1、Teaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语quiz, situation, accordingly, editor, communicate, decision b. 交际用语1) Talk about agreement and disagreementI think so. I dont think soI agree. I dont agree Thats correct. Thats exactly my opinion.Youre quite right I dont think you are right.I quite
2、agree with you. Im afraid I dont agree / disagree with you.Of course not. Im afraid not. 2) Practise giving advice and making decisionsYoud better. I advise you to.I think / In my opinion, you should.If I were you, Id / I wouldnt.I think it might be a good idea to do.How/ What about.?Why dont you /
3、Why not.?As far as I can see, the best thing would be to.Wouldnt it be better if.?We have to make a choice.The other idea sounds better to me.2. Ability goals 能力目标a. Enable the Ss to talk about agreement and disagreement.b. Enable the Ss to give advice and make decisions.c. Design a questionnaire to
4、 find out what kind of friends your classmates are.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标a. Learn how to talk about agreement and disagreement.b. Help the Ss learn how to express their ideas and give their opinions.c. Enable the Ss learn how to design a questionnaire to find out what kind of friends your cl
5、assmates are.Teaching important points教学重点难点a. Teach the Ss how to express their ideas and give their opinions.b. Help the Ss to design a questionnaire to find out what kind of friends your classmates are.Teaching methods教学方法Pairs work and group work.Discussion and cooperative learning.Teaching aids
6、教具准备A computer and a projector.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Revision Ask some of the Ss to read his / her composition for the class, describing one of the problems between friends and how it is solved. Then give some comments.T: Now, lets check up your homework for last class. Id like som
7、e of you to read his / her composition for the class, describe one of the problems between friends and how it is solved.S: Everybody needs friends. But being a good friend can sometimes be hard work. Learning how to solve problems on friendship can make you a better friend and a happier person. A co
8、mmon problem between friends is that they dont know how to talk to each other about difficult things. When they do talk, they often get mad with each other. What can they do? Well, it takes time to learn how to communicate well, and it is important to understand why a friend gets angry with you when
9、 you say something. If you know what it is that makes your friend angry, then you can try to talk about the problem in a different way. Step II Warming upT: I think most of us have some good friends. Do you know why people make friends with one another?Sa: In my opinion, one cannot live alone in the
10、 world,To make our work smooth, we need to cooperate with others. To make our life happy, we need to help with each other.Sb: The society has become more and more complicated. Wherever we go, we cannot be separated from the people around us. Step III TalkingFirst get the Ss to listen to what a Canad
11、ian say about T: Now were going to listen to what Leslie Clark, a Canadian has got to say about making friends. After listening, please talk about the two questions in groups of 4. Try to use the following expressions.1 Do you agree with her?2 What do you think of people from foreign countries?Agree
12、mentDisagreementI think so.I dont think so.I agree.I dont agreeThats correct. ExactlyOf course not.Thats exactly my opinion. Im afraid not.Youre quite right. I dont think you are right.T: Whod like to answer the first question? Volunteer!Sa: I agree with her because.Sb: But I dont think so.T: Quite
13、right. Next?Sample discussion.Sa: OK I will begin. What do you think of our foreign friends?Sb: I think they are very kind and friendly. Most of them are very humorous.Sc: I agree with you. They always smile. They are frankly and very easy-going. Its easy for us to make friends with them.Sd: But I d
14、ont think so. Its not easy for us to meet each other, if you live away from each other. Sometimes it may be hard for us to communicate with each other due to the cultural differences. Because its difficult to break language and cultural barriers.Se: But I dont think you are right. We can make friend
15、s with them by reading e-pal/pen pal ads in newspapers or on the internet. In this way, we can talk to foreigners whenever there is a chance.Sf: Thats correct. We can practice English with our foreign friends. We can learn some foreign culture and get new information from our foreign friends.Sg: Hav
16、ing friends who are from foreign countries can help me broaden my range of experiences and point of view. They can help my personal development by exposing me to people, places or things we may not have an opportunity to contact on our own. This type of relationship with friends can be very rewardin
17、g.Sh: Thats exactly my opinion. Having a friend of a different culture or lifestyle can be like having a personal tour guide who introduce us to another world. We will have some things in common, which are the basis for you friendship, but also many differences, which we can enjoy exploring together
18、.T: Youre quite right. Youve done an excellent job.Step IV Speaking First, get the Ss to think of four situations among friends in groups of 4 and design a questionnaire to find out what kind of friends their classmates are. Second, try it out on their own group, checking the questionnaire through a
