Lanxi No.1 Middle School Huangyan

Dear Miss Huang,Dear Miss Huang, I feel really bad these days. I quarreled with my parents last weekI feel really bad these days. I quarreled with my parents last week

end, for they were always comparing me with my classmates. You kend, for they were always comparing me with my classmates. You know, I am not a lazy boy. I work just as hard as other top students, bnow, I am not a lazy boy. I work just as hard as other top students, but I always fail to get high marks. I want a MP3 like my deskmate, buut I always fail to get high marks. I want a MP3 like my deskmate, but my parents can’t afford to buy it. All these made me lose confidenct my parents can’t afford to buy it. All these made me lose confidence in study, and find nothing interesting. What should I do? Dear teace in study, and find nothing interesting. What should I do? Dear teacher, can you tell me?her, can you tell me?

Yours,Yours, JackJack

Dear Miss Huang, Dear Miss Huang, I feel really bad these days. You I feel really bad these days. You know, I am not a lazy boy. I work just know, I am not a lazy boy. I work just as hard as some other top students, as hard as some other top students, but I always fail to get high marks. I but I always fail to get high marks. I want a MP3, but my parents can’t want a MP3, but my parents can’t afford to buy it. All these made me afford to buy it. All these made me puzzled, and find nothing interesting. puzzled, and find nothing interesting. What should I do? Dear teacher, can What should I do? Dear teacher, can you help me?you help me?

Yours,Yours, JackJack

ReadingReading

The Art of LivingThe Art of Living

Step I: Skimming the text to match the main ideas.Step I: Skimming the text to match the main ideas. Para1Para1

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A. Don’t look for a partner when you A. Don’t look for a partner when you are not content with yourselfare not content with yourself

E. The belief we hold about lifeE. The belief we hold about life

B. The problems we meet in our daily B. The problems we meet in our daily life.life.

D. The art of livingD. The art of living

C. Don’t live in a state of the C. Don’t live in a state of the futurefuture

F. Don’t complain about life.F. Don’t complain about life.

G. ConclusionG. Conclusion

1. What kind of belief do most people have about life?

2. What is the art of living?3. How will we feel when our true needs are

fulfilled?4. When will our needs automatically come?5. What advice does the writer give us

about the art of living?

Step II : Scanning the text to answer the questions.Step II : Scanning the text to answer the questions.

1. What kind of belief do most people have about life?

2. What is the art of living?

Life is an endless battle for something more, some better.

The art of living is learning to be content with where we are now, with what is here rather than striving for something more and better.

3. How will we feel when our true needs are fulfilled?

4. When will our needs automatically come?

We will have a sense of gratitude, a feeling of peace and spaciousness.

When we look at the world with our ‘child’ eyes, when we stop to smell the roses, when we are happy, truly happy.

5. What advice does the author give us about the art of living?

Don’t look for a partner when you are not content with yourself.Don’t live in a state of the future.Don’t complain.

Step III : Further Comprehension Step III : Further Comprehension

4 points4 points

1 point1 point

3 points 3 points

2 points2 points

Step IV: Group workStep IV: Group work

Make a surveyMake a survey

list what you are content witlist what you are content with in your daily life.h in your daily life.

How do we enjoy How do we enjoy everyday’s life ?everyday’s life ?contentcontentactive active optimistic optimistic confidentconfidentadapt to surroundingsadapt to surroundingsin harmony with in harmony with …

Step V: DiscussionStep V: Discussion

Step VI : Further thinkingStep VI : Further thinking

Write Write a mottoa motto （座右铭）（座右铭） about life tabout life to encourage ourselves.o encourage ourselves.

Life is to be lived, not watched!Life is to be lived, not watched!

Happiness lies in contentment. Happiness lies in contentment.

Love and to be loved!Love and to be loved!

Homework:Homework: Write a letter to Write a letter to Jack to help him out Jack to help him out of trouble.of trouble.

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Feel it.Believe it.Achieve it.Whatever dream you have...Go for it!

Listen and find out the problems mentioned in Listen and find out the problems mentioned in this paragraph.this paragraph.

Situations Situations ProblemsProblems

we have enough moneywe have enough money

we can each own the we can each own the luxury of thingsluxury of things

we are in relationshipwe are in relationship

we are on our own we are on our own

we have we have no timeno time to to enjoyenjoy our life our life

we find ourselveswe find ourselves guiltyguilty

we may think it we may think it would be better would be better to be to be on our ownon our own we wish we had we wish we had a pa partnerartner

Please find out one sentence in this text to Please find out one sentence in this text to give advice to this little turtle.give advice to this little turtle.

Sing a song to Sing a song to cheer everybody cheer everybody up!up!

“ “ When we look at the world with our When we look at the world with our ‘child’ ‘child’ eyes,eyes, when we stop to smell the roses,…” (pa when we stop to smell the roses,…” (para5)ra5)

What does What does ‘child’ eyes‘child’ eyes mean? mean? A. Part of body of a childA. Part of body of a child B. The good eyesight of childrenB. The good eyesight of children C. The simple and honest way that children treat things iC. The simple and honest way that children treat things i

n lifen life D. Poor judgement of childrenD. Poor judgement of children

Tuzki ! Tuzki !

Please use other phrases to replace it. Please use other phrases to replace it.

strive for ( para 3)

struggle forstruggle for

fight forfight for

try to achievetry to achieve

make an effort to domake an effort to do

try one’s best to do try one’s best to do …

have a strong desire for have a strong desire for

What’s the purpose of the What’s the purpose of the writer to write this writer to write this passage?passage?