1、Unit 1 FriendshipPeriod 1 A sample lesson plan for reading(ANNES BEST FRIEND) IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to answer questions about “friends” and “friendship”. Then they will be helped to read a narration （记叙文）entitled Annes best friend. Its a stor
2、y about a Jewish girl named Anne, who made her diary her best friend. Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers reference. Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning. Objectives To help students learn to express attitudes, agreement &
3、disagreement and certainty To help students learn to read the text and learn to write diaries in English To help students better understand “friendship” To help students learn to understand and use some important words and expressions To help students identify examples of Direct Speech & Indirect Sp
4、eech (I): statements and questions in the textFocusWords upset, ignore, calm, concern, settle, suffer, recover, packExpressions add 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 fr
5、om, get/ be tired of, pack (sth.) up, get along with, fall in love, join inPatterns “I dont want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do,” said Anne. Anne said that she didnt want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do.I stayed awake on purpose until half past
6、elevenit was the first time in a year and a half that Id seen the night face to face AidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedure1. Warming up Warming up by defining friendshipHello, everyone. Im so glad to be your teacher of English. Id like to make friends with you, to buil
7、d up a close friendship with you. Today we shall take Unit 1. The topic of this unit is Friendship. What do you think friendship is?When itrains, Ithink friendship is amalIt can give m apiec of clear sky.Whe I crying, Ithink frindhip is a witIt cn ipe my tears dry.umbrl.hadkrcif.Wat is frii?*When Ia
8、m sad, Ithink friendship is awar .*It cn brig e hapines agin. Whe Iam in troubl, Ithik friedship is a strong*I c help e scape my troubles.Wn Isit n aquit lc, Ihink friedhip i very wonderful*It cant be uld a t, bcase its in evryos hrt.*It is ther from he bginig to he nd of our liv.d. flig.oYeah, ther
9、e are many explanations about friendship. However, friendship is a relationship that cant be restricted（限制） by definition（定义）. It can only be experienced. True friendship can exist between any two souls, be it between people or animals. It can happen at any moment, to anyone. Even to lifeless things
10、, 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 problems Nice to meet you, class. We shall be friends from now on. For everybody needs friends. But being a good frie
11、nd can sometimes be hard work. Learning how to solve problems in a friendship can make you a better friend and a happier person. Discuss the situation below and try to solve the problems wisely.Common problems among teenagers SolutionSome of the common problems include forgetting friends birthday, n
12、ot keeping promises, letting out friends secrets 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 try to talk about something difficult.Try to understand your friend/ Try to talk about the problem in a
13、different way. Situation 2: Friends dont know 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 friends dont know how to keep secrets.Keep your secrets to yourselfTips on being a good friendTreat your frie
14、nds 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. Stick up for your friend.Warming up by doing a surveyGood morning, class. I am your teacher of English. Glad
15、 to be here with you. Today we shall take Unit 1 Friendship. To be frankly, Id like very much to keep a close friendship with you, my dear students, in the following years. How about you then? Ok, thanks. I do hope to be your good teacher as well as your helpful friend (良师益友).Now please do the surve
16、y 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 referenceScoring sheet for the survey on page 11 A1 B3 C2 2 A1 B2 C3 3 A1 B2 C34 A3 B2 C1 5 A0 B3 C0Result4-7 point: Y arnot gdfr.iheelc y fd s justwt/ano
17、. ou ld thik bhagfred td. Tink m uis 8-12 points: Yu are god friedbymtisletyu fihip bc imta, rofilthwnogcne ryu frieds adfelings.Ty trik blc bwufrid an o n spoiblti 13+ points: Yu are nxcelfridwhorgiz (知 道 ， 了 解 ）tha tb frid youn toalnceyuredsyu fis Weld!2. Pre-reading by talking and sharingWork in
18、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 what a good friend should do and share the list with your partners. Does a friend always ha
19、ve 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 class share their ideas. Its better to stimulate the students to challenge their classmates
20、 opinions about these questions.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 other people share my happinessto unfold to other people the secrets in my heart (to name but
