Unit 1  friendship

                   differences in the values of friendship in addition                    its importance in all cultures.2) making of the teaching planthis unit centers on friends and friendship, exploring different types of friendship with particular attention to that one can develop with oneself,i.e., the comfort and support one seeks from an imaginary friend. students are expected to come to be truly aware of the qualities and conducts that make a good friend, display and develop the ability to cope with misunderstanding, conflicts and problems related to friendship, and give advice on it. the concept that even an ordinary thing can be a friend should break down the traditional belief in theinterpersonal nature of friendship. also, the comparison of similarities dissimilarities in friendship comprehension between the east and the west leads students to know better the values of friendship in westerns’ eyes. all in all, this unit promises to unveil the true essence of friendshipand helps students to lead a more friendly and harmonious life.thus, based on the theme, contents and teaching objectives, the whole teaching procedures can fall into five periods as follows:period 1warming up and speakingperiod 2readingperiod 3grammarperiod 4integrating skills (wb)period 5using language3. teaching plans for each periodperiod 1  warming-up and speaking1. teaching objectives:1) target languagei (don’t) think……       i (don’t) think so.     i (don’t) agree.              i believe……           that’s correct.       in my opinion, ……2) ability goalsa.       describe your friends in englishb.       figure out the problems between friends and then find different ways to solve the problems.3)    learning ability goalsa.         to encourage students to think and talk about friends and friendship by using some phrases and structures.b.         to learn to solve problems that may occur between friends.c.  to cultivate the students to form the good habit of learning english in senior middle school.