Look and think

be brave while facing difficulties

Look and think

smile more

Look and think

have a young heart

Look and think

take exercise to keep healthy

Look and think

enjoy life

Look and think

enjoy the family

Look and think

respect the weaker

Look and think

have some true friends

Look and think

have wisdom and courage

Look and think

maintain high confidence

Look and think

learn to share

Look and think

ready to help others

Look and think

Unit 2

What is happiness to you?

Project

Making a happiness

handbook

Think and say

1.Where can we find happiness in our daily life?

2.Do you think happiness lies in the

past or in the future?Everyone has different ideas about what makes them happy. Some people like to talk about and remember happy times in the past, and others like to imagine happy times in the future.

1. Is the writer old or young? How do you know that?

The writer is old. He says “when I was young”, implying that he is not young any more.

Listen, follow and answer

2. What time does the writer consider to be the happiest of his life?

His days at school were the happiest of his life.

Golden Days

1. Is the writer a teenager or an adult? How do you know that?

A teenager. Because in Para 3, the writer says “I will also be happy because I will be an adult then.”

MY FUTURE HAPPINESSListen, follow and answer

2. Why does the writer think it is nice to think the happiest days are still ahead of her?

Because it gives her the motivation to work hard now.

Read and choose1. What do “Golden Days ” refer to in the first essay? A. The author’s happy childhood B. The author’s school days in the countryside in England. C. The author’s college life. D. The author’s whole life in England.2. Why was the author very happy when he was young? A. Because he was very independent. B. Because he could do anything he liked. C. Because he had no hardships. D. Because he was healthy and free from worries.3. What will contribute to future happiness of the author in the second essay? A. No war, pollution and hunger. B. Having less time to work and more time to relax. C. Being an adult and enjoying new technology. D. No illness, worries and boring things.

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What are the advantages or disadvantages

of being young or old?

Which is a happier time of life?

Think and discuss

Language points

1. It is nice to look back on my school days in the countryside in England.

look back on 回顾，回忆起

I like to look back on my high-school days, which were the happiest in my life.

She can look back on her career with great satisfaction.

2. My whole life was still ahead of me.

ahead of 在……的前面；胜过The athlete changed gear and shot ahead of the others. 该运动员突然加速， 冲到别人前面去了。

To my surprise, he returned ahead of time.

He is ahead of me in English.

ahead of time 提前 , 提早 ahead of schedule 提前 lie ahead of 摆在 ... 的面前

3. I remember sometimes feeling in a rush to grow up and be independent, but I was still very happy.

in a rush 匆忙地，急切地I found the work being done in a rush.

Everybody seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater development and greater riches and so on.

It was finally a remark of Edith's that brought him to his feet in a rush of anger.最后是伊迪丝的一句话，使他气得一下子站了起来。

4. …, or when you are old and your body aches.

ache v. ＆ n. 疼痛You'll make your back ache if you carry those heavy buckets.

The ache in his back lasted for two days. The boy cried with pain.

I have an ache in the back.

5. …, but my most vivid and happiest memories are those of school days, ...

vivid adj. 清晰的；生动的；鲜明的My daughter is a child with vivid imagination.

"Bird Nest" is a vivid example, representing the promise of China to build a modernization world .

This girl gave a vivid description of the event.

6. When I imagine my future, I see myself successful in my job and surrounded by my family.

see 后接复合宾语， myself 是宾语， successful in my job 和 surrounded by my family 是两个并列的宾语补足语。过去分词作宾语补足语与宾语常存在着被动关系。I heard my name called.

When I opened the door, I found the ground covered by fallen leaves.

7. We will have handy robots and computers to assist us with the things that are boring.

handy adj. 易使用的；便利的；手边的；灵巧的A vacuum cleaner is a handy household tool.

The school is close to our houses, so it is quite handy for the children.

He is very handy at repairing clocks.

assist v. 帮助 , 协助

A team of nurses assisted the doctor in performing the operation.

I have too much work and no one to assist me.

He assisted in designing the new bridge.

8. … enjoying each other’s company and the …

company 在这里是“陪伴 , 同伴”Don't mention it. I've really enjoyed your company.

I hate going out alone. I take my daughter for company.

accompany vt. 陪伴 , 伴随 ... 发生 , 给 ... 伴奏She asked me to accompany her to the airport.

Lightning usually accompanies thunder.

Her mother accompanied her on the piano.

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