译林牛津版高中英语选修六Unit 2 What is happiness to you__Task 1

牛津高中英语(模块六 · 高二上学期)

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Task 1

板块：教学设计—课件 作者：赵燕

Unit 2

Descriptions1. Learn to identify negative emotional language and find out the problems behind it. 2. Learn how to break a big question into smaller ones to discuss and give advice to solve the problems.

How can Ma Jie be happy again? Please help him!

Step 1 Recognizing problems Read the letter on p26 and underline the negative language he used to describe his problems. Sad/feel caught between/ guilty/confused/really tired of feeling worried about … /feel like I’m a bad son …

Discuss: What other words or phrases can we use to describe our negative emotions?

1)Words Sad confused disappointed unhappy alone afraid2)Patterns I feel like … They make/It makes me feel … I wish … I’m tired of …

3)Phrases

Under a black cloudbe stuck/caught between …

feel bluein low spirits

Make the sentences using the structures given I felt like crying when I knew I would never see my grandma again. Failing my Maths test again made me feel rather depressed. I want to have a talk with my Maths teacher. He left school under a black cloud after causing a serious accident. Since her husband got ill, she seems very in low spirits.

If you were Ma Jie, what would you do to solve the problem?

Learn more about Ma Jie’s problem Listen to what he says and complete your notes on p27/B. Listen to find out why his solutions did not work. (p27/C)

Step 2 Discuss solutions1. Who do you usually talk with when

you meet with a problem? Parents/teachers/ friends/ … 2. How to answer a big question? By breaking them into smaller ones.

How can I improve my grades? What subjects do you find hard and need to improve on? What is your problem in these subjects? Is that because you have not spent enough time on them? What have you done to improve on these subjects? Did you use good study methods in these subjects? What are your short-term and long-term goals in these subjects? Have you set proper goals?

What do you think of Ma Jie’s problem? problem: What is his problem? source of information: How did you find out about the problem? people affected: Who else is involved in the problem besides Ma jie? attempts to solve problem: What has he done to try to solve the problem? results of attempts: what were the results of the solutions he had tried? things one wishes to happen: What does he wishes to happen?

Work in pairs to make up a dialogue.

Sample answers A: I really want to help Ma Jie, but what can I do to solve his problem? B: I think if you want to give decent advice, you should first listen to his problem. Make sure that you understand the situation clearly and also understand the person you want to help. Then you can give your suggestions. A: Do you think there is a solution? B: Certainly. Every problem

has a solution. We should be positive. Tell him he should consider the problem carefully. A: He has already thought of some solutions, but it seems that they didn’t work. He found it was hard to satisfy his parents, his teachers, his coach and himself at the same time. Is there a way to make everyone happy? What do you think? Is it more important to be happy himself, or to make others happy?