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(共30张PPT)
Unit 1 The secrets of happiness
Reading for writing
Learning Objectives
In this lesson you will:
1. find out why Zhou Jian keeps his hair long and what
happiness he gets;
2. analyze how the author makes the story vivid;
3. write a story about feeling happy through helping others.
Watch and Guess
Why are the girls cutting their hair together
They donate（捐赠） their hair to an organization to make wigs for the kids with cancer（癌症）.
假发
Look and Say
1. Where is the person
The person is at a barber’s shop.
2. What is the person doing
Getting hair cut.
3. Do you think the person is a boy
or a girl
理发店
1. What kind of card is it
It’s a “Thank You Card”.
2. Who sent this card
The City Children’s Hospital.
3. Who is this card for
This card is for Mr Zhou.
4. Why did he receive this
card
He donated（捐赠）his hair to make wigs for the kids with cancer.
Can you predict what the passage is about Use the words and expressions to help you.
keep one’s hair long
happiness
grow
smile
laugh at
cut it short
Now read the passage and check your answer.
help others
do good
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
What was Zhou Jian’s hair like
He had 1.______ hair.
How did people react
They 2.___________ his long hair behind his back.
They 3._______ at him.
long
talked about
laughed
What did he do with his hair
He 4.______________ for over two years.
He went to a barber’s shop to 5._____________.
He put the hair into a bag.
Why did he do so
He wanted to help 6.________________.
What did he do next
He 7.______ and said to himself, “It’s time to 8._____________ again.
kept his hair long
have it cut short
the kids with cancer
smiled
grow happiness
Read paragraphs 1&2 and answer the questions.
1. What are people’s attitudes toward a boy with long hair
They don’t understand him and they can’t accept his behaviour. Because people talk about his long hair behind his back and laugh at him.
2. What’s Zhou Jian’s reaction to people’s misunderstanding
He doesn’t care about it. He still insists on what he wants to do.
Read paragraphs 3&4 and answer the questions.
1. What do you think “hope grew together with his hair” means
Zhou Jian’s growing hair is a growing hope for children with cancer. The longer his hair gets, the more wigs he can give to those kids.
2. What did Zhou Jian do with his hair
He went to the post office and sent his hair to the City Children’s Hospital.
Read paragraphs 5&6 and answer the questions.
1. What will Zhou Jian do to “grow happiness again”
He will grow his hair and donate it to the kids with cancer again.
2. Why does the writer use the words of Plato in the last
paragraph
柏拉图
柏拉图是古希腊伟大的哲学家、思想家、教育家、数学家。
Happiness springs from doing good and helping others.
spring from 来自；源于
幸福来源于做好事和帮助他人。
The words of Plato are used to show the theme that happiness comes from helping others.
It helps to describe Zhou Jian’s good nature and thoughts.
The famous saying makes the article more believable.
Discuss
Read the title again. How do you understand Growing Happiness
该标题使用了比喻的修辞手法，将happiness比喻为可以留长的头发，强调幸福其实可以靠自己去追寻和创造，而不仅仅是被动接受。
Think and Say
1. How do you feel when you read the letter in the passage
2. What can you learn from the passage
Learning to think for quetion 1 Sometimes the writer puts the key information at the end of the story. This keeps us reading on!
(Answers will vary.)
Think More
How does the author make the story vivid（生动）
Describe the environment
E.g. The wind was strong. Zhou Jian’s hat below off. His long
hair waved in the air. He heard a voice behind him ...
Describe other people’s reactions
E.g. People often talked about his long hair behind his back.
He took off his hat and his hair fell around his shoulders.
The other customers were very surprised.
Describe Zhou Jian’s inner activity
E.g. He shook his head. “Just one more month!” he said to
himself.
He smiled and said to himself, “It’s time to grow
happiness again.”
Write a short story about feeling happy through helping others.
Step 1
Organise your ideas by answering the following questions.
When and where did the story happen
Who is the main character of the story
E.g. The story happened last Saturday at the community center（社区中心）.
The main character is Lily.
What did he / she do and what challenge(s) did he / she face
How did he / she react to the challenge(s)
What did he / she feel
She wanted to help old people at the community center. Her challenge was that she didn't know how to make the old people happy at first.
Lily thought hard and decided to tell funny stories to the old people. She also helped them clean their rooms.
After seeing the old people laugh and thank her, Lily felt very happy. She learned that helping others could bring so much joy.
Step 2
Use your ideas to write your story.
The Happy Volunteer
Last Saturday, Lily went to the community center to be a volunteer. She wanted to help the old people there. But at the beginning, she didn't know how to make them happy. It was quite a challenge for her.
Lily thought for a while and decided to tell some funny stories to the old people. Besides, she also helped them clean their rooms.
When Lily saw the old people laughing and heard them say thank you, she felt very happy. She learned that helping others can bring a lot of joy.
Step 3
Check. Did you:
include characters, a setting and events
use the words and expressions from the reading passage
give your opinion about the secrets of happiness
Step 4
Share your story with the class.
Language Points
1. Zhou Jian’s hat blew off.
blew off的原形是blow off，在这句话中意思是“吹掉，吹走”。
E.g. The strong wind blew off my hat when I was walking on
the playground.
2. His long hair waved in the air.
wave在这句话中作动词，意思是“飘扬，飘动”。
E.g. The colorful flags waved in the gentle breeze（微风） on
the school playground.
3. “Just one month!” he said to himself.
say to oneself的意思是“对自己说”。
E.g. She said to herself, “You can do it.”
4. People often talked about his long hair behind his
back. Sometimes they laughed at him.
behind one’s back的意思是“在某人背后，背地里”。
E.g. Don’t speak ill of others behind their backs.
不要在背后说人坏话。
laugh at的意思是“嘲笑，取笑”。
E.g. You shouldn’t laugh at others’ failures.
5. But he never felt any shame.
shame在这句话中作名词，意思是“丢脸；耻辱”。
E.g. Losing the game in such an easy way was a great
shame for our team.
6. Day after day, hope grew together with his hair.
day after day的意思是“日复一日，天天地”。
E.g. Our team is working hard day after day to ensure
the success of this project.
为了确保这个项目的成功，我们团队日复一日地努力工作。
7. He took off his hat and his hair fell around his shoulders.
took off的原形是take off，意思是“脱下，脱掉”。
E.g. He took off his clothes and got into the shower.

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