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Unit 1 The secrets of happiness
Starting out & Understanding ideas
I kept going over __________________________. Yesterday/..., ________________________________________________________.
(2~3 sentences to tell what happened) To my surprise, ________________________________________________. ____________ made me feel ___________ touched me greatly. From this experience, I learnt that __________________________________.
任务情境
Share your happpy experience
Happy Year of the horse
When do you feel happy?
I go travelling with my family
I feel happy when ______________________.
Free talk
What is the girl doing?
She is planting trees with her parents.
How do you think she feels? Why?
She feels very happy. Because there is a smile on her face.
Doing something meaningful with parents is happiness.
Look and say
_________ is happiness.
...
Doing something meaningful
with parents is happiness.
What is happiness in your eyes?
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Read the poem and answer the questions.
1 What is the poem about?
2 What's special about the poem?
This poem is about happiness.
The first letters of each line make up the word “HAPPY”.
We can find happiness in everyday activities and experiences.
special adj. 特别的,特殊的
n. 特色菜,特价(品)
P3
2
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
P3
1 Do you agree with the old man's words? Why or why not?
2 What do you learn from his words?
Yes. Because a joke isn’t funny if we hear it many times, so we shouldn’t keep being sad about the same problem either.
We should stop focusing on our problems and move on to find happiness.
Watch the video and answer the question.
Stay positive and move on. That’s the key to happiness.
What can you learn from the story?
1. What can you see in the picture?
2. Do you think everyone is happy?
3. What do you think makes them happy?
We can see a ________ family getting _________ on ___________ in a ___________.
poor
together
the only bed
small house
P4 A1
This picture is from the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
small house
the only bed
family
together
key to happiness
poor
love
happy place
Look and answer
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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
1. What does the writer think of the book?
It is exciting and full of magic.
P5
It is magical.
2. When and where did the story happen?
It happened in winter in a small house at the side of a big town.
3. What happened to Charlie’s family?
They lived a poor life and never had enough food.
4. What does the writer think of their family?
They were happy together.
5. Why is Charlie’s family happy even though they are poor?
Because they love each other and often spend time together.
P5
Careful reading
6. What do some people think about happiness?
They think happiness comes from things like money.
8. Do you agree that “happiness comes from things like money? Why or why not?
No, I don’t. Money can make life better in some ways. However, it doesn’t always make us happy. In my experience, having good relationships with others can bring me happiness.
P5
7. What does “it” in the fourth line refer to?
It refers to “love”.
Careful reading
Read and think
9. What do you think the words of Oscar Wilde in the last paragraph of the passage mean?
The words mean that love is the most important in life, without it, life will become meaningless and hopeless.
(Love makes life good and enjoyable.)
去爱吧,没有爱的人生如同
没有阳光的花园......
P5
a. Money cannot buy everything
b. Poor in things, rich in love
c. A family with magic power
Charlie’s family was poor in things.
They lived in a small house with the only bed and never had enough food. But the family were happy together. Love was all around the room and the room was a happy place. They were rich in love.
于物贫瘠,于爱富足
(对比手法)
P6 A3
Choose the best title for the review.
What does the writer want to tell us?
The writer wants to tell us that even without wealth (财富), people can still live rich and happy lives with the power of love.
(Love is the key to happiness. )
Think and share
Comments (评价) on the book
The description (描述) of Charlie’s family
Theme (主题)of the book
Structure (结构) of the book review
4. Complete the thinking map with the words and expressions from the passage.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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
exciting
happy family
small
P6 A4
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Details
What they ate: They never had ____________ and always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner.
What they did together: Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and _________ their stories in the evenings.
How they felt: The family were
________ together.
Theme of the book
______ can move us, change us and give us a life full of ________.
enough food
listened to
happy
Love
happiness
Comments on the book:
exciting story
was full of
The description of Charlie family:
Charlie’s family was poor.
small, at the side of ...
never had ..., always ate ...
Charlie’s family were happy.
sat with ...
listened to...
joined in …
forgot about …
Theme of the book:
Love is ...
It can .....
Retell the book review
Pay attention to the following expressions.
keep 过去式:kept
keep doing sth
join in+某活动,表示“参加某项活动”,= take part in
join v. 加入,参加
join+党派或团体名词
come from = be from 来自……
P5
Translate the following expressions into English.