19、nd adding up their score and see how many points they can get. Ask them to fill in the form prepared before class. Show the instructions and decide what kind of friends their classmates are.Third, ask each student to stand up and walk around the classroom to make a survey on four of other classmates
20、. Show the instructions and decide what kind of friends other classmates are. They can share your questionnaire with one or two other groups and try each others questionnaires.At last, show the instructions to help your classmates to know how to improve his or her skills of making good friends with
21、others if necessary.T: Friends come in many flavors. There are best friends, school friends, fair-weather friends, forever friends and many more. Do you want to know what kind of friends your classmates are? Now lets make a survey. First, please think of four situations among friends and design a qu
22、estionnaire to find out what kind of friends your classmates are.1. Your friend borrowed 100 Yuan from you last week and hasnt returned it. You will A. ask him / her to pay back as soon as possible; or youll end the friendship.B. ask him / her to pay back if he / she has.C. tell him / her not to ret
23、urn it.2. Your friend said your bad words behind you, you willA. ask him / her to say sorry to you , or youll stop your friendshipB. excuse him / her and forget it. C. ask others to tell him / her that he/she is wrong.3. You promised to meet your friend at five oclock but your parents ask you to do
24、homework at home. You willA. tell him your parents ask you to do homework at home.B. tell him / her a lie that you are ill.C. say sorry to him / her and plan to meet him / her another time.4. You borrowed a bike from your friend, but you had it stolen. You willA. buy a new one which is the same as h
25、is / hersB. just tell him / her you had it stolen.C. say sorry to him / her and buy him / her an old oneT: Second, try it out on their own group, checking the questionnaire through and adding up their score and see how many points they can get. Fill in the following form.Name Situation Choice Score
26、Point Kind1234Total:1234Total:1234Total:1234Total:After they finish choosing the answers, show the scoring sheet on the screen.Scoring sheet 1 A0 B2 C62 A1 B6 C23 A2 B0 C34 A6 B1 C 2 T: Now, Ill show you the instructions and decide what kind of friends their classmates are on your own groups.Instruc
27、tions:25 A fair-weather friendOnly like them when they are happy and popular. If they are feeling down, or if they are having a problem, you dont want to spend time or talk with them. You dont help your friends when they have problems. You are always thinking about yourself. You should care more abo
28、ut your friends. If you continue to be self-centered and dont consider others feelings, you wont make more friends and keep friendship for long.611 A school friendYou see each other in school. You just study and play with them together in school. You may not know everything about each other. You tak
29、e things smoothly. You seldom hurt your friends with your benefit considered. Youd better add more affection to your friends Friendship is about feelings and we must give as much as we take.1217 A best friend You do everything together with your friends: study, read, watch TV, surf the Internet, pla
30、y sports and listen to music. If either one has a problem, the other is there to help. You know your friends very well. You understand and yield to each other You help with each other and improve together. You have a lot of common benefit. Your friendship is good to both of you. You are mutually ben
31、eficial.1821 Forever friends You will always listen to your friends and try to help them, even if you disagree or if you are having a problem. Whenever they have any difficulty, youll try your best to do what you can to help them without hesitation. You devote yourself to your best friends. You are
32、willing to lose what you have, even your life.T: Next, please stand up and walk around the classroom to make a survey on four of your classmates. Add up their score and see how many points they can get. Then, youll get to know what kind of friends your classmates are. You can share your questionnair
33、e with one or two other groups and try each others questionnaires. You can help your classmates to know how to improve his or her skills of making good friends with others.Step V Speaking TaskThere are two tasks for the Ss to finish. For Ex 1, ask the Ss to discuss every situation carefully to pract
34、ice giving reasons for their decisions. Get the Ss to discuss what they would do in the two situations in pairs. And then ask some of them to make a decision and give reasons.For Ex 2, get the meaning of the word “cool” and then ask the Ss to look at the photos and in small groups talk about whether
35、 what they are doing is cool or not. Show the target language to them.For Ex 1, get the Ss to discuss what they would do in the two situations in pairs.T: Now situation I. S1: Neither of us goes to the concert or the picnic. Because friends should share sorrows and happiness.S2: Im sorry to tell him
36、 there are no more tickets. I will go after telling him the truth. Because its me that get the ticket and this is my favorite band.S3: Let my friends go, or he/ she may misunderstand me. I think maybe he need it more than me. And my selfishness may affect on our friendship.T: Well done. Lets go on w
37、ith Situation II.S1: Ill persuade him to say sorry to the shop owner because he did wrong like a thief. Being his good friend, I ought to help him to correct his mistakes.S2: Ask him to go back to the shop and put it back secretly in order not to be found and lose face. And tell him never do such th
