Unit1FriendshipPeriod1Asamplelessonplanforreading

1、Unit 1 FriendshipPeriod 1 A sample lesson plan for reading(ANNE S BEST FRIEND)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to answerquestions about “friends ”and “friendship ”. Then they will be helped toread a narration (记叙文) entitled Anne s best friend. Its a sto

2、ry about aJewish girl named Anne, who made her diary her best friend. Examples ofWarming Up ” designs are presented in this book for teachers reference.Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching andlearning.ObjectivesTo help students learn to express attitudes, agreement & disag

3、reementand certaintyTo help students learn to read the text and learn to write diaries in EnglishTo help students better understand“friendship ”To help students learn to understand and use some important words and expressionsTo help students identify examples of Direct Speech & Indirect Speech (I):

4、statements and questions inthe textFocusWordsupset, ignore, calm, concern, settle, suffer, recover, packExpressionsadd up, calm down, have got to, be concerned about, go through, set down, a series of, on purpose, in order to, at dusk, face to facer, no longer/ not any longer, suffer from, get/ be t

5、ired of, pack (sth.) up, get along with, fall in love, join inPatterns“Idon wtant to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, ”said Anne. Anne said that she didn t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do. I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven it was

6、 the first time in a year and a half that Id seen the night face to faceAidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedure 1. Warming up Warming up by defining friendshipHello, everyone. I m so glad to be your teacher of English. I d like to make friends with you, to build up a clos

7、e friendship with you. Today we shall take Unit 1. The topic of this unit is Friendship. What do you think friendship is?What is friendship?When it rains, I think friendship is a small umbrella.It can give me a piece of clear sky.When I m crying, I think friendship is a white handkerchief.It can wip

8、e my tears dry.*When I am sad, I think friendship is a warm w o r d .*It can bring me happiness again.*When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a strong hand .*It can help me escape my troubles.*When I sit in a quiet place, I think friendship is a very wonderfulfeeling .*It can t be pulled and to

9、rn, because it is in everyone s heart.t be*It is there from the beginning to the end of our lives.Yeah, there are many explanations about friendship. However, friendship is a relationship that can restricted（限制） by definition（定义） . It can only be experienced. True friendship can exist between any tw

10、o souls, be it between people or animals. It can happen at any moment, to anyone. Even to lifeless things, like a diary, a ball, a friendship can happen.Then what is your opinion about friendship?Do you think that friendship is important to our life? Why? Warming up by learning to solve problemsNice

11、 to meet you, class. We shall be friends from now on. For everybody needs friends. But being a good friend can sometimes be hard work. Learning how to solve problems in a friendship can make you a betterfriend and a happier person. Discuss the situation below and try to solve the problems wisely.Com

12、mon problems among teenagersSolutionSome of the common problems include forgetting friends bi rthday, not keeping promises, letting out friends sec rets and so on.Maybe we can have a heart-to-heart talk with our friends to ask for forgiveness.Situation 1: Friends get angry with each other when they

13、try to talk about something difficult.Try to understand your friend/ Try to talk about the problem in a different way.Situation 2: Friends don tk now how to apologizeStart by telling each other that you are sorry. A simple apology is often enough and is a good starting point.Situation 3: Some friend

14、s don t know how keep secrets.tKoe ep your secrets to yourselfTips on being a good friendTreat your friends the way you want to be treated. Keep secrets that are told to you. Pay attention when your friend is talking. Keep your promises. Share things with your friend. Tell your friend the truth. Sti

15、ck up for your friend. Warming up by doing a surveyGood morning, class. I am your teacher of English. Glad to be here with you. Today we shall take Unit 1Friendship.To be frankly, I d like very much to keep a close friendship with you, my dear students, in the following years. How about you then? Ok

16、, thanks. I do hope to be your good teacher as well as your helpful friend ( 良师 益友）.Now please do the survey on page one. Add up your score according to the scoring sheet on page 8. You dont have to tell your results. You can just keep it a secret.For referenceB2 C33 A1 B2 C3Scoring sheet for the su

17、rvey on page 1 1 A1 B3 C2 2 A14 A3 B2 C15 A0B3 C02. Pre-reading by talking and sharingWork in groups of four. Tell your group mates how you reflect on these questions.Why do you need friends? Make a list of reasons why friends are important to you.What do you think a good friend should be like? List

