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Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.
Section B 1a-1e 教学设计
Class Type
Listening and speaking
Key words & phrases: general,power, search for,fame, even though, return
to...
Key sentences:
Objectives
The general finds a happy person with power and money.
What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power,
money or fame?
Period 3
Procedure
Fill in the mind map to review the first part of the story. Then fill in the blanks to finish the
story.
Once ______ a time, there lived an ________ king in a rich and beautiful
_______. He slept ______ and didn’t feel like _______. The queen and his
people were very _______. They sent the most famous doctor to _______
Lead-in him. The doctor said _______ could help the king except a happy man’s
_____. The prime minister, the banker and the ______ singer were called in
to the palace at once, but _____ of them said they were happy and ____ of
them had their own worries. Finally, the king’s __________ was sent to find
a happy man ____________ time.
Presentation:
Activity 1a: Look at the possible endings to the story about the
unhappy king. Do you think any of these is the right one? If so, which
one?
Activity 1b: What are some other possible endings to the story? Discuss your ideas with
your partner.
A: The general found a poor man. The man was very happy.
Step 1 B: The poor man gave his shirt to the general.
Activity 1c: Listen to The Shirt of a Happy Man (Part Ⅱ) and check (✔) the things
that happened in the rest of the story.
__________The general searched for three
__________days and found a happy person.
__________The general could not find a happy person.
__________The general saw a poor man on the street.
__________The poor man was a happy man.
__________The poor man gave the general his shirt.
Activity 1d: Listen again. Answer the questions.
1. How long did it take the general to find the happy man?
2. What was the poor man doing on the street?
3. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power, moneyor fame?
4. Do you think the general will return to the king with the poor man’s shirt?
Why or why not?
According to The Shirt of a Happy Man (PartII). Are the following statements
True (T) or False (F)?
_____ 1.The general found a happy person.
_____ 2.The happy person was a rich man.
_____ 3.The happy person gave his shirt to the general.
Listen again and complete the chart .
Fill in the blanks.
The general searched and searched but couldn’t find 1 . It seemed that
everyone had their own problems, and no one was truly 2 .
Two days passed. Just as he was about to 3 , he saw a poor man on the
street. He was eating with his 4 and singing happily to 5 .
The general went up to him and asked why he was so happy even though
he had no 6 , money or fame. The man said he had everything he 7 , and
he didn’t want what he couldn’t have. So he was happy and his song comes
from the 8 in his heart.
Then the general asked the man for his 9 , but he didn’t 10 any shirts.
Activity 1e: Do you agree with the poor man’s thoughts about happiness? Discuss your
ideas with your group. Then role-play the rest of the story.
A: I heard you singing just now, and you sound very happy.
B: That’s because I am happy.
A: But I don’t understand. What makes you so happy? You have no
power, money or fame.
B: I have everything I want, and I don’t want what I can’t have. So I’m
happy, and my song comes from the happiness in my heart.
A: Then I need to give your shirt to the king. Is it there in your
bag? How much do you want for it?
B: Shirt? What shirt? I don’t own any shirts!
Summary:
1. … and the king remains unhappy forever.
remain解释为“保持，依然”时，后常接表语。
eg: He remains silent during the party.
整个派对上，他保持沉默，
The owner of the bag remains unknown.
那个包的主人依旧不详。
词语辨析
Step 2 remain, stay这两个词都有“留下，逗留”之意，其区别是：
stay通常指在某地呆一段时间而不离开，或暂时留（住）在某地，尤指以
宾客身份逗留；
remain则指别人已经走了，而某人仍在原地。例如：
He will stay with his uncle when he studies in Anerica.他在美国学习期间将住在他叔叔家。
2. The general searched for three days and …
search v. 搜寻；寻找
The tiger is searching in the forest for food.
老虎正在森林里搜寻事物。
search for 搜寻；寻找
He searched for work in different companies in that street.
他在那条街上各家公司找工作。
— The children are so afraid. Shall we
________ the bush to find the strange thing?
— OK, let’s have a look. There may be something strange.
A. search for B. search C. look for D.
look
Rose finished her study in the university and went to______
a good job.
A. take after B. look after
C. care for D. search for
3. What made the poor man so happy even though he had no power,
money or fame?
even though 虽然，即使
I think I can make it even though I have never done that before.
我觉得我可以做到，虽然我以前没有做过这样的事情。
Bill likes singing even though no one supports him in his family.
虽然家里人不支持，但别还是喜欢唱歌。
There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, ____ she was an
only child.
ever since B. now that
C. even though D. even as
解析： A. 曾经； B. 既然；C. 尽管，即使；没有D选项这种用法。句
意：尽管她是家里的独生女，她也从没有感到孤独。
Homework:
Step 3 完成课后跟踪练习；
完成2b课前预习练习。
