1、What is happiness to you?,Are they happy?,Can you use some words to describe happiness?,happy,Can you tell any things that can make you happy?,Look at the pictures on Page 17 and tell us what can make you happy and why you feel happy.,Are you fond of drawing? Drawing is my favourite activity. I star
2、ted to learn to draw at the age of five.honestly speaking, I didnt enjoying my drawing lessons when I was a child, as it took too much of my spare time. I hadto practise drawing and painting for hours every day.,Creating things,However,as time went on, I began to develop a real passion for it. Whene
3、ver I feel upset and want to escape from everything, I go into my bedroom and take up my paints and brushes. Its so wonderful all my thoughts and ideas can be expressed in my pictures. Sometimes I want to be a painter.,Are there any other creative activities you can think of? What are they? Thinking
4、 of different solutions to slove problems, expressing myself in my oen way and making new things.,Do you like to do exciting things? If you do,why? Yes. Whenever I am free, I like to do many exciting things, like white water rafting or bungee jumping. They bring me lots of fun and help me forget all
5、 my troubles and worries.,Do you think reading makes you happy? Why? Yes, I think so. I enjoying reading, especially in a peaceful and quiet enviroment. Sometimes I am so absorded by the characters and their stories in the book that forget all about the outside world. Through reading, I gain knowled
6、ge and broaden my horizons,Do you like taking part in sporting activities? Which sports do you enjoy and why? Yes, I do. I like roller skating, though Im not very good at it. You have to be quite skilful in order to keep you balance. Its really good way to relax.,How often do you have a big family g
7、et together? Do you enjoying spending tiime with your relatives? Do you talk to them about your problems and achievements? We meet three or four times a year. I like spending time with my relatives. The atmosphere is really comfortable when my family is all together.,Its a perfect time to express my
8、 self and talk about my problems. They can give me good advice and make me confident. They are also happy for the achievements I made.,Have you ever been to a natural history museum? If there was a newly built history museum in your city, do you think you would visit it? Sure, I would. Usually in a
9、museum, we can find out more information than we can just through reading books. Visiting these kinds of places can give us a real insight into nature.,What other ways do you think may help you learn more new things? Surfing the Internet and talking to different people.,What can bring people happine
10、ss?,How can people become happy?,What do you think happiness is?,Free talk:,Happiness isnt about what happens to us; it is about how we perceive what happens to us. Its the knack of finding a positive for every negative, and viewing a setback as a challenge. Its not wishing for what we dont have, bu
11、t enjoying what we do possess.,Introduction about happiness:,Scanning,Happiness is the “capacity for enjoyment“. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.,Everyone has their own definition of happiness, may different from others. keep what is happiness in your mind as your own image an
12、d to enjoy your own happy life. Life is not what other peoples thinking, is your inside feeling.,Discussion:,1.Do you think there are some things that make everyone happy? What are they?,There are some things in life that make everyone feel happy. For example, something as simple as getting some swe
13、ets is enough to make a child happy. Passing an exam, winning the classmatesrespect for the teachers praise can make a student feel on top of the world.,Getting a great new job or travelling to different parts of the world are happy events for ,ost adults. In short, happiness is easy to come by as l
14、ong as you cherish the people around you and remember how lucky you are.,2.What are the things that make you happy?,There are many things that make happy. For example, eating a hearty meal, getting some new clothes, having enough money for something I really want, reading a great book, watching a re
15、ally good film, making a new friend or making up with my friends or making up with my friends after an argument. Maybe Im just the sort of person whos easily satisdied, and thats why I find happiness easy to find.,3.How would you try to help a friend who is not happy?,First, I would encourage my fri
16、end to talk about his or her problems. I would try to be a good listener gathering bits and pieces of information about what has made him or her so upset. Second, I would offer advice to slove his or her problems.,Perhaps, I would try and get him or her to go outside for a walk or take him or her to
17、 a lively place, like a shopping mall or a restaurant,simply to distract him or her from worry. If my friend was still upset, I might become worried that he or she was suffering from some kind of depression. In this case, I would suggest ge or she go to a doctor or counsellor for help.,1.These peopl
18、e are all doing things that make them happy. make+宾语+宾语补足语: 其中宾语补足语可以由名词，形容词，非谓语动词等充当。My father wants to make me a doctor. He made London the base for his revolutionary work. Itll make me so happy if youll accept it. Washing machines make housework easier. I cant make this machine go. He was made to
19、 repeat it.,1.European football is played in 80 countries, _ it the most popular sport in the world. A. making B. makes C. made D. to make,链接高考,2.Helen had to shout _ above the sound of the music. A. making herself hear B. to make herself hear C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard,3. Are you still thinking about yesterdays game? Oh, thats _. A. what makes me feel excited B. whatever I feel excited aboutC. how I feel about it D. when I feel excited,Preview the reading text.,Homework,