If you are happy
If you’re happy and you know it Clap your hands
If you are happy and you know it Clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it
Never be afraid to show it
If you’re happy and you know it Clap your hands
If you’re happy and you know it Stomp your feet
If you’re happy and you know it Stomp your feet
If you’re happy and you know it
Never be afraid to show it
If you’re happy and you know it Stomp your feet
If you’re happy and you know it Wink your eye
If you’re happy and you know it Wink your eye
If you’re happy and you know it
Never be afraid to show it
If you’re happy and you know it Wink your eye
What is happiness to these
people?
To serve the people
What is happiness to
these people?
Now we have the
latest operating
system Windows
Vista on sale.
To earn more
money
What is happiness to
these people?
To lead the
Huston Rocket
to win the NBA
championship
Bring the Chinese
National Basketball Team
to the top class of the
world
What is
happiness
to you?
What can bring you
happiness in your daily life?
Skimming and scanning
• What is the topic of the TV interview?
Happiness.
• What is the name of the psychologist?
Dr Brain.
• When and where was Sang Lan born?
In Ningbo, China in 1981.
Information about Sang Lan
1981
1987
1991
1998
born in Ningbo,
China
began learning
gymnastics
started winning
competitions
got injured at the
Goodwill Games
1. How old was she when she competed at
the New York Goodwill Games?
17 years old.
2. Why was she happy to devote herself to
gymnastics?
She was working towards something
special, and she was making her
parents proud.
3. What happened to her at the Goodwill
Games?
She made a mistake while practising.
So she fell and broke her neck.
4. How was she after the accident?
She was in good spirits.
5. How has she adapted to her new life?
Thinking about positive things,
staying optimistic, and keeping
busy.
( F )1. The topic of the TV interview
was the
offor
Sang
Lan.
the story
search
happiness
( T )2. Dr Brain studies happiness.
( F )3. Sang Lan became a gymnast
when she was eleven
six years old.
( F )4. Sang Lan was injured in China
New York
in 1998, while practicing for
the Goodwill Games.
( T )5. Before her accident, Sang
Lan’s best event was the vault.
( F )6. Sang Lan broke her neck
legs and
will never walk again.
( T )7. Leonardo DiCaprio visited
Sang Lan in the hospital.
( F )8. Sang Lan believes doing
no
keeping
work
keeps
her
happy.
busy helps her to stay positive
Can you recognize who she
is?
Sang Lan
Before Accident
• successful in her sport when she
was young
• energetic, happy and hard-working
• trying to make her parents proud
While in hospital
She remains cheerful.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Back to China
to study journalism
to host a sports programme
to hope to play table tennis
Life as a
TV
presenter
Interview
Yao
Post-reading
1. What does the example of Sang Lan
show us?
It shows how people can find
happiness even in difficult times.
2. In the opinion of Sang Lan, what’s
the secret to happiness for many
people?
She thinks it is to think about good
things, and to focus on goals.
3. How did she stay positive?
By keeping busy.
Getting up from where
you fall is the most
ordinary thing for a
gymnast. And it’s my
motto. I’ll arrange my
time scientifically and
work hard on my
studies so as to be a
winner in life.
Discussion:
What adjectives can you
use to describe Sang Lan?
Describe Sang Lan's personality
考虑周到的,能体
谅人的,体贴的
Personality
of San Lan
People don’t lack strength, they
lack will.
----Hugo
On happiness
Happiness is______,
a tree
With joy, sweetness, and excitement as
its fruits.
a house
Happiness is_______,
With gentleness, comfort and love as
its furniture.
Happiness is ________,
a teacher
Who teaches us to love, to sacrifice and
own…
Happiness is a perfume you
cannot pour on others without
getting a few drops on yourself
---Emerson
幸福是香水,你洒在别人身上时,
自己也会沾上一两滴.
---爱默森
Do you feel happy? And what is
happiness to you, in your
opinion?