What is happiness to you课件4.ppt

Skills building 1: identifying negative emotional language emotional words and negative images used to discuss problems, fears and worries words sad confused disappointed unhappy alone depressed afraid hopeless lonely regretful frustrated anxious … structures I feel like… They make/ It makes me feel… I wish… I’m tired of… images under a black cloud stuck/ caught between.. feel blue down in the dumps under the weather Make the sentences using the structures given: I felt like crying when I knew I would never see my grandma again. Failing my Maths test again made me feel rather depressed. I want to have a talk with my Maths teacher. He left school under a black cloud after causing a serious accident. Since her husband got ill, she seems very down in the dumps. Step 1: identifying problems Read the letter in Part A on page 26 and underline the negative language used to describe the problems in the letter. If you were Ma Jie, what would you do to solve the problem? B You decided to call Ma Jie to find more about his problems. Listen to what he says and complete your notes below. C What reasons can you think Ma Jie will give? Why didn’t these solutions work? 1 Both things take a lot of time. 2 Two days a week is not enough training. 3 I failed two exams and my parents were very disappointed. 4 If I don’t play, I’m not happy. Skills building 2: breaking a big question into smaller ones a big question How can I improve my grades? small questions: What subjects do you find hard and need to improve on? What is your problem in these subjects? Is that because you have not spent enough time on them? What have you done to improve on these subjects? Did you use good study methods in these subjects? What are your short-term and long-term