1、Participants:靳燕,吴晓,李桂秀,董妮娅,黄洋,仝亚军,邹舍龙School:Tai Zhou No.1 Senior Middle School Theme:friends and friendshipWarming up-The questionnaire leads Ss to think and talk about friendship,get to know the problems b/t friends,and seek solutions,which prepares for the further teaching in such areas as vocabul
2、ary,topics and back-ground.Pre-reading-The three questions prompt Ss to think critically about friend-ship,concerning the qualities and importance of a good friend,and importantly,alert Ss to the fact that even a thing can become a good friend.Reading-The diary by the Jewish girl Anne gave a glimpse
3、 of her life during a familys shelter in Amsterdam from German Nazis killing.Confined to the attic alone,Anne treats diary as her best friend,and in it reveals her longing for a normal life,and close contact with nature,which helps her get through the lonely days.Comprehending:It helps and checks Ss
4、 further understanding of the text through exercises in forms of alternatives,questions and answers,and matching.Learning about language:It teaches important sentences and structures,and grammar-Direct and Indirect Speeches.Using language-The two letters,listening,questionnaire design,letter writing
5、 and fun writing stimulate Ss to further talk about friend-ship,especially the pro-blems with misunderstan-ding,unfriendliness,and help them strengthen the abilities to discover,and solve problems,and give practical advice.Summing up-It summarizes the whole unit from the aspects of topics,vocabulary
6、 and grammar.Learning tip-This part encourages Ss to form the habit of writing diary.Integrating skills-The text introduces the way Hawaiians express their friendship,to get Ss to realize the cultural differences in the values friendship,in addition to the acknowledgement of the universal importance
7、 of friendship.To learn to expressing agreement and disagreement,and show attitudes and certainty,using certain expressions.To learn to write a letter giving advice,which should be persuasive and reasonable enough to solve problems.To fully understand the true essence and cultural differences of fri
8、endship,and learn to deal with friends.To learn to use direct and indirect speeches.Period 1-Warming up&SpeakingPeriod 2-ReadingPeriod 3-GrammarPeriod 4-Integrating Skills(WB)Period 5-Using Language Period1Period1To encourage Ss to think about and evaluate friendsTo enable Ss to use certain sentence
9、s and phrases to express agreement and disagreement,and show attitudes about an argument.To learn to solve problems that might occur b/t friends.To cultivate Ss to form the good habits of learning English in senior middle school.1.Talk about your summer holidays.3.Talk about your friends.2.Talk abou
10、t your new school.Lead inGive a brief description of one of your friends.The following phrases and structures may be helpful:His/Her name is He/She is years old.He/She likes and dislikes He/She enjoys and hatesHe/She is very kind/friendly/When/Where we got to know each other.What types of friendship
11、 do you have?Pleasetick them out.Then fill in the blanks.girl friends boy friendspen friendslong distance friendsfriends of the same agee-friends(friends over the internet)friends across generationsunusual friends like animals,book1._ is/are most important to you.2.You spend most of your free time w
12、ith _.3.You will share your secrets with _.4.When in trouble,you will first turn to _.A good friendhelpfulpatientopen-mindedcarefulbravehonestkindcaringwarm-heartedgood-temperedeasy-goingout-goingresponsibleList some qualities of a good friend.Pair workMake a survey(SB P1).Add up your score and see
13、how many points you can get.4-7 points:you are not a good friend.you either neglect your friends needs or just do what he/she wants you to do.You should think more about what a good friend needs to do.Think more about this.8-12 points:you are a good friend.But you should try to strike a balance betw
14、een your friends needs and your responsibilities.13+points:you are an excellent friend who recognizes that to be a good friend you need to balance your needs and your friends needs.Results:If your best friend does something wrong,what will you do?What to doreasons Try to use the following phrases:I(
15、dont)think I(dont)think so.I(dont)agree.I believe Thats correct.In my opinion,Pair wokWhat is a friend?A British newspaper once offered a prize for the best definition(定义)of a friend.If you were the edition,choose the best one from the following entries(条目),and explain why.One who understands my sil
