【正文】 Happiness Reading Focus Global Understanding 2 Detailed Information 3 Critical Thinking 4 Language Points 5 Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action 6 Background Information 1 Watch a clip from The Pursuit of Happyness in which Christopher’s wife just left him. Discuss with your partner how people should pursue happiness. Background Information Click on the picture Reading Focus – Global Understanding 1 Introduction 2 Body 3 Conclusion (Paras. 13) (Paras. 417) (Para. 18) Introduction Reading Focus – Global Understanding Main idea: Many people find that enduring a harrowing ordeal ________________________________________. There seems to be a builtin human capacity to _________________________________________________. What doesn’t kill you can actually make you stronger. ultimately changes them for the better flourish under the most difficult circumstances Body Main idea: People who have suffered the most, who have been forced to contend with shocks they never anticipated and to rethink the meaning of their lives, _______________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _____________________. may have the most to tell us about that profound and intensely fulfilling journey that philosophers used to call the search Reading Focus – Global Understanding for “the good life” Argument 1: Happiness is only one among many values in human life. Sometimes only _________________________ can foster such qualities as _________________________________________ ________________________ because ___________________ __________________________________________________ __________________. Example: 31yearold fashion designer Tracy Cyr. “I felt I had been shown the secret of life and why we’re here: to be happy and to nurture other life. It’s that simple.” the trials of adversity creativity passion, wisdom, altruism, insight, Reading Focus – Global Understanding sometimes only drastic situations can force us to take on the painful process of change Body Argument 2: For many people who have endured extreme events like bat, violent crime or sudden serious illness—perhaps even the majority—life ________________________________ _________________. ultimately bees richer and Reading Focus – Global Understanding more gratifying Body Argument 3: Actually implementing these changes, as well as fully ing to terms with a new reality, ________________ ______________________. And eventually, people may find themselves freed in ways they never imagined. Example: _________________________________________. Although parenting can bring sleep deprivation and the necessity of putting aside personal pleasure, ultimately, the emotional rewards can pensate for the pain and difficulties of adversity. usually takes One of life’s biggest challenges: parenting conscious, effort Reading Focus – Global Understanding Body Conclusion Main idea: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________. It’s possible to live an extraordinary rewarding life even within the constraints and struggles we face Reading Focus – Global Understanding Task 2 Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the text (P11) Key: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B C A A D A C D B D Reading Focus – Detailed Information Critical Thinking Reading Focus Work together with your partner to answer the following questions based on the text you’ve just read. Reading Focus—Critical Thinking 1. The writer claims in the first paragraph that, ―many people find that enduring such a harrowing ordeal ultimately changes them for the better.‖ In which sense does she mean by saying ―to change for the better‖, physically or mentally? 2. In the second paragraph, the writer believes in ―a builtin capacity to flourish under the most difficult circumstances.‖ Do you agree with her? Provide examples to elaborate your opinion. 3. Do you agree with the statement ―What doesn‘t kill you actually makes you stronger‖? Why or why not? Discuss in groups the following questions. 1. Have you had the experience of going through a very difficult situation and ing out as a better person? Or do you know someone who has experienced this? 2. Unlike those who are so unfortunate to have been struck by diseases or who have been forced to go through extreme difficulties in life, some people choose to voluntarily take adventures or challenges, like extreme sports, to push themselves to limits. Why do these people do so and what can they obtain from these experiences? Reading Focus—Critical Thinking 1. Hurricanes, house fires, cancer, whitewater rafting accidents, plane crashes, vicious attacks in dark alleyways. () Reading Focus – Language Point ? hurricane: a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water 颶風(fēng) . A drenching rain poured down a