1、Reading FRIENDSHIPUNIT1Learning Objectives:1.To talk about why we need friends2.To talk about the importance of friends3.To read the text ANNES BEST FRIEND and understand it1.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。2.Life without a friend is death.没有朋友,虽生犹死。3.The best mirror is an old friend.老友如明镜
2、。Proverbs(谚语)about friendsLead-inWhy do we need friends?1.When we feel upset or unhappy,friends can cheer us up.2.When we are angry or nervous about something,friends will listen to us and help us calm down.3.Friends will be concerned about us and want to see we are always happy.Does a friend always
3、 have to be a person?What else can be your friend?No.There are many things.eg.a dog,a cat,a dictionary,a computer,a toy,a car,a mobile phone,a TV set Pre-readingNow observe the text carefully to find out:how many parts it contains(包含)what the different parts are aboutIt contains_.One part is the _ a
4、bout Anne and her diary,and the other part is _.Pre-readingtwo partsbackground knowledgediary.one page of AnnesTask 1.Match the main idea of Para.1 and Para.2 in the first part.Para.1_AAnnes family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis.Para.2_BAnne made her diary
5、 her best friend.BAFast-readingTask 2.Read the second part of the text.Match the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1_ AOne evening,Anne stayed awake until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon.Para.2_ BAnne was only able to look at nature through dusty windows.Para.3_ CAnne hadnt
6、been outdoors for so long that she had grown crazy about everything to do with nature.CABTask 3.Read the text quickly and fill in the form.Fast-readingWorld War IINetherlands Anne Frank her diary-Kitty over two yearsThursday 15th,June,1944Task 4.Discuss in groups and answer the following questions.C
7、areful reading1.What is a true friend like in Annes opinion?2.What is an ordinary(普通的，平常的)diary like according to Anne?What about her diary?3.Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature?4.Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening?5.Why didnt she dare open the window when
8、the moon was too bright?1.What is a true friend like in Annes opinion?A true friend is a person whom you can trust.Thats to say,you can tell everything to this person.2.What is an ordinary(普通的，平常的)diary like according to Anne?What abouther diary?An ordinary diary is where most people like to set dow
9、n a series of facts.But Anne wrote down her deepest feelings and thoughts in her diary.She told everything to her best friend-her diary.3.Why was she so crazy about thingsto do with nature?Because she had been indoors(在室内)too long,she was so eager to see the outdoor world-the blue sky,the singing bi
10、rds,the beautiful flowers,and the bright moon.4.Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening?Because she wanted to have a good look at the bright moon.5.Why didnt she dare open the window when the moon was too bright?Because she was afraid that she might be discovered by the German
11、Nazis.Task 6.Imagine you have to go into hiding like Anne and her family.What would you miss most?And why?Going outside and enjoying nature.Nature is so beautiful and it makes us feel free and happy.Post reading 1.Read to the text carefully and try tounderstand the difficult long sentences.2.Find your favorite sentences in the textand set them down in your notebook.Homework
