Teaching Procedures教学过程设计Step1 Warming upT: Boys and girls, good morning. Are you in a good mood today?S: Yes!T: I’m so happy to hear that. What kinds of words can be used to describe the persons’ emotions.Ss: (lost in thought)T:Let’s enjoy some pictures and find out some emotional words to describe them. Ss: (very interested and excited)T:Go through the following words and match them with the correct meaning emotion angrycross a feeling that you experiencefrustration a feeling when you are prevented from doingwhat you wantcuriosity to make something less difficultsimplify (vt.) a strong feeling of wanting to find out about something 设计意图：以阅读材料为依托，在单词教学环节向学生渗透语篇意识，引导学生在语境中理解单词、短语的意义以及用法。
在具体的教学中，采用了单词与词义配对、构词法练习，图文并茂猜。
T: Would you like to think of some emotional words which can fit the situation. Situation 1:This morning when I got to school, my headmaster asked me to her office. She told me I was the only student who had passed the exam and would have a chance to be an exchange student.S1: Happiness/ExcitementSituation 2:However, about half an hour later, I was called to the office again and was told that the teacher had made a mistake!S2:Disappointment/FrustrationT:Where can we find happiness in our life? Are they really happy? (more pictures for the students to glance through)Ss: (heated discussion)T: I can’t agree more. Such pictures do bring us so much simple happiness. To have happiness is just so easy.设计意图：从学生的实际出发引导、激发学生的学习兴趣和探究热情，引起学生情感上的共鸣，并自然地导入下一个活动任务。
Step2: Lead-inT: We can find happiness in all respect in our daily life. What can bring people happiness? Do you think there are some things that make everyone happy? What are they? Can you guess?Ss: (very interested and excited)Suggested answers:S1:Happiness means playing sports.S2:Happiness means reading.S3:Happiness means doing exciting things.S4:Happiness means spend time with the family.S5:Happiness means learning new things and being creative.T: Good answers! To those injured, happiness can simply mean a day without pain or just being alive…设计意图：通过向学生们展示许多贴近生活实际的图片，调动学生的求知欲，培养学生积极参与课堂活动的意识。
同时设计一些与阅读文章有关联的问题，为下一步的教学活动做铺垫。
Step3：Read for informationT: Nice going! You know, Miss Dinsmore was annoyed with her little gray house. Do you want to know what can make Miss Dinsmore happy? Let’s read t he passage and try to fill in the chart with information from the reading material.How to make her house more cheerful,She understood it was really cheerful to share happiness with others.设计意图：训练学生快速略读的阅读技巧，了解文章的大意和主旨，对所读材料的体裁、结构和逻辑关系有一定了解，舍弃文章细节及一切无关紧要内容，培养学生的逻辑推理和判断能力。
Step4: Read for comprehensionT: We’ve got a general idea about the passage. Should we try to know more information? Let’s read the story more carefully and find out the answers to the following questions:1.Can you find a word in the passage with the same meaning of “cheerful”?2.How did she do to choose the best cheerful house?3.What puzzled her most with the so many pictures?4.What did the news refer to?5.What can be inferred from the underlined part?6.What is the best title of this passage?Ss: (in silence) Different answers:S1:niceS2:She painted picture after picture.S3:She still couldn’t decide which colour would make her house look as cheerful as cheerful can be.S4:Dinsmore painted very well.S5:The secret to happiness is to share it with others.S6:True Happiness Comes From The Mind /As Cheerful as Cheerful Can Be设计意图：把阅读课文作为整体来处理，对文章的内容要点进行了归纳、分析，检查学生对课文中的事实的表层理解，养成良好的阅读习惯，提高阅读技能。
本环节难度不高，即便是学困生也能完成此任务。
成功给人以最大的满足，产生自豪感，增强学习毅力。
同时为提炼文章的主题思想铺路。
Step 5: Sharing informationT: Miss Dinsmore thought her house was a cheerful house, especially when good friends came to visit her eventually. It was as cheerful as cheerful could be. How can we stay happy ? To figure out the meaning of the happy life, let’s complete the following sentences. Please discuss it with your deskmate . Let’s see which group willdo best!(with the help of the pictures on the screen)be______while facing difficulties take one’s c_____ in b oth hands have w____ and courageS____ moretake exercise to keep h_____ be w______ to forgiveenjoy the f______r_____ the weaker have some t_____friends ready to h_____ others learn to s_____(Let the students exchange opinions about each picture on the screen.)Suggested answers:brave,courage,wisdom,smile,healthy,willing,family,respect,true,help,share设计意图：利用课文所学内容，运用任务教学法对快乐生活作进一步的探讨。
相互交流，充分发挥了学生的主观能动性，让学生动起来，让他们自动地投身于语言学习的活动中，使他们能在课堂教学活动中真正有一种学习主人的滋味，有一种成功的渴望和感受。