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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
表示容器的词
表示数量或多少的词
数字
表示态度的短语
表示“相信”的短语
Instructions
Step 1: Fill a 1.______ with water to half full.
Step 2: Ask 2.______ students from an American middle
school, “Is the glass half full or half empty ”
Step 3: Record their answers.
Results
3.______% said the glass was half full.
4.______% said the glass was half empty.
Conclusion
The “glass half-full” people usually look on 5.__________
of life.
The “glass half-empty” people often 6.___________ that bad things will happen.
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.
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 your advice for leading a positive life. Give specific examples. You can use the thinking map to help you.
How to lead a positive life
Think positively and find the bright side of life.
Act bravely and face the challenges of life.
Share joyful moment with friends.
Develop hobbies at school.
A: What do you mean by...
B: For example, you could...
Useful expressions
What do you think are some ways to stay positive
What are some ways we can encourage each other to stay positive
I think one key aspect of staying positive is ...
In my opinion, being positive means ...
I find that when I ..., it helps me stay positive.
Overall, I believe that ...
Be positive!
Phonetics in use
Read the following words and pay attention to the pronounciation of bold letters.
/ / show those
/a / about now
/ /
/a /
Put the words in the correct boxes.
how
grow
proud
down
cold
mouth
alone
house
hope
town
/ /
/a /
grow cold alone hope
how proud down mouth house town

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