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Developing ideas(Reading for writing)阅读写作课
2025新教材春七年级下册外研版
Unit 1
The secret of happiness
CONTENTS
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Learning objects
Warming up
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Writing task
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to ...
1. introduce key words and expressions related to the story.
2. understand the content of the story, including the character's
actions, feelings, and the reasons behind them.
3. organise ideas and write a story based on the learned model.
3. organise ideas and write a story based on the learned model.
Learning objects
Warming up
Let’s enjoy the video.
1. What is the hair in the picture like
It’s long.
2. Do you think it’s a boy or a girl in the picture
I’m not sure.
Look and say
Pre-reading
3. If it was a boy, why did he keep his hair long
Perhaps he wanted to use his hair to help others/do good.
keep hair long
留长发
happiness
幸福
Pre-reading
---You can keep your hair long, Helen!
---Thank you ,mum.
He thinks that loving oneself and loving others are the ways to happiness.
New words and expressions
help others
帮助他人
doing good
行善；做好事；经营造益
Pre-reading
You can help others when you're able.
She is active in doing good to mankind.
New words and expressions
laugh at
嘲笑,取笑
cut it short
截短
Pre-reading
She knew that the girls used to imitate her and laugh at her behind her back.
Cut it short all around, please.
New words and expressions
What is the passage about
Maybe it is about how to gain happiness.
Pre- reading
1. What does “ Growing happiness” mean
Zhou Jian. / A young man called Zhou Jian.
While- reading
Read and answer
2. Who is the main character of the story
It means the young man grew his hair to help others. This made him happy.
While- reading
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
What was Zhou Jian's hair like
He had_________________hair
long
While- reading
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
How did people react
They__________his long hair behind his back.
They________at him.
talked about
laughed
While- reading
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
What did he do with his hair
·He__________________ for over two years.
·He went to a barber's shop to___________.
·He put the hair into a bag.
kept his hair long
cut it short
While- reading
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
Why did he do so
He wanted to help_______________.
kids with cancer
While- reading
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
What did he do next
He________and said to himself, "It's time to_______________again.”
smiled
grow happiness
Read and answer
1. What do you think “ hope grew together with his hair” means
It means as his hair grew, more wigs would be made and more kids would be helped. He also became hopeful.
2. What will Zhou Jian do to “ grow happiness again”
He will grow his hair long again.
3. Why does the writer use the words of Plato in the last paragraph.
To tell us that the key to happiness is doing good and helping others.
Post-reading
1. How do you feel when you read the letter in the passage
I feel surprised and happy for the kids with cancer. I understand why Zhou Jian grew his hair long.
2. What can you learn from the passage
I can learn from the passage that helping others makes us happy. To be happy, we should’t only focus on our own lives. We should think about other people, too.
Think and share
Writing task
Write a short story about feeling happy through helping others.
Remember to:
1.include characters, a setting and events
2.use the words and expressions from the reading passage.
3.give your opinion about the secrets of happiness.
Writing task
Writing task
Sample
Last Saturday, Ma Yang went to the park with his mum. He played with his new toy car. He felt happy. However, there was a boy crying.
“ What’s wrong with him ” Ma Yang asked his mum.
“ That boy’s family is poor, and he doesn’t have any toys to play with.”
Ma Yang felt sad for the boy. Then he had an idea. “ Would you like to play with my car ” he asked the boy.
“ Really Thank you!” The boy smiled, and they started playing together.
When it was time to go home, Ma Yang asked him mum, “ Can i give my toy car to the boy ”
“Yes, Yangyang, you can. That’s very kind of you.”
Ma Yang handed the car to the boy. “You can keep it, and we can be friends,” he said. The boy was very happy.
Ma Yang learnt an important lesson that day. Helping others is one of the secrects of happiness.
1. His long hair waved in the air. 他的长发在空中飘舞。
Language points
wave
动词 挥动，摆动某物，某物上下起伏，左右摇晃
wave at / to sb 向某人挥手
wave sth at sb 向某人挥动某物
wave sb goodbye / wave goodbye to sb 向某人挥手告别
The flag waved in the wind.
旗子在风中飘扬。
2. “Just one more month!” he said to himself 他对自己说：“就再坚持一个月！”
Language points
just
副词 只是，只不过
I just want to talk to you.
我只是想和你谈谈。
say to oneself 自言自语，对自己说
When I meet difficulties, I always say to myself, “ Never give up!”.
当我遇到困难时，我总对自己说：“永不放弃！”
3. People always talked about his long hair behind his back. 人们常常在背后讨论他的长发。
Language points
behind one’s back 在某人的背后，背地里
指在某人不知情的情况下做某事
Don't talk about others behind their backs.
不要在背后讨论别人。
He often speaks ill of me behind my back.
他经常背地里说我坏话。
Evaluation （评估机制） Stars
Content（内容完整）
Pronunciation（发音清晰标准）
Performance （整体表现优秀）
Confidence（信心十足）
Excellent Great Good
You must do
Retell Zhou Jian’s story.Then talk about what you have learnt from his experience.
You can choose to do
Further polish your writing according to the evaluation criteria.
Hope to meet you again.

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