21、 few.)Q2: A good friend should:tell me the truth (honest)be good to me (friendly)be willing to consider or accept others ideas or opinions (open-minded)be willing to help others (generous or helpful)be good-temperedthink about what others need and try to help them (caring)be loyal to their responsib
22、ility (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 name but few)Q3: What else can be a friend?Answers can be various. (omitted)Q4: Students ans
23、wers 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 to share my feelings some time later. Above all, it feels good to write down my thoughts and feeling on paper when I am sad or lonely.3. Reading and s
24、ummarisingIts time to read the text on page 2 by skimming and summarise the main idea of each paragraph in one sentence.Summary of the textMain idea of Para. 1 Anne Frank made her diary her best friend.Main idea of Para. 2 Annes family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the Ge
25、rman Nazis.Main idea of Para. 3 Anne hadnt been able to be outdoors for so long that shed grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.Main idea of Para. 4 One evening, Anne stayed awake until half past eleven in order to have a look at the moon. Main idea of Para. 5 Anne was only able to look
26、at nature through dirty curtains.4. Reading and drawingRead the text once more to make a diagram of it.ANNES BEST FRIENDmaking her diary her best friend Annes family to hide or to be caughtAnne growing so crazy about everything to do with natureAnne staying awake to have a look at the moonAnne only
27、able to look at nature through dirty curtains5. Reading and underliningNext you are to read the text again and underline all the useful expressions or collocations 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 home
28、work.Useful expressionslaugh at, hide away, set downin a diary, in the hiding place, grow crazy about, a deep blue sky, keepspellbound, stay awake, on purpose, have a good look at, give light, at dusk, holdin ones power, seeface to face, look atthrough, no pleasure doing6. Reading and studyingRead t
29、he text one more time to find all the “direct speech and indirect speech” sentences. Look into their structures and try to make as many similar sentences as you can.She said, “I dont want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do,” She said (that) she didnt want to set down a series
30、 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 understanding of the text, please do the following two exercises. Read and fill in the blank with one suitable word.Anne Frank wanted a 1 _ whom she c
31、ould tell everything to. She found 2 _ a friend. Her name was Kitty. 3 _ that was her diary. Being Jewish Annes family 4 _away to avoid being caught by the German 5 _. During that time Anne wrote a lot 6 _diaries. In her Thursday 15, June, 1944 diary, 7 _us about her wondering. She 8_ it was because
32、 she hadnt been able to be 9 _for so long that shed grown so crazy about 10 _ to do with nature. For example, she 11 _ stayed awake purposefully so that she could 12 _good look at the moon. But when the 13 _came out, she didnt open the window, 14 _the moon light was too strong. Another 15 _, she rem
33、ained upstairs one evening until the 16 _was shunt. She was held by the 17 _, rainy evening, by the wind and the 18_ clouds. She was terrified seeing 19_ night face to face. (Keys: 1 friend 2 such 3 And 4 hid 5 Nazis 6 of 7 told 8 if 9 outdoors 10 everything 11 once 12 have 13 moon 14 for 15 time 16
34、 window 17 dark 18 thundering 19 the )Work out the text-related word and structure questions.1. Next listen to_ she felt after having been made monitor of the class. 2. I want to _ my child Little Dog.3. He was lonely, so he _ her computer her best friend.4. My mother and her mother hid _ for nearly
35、 seven years before the war was ended. 5. If you want to be a great writer, you should never _ down a series of events _ most writers do.6. I wonder _ its _ I havent been able to make a good score for so long _ Ive grown so crazy about everything to do with English.7. I can well remember _ there was
36、 a time_ money and fame could never have _ me spellbound.8. But _ the stars gave far too little light, I didnt _ open a window. 9. I didnt go to school _ the examinations had to be taken.10. The school work, the homework, the examinations _ me entirely in their _. (Keys: 1. how 2. call 3. made 4. aw
37、ay 5. set, as 6. if, because, that 7. that, when, kept 8. as 9. until 10. held, power )8. Closing down by discussingWork in groups of four. Discuss the ideas put forward in the reading passage. It does not matter whether you agree or disagree. What is important is that you should have a reason for w
38、hat you say. Also you can put forward your own ideas, either criticising the text or using it as a support:What would you do if your family were going to be killed just because they did something the Emperor did not like? Where would you plan to hide? How would you arrange to get food given to you every day?What would you do to pass the time?
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