Unit 2 What is happiness to you?主题: 人与自我子话题: 认识自我, 丰富自我, 完善自我对应教材: 必修1 Unit 2 Growing pains; 选修6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you?Ⅰ. 细品味经典文章When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer as we get older.For kids, happiness has a magical quality: Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫不掩饰的).In the teenage years, the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated.My definition of happiness is“the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook(忽视) the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her most.Ⅱ. 按要求完成任务1. 写出文章中表示幸福的单词或者短语。
extraordinary, an absolute delight, magical, pleasure, excitement. . .2. 对我们来说, 幸福在我们的生活中能看到或者触摸到吗?There is something in the world. Happiness has no shape, no colour and no weight. It can’t be seen or touched. But ever yone wants it very much.Ⅰ. 重点词汇1. surround vt. 包围, 围绕, 环绕【教材原句】To some, happiness is being surrounded by family and friends. (P18)对一些人来说, 幸福就是有家人和朋友陪伴在自己身边。
【词块必记】(1)surround oneself with sb. 和……在一起be surrounded by/with. . . 被……包围(2)surrounding adj. 周围的surroundings n. 环境(指周围的具体的物质环境)【巧学助记】以-s/-es结尾的名词集锦(1)ashes灰烬(2)remains遗骸; 遗址(3)arms武器(4)fireworks烟花(5)thanks感谢(6)congratulations祝贺【语境速测】单句语法填空①The surrounding (surround) villages have been absorbed by the growing city.②Whate ver the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings (surround).句式升级③Because a park and a library surround the community, it’s really a good place to relax and improve yourself.→With a park and a library surrounding the community, it’s really a good place to relax and improve yourself.【写作金句】I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. 我走进门, 看到一个棕色的沙发围着一张低矮的玻璃顶的木制桌子。
2. adapt vi. & vt. (使)适应; 改编【教材原句】And how has Sang Lan adapted to her new life? (P19)桑兰是如何适应她的新生活的呢?【词块必记】(1)adapt (oneself) to (使……)适应于adapt . . . from . . . 根据……改编……be adapted for . . . 为……而改写/改编(2)adaptable adj. 能适应的; 可修改的adaptation n. 适应; 改编; 改写本【误区释疑】(1)adapt (oneself) to中的to为介词, 其后跟名词、代词、动名词作宾语。
(2)adopt与adapt形式相近, 但adopt意为“采纳, 采用; 收养”。
【语境速测】用adapt的相关用法填空①The film is adapted from a novel. That is, it is an adaptation(adapt) of a novel. The hero of the film is adaptable (adapt) to the new environment. His exciting experience indicates the importance of adapting to new manners and customs.句式升级②The director was fully convinced that this moving story, if it was adapted for television, would be a hit. (改为省略句)→The director was fully convinced that this moving story, if adapted for television, would be a hit.【写作金句】Not only has she adapted herself to the fast pace of city life, but she is becoming more and more outgoing.她不仅已经适应了快节奏的城市生活, 而且变得越来越开朗。
【典型例句】Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.很多专家主张对你小孩的良好表现加以奖励。
【词块必记】advocate (doing) sth. 提倡/拥护/支持(做)某事主张……[从句谓语动词用“(should)+动词原形”]【语境速测】单句语法填空①There is no point advocating improving (improve) public transportation unless we can pay for it.②People advocate that everyone (should) live (live) a low-carbon life.③It is advocated(advocate)that web-based self-access learning (should) be integrated into college courses.【典型例句】Children, when accompanied by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium. 孩子们在父母的陪同下被允许进入体育场。
【词块必记】(1)accompany sb. to sp. 陪伴某人去某地accompany sb. at/on 为某人伴奏be accompanied by . . . 由……陪同(2)company n. [U]陪伴; [C]公司keep sb. company 陪伴某人in company with sb. 和某人一起(3)companion n. 同伴; 陪伴; 伴侣【误区释疑】accompany在作动词“陪伴”讲时, 经常用accompany sb. to sp. , 但不能用accompany sb. to do sth. 这一结构。
【语境速测】单句语法填空①At the concert, she accompanied the singer on/at the piano.②I went to London last month in company with my parents.一句多译我生病时我的朋友过来陪我去看医生。
③My friend came to accompany me to hospital while I was ill. (accompany)④My friend came to keep me company to hospital while I was ill. (company)【写作金句】If you form the habit of reading, reading can accompany your life.如果你养成了阅读的习惯, 阅读就能和你相伴一生。