Project. What is your idea of happiness? Question 1:

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What is your idea of happiness?

Question 1:

1.Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

2.The basic of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

3.There is only one happiness in life: to love and to be loved.

4.Happiness is not just the possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement.

TeenagersYoung people

children

Old couple

According to you, what is the happiest time of

a person’s life?Why?

Question 2:

Skimming1. What are these two essays about?2. Are the two writers old or young? How do you know that?

Reading

For the first essay:1. Why does the writer think those days

were happy?2. What does the writer think young people

can do while old people can’t?

Scanning

1. Why does the writer think those days were happy?He didn’t have any worries in life and could spend all day outside with his friends playing in the sunshine.

His parents took care of everything important. All he had to do was go to school and spend a few hours studying after school.

At weekends he could see friends, visit his grandparents, read books and play sport.

He didn’t need to think about problems at work or worry about income or how to take care of a family.

In a word, he could fully enjoy adolescence.

2. What does the writer think young people can do while old people can’t?

Young people are healthy, so they can stay happy and cheerful. They never seem tired and feel like they can do anything. When people get old, their bodies ache. Old people get tired easily and must be very careful not to hurt themselves.

For the second essay:1. Why does the writer think that her happiest

days will be in the future?2. What does the writer think an adult can do

while a teenager can’t ?3. Why does the writer think it is nice to think

the happiest days are still ahead of them?

Scanning

1. Why does the writer think that her happiest days will be in the future?

She sees herself successful in her job and surrounded by her family.

In the future, people will be healthier and live longer because of new technology.

2. What does the writer think an adult can do while a teenager can’t ?

An adult can make his or her own decisions and do things he or she enjoys. He or she can have a job that he or she likes and finds happiness in being successful at it.

Teenagers have to work hard at school and should always be doing or learning things and they don’t have time to relax.

3. Why does the writer think it is nice to think the happiest days are still ahead of them?

It gives the writer the motivation to work hard now.

Teenagers AdultsAdvantages Disadvantages Advantages Disadvantages

Fill in the table according to the two essaysand decide which age group is happier:

YoungEnergeticCreativeFriendshipFree from worriesGood healthLove and care from …

Much homeworkLittle freedomlittle spare timeLack of experience and patience

More freedomMore entertainmentSuccess in jobsAbility to make decisions and money

More worries (family 、 income and job)Less friendshipPoor health

Secrets to happiness!

set goals

smile more

ready to help othersready to help others

harmony with othersharmony with others

learn to share

lovelove

maintain high confidencemaintain high confidence

Money is something, but it’s not everythingMoney is something, but it’s not everything

Happiness isn't about what happens to

us; it is about how we perceive what

happens to us. It's the knack of finding a

positive for every negative, and viewing

a setback as a challenge. It's not wishing

for what we don't have, but enjoying

what we do possess.

Words of Wisdom:

Everyone has their own definition of

happiness. It may be different from others.

Keep what is happiness in your mind as

your own image and to enjoy your own

happy life. Life is not what other people

think. It is your inside feeling.

If we want to stay happy, ……If we want to stay happy, …… because …………because …………

Write an essay about your idea of

happiness so that

we can make a happiness handbook

during the next period .

Homework

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