Reading (2).doc

Unit 1 Getting along with othersReading 1Objectives:1.To help Ss get a general idea about the text.2. To make Ss become familiar with the detailed information about the text.3. To help Ss master Reading Strategy.Teaching important point:1.How to make the students understand the passage better.2.How to help the students finish all the exercises.3.How to help the students develop their creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities.Interaction Patterns: Teachers -class, individuals, pairsProcedures for teaching:Step 1 lead-inDiscussion l 1. Do you have any important events or unforgettable experiences with your close friends?l 2. Please share something with us and tell us what to do when meeting with difficulties in friendship. (1). If your friend tells others about your secrets, how will you feel and what will you react?(2). When your friendship is in trouble, will you stop talking with your friend and make a new friend? Conclusion l 1. We should keep our promise and keep friends secrets. Honesty is one of the most important factors in the friendship.l 2. Friends should unite and help each other when meeting with some difficulties both in study or in other fields of life.Step 2 Comprehension of the textFirst readingl By using these two rules, lets go over the two letters for the first time and try to answer questions below.1. What did Sarah think about the Maths quiz?2. What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls washroom?3. Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they werent going to be friends any more?4. Why did Matthew get annoyed at Andrew after the match?5. What did Matthew think about losing the match?6. What kind of boy is Matthew? Is he usually a quiet boy?Second readingl Read the article again and finish part C2. Try to identify how Sarah and Andrew felt and why they felt like so.l Make sure you pick the relevant information within the given time.How Sarah feltWhy she felt soHow Andrew feltWhy he felt so.Step 3 Language items1.Match new words with their definitions2.Find out the similar words in the 2nd letterStep 4 Discussion 1. Do you think Sarah and Hannah should try to be friends again or go their separate ways?2. If you found out that your best friends had made friends with another person, what would you think about this and what would you do?Step 5 Reading strategyl How do they show their strong feelings when meeting difficulties in friendship? 1. I must be really stupid. (line11)2. Everyone must have been laughing behind my back. (line20)3. I was so angry that (line21)4. It is really awkward. (line 46)Step 6 Group workWork in groups and try to make a dialogue which is full of strong feelings.Suppose you were in a quarrel with your best friends, and turn to anothe