FriendsTeachingaims:1.tobeabletotalkaboutfriendshipwitheachotherinEnglish2.tolearnsomewordsofdescribingfriendsandfriendship3.tomastersomeusefulwordsandexpressionsTeachingmethods:a.Task-basedteachingandlearningb.Cooperativelearningc.DiscussionTeachingprocedures:StepOne:Leading-inBeforethelesson,theteachercanarousethestudents’interestsbyshowingthesongcalledAuldLangSyne.StepTwo:Talkaboutyouroldfriends1.Giveabriefdescriptionofoneofyouroldfriends.Thefollowingphrasesandstructuresmaybehelpful:His/Hernameis……He/Sheis……yearsold.He/Shelikes……anddislikes……He/Sheenjoys……andhates……He/Sheisverykind/friendly/……When/Wherewegottoknoweachother.StepThree:Discussion1.Whydoyouneedfriends?HavetheSsgetintogroupsoffourtodiscusswhypeopleneedfriends.Ssmayhavealotofdifferentreasons,atlast,theteacherwilllistfivemajorreasonswhypeopleneedfriendsStepFour:Whatqualities(品质)shouldagoodfriendhave?1.Studentswilltelltheirpartnerstheiridealfriendsintheiropinions2.TheteacherwillgiveoutsomeadjectivestodescribeagoodfriendStepFive:DoasurveyDoasurveytoseewhetheryouareagoodfriendornotStepSix:GroupworkThewholeclasswillbedividedintofourgroupsandtwogroupsshareonetopic.Therearetwotopics.Topic1:Thereisasaying“tohaveagoodfriend,youneedtobeagoodfriend.”Whatdoyouthinkofthesayingandhowcanyoubeagoodfriend?Topic2:Doesafriendalwayshavetobeaperson?Whatelsecanbeyourfriend?Why?StepSeven:Summary1.Theteachershowssomeproverbsaboutfriendshiptomakeasummaryoffriendship.Homework:Writeashortpassageaboutyