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ATeachingPlanforUnit3

（AnIntegratedEnglishCourseBook3）

Ⅰ.Time:

6classhours

Ⅱ.Contents:

TextA:

ThePursuitofHappinessfoetheCommonGood

TextB:

MaterialThingsandHappiness

Ⅲ.SuggestedTimetable:

1.Thefirsttwo-class-hoursessionforpre-listeningandnewwordsexplanationofTextA.

2.Nexttwo-class-hoursessionforTextA.

3.Thethirdtwo-class-hoursessionforTextBandexercisesofUnit1.

Ⅳ:

AimsandRequirements:

TextA:

ThePursuitofHappinessfoetheCommonGood

1.Studentswillbeabletoappreciatetheproseandlearntoreadbetweenlines.

2.Teachthefollowingphrases’usage:

relativeto,intermsof,derivefrom,inpart,ineffect.

TextB:

MaterialThingsandHappiness

1.Teachthereadingskill:

scanningandpredicting

2.Enablestudentstograspthemainideaofthetext.

Ⅴ.FocalpointsandDifficultPointsofthisunit:

TextA:

ThePursuitofHappinessfoetheCommonGood

1.Analyzethestructureofseveralcompoundsentencesandcomprehendthem.

2.Learntoteachthefollowingphrases’usage:

relativeto,intermsof,derivefrom,inpart,ineffect.

TextB:

MaterialThingsandHappiness

1.Askstudentstoretellthestory

2.GraspsomeCET-4words.

TextA:

ThePursuitofHappinessfoetheCommonGood

1.Lead-in

①.Whatisthecommongoodinyouropinion?

②.Howcanwetakemorepleasureinothers’happiness?

③.Wouldyoufeeljealousifsomeofyourfriendsbecomesuccessfulincareerorstudy?

2.Pre-readingActivities

Listentoshortpassageonceandanswerquestions

1.Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftherelationshipbetweenhappinessandwealth?

2Whatisthesecrettohappinessaccordingtothepassage?

3Whyishappinessnotanendbutaprocess?

2.Listentotherecordingagainandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

1Theworldisfullofveryrichpeoplewhoareas_____________asiftheywere_________________.

2Ifyouobtainwealththrough_______________or______________,youwillnotbehappywithit.Youthinkyouareameanperson.

3Long-termhappinessisbasedon___________,and____________,contribution,andself-esteem.

4Ifyourhappinessdependson_________________,youwillalwaysfeelunfulfilledbecausetherewillalwaysbesomething__________________.

听力原文：

Happiness

Manypeoplethinkthatwhentheybecomerichandsuccessful,happinesswillnaturallyfollow.Letmetellyouthisisnottrue.Theworldisfullofveryrichpeoplewhoareasmiserableasiftheywerelivinginhell.Wehavereadstoriesaboutmoviestarswhocommittedsuicideordiedfromdrugs.Quiteclearly,moneyisnottheonlyanswertoallproblems.

Wealthobtainedthroughdishonestmeansdoesnotbringhappiness.Lotterywinningsdonotbringhappiness.Tomymind,thesecrettohappinessliesinyoursuccessfulwork,inyourcontributiontoother’shappinessandinthewealthyouhaveearnedthroughyourownhonesteffort.Ifyouobtainwealththroughluckordishonestmeans,youwillnotbehappywithit.Youwillthinkyouareameanperson.

Long-termhappinessisbasedonhonestyandproductivework,contribution,andself-esteem.Happinessisnotanend;itisaprocess.Itisacontinuousprocessofhonestandproductiveworkwhichmakesyoufeelyouareauseful,worthyperson.Asonewriterputit,“Thereisnotwaytohappiness.Happinessistheway.”It’snousesaying,“SomedaywhenIachievethesegoals,whenIgetacar,buildahouseandownmyownbusiness,thenIwillbereallyhappy.”Lifejustdoesnotworkthatway.Ifyouwaitforcertainthingstohappenanddependonexternalcircumstancesoflifetomakeyouhappy,youwillalwaysfeelunfulfilled.Therewillalwaysbesomethingmissing.

Answers:

1.①Thespeakerthinksthathappinessdoesnotnaturallyfollowwealthorsuccess.

②Thesecrettohappinessliesinoursuccessfulwork,inourcontributiontoother’shappinessandinthewealthwehaveearnedthroughourownhonesteffort.

③Becauseitisonlythroughthecontinuousprocessofhonestandproductiveworkthatyoucanmakearealcontributiontoothersandfeelthatyouareauseful,worthyperson.Itisthefeelingoffulfillmentandself-esteemthatbringsyoutruehappiness.

2.①miserable,livinginthehell

②luck,dishonestmeans

③honesty,productivework

④externalcircumstances,missing

3.BackgroundInformation

①.PeterRichardGrenvilleLayardPeterRichardGrenvilleLayardknownasRichardLayard,（bornon15March,1934）,isaBritisheconomist.Hewasfounder-directorin1990of,andisacurrentprogramdirectorat,theCentreforEconomicPerformanceattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.LayardwaseducatedatEton,wherehewasaKing’sscholar,atKing’sCollege,CambridgeandattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.InhisearlycareerhewasSeniorResearchOfficerforthefamousRobbinsCommitteeonHigherEducation.Thiscommittee’sreportledtothemassiveexpansionofUKuniversityeducationinthe1960sand1970s.