38、ings again. This can prove that he is an honest and faithful friend, who is worthy making friends with.S3: Tell him I wouldnt like to make friends with him any longer except that he correct his mistakes. Because I dont want to make friends with a thief.T: Very good! I think most of you can solve the
39、 problems about friends and friendship. Now, Id like to ask you a question, what does the word “cool” mean?S1: “Cool” means “fairly cold; not hot or warm” or “calm; unexcited” or “pleasant, fine”.S2: “Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning used to express a temperature that is a little
40、cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. T: “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. We all maximize the meaning of “Cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” “surprising”. Now, please look at the photos on Page 46. What
41、do you and your friends think is cool? Lets talk about whether what they are doing is cool or not in groups of 4. Ill give you a few minutes to do this exercise. After that, Id like you to give your opinions and give the reasons.After their discussion in groups.T: All right! What do you think they s
42、hould do with their friends. Id like you to give your opinions and reasons about the photos. Try to speak it out freely and frankly for the class.S1: I dont think cycling together side by side is cool， because its dangerous on the roadside. There are more and more road accidents in this city: too ma
43、ny deaths and too many people injured. Theyd better pay more attention to the traffic safety.S2: Im afraid I dont agree / disagree with you. I think the best way to spend time with friends is to go hiking and camping with them. Because when were camping we are not in any rush to go somewhere and the
44、re are fewer choices, just enjoying what were doing.S2: As far as I can see, the best thing would be to travel around with my friends. I feel we are adventurous and proud of having been to many places. And it can enrich our knowledge, improve our friendship and we can help with each other. I think i
45、t right for them to take photos together, because it can record the beautiful moment and keep the unforgettable experience in mind. Travelling alone is dull, tired, unhappy, lonely and helpless.S3: I agree with you. Traveling can give us a wider understanding of the world and make a better person. I
46、 think we feel exited and cool for many people to travel the world. I also dont think their photos are cool because the clothes are not fit for them to wear.S4: I think that playing computer is cool because I can not only have a chat by surfing the internet but make many friends. Playing computer ga
47、mes with my friends are very funny and exciting. I think its the best way to relax after long -time study.S5: I dont agree with you. I dont think its cool to play games and have a chat just for fun. Its a waste of time and bad to your eyesight and health. I think we should make good use of the compu
48、ter and internet. We can send e-mails to all parts of the world at any time, and get the latest materials through Internet. We can also get more information and knowledge, gaining the famous teachers instruction through the net-school.S6: I think that getting together with a few close friends is coo
49、l because its one of the best ways to make friends and improve our friendship. We can communicate with each other more freely and frankly. They can help your personal development by exposing you to people, places or things you may not have an opportunity to contact on your own.S7: In my opinion, as
50、we are young, we should learn to use our time wisely, doing things like reading or studying, in order to develop ourselves for our future careers. Solitary activities like doing research on the internet, are much more valuable than hanging around with friends drinking coffee, gossiping.S8: I think t
51、hat .taking part in some useful performance activities is cool because social practice can improve their ability and its very useful to make the lone old feel amused and happy. Healthy and active amusement can build and exert a favorable influence on our characters or thoughts. I think its a good wa
52、y to spend our spare time.S9: I dont think taking part in performance activities is cool because activities may affect their study. I dont think that is cool because the young should spend most of their time in studying. Competition is more and more intense, we have nothing to do but to learn our le
53、ssons. If not, we cant go to the famous university and havent prosperous future. As for the lone old, its the governments duty to comfort them. Its our only duty to study hard. At last, teacher must make a conclusion.T: Everyone needs friends. As part of a large group of friends, or as one half of “
54、just the two of us,” the time you spend with friends is an essential part of a satisfying life. We can enjoy ourselves in all kinds of ways, such as traveling, having sports, having dinner, gossiping, drinking coffee, going to the movies. Whatever we like to do together should not only be good to both of us, but also very meaningful and beneficial to the society without breaking the laws and rules.Step VI HomeworkAsk them to write out their ideas on the exercise books after class.Prepare for writing a passage about some proverbs on friends and friendship.版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()