1、Unit 2 Unit 2 What is happiness to youWhat is happiness to youWhat is happiness to a farmer?To harvest.What is happiness to an actor?To get awarded even the Academy AwardWhat is happiness to a businessman?To get moneyWhat is happiness to a sportsman?To get gold medals.Zhang HaidiSang LanTai LihuaHel
2、en KelleyDo you know these disabled people?What is happiness to them?live a good life like us.What do you know about the girl?What is happiness to Sang Lan?To stand up,get trained,and take part in Olympic Games1.What is the topic of the TV interview?2.What is the name of the psychologist?3.When and
3、where was Sang Lan born?Fast readingHappinessDr Brain.In Ningbo,China in 1981.T(true)or F(false)?1.The topic of the interview was the story of Sang Lan.2.Dr Brain studies happiness.3.Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old.4.Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998,while practising for
4、the Goodwill Games.5.Before the accident,Sang Lans best event was the vault.6.Sang Lan broke her legs and will never walk again.7.Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital.8.Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy.T(true)or F(false)?1.The topic of the interview was the story of Sang
5、 Lan.2.Dr Brain studies happiness.3.Sang Lan became a gymnast when she was eleven years old.4.Sang Lan was injured in China in 1998,while practising for the Goodwill Games.FTFFabout happinesssixthe USA5.Before the accident,Sang Lans best event was the vault.6.Sang Lan broke her legs and will never w
6、alk again.7.Leonardo DiCaprio visited Sang Lan in the hospital.8.Sang Lan believes doing no work keeps her happy.TFTFneckLook at C2 and choose the answer.What kind of girl is Sanglan?Personality of SanglanconsideratebravecourageousdeterminedHard-workingoptimisticChoices1Which statements is not menti
7、oned in the text?A Happiness is being surrounded by family and friends.B happiness means meeting goals in life.C Happiness can simply mean a day without pain or just being alive.D Happiness means enjoying yourself all day long.2.Why does Dr Brain often use the example of Sang Lan?A Because he wants
8、to show how people can find happiness even in difficult times.B Because he hopes to tell viewers that Sang Lan is a happy and successful gymnast.C Because he thinks it is dangerous for a girl to take up gymnastics.D Because he would like to introduce a great gymnast to our viewers 3.The purpose of t
9、he text is to _.A tell us what is happiness.B introduce Sang Lans moving story C discuss the ways to find happiness D tell us that we can find happiness in any cases,even in difficult times.4.Why is Sang Lans story so special?A Because she is a famous gymnast who overcame many difficulties.B Because
10、 many famous visitors like Leonardo Dicaprio went to see her.C Because she still feels happy to be alive and lucky to have the rest of her life to learn new things after the accident.D Because she has made great contributions to her motherland in gymnastics.5.From the text,we can infer that_.A Sang
11、Lan became disabled when she was only 16 years old.B Sang Lan received her first treatment in the USA.C Sang Lan hopes to host a sports program about the 2008 Beijing OlympicsD Sang Lan had pratised gymnastics for ten years before the accident.5.What conclusion can we draw from the first paragraph?D
12、ifferent people have different understanding of what happiness is.6.How can the unlucky people find their happiness?They can find happiness through reaching much smaller goals,and through the love of the people around her.Discussion:Is Sanglan successful in your opinion?Which factors contribute to Sang lans success?A.Her personal positive characters.B.Her love and support from her family,friends and other kind people.Writing:A Brief Summary of Sanglan Paragraph one:1.Before the accident.2.While in hospital.3.After going back to China.Paragraph two:Her belief.