18、 what a good friend should do and share the list withyour partners.Does a friend always have to be a person? What else can be a friend?Do you think a diary can become your friend? Why or why not?Instructions: The teacher can give each group one of these questions above to talk about. Then let the cl

19、assshare their ideas. It bse tter to stimulate the students to challenge their classmates opin ions about thesequestions.Possible answersQ1: Reasons I need friends:to cope with stressful situations in lifeto share my worries and secrets in my inner worldto show my concern for other peopleto let othe

20、r people share my happinessto unfold to other people the secrets in my heart (to name but few.)Q2: A good friend should:tell me the truth (honest) ideas o-rm oipnidneiodn)s (openbe good to me (friendly)be willing to consider or accept othersbe willing to help others (generous or helpful)be good-temp

21、eredthink about what others need and try to help them (caring)be loyal to their responsibility (responsible)not easily upset (easy-going)be out-going (like to meet and talk to new people)be tolerant (allow other people to have different opinions or do something in a different way)be selfless (to nam

22、e but few)Q3: What else can be a friend?Answers can be various. (omitted)Q4: Students answers may vary but must include a reason.Yes. I think it can be, because I can set down how I feel every day in my diary, and let other people read it toshare my feelings some time later. Above all, it feels good

23、 to write down my thoughts and feeling on paperwhen I am sad or lonely.3. Reading and summarisingIt tism e to read the text on page 2 by skimming and summarise the main idea of each paragraph in onesentence.Summary of the textMain idea of Para. 1Anne Frank made her diary her best friend.Main idea of

24、 Para. 2Anne fsa mily was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis.Main idea of Para. 3Anne hadnt been able to be outdoors for so long that shed grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.Main idea of Para. 4One evening, Anne stayed awake until half past eleven i

25、n order to have a look at the moon.Main idea of Para. 5Anne was only able to look at nature through dirty curtains.4. Reading and drawingRead the text once more to make a diagram of it.5. Reading and underliningNext you are to read the text again and underline all the useful expressions or collocati

26、ons in the passage.Then you are to make sentences of your own with each of them.Copy the expressions into your notebook after class as homework.Useful expressionslaugh at, hide away, set down in a diary, in the hiding place,grow crazy about , a deep blue sky, keep spellbound, stay awake, on purpose,

27、 have a good look at, give light, at dusk, hold in ones power, see face to face, look at through , no pleasure doing6. Reading and studyingRead the text one more time to find all the “ directspeech and indirect speech”sentences. Look into theirstructures and try to make as many similar sentences as

28、you can.She said, “I don t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, ” She said (that) she didn t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, She said (that) she wanted to make her diary her best friend.7. Reading and fillingTo test and strengthen your und

29、erstanding of the text, please do the following two exercises.Read and fill in the blank with one suitable word.Anne Frank wanted a 1whom she could tell everything to. She found 2a friend. Her name wasKitty. 3that was her diary.Being Jewish Anne s family 4away to avoid being cauhgt by the German 5.

30、During thattime Anne wrote a lot 6diaries. In her Thursday 15, June, 1944 diary, 7us about her wondering.She 8it was because she hadnt been able to be 9for so long that shed grown so crato do with nature.For example, she 11stayed awake purposefully so that she could 12good look at the moon.But when

31、the 13came out, she didn otp en the window, 14the moon light was too strong.Another 15, she remained upstairs one evening until the 16was shunt. She was held by the 17, rainy evening, by the wind and the 18clouds. She was terrified seeing 19night face toface.(Keys: 1 friend 2 such 3 And 4 hid 5 Nazi

32、s 6 of 7 told 8 if 9 outdoors 10 everything 11 once 12 have 13 moon 14 for 15 time 16 window 17 dark 18 thundering 19 the )Work out the text-related word and structure questions.1.Next listen toshe felt after having been made monitor of the class.2.I want tomy child Little Dog.3.He was lonely, so heher computer her best friend.4.My mother and her mother hidfor nearly seven years before the war was ended.5.If you want to be a great writer, you should neverdown a s