ProjectMaking a happiness handbook

Do you think happiness lies in the past or in the future?

Discussion:What do you think happiness is?

T or F :( )1. He thinks the happiest of his life were the college days in the countryside in England.( )2. He was so eager to grow up that he had a lot to worry about when he was young.

Listening Golden days

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( )3. In the writer’s opinion, health plays an important role in a person’s happy life.( )4. He can stay cheerful because he can still play sport when he was getting old.

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Advantages of being young: active,full of energy,creative,strong,modern,easy to keep up with the times,easy and eager to learn new thingsDisadvantages of being young:impatient,immature,inexperiencedAdvantages of being old:experienced, mature,patientDisadvantages of being old:lack of energy, stubborn,easy to be tired or to fall ill

Answer the questions:Q1: What will guarantee people’s health and happiness in the future?

A1: It is technology that will guarantee people’s health and happiness in the future.

My future happiness

Q2: In the future it will take less time to do housework and we will be able to have more time to enjoy staying together with your family. Why?

A2: Because there will be automatic kitchens to cook instant meals for us in the future.

Q3: What else makes the author think that she will enjoy a happy life in the future?

A3: That she will be an adult then makes her think she will enjoy a happy life in the future.

How to stay happy?

Set goals

smile more

ready to help others

have a young heart

harmony with all kinds

have a good sense of humor

get online during free time

maintain high confidence

finally, money is not everything

Language points:

1. look back on (upon) / look back to 回顾；回首（往事）；回忆

我的爷爷奶奶总是回忆他们在旧社会的痛苦生活。

My grandparents often look back on their bitter life in the old society.

知识链接： look up 向上看；尊敬，仰视； 好 转（尤用于市场上表示价格上升、 市场活跃）；（在词典、参考书等 中）查寻

look down 向下看，俯视；look down on /upon sb 看不起某人，轻视某人look for 寻找；期望；look forward to 盼望look into 调查

2. ahead of

1) ( 时间、空间 ) 在…前面 There is a bright future ahead of us.

2) 早于 I finished the work several days ahead of the deadline.我在最后期限的前几天完成了工作。

3 ）领先She was always well ahead of the rest of the class.她总是遥遥领先于班上的同学。

3. could have done 1 “） 本来可以” 表示对过去可以但未实现的事You could have made greater progress.你的进步是可以更大一些的。 ( 但事实上并没有取得更大的进步）

2) “ 可能已经” 用于表示对过去某 事的猜测。

Where could he have gone?他能到哪儿去了呢？

4. All I had to do was go to school and spend a few hours studying when I came home. All I had to do was enjoy my adolescence.

Use your head!

这两句中的 I had to do 是定语从句，前省略了定语从句引导词 that; 当主语中有 do 时，作表语的不定式可省略 to 。因此，完整的句子是： All (that I had to do )was to go to… All that I had to do was to enjoy…

5. stay “ 保持，继续是” 作系动 词，其后加形容词。He never stays angry for long.他生气时间从来不会长。The store stays open until late on- Thursdays.I can’t stay awake any longer.

6. feel like sth 想要某物 ; feel like doing sth 想做某事 We’ll go for a walk if you feel like it. 要是你愿意，我们去散散步。I feel like a drink.我想喝一盅。

7. wish /hope wish 希望（不大可能的事）发生； 怀着（不可能实现的）愿望，后跟从句常用虚拟语气。I wish I hadn’t eaten so much. 我倒希望我没吃那么多。

I wish I were taller. 我要是个子高一些就好了。----Where is he now? ----I only wish I knew!他现在在哪儿？我要是知道就好了。

8. imagine “ 想象” imagine sth; imagine (sb’s) doing sth; imagine sth to be; imagine that…

The house was just as she had imagined it. I had imagined her to be older than that. I can just imagine him saying that.Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job?

9. guarantee n. 保证书；保证； v. 保证

guarantee sth; guarantee sb sth; guarantee to do sth; guarantee that …; guarantee sb against/from loss;

1) v.

Buying a train ticket doesn’t guarantee you a seat. I guarantee to pay off his debt. The watch is guaranteed for two years. The rain guarantees a good cropthis year.

我不能保证你会得到这份工作。I can’t guarantee you the job. I can’t guarantee that you’ll get the job.

2) n. The new television had a guarantee with it. 这台新电视机有保修单。

Money is no guarantee of happiness.金钱并不保证一定幸福。

Blue skies are not always a guarantee of fine weather.蓝天不能总是保证好天气。

10. assist “ 帮助；协助；援助” assist sb with sth; assist sb in doing sth; assist sb to do sth

We’ll do all we can to assist you. We’ll assist you in finding somewhere to live.

这个辅导班将帮助成人重返劳工市场。 The course will assist adults to return to the labor market.

11. …enjoying each other’s company…(line45)company cn. 公司 un. 陪伴 , 交往 to form a new companyWe will be glad with your company. in company (with) ( 和… ) 一道He came in company with a group of boys. keep company (with) 和…要好 , 伴随Never keep company with dishonest persons.

I’ll keep company with you as far as London Bridge.v. accompanyOn the first day of the new term, his father accompanied him to school.n. companion 同伴 , 伴侣 a close companion

Understanding the transcript of the interviewReading an interviewUsing the new vocabulary in the interviewDiscussing your ideas about happinessUsing nouns to describe emotionsUsing adjectives to describe emotions

Self- assessment How confident are you of?

A. Not confident B. slightly confident C. Confident D. Quite confident

Using the past perfect tense

Using the simple future tense

Using the future continuous tense

Using idioms about emotions

Using the simple past tense

Using the past continuous tense

Self- assessment How confident are you of ?

Using the future in the pastIdentifying negative emotional language

Breaking a big question into smaller onesGiving adviceReading essays about happinessWriting about happiness

Self- assessment How confident are you of ?

Review the key points in this unit. Write an essay about your idea of happiness with the questions on Page 31.

Homework