Friendship教案
5 they try to help each other so that all feel stronger. people are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind blowing from the sea.
6 they solve the problems with understanding and treat all people as if they are part of the same family,
7 students' answers will vary.
step 3 discussion (optional)
what do you and your friends think is cool?
ss look at the photos on page 46 and in groups of four talk about whether what they are doing is cool or not .
ask ss to use the following sentences while they talk:
i think that… is cool/ isn’t cool because ….
i think so.
i don’t think so.
i agree with you.
i don’t agree with you.
step 4 writing task
t: have you ever read the 21st century ?
s: yes, i have. it's a popular paper among teenagers in china.
t: if you have some problem, who do you usually ask for advice?
if you have any problem, you can write to the editor and ask for advice. here is a letter from a student.
please read the letter that xiaodong write to the 21st century. (listen to the tape)
writing(p7)
this part asks the students to write their advice to xiao dong as an editor. first, let the students to discuss how to write a letter to offer some advice with their partners. second, teacher shows the instructions on how to write a proposal letter on the screen. third, ask the students to read the letter on page 7. ask them to discuss what xiao dong's problem is and what is the solution they can offer in groups of 4, with the help of the points given on the books. fourth, give them ten minutes to write the letter. at last, ask some of the students to read their letters for the class while the teacher gives some comments.
t: today we're going to write your advice to xiao dong as an editor. do you know how to write a proposal letter? now, let's have a discussion on it with your partners. students are talking about how to write a proposal letter.
t: who'd like to answer this question?
s: the problem should be presented first. then we must analyze the reasons to cause the problem. proposing the solution must be the main, which should be well explained.
t: exactly. the discussion of the solution itself, based on the analysis of the problem, is the core of a proposal. i'll give you some instructions about how to write the body part of a proposal letter as follows.
t: ah right, let's read the letter on page 7. and try to find out what xiao dong's problem is and what is the solution they can offer in groups of 4, with the help of the points given on the books.