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Unit 1
Unit 1
The secrets of happiness
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听对话，学习在写作和演讲中正确使用关于giving examples的表达
和同伴完成一段对话，分享自己是“悲观主义者”还是“乐观主义者”
掌握音标 、 的发音
Are you a pessimistic person or an optimistic person
Here's a simple English version of an optimism and pessimism quiz:
adj. 悲观的；悲观主义的
adj. 乐观的；抱乐观看法的
Answer the following questions with "Yes" or "No" to find out if you're more of an optimist or a pessimist.
Do you usually expect the best in people
Do you tend to see the bright side of things
Are you hopeful about the future
Do you believe that things will work out for the best
Do you often worry about things going wrong
Do you find it hard to enjoy good times because you're afraid they won't last
Do you often feel that things are going to end badly
Do you believe that you have little control over what happens to you
Count your "Yes" answers:
If you answered "Yes" to more of the first four questions, you might be an optimist.
If you answered "Yes" to more of the last four questions, you might be a pessimist.
Quiz
What is in the middle of the picture
How do you describe the glass of water
What do the boys think of the glass of water
A glass of water.
Half full. / Hall empty.
The boy on the left feels happy about the half-full glass, but the boy on the right feels sad about the half-empty glass.
People often have different opinions about the same thing. Some people always look on the bright side of life. They expect to good things to happen. Other people often believe that bad things will happen.
What are people’s different opinions about the same thing
Do you always look on the bright side of life or believe that bad things will happen
Some always look on the bright side of life. Others often believe that bad things will happen.
DID YOU KNOW
1
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.
a set of questions to find out about people’s opinions
opinion
How many parts are there in the survey report What are they
What should you focus on when listening to a description of an analysis
2
Listen again and complete the survey report.
Survey report
Instructions
Step 1: Show ____________ students half a glass of water.
Step 2: Ask them a question: “Is the __________ half full or half empty ”
Step 3: Study their answers.
glass
200
Results
___________% said the glass was half full.
___________% said the glass was half empty.
70
30
Conclusion
The “glass half-full” people usually look on the _______________ side of life. The “glass half-empty” people often believe that ______________ will happen.
bright
bad things
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.
How many parts are there in the survey report What are they
What should you focus on when listening to a description of an analysis
There are three parts: instructions, results and conclusion.
We should focus on the three parts above and numbers in the results.
Life is not always easy and we sometimes meet problems. What will you do if you meet problems
Look at the notes. Who will give us some advice
3
Listen to the talk and complete the notes.
n. 报告
problems
day
Speaker: Dr Zheng
Main Topic: Sometimes we meet __________. What should we do
Examples— two students both missed their school bus:
“glass half-empty” person- Kate:
I had to run all the way to school. It made me _________! And I missed the presentation. I felt very ________. What a bad ___________.
so tired
unhappy
wonderful
“glass half-full” person-Mike:
I ran all the way to school. It was a __________ way exercise! I was late for the music class. I __________ to say sorry. It was __________ morning.
Dr Zheng’s advice: It’s __________ to look on the bright side of life. Let’s choose to see the glass as _________.
sang a song
great
important
half full
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.
Listen again. Then talk about how Dr Zheng gives examples in his talk.
By saying “Let’s take Kate and Mike for example”.
Is Dr Zheng’s advice useful to you
Which kind of person do you want to be
4
Share if you are a “glass half-empty” person or a “glass half-full” person. Give specific examples.
I think I’m a … person. For example, … How about you
I’m a …person. Take… for example. …
What kind of person are you
I’m more of a(n)… person.
For example, I didn’t do well in a(n)…
At first, I felt…, but then I …
I find that when I …, it helps me stay positive.
I realised that I could see it differently.
Talk about what you have learnt about staying positive in this section.
A: I think I’m a “glass half-full” person. For example, I failed a test last month. At first, I felt sad, but then I saw it as a chance to improve. I studied harder and did much better the next time. How about you
B: I’m a “glass half-full” person, too. For example, last weekend it rained, and I forgot to bring my umbrella. Instead of feeling unhappy, I decided to enjoy the rain. So I walked home happily. It was actually quite refreshing.
show those
Phonetics in use
发音要领：
发音前长后短，从 向 滑动。
about now
发音要领：
由 向 滑动，前面的 更清晰、洪亮，发音时间较长，后面的 发得模糊、较短。
学习双元音发音时，要注意以下问题：
1 发音时嘴形有变化。
2 双元音是长音，发音要有一定的长度。双元音是一个音节。
3 不要把 读成汉语的“欧”，读“欧”时几乎不滑动，口张得太小。
Put the words in the correct boxes.
how grow proud down cold
mouth alone house hope town
how
grow
proud
down
cold
mouth
alone
house
hope
town
1. __________% said the glass was half empty.
百分之……的学生说杯子里有一半是空的。
empty adj. 空的
在句中常作定语、表语等。
e.g. Can you give me an empty pot
你能给我一个空罐子吗？
This chair is empty. Just sit here.
这把椅子是空的，就坐这儿吧
【语境应用】
将下列句子翻译成英语。
1) 把那个空杯子递给我。
2) 教室里空无一人。
Pass me the empty cup.
The classroom was / is empty.
2. The “glass half-empty” people often believe that bad things will happen.
“半空杯”的人常常觉得坏事一定会发生。
happen v. 发生 以事件作主语
sth. happens to sb. 某人发生某事
happen to do sth. 碰巧或偶然做某事
e.g. How did the accident happen 事故是怎么发生的？
I hope nothing bad happened to him.
我希望他没有发生什么不好的事情。
I happened to meet her at the bus station.
我碰巧在汽车站遇到了她。
【语境应用】
根据所讲内容将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。
1) 昨天你哥哥出什么事了？
2) 我碰巧坐在了他的后面。
What happened to your brother yesterday
I happened to sit behind him.
I can
在听广播节目的活动中，获取文章大意并完成实验报告
听对话，学习在写作和演讲中正确使用关于giving examples的表达
和同伴完成一段对话，分享自己的经历
掌握音标 、 的发音
Share whether you see the glass as half-empty or half-full; write down your answer and tell your classmates in the next lesson.
Remember new words and expressions.
Read the audio script aloud.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
— Helen Keller
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
— Confucius

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