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Task Enable students learn how to write an essay about their ideas of happiness. Step 1 Lead-in Let’s enjoy a song about ‘happiness’.—If Youre Happy (幸福拍手歌) Step 2 Discussion Everyone has different ideas about what makes them happy. Some people like to talk about and remember happy times in the past ,while others like to imagine happy times in the future. Step 2 Discussion Do you think happiness lies in the past or in the future? Why? Step 3 Reading Read these two essays on the topic ‘the happiest time of your life’ and think about what happiness means to you. Step 3 Reading (1) Golden days Step 3 Reading ① Fast-reading 1）Is the writer old or young? How do you know that? ( The writer is old. He says ‘…to look back on my school days’ and ‘when I was young’, implying that he is not young any more.) Step 3 Reading ①Fast-reading 2）The author of Golden days thinks his happiest time was____. A A. his school days in the countryside during his adolescence B. his present school days C. his working experiences D. the days before his schooling Step 3 Reading ② Careful-reading 1) According to the passage, which of the following is NOT what a child need to do? （ ） C A. To go to school or spend a few hours studying when he or she comes home. B. To go to see friends or visit his or her grandparents at the weekends. C. To think about how to take care of the family. D. To spend all day playing outside and talking about interesting things with friends. Step 3 Reading ② Careful-reading 2) Why does the writer think those days were happy? He didn’t have any worries in life. (Spend all day outside, playing in the sunshine with his friends and talking about interesting things. No need to think about problems at work or worry about income or how to take care of a family.) In a word, all he had to do was enjoy his adolescence. Step 3 Reading ③ Deep-reading Answers: worries 2. playing 3. interesting 4. studying