16、ence.Friends are just the people who share your happiness and sorrow.When you look at your watch at 4 am,but still know you can call them and wake them up,and theyll still want to talk to you,thats friendship.To have a friend,you need to a good friend.Choose one of the following and discuss in group
17、s.1.What is the difference between a friend and a good friend?2.Do you think it is a good idea to borrow money from your friend?Why and Why not?3.What factors may cause the breakdown of friendship4.What is/are the most important quality/qualities that a friend needs to have?5.What can be your unusua
18、l friend besides human beings?And why?Group work homeworkhomework1.Write down a short passage about your ideas/the factors/your unusual friends.2.Prepare for the new lesson.Period2Period2To develop Ss reading strategies,such as guessing,spotting key sentences,and skimming.To get Ss to realize friend
19、s can be a a diary,thus betterUnderstanding friendship,and tell true friends from false ones.To grasp some useful expressions.To appreciate and learn the writing style of this text.Please enjoy three pieces of music and find out what they are about.Why do you think friends are important to you?What
20、do you think a good friend should be like?List the good qualities a good friend should have.A good friendfriendlyopen-mindedgeneroushelpfulpatientgood-temperedtrustworthycarefulfull of loveresponsibleinterestingbraveeasy-goingoutgoingwarm-heartedunselfishtolerantintelligenthumorousHave you ever cons
21、idered making friends with animals,plants or even an object?Why or why not?Try to guess what Annes friend is and what the passage is about by reading the title and having a quick at the pictures in this passage without reading it.ReadingANNES BEST FRIEND2.Skimming the first two paragraphs to confirm
22、 your guessing.1)What was Annes best friend?Why did she make friends with it?2)Did she have any other true friends then?Why?3)What is the difference between Annes diary and those of most people?She made her diary her best friend,because she could tell everything to it,like her deepest feelings and t
23、houghts.No,because at that time her family was Jewish,they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis.So her only true friend was her diary.Compared with most people who set down a series of facts in a diary,Anne regarded the diary as her true friend to which she could tell everything.4
24、)Do you keep a diary?What do you think most people set down in their diaries?5)We are going to read one of Annes diaries.but before reading,can you tell me what the diary is about with the help of one key sentence in the 2nd paragraph?Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place for over a
25、year.How she felt in the hiding placeTwo examples to show her feelings thenOutdoors/so long/crazy/nature/spellboundafter11:30 one evening,stay awake on purpose in order to-Another time some months ago/upstairs/did not go downstairs/held me entirely in their power/face to face-Reading of Annes diary1
26、.What would you miss most if you went into hiding like Anne and her family?Give your reasons.Post reading2.Grow work:Work in groups to decide what you would 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 a
27、rrange to get food given to you every day?What would you do to pass the time?-3.Discovering useful words and expressionsComplete the following sentences,using words and expressions from Reading1)She has grown _ about computer games.2)Was it an accident or did David do it on _?3)From the beginning,Pa
28、ul made it clear that he would be _(完全地)in control.4)He used to work _ even in the middle of winter.5)Just the _ of more food made her feel sick.6)You had better have a _ talk with him.7)Born in a poor family,the manager _ lots of hardships in his childhood.8)A diary is often kept to _ what happens
29、in peoples daily lives.crazypurposeentirelyoutdoorsthoughtface-to-facewent throughset downTalking about friends and friendship1.There are many proverbs about friends and friendship.choose one you agree with and explain why.then choose one you disagree with and explain why.A friend in need is a frien
30、d indeed.Friends are like wine;the older,the better.A friend to all is a friend to none.The same man cannot be both friend and flatterer(阿谀奉承者).False friends are worse than open enemies.Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.2.We have talked about friends and fri
31、endship today,can you write one or two sentences to express your understanding of friends and friendship.homeworkhomework1.Interview a high school student,a businessman,a police officer and a housewife to find out their opinions about friends and friendship.Write a report to share it with the whole
