的寒风横扫过地面”。
freezing的意思是“极冷的;冰冻的”。
E.g.It’s freezing outside. Put on your warm close.
The temperature was so low that the water in the pond became freezing.
4. This touched me greatly.
在这句话中,touch的意思是“触动;感动”。
E.g.The movie about friendship really touched my heart.
Her kind words touched us and we all had tears in our eyes.
5. It can move us, change us and give us a life full of
happiness.
在这句话中,move的意思是“感动”。
E.g.The little boy's bravery(勇敢) moved everyone in the room.
The story of the teacher moved us deeply and we couldn't help crying.
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