Unit 1 Getting along with othersTask  Writing a letter to a friend教案

unit 1 getting along with others
task  writing a letter to a friend教案

teaching objectives:
understand a conversation on a radio talk show
discuss friendship and practise agreeing and disagreeing
write a letter to a friend
learn and practise language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

teaching focus and difficulties:
writing down answers
the way to show agreeing and disagreeing.
writing a letter to a friend

teaching methods:
1.   listening, reading and thinking to get students to understand the text.
2.   pair discussion and group discussion to get students to participate in the classroom activities.

teaching aids:
the multimedia

teaching procedures:
skills building 1:writing down the answers
1. lead-in
you are a reporter of your school newspaper and going to have a interview with your headmaster next week, what should you do?
2. turn to page 12 and find some guidelines
a. questions: prepare them in advance.
b. notes: brief notes only, not whole sentences.
make the notes which you can understand later.
use contractions and abbreviations if possible.
c. tip: be polite when you ask others to repeat.
could you say that again?
could you repeat that,please?
did you say ______ or ______?
3. listening
a. discuss freely:
have you ever moved to a new town or neighbourhood?
what did you do when you meet your new neighbours?
what did you talk about when you met your new neighbours for the first time?
how did you make friends with your new neighbours?
b.listen to the radio programme and make notes
notes(fill in the blanks)
1)things might worry you when you move to a new place.
how to find your way round, meet new people, make friends.
2)ways to meet a new neighbour:
visit their homes with __________ ;
join a ________ or ___________   
3)some things you should do when you meet a person for the first time.
be ____   and _____ about yourself;
ask him/her ________ about _____________ ;
actively _____________________ .  
4)you can ____________ or ___________ to meet a people with similar interests to you.
5)
tick the right answer:
to make true friends, you should
a.help them when you are free
b.always be there for them
c.always be happy before them
d.listen to what they have to say
e.be honest about yourself and your feelings

step 1 : calling teen talk for advice
1. brainstorming:
what do you do when you have a personal problem?
would you talk to your parents or your friends and ask them for advice?
have you ever called a radio programme for advice?