32、class.2.Describe one of your best friends following the writing style of this passage.Period3Period3To learn to use direct and indirect speechesTo learn to summarize the rules of direct and indirect Speeches.To learn about the special cases in which tenses shouldnt be changedAnne is telling her stor
33、ies to two of her friendsyou and Tom.Tom has something wrong with his ears,so you have to repeat Annes sentences,using indirect speech.Sometimes you explain Toms sentences to Anne.AnneTomyou“I have to stay in the hiding place.”said Anne.Anne said she had to stay in the hiding place.“Do you feel sad
34、when you are not able to go outdoors?”Tom asked Anne.Tom asked Anne if/whether she felt sad when she was not able to go outdoors.“I dont want to set down a series of facts in a diary,”said Anne.Anne said that she didnt want to set down a series of facts in a diary.“What do you call your diary?”Tom a
35、sked Anne.Tom asked Anne what she called her diary.直接引语变成间接引语时，要注意以下几点：人称变化、时态变化、宾语从句要用陈述句语序。1.直接引语是陈述句，变成间接引语时，由连词that 引导。例如：She said,I am very happy to help you.She said that she was very happy to help you.2.直接引语是一般/选择疑问句，变成间接引语时，由连词whether或if 引导。例如：He asked me,Do you like playing football?He aske
36、d me if/whether I liked playing football.注意：大多数情况下，if和whether 可以互换，但后有or not,或在动词不定式前，或放在介词后作连接词时，一般只用whether。例如：She asked me whether he could do it or not.3.直接引语是特殊疑问句，变成间接引语时，由相应的疑问词who,whom,whose,how,when,why,where 等引导。例如：My sister asked me,How do you like the film?My sister asked me how I liked
37、the film.4.直接引语是祈使句，变成间接引语时，把动词原形变成动词不定式，并在动词不定式前加tell,ask,order 等的宾语。例如：The captain ordered,Be quiet.The captain ordered us to be quiet.注意：此种情况的否定句，在动词不定式前加not。My teacher asked me,Dont laugh.My teacher asked me not to laugh.5.一些注意事项(1)间接引语一般要用陈述句的语序，即主、谓、宾的顺序。例如：He asked Lucy,Where did you go?He as
38、ked Lucy where she went.Tom said,What do you want,Ann?Tom asked Ann what she wanted.(2)直接引语是客观事实、普遍真理等，变成间接引语时，时态不变。例如：They told their son,The earth goes round the sun.They told their son that the earth goes round the sun.(3)直接引语变间接引语时，指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等要作相应的变化。例如：He said,I havent seen her today.He sai
39、d that he hadnt seen her that day.注意：如果转述时就在原来的地方，就在说话的当天，就不必改变指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等。直接引语间接引语指示代词时间状语地点状语方向性动词this,that,thesethosenow,then,todaythat daythis weekthat weekyesterday the day before last weekthe week beforefour days agofour days beforethe day before yesterday two days before tomorrow the next
40、 daynext monththe next monthheretherecome,go,bring takeVerb TenseDirect SpeechIndirect SpeechPresent tensePast tensePast tensePast perfect tensePresent continuous tensePast continuous tensePresent perfect tensePast perfect tense Past perfect tensePast perfect tenseFuture tensePast future tense直接引语和间
41、接引语正误例析1.“Where does your chemistry teacher live,Karen?”the young man asked.The young man asked Karen where did her chemistry teacher live.(误)The young man asked Karen where her chemistry teacher lived.(正)简析:一般说来,直接引语是疑问句,将其变为间接引语时,原来的疑问语序要改为陈述语序。2.“I have gained the first place in the mathematics c
42、ompetition,”the little boy said happily.The little boy said happily that he has gained the first place in the mathematics competition.(误)The little boy said happily that he had gained the first place in the mathematics competition.(正)简析:直接引语变为间接引语时,若主句的谓语动词是一般过去时,从句的谓语动词一般要用相应的某种过去时态,所以本句中的现在完成时应改为过
43、去完成时。3.“Light travels faster than sound,”the physics teacher said to the boys and girls.The physics teacher told the boys and girls that light traveled faster than sound.(误)The physics teacher told the boys and girls that light travels faster than sound.(正)简析:直接引语为客观真理、格言时,变为间接引语,时态无需改变。4.“Will you
44、go to the concert with me this evening?”Mary asked me.Mary asked me that I would go to the concert with her that evening.(误)Mary asked me if/whether I would go to the concert with her that evening.(正)简析:直接引语如果是一般疑问句,变为间接引语时,要用连词whether或if引导,而不用that。5.“What did you do here yesterday?”the old man aske
45、d my brother.The old man asked my brother what he had done here yesterday.(误)The old man asked my brother what he had done there the day before.(正)简析:直接引语变为间接引语时,指示代词、时间状语、地点状语一般也要作相应改变,如A guessing game“who is my secret friend?”Suggested sentences:Can your friend speak?What does he/she wear today?Is
46、 he/she tall or short?What do you and your friend do in your free time?Do you quarrel with each other?.homeworkhomeworkDo Exercise1 on Page 42.Here is another page of Annes diary.Read it through and then use indirect speech to retell the story.To get Ss to know about the ways of showing friendshipIn