1. 放下
2. 复习、仔细考虑
3. 在我心中
4. 充满
5. 在……的旁边
6. 横扫
7. 整整一夜
8. 令我吃惊的是
9. 参加(某项活动)
10. 忘记……
11. 来自……
12. 实际上
13. ……的关键
put down
go over
in my mind
be full of
at the side of
sweep over
all night long
to my surprise
join in
forget about
come from / be from
in fact
the key to ...
P5
Unit 1 The secrets of happiness
Grammar
(a) The book was full of magic.
(b) The family never had enough food.
(c) To my surprise, the family were happy together.
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Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules. Pay attention to the words in red.
P7
当我们谈论过去的动作或状态时,常常使用一般过去时。
句中的谓语要用动词的过去式形式。
Observe and learn
yesterday
the day before yesterday
just now 刚才
last ... 上一个...
... ago ...以前
in +过去的年份
标志语
Now find more
sentences with
these structures
in the reading
passage.
P5
1 一般过去时表示过去某个时间或某一段时间内存在的状态。
2 一般过去时也表示过去发生的动作。
一、一般过去时的含义及用法
状态
动作
谓语由be动词的过去式构成
谓语由实义动词的过去式构成
二、由谓语动词be构成的一般过去时(表状态)
肯定句结构:
主语 + was/were + 其他.
否定句结构:
主语 + was/were + not + 其他.
一般疑问句结构:
- Was/Were + 主语 + 其他?
- Yes, 主语 + was/were.
或 No, 主语 + wasn't/ weren't.
三、由一般动词构成的一般过去时(表动作)
肯定句结构:
主语 + 动词过去式 + 其他.
规则(+ed/+d/y变i+ed/双写+ed(P121)
不规则(见附录P152~156)
否定句结构:
主语 + didn't + 动词原形 + 其他.
一般疑问句结构:
- Did +主语 + 动词原形 +其他?
- Yes, 主语 + did.
或 No, 主语 + didn't.
句型转换:
I was at home last night. (否定句)
Charlie’s family were happy together.(一般疑问句并且回答)
My mother asked me to sweep the floor yesterday.(否定句)
4. We flew kites in the park last weekend.(一般疑问句并且回答)
I wasn’t at home last night.
Were Charlie’s family happy together?
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
My mother didn’t ask me to sweep the floor yesterday.
Did you fly kites in the park last weekend?
Yes, we did. / No, we didn’t.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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1 Sarah ______ (be) happy to play chess with her brother yesterday.
2 Emily ______ (make) a cake for her grandpa last night for his 70th birthday.
3 Last weekend, our family trip to the park ______ (fill) us with happiness.
was
made
filled
P7
用括号中所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. My parents and I ____ (be) in London last year.
2. They _____ (go) to the beach last week.
3. - What ____ you ____ (do) last weekend?
- I ____ (have) a picnic in the park.
4. David _________ (not do) his homework last night.
5. I ______ (call) Jim yesterday, but he _______ (be not) at home.
were
went
did do
didn't do
wasn't
called
had
Complete the post with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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made
found
was
tried
decided
made
likes
makes
P7
What makes the cat a happy princess?
The writer and the family’s love.
(Happiness comes from love.)
Listen and choose the correct answers to the questions:
1. Why did the boy feel down yesterday?
A. He fell down. B. He lost a football. C. He lost a football match.
2. Who helped him feel warm?
A. his mum. B. His sister. C. His friend.
3. What did she do to make him feel warm?
A. She hugged him and gave him a football.
B. She kissed him and put a candy in his mouth.
C. She hugged him and put a candy in his mouth.
4. What’s the key to happiness according to the conversation?
A. Family love.
B. Eating sweet candy.
C. Winning the football match.
Useful expressions
I kept going over... in my mind.
That made him / her feel...
To my surprise, ...
This touched me greatly.
From this, I learnt...
I believe that...
Love is the key to happiness.
Work in pairs. Do you think love can make us happy? Talk about your experience. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage and the Useful expressions to help you.
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P8
My experience
when:
who:
Where:
Feeling
How did you feel?
What I learn from it
My happpy experience
I kept going over my happy experience in my mind. Yesterday, I lost
a football match and felt down. I sat in my room and I didn’t want to talk at all. Then my little sister came in. To my surprise, she hugged me and put a candy in my mouth. Her sweet love made me feel warm and touched me greatly. From this experience, I learnt that family love is the key to happiness.
Share your happpy experience
I kept going over __________________________. Yesterday/..., ________________________________________________________.
(2~3 sentences to tell what happened) To my surprise, ________________________________________________. ____________ made me feel ___________ touched me greatly. From this experience, I learnt that __________________________________.
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