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Unit 1 The secrets of happiness
Developing ideas
Learning Objectives
In this lesson you will:
1. understand the listening material and get detailed information;
2. know how to write a survey report;
3. discuss how to lead a positive life.
Free Talk
Suppose you and your friend are walking in the desert. It’s very hot. You and your friend are very thirsty. Suddenly, you see half a glass of water. What would you say?
We’re lucky! There are still half a glass of water.
Oh, no! There is only half a glass of water left.
People often have different opinions about the same thing. 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.
Read the sentences and predict what you will hear in the listening.
a. The glass survey shows people’s view on life.
Predict
b. An American middle school have 200 students.
c. There are different ways to fill a glass with water.
Tip: You can predict using the key information from each choice.
Listen to the radio programme and choose the main idea.
a. The glass survey 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.
Look at the picture. What’s this?
Learning to learn
Listening for an analysis
When listening to a description of a study or a survey, we can focus on three parts: how it’s done, the results and the conclusion. Give special attention to any numbers in the results.
调查报告
调查步骤
调查结果
通过调查得出的结论
Can you predict what words you will fill in the blanks?
Instructions
Step 1:Show _______ students half a glass of water.
Step 2: Ask them a question: "Is the ______ half full or
half empty?”
Step 3: Study their answers.
Results
3.______% said the glass was half full.
4.______% said the glass was half empty.
200
Listen again and complete the survey report.
glass
70
30
Conclusion
The "glass half-full" people usually look on the _______ side of life. The "glass half-empty" people often believe that _________ will happen.
bright
bad things
Read the information in exercise 3. What is the talk about?
Predict
It’s about two different attitudes toward life.
Listen to the talk and complete the notes.
problems
day
great
sang a song
wonderful
important
half full
Listen again. Then talk about how Dr Zheng gives examples in his talk.
Learning to learn
Giving examples Examples can make your writing and speech more interesting. They can also help people understand you well. You can use take ... for example, like and such as to introduce examples.
Work in pairs. Share if you are a "glass half-empty" person or a "glasshalf-full" person. Give specific examples.
Useful expressions
What kind of person are you?
I'm more of a(n)... person.
For example, I didn't do well in a(n)...
At first, I felt..., but then I...
I find that when I..., it helps me stay positive.
I realised that I could see it differently.
Be positive!
Phonetics in use
Read the following words and pay attention to the pronounciation of bold letters.
/əʊ/ show those
/aʊ/ about now
/əʊ/
/aʊ/
Put the words in the correct boxes.
how
grow
proud
down
cold
mouth
alone
house
hope
town
/əʊ/
/aʊ/
grow cold alone hope
how proud down mouth house town
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