Unit 1  friendship

one who understands my silence.a friend in need is a friend indeed.friends are just the people who share your happiness and sorrow.when you look at your watch at 4 am, but still know you can call them and wake them up, and they’ll still want to talk to you ,that’sfriendship. to have a friend, you need to be a good friend.step 5   group work (output)the teacher can give each group one of these questions below to talk about. then let the class share their ideas. it’s better to stimulate the students to express their own opinions about these questions.1.    do you think it is a good idea to borrow money from your friend?why and why not?2. what factors may cause the breakdown of a good friendship?3. what can be your unusual friend besides human beings? and why?step 6  homework write down a short passage about your ideas /the factors/your unusual friends.prepare for the new lesson.period 2   reading “anne’s best friend”1. teaching objectives:1) to develop the students’ reading ability, learn to use some reading strategies such as guessing, key sentences, skimming and so on;2). to get the students to realize the importance of friends and friendship, and to tell true friends from false friends;3). to grasp some useful words and expressions in this passage, such as on purpose, be crazy about etc.;4). to learn the writing style of this passage.2. teaching method: task-based teaching3). teaching procedure:step 1.pre-reading1. please enjoy three pieces of music and find out what they are about.2 .why do you think friends are important to you?3. what do you think a good friend should be like? list the good qualities a good friend should have .4. have you ever considered making friends with animals, plants or even an object? why or why not?step 2.reading1. try to guess what anne’s friend is and what the passage is about by reading the title and having a quick at the pictures in this passage without reading it. 2. skimming the first two paragraphs to confirm your guessing.1) what was anne’s best friend? why did she make friends with it?2) did she have any other true friends then? why?3) what is the difference between anne’s diary and those of most people?4) do you keep a diary? what do you think most people set down in their diaries?5) we are going to read one of anne’s diaries .but before reading ,can you tell me what the diary is about with the help of one key sentence in the 2nd paragraph?3. reading of anne’s diaryhow she felt in the hiding place