Apartfromvariousacademicpositionshehasheldsincethe1960s,Layardhasworkedasanadvisorfornumerousorganizations,includinggovernmentinstitutionsintheUnitedKingdomandRussia.

AGallupPollisanopinionpollconductedbyTheGallupOrganizationandfrequentlyusedbythemassmediaforrepresentingpublicopinion.TheGallupPollisnamedafteritsinventor,theAmericanstatistician,GeorgeGallup.Untilthemid1980stheGallupPollconducteditspollsusingdoor-to-doorsamplingmethods.Now,however,nearlyallsamplesarechosenusingtheprocessofrandomdigitdialing.

②.GallupPollTheGallupPollhasexistedsincethe1930s.Historically,TheGallupOrganizationhasmeasuredandtrackedthepublic’sattitudesconcerningvirtuallyeverypolitical,social,andeconomicissueoftheday,includinghighlysensitiveorcontroversialsubjects.AlthoughGalluphastypicallyconducteditspollingactivitiesincollaborationwithvariousmediaorganizationsand,onoccasion,withworldwideassociationsandacademicinstitutions,thesepollsarereputedtohavebeencarriedoutindependentlyandobjectively.

4.WorkonSectionA

A）StructureoftheText（amethodofanalyzingthetextstructureisemployed）

PartOne（1-2）:

Oncematerialdiscomforthasbeenbanished,improvedrelationshipsbecomemoreimportantthanextramoneyinmakingushappier.

PartTwo（3--6）:

Thepursuitofhigherrelativeincomeorstatusisazero-sumgame,producingauselessratracethatfailstoincreaseoverallhappiness.

PartThree（7-11）:

Tobecomehappier,weneedtochangeourattitudes.Weshouldbroadenthecriteriaforrespect,valuetheintrinsicworthofpeople’sexperiencesandacquireahealthierphilosophyoflife.

PartFour（12）:

Weshouldadoptthegreatesthappinessofhumankindasourconceptofthecommongood.

B）TorFstatements:

---Eventhoughindividualismdidn’tmakepeoplehappier,itstillisacentralpartofthenation’spolicy.

---Thereasonwhyinsomewesterncountriespeopleoveralldon’tbecomehappierwiththeincreaseoffinancialincomeisthattheincreaseisnotsubstantialatall.

---Peoplewouldonlyfeelbetteroffiftheyarerelativelyrichcomparedtotheaveragestandard.

---Ifweconsidersocietyasawhole,wereallydon’tneedtoworksohardfortheincreaseinsocialstatus.

---Inordertopreservetruefriendship,peopleinacommunityshouldmaintaintheequalrelationshipbetweeneachother.

Answers:

FFTT

C）QuestionsandAnswers

Questions:

---Whatisso-calledstandardeconomictheory?

---Whataretheindicatorsofdissatisfactionmentioned?

---Accordingtothepassage,atwhatstageincreasedincomewouldn’tsoundsoimportantatall?

Answers:

---Whenwehumanbeingsenjoybetterlifeprovidedbyextraordinaryeconomicgrowth,weshouldnaturallyfeelhappier.

---Noimprovementondegreesofhappinessandcrimerates.

---Whenpeoplehaveenoughmoneytomeettheirdailyneeds,extraincomemaysoundnotsoimportant.

5.LanguagePoints

PartOne（1-2）

1Overthelast50years,weinthewesthaveenjoyedunparalleledeconomicgrowth.Wehavebetterhomes,cars,holidays,jobs,educationandaboveallhealth.

unparalleled:

adj.havingnoparallelorequal;unmatched

eg.Newagriculturalandindustrialprocesseshaveboostedproductivitytounparalleledheights.

Withthesoarofenergycosts,thiscountryisconfrontedwithaneconomiccrisisunparalleledinitshistory.

2Morepeoplesufferfromdepression,andcrime,anotherindicatorofdissatisfactionisalsomuchhigher.depression:

n.1）beingdepressed;lowspirits

eg.Hecommittedsuicideduringafitofdepression.他一时想不开,自杀了。

Peterfellintoadeepdepressiononhearingthenews.

2）aperiodwhenthereislittleeconomicactivity,andhighunemployment

eg.LotsofpeopleweredeprivedofallthesepropertyintheGreatDepression.

3Thesefactschallengemanyoftheprioritieswehavesetourselvesbothassocietiesandasindividuals.priority:

n.1）（a）（stateof）beingmoreimportant（inrank）

eg.Japanenjoyspriorityoverothercountriesinthefieldofmicroelectronics.

TheGovernmentgavetopprioritytoreformingthelegalsystem.政府将改革法制列为工作的重点。

2）thethingthatis（regardedas）moreimportantthanothers

eg.Youmustdecidewhatyourprioritiesare.

Houseworkislowonherlistofpriorities.

4Whenmostpeopleexistnearthebreadline,materialprogressdoesindeedmakethemhappier.

Q;Whatdoes“existnearthebreadline”meaninthispassage?

A:

“Existnearthebreadline”means“justhaveenoughmoneytofeedthemselves.”

P:

Whenamultitudeofpeopleinasocietyonlyhavemoneyenoughtofeedthemselves,theywouldfeelmuchhappieriftheycanearnmoremone