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 story
2、 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 & d
3、isagreement 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 Spe
4、ech (I): statements and questions in the textFocusWordsupset, 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 from
5、, 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 el
6、evenit 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 build
7、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?Yeah, there 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 f
8、riendship can exist between any two souls, be it between people or animals. It can happen at any moment, to anyone. Even to lifeless things, 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
9、 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 friend 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
10、try to solve the problems wisely.Common problems among teenagersSolutionSome of the common problems include forgetting friends birthday, not 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 ge
11、t 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 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 start
12、ing point. Situation 3: Some friends dont know how to keep secrets.Keep your secrets to yourselfTips on being a good friendTreat your friends 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
13、. 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 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 follow
14、ing 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 survey 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
15、sheet for the survey on page 11 A1 B3 C2 2 A1 B2 C3 3 A1 B2 C34 A3 B2 C1 5 A0 B3 C0 2. Pre-reading by talking and sharingWork in 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 thi
16、nk a good friend should be like? List what a good friend should do and share the list with your partners. Does a friend always have 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 questi
17、ons above to talk about. Then let the class share their ideas. Its better to stimulate the students to challenge their classmates 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 sho
18、w my concern for other peopleto let other people share my happinessto unfold to other people the secrets in my heart (to name but 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
19、others (generous or helpful)be good-temperedthink about what others need and try to help them (caring)be loyal to their responsibility (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 somethin
20、g in a different way)be selfless (to name but few)Q3: What else can be a friend?Answers can be various. (omitted)Q4: Students answers 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
21、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 summarisingIts 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. 1Anne Frank m
22、ade her diary her best friend.Main idea of Para. 2Annes family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis.Main idea of Para. 3Anne hadnt been able to be outdoors for so long that shed grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.Main idea of Para. 4One evening, A
23、nne stayed awake until half past eleven in order to have a look at the moon. Main idea of Para. 5Anne was only able to look 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
24、 to be caughtAnne growing so crazy about everything to do with natureAnne staying awake to have a look at the moonAnne only 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 passa
25、ge. Then you are to make sentences of your own with each of them.Copy the expressions into your notebook after class as homework.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
26、 at, give light, at dusk, holdin ones power, seeface to face, look atthrough, no pleasure doing6. Reading and studyingRead the 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, “
27、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 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,
28、 please do the following two exercises. Read and fill in the blank with one suitable word.Anne Frank wanted a 1 _ whom she could 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 t
29、hat time Anne wrote a lot 6 _diaries. In her Thursday 15, June, 1944 diary, 7 _us about her wondering. She 8_ it was because 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
30、 at the moon. But when the 13 _came out, she didnt open the window, 14 _the moon light was too strong. Another 15 _, she remained 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. (K
31、eys: 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 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
32、 _ my child Little Dog.3.He was lonely, so he _ her computer her best friend.4.My mother and her mother hid _ for nearly 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 mak
33、e a good score for so long _ Ive grown so crazy about everything to do with English.7.I can well remember _ there was 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 take
34、n.10.The school work, the homework, the examinations _ me entirely in their _. (Keys: 1. how 2. call 3. made 4. away 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 p
35、assage. It does not matter whether you agree or disagree. What is important is that you should have a reason for what 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?
