1、ReadingUnit1Friends are good for our happy life.However,sometimes there are conflicts and disagreement in friendship.Group discussion:The reasons leading to a broken friendship Not trusting each other Misunderstanding Lacking communication different interests Not caring each other enoughbeing jealou
2、s of(嫉妒)each other Brainstorming:Who can we turn to for help whenwe have problems with our friends?parents teachers magazine advice columnistsSecrets and liesFast reading:Secret:_Lie:_Sarah got a D in a surprise Maths test.Hannah denied having let out the secret.Secrets and liesCareful reading:Quest
3、ions:1.Why do you think Sarah and Hannah could be good friends before?2.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they werent going to be friends any more?3.What might have caused their friendship to break?1.Why do you think Sarah and Hannah could be good friends before?They were like each other and had much i
4、ncommon.2.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they werent going to be friends any more?Because she thought Hannah had told everyone how badly she had done in the Maths test.3.What might have caused their friendship to break?Sarah didnt trust her friend.Hannah may have betrayed her friend.Sarah and Hannah
5、 lacked communication.Secrets and liesReading strategy:understanding feelingsA letter to a magazine advice columnist usually includes:1)Descriptions of problems2)Descriptions of feelingsWhile reading such a letter,its importantto identify the writers feelings towards a certain problem and then think
6、 about what advice to give him/her.Lets take Sarahs letter for example:betrayedupset angry ashamedHow Sarah felt:Why?She thought her best friend Hannah didnt keep her secret.She scored the lowest mark in herclass.She found a piece of paper on her desk that said“stupid Sarah got a D”.She thought Sara
7、h didnt keep her word.Practice of Reading Strategy:Read A friendship in trouble,and try tofind out Andrews problem and how hefeels about it by filling in the blanks:angryguiltyawkwardin a dilemmaHe made some cruel remarks.His best friend Matthew has stopped talkingto him.Pair work:In your own words,
8、tell each other what Andrews problem is and what caused his friendship with Matthew in trouble.Andrew blamed the losing of the match on Matthewsbad performance and they had a bitter quarrel with each other.Now they arent talking to each other any more and Matthew seems to want to make friends with a
9、nother boy.Andrew really shouldnt have blamedMatthew without thinking twice.Group work:Problem solving Suppose you are the advice columnist,what advice will you give Sarah and what to Andrew?Choose one of the topics and try to think of as much advice as possible.Finish Exercise E on page 5 and getto
10、 know what advice it is that theadvice columnist actually givesto Sarah and Matthew.Conclusion:My advice to all of you on how to mend a friendship:1.You have to talk to your friend.When there is no one around,have an honest talk.2.If your friend doesnt want to talk,you could write a letter.3.Always remember there are three steps to being friends again:Tell your friend how youre feeling;Say what your friend has done wrong,and explain why you did this or that;Remember that friendship is the mostimportant thing in your life.