47、 Hawaii.To strengthen Ss awareness of the universal existence of friendship and the cultural differences in the ways of expressing friendship between the east and west.To encourage Ss to write about friendship.ways of showing friendship more waysways of showing friendshipmore wayswest and eastEvery
48、culture has its own ways to show friendship.Are there any places in the world where Chinese and western cultures live side by side?HongkongMacaoSingaporeHawaiiIts said that Hawaii is a place where the East truly meets the West.Lets see in Hawaii how people show their friendship.by giving a circle of
49、 flowers worn around the necklei(s)Read fast and find out more ways/signsto show friendship in Hawaii.the first waythe second waythe third wayleia circle of flowers worn around the neckalohalokahi1.To be with happiness2.Goodbye3.Our hearts singing togetherOneness with all peopleAccording to the form
50、in the opinion of Hawaiians?Read the 2nd para.againWhy do many different peoples call Hawaii their home?Hawaii is a place where people make one big community from many smaller communities.a rich cultural diversityProverbs about friends&friendship 1.A friend in need is a friend indeed.2.Friends are l
51、ike wine;the older,the better.3.When you meet your friend,your face shines-you have found gold.4.A friend to all is a friend to none.5.The same man cannot be both friend and flatterer.6.The best mirror is an old friend.7.False friends are worse than open enemies.8.Walking with a friend in the dark i
52、s better than walking alone in the light.9.Friendship cannot stand always on one side.10.The friendship that can end was never real.11.With clothes the new are best;with friends the old are the best.Discuss with your partner and try to write some similar sentences to show your opinion about friendsh
53、ip.Writing taskEveryone hearswhat you say.Friends listen towhat you say.Best friendslisten to what you dont say.homeworkhomeworkSurf the Internet to collect materialslike poems,stories on friendship.And share them with your friends.Period5Period5To practise Ss listening ability.To practise Ss writin
54、g skills of giving adviceTo improve Ss capabilities of discovering and solving problemsWhat kind of boy would you like to make friends with?What kind of girl would you like to make friends with?gossipergossip aboutDear Miss Wang,I am having some trouble with my classmates at the moment.Im getting al
55、ong well with a boy in my class.We often do homework together and we enjoy helping each other.We have become really good friends.But other students have started gossiping.They say that this boy and I have fallen in love.This has made me angry.I dont want to end the friendship,but I hate others gossi
56、ping.What should I do?LisaWhat advice would you give?What advice does Miss Wang give?Miss Wang:an editor of Radio for TeenagersListen to what Miss Wang says,and then answer the following question.1.What does Miss Wang say about their friendship?She says that2.Why does Miss Wang think it would be foo
57、lish if they end their friendship?She thinks that3.How does she explain why Lisas classmates gossip about their friendship?She says that4.What is Miss Wangs advice?She asks Lisa tothere is nothing wrong in Lisa making friends with a boy and that it is possible for a boy and a girl to be just good fr
58、iends.Lisa would lose a good friend who can help her with her studies.teenagers like to gossip and that perhaps they cant understand Lisas friendship with the boy.ignore her gossiping classmates.Listen again and try to spell out the words as you hear their pronunciation.1.Ending your friendship with
59、 this boy would be a _ thing to do.2.But thats no _ to throw away your friendship with this boy.3.That way you will show them that you are more _ up than they are.stupidreasongrownSuppose you are editors of Radio for teenagers,here are some problems for you to offer advice.1.I dont have enough pocke
60、t money.2.Im not satisfied with my appearance.3.My desk mate has lost a reference book,he/she thinks that I am a thief.4.Dear editor,Im a student from Suzhou Senior High School.I have a problem.Im not very good at communicating with people.Although I really try to talk to my classmates,I still find
61、it hard to make gook friends with them.So I feel quite lonely sometimes.I do want to change this situation,but I dont know how,I would be grateful if you could give me some advice.XiaodongWrite your advice to Xiaodong as an editor.The following points may help you.Make an effort to change the situation.Start talking to people about what you both likeJoin in peoples discussion.Show your interest in their talk.Try to make friends with one of two classmates.Dear Xiaodong,homeworkhomeworkWrite a story about you and your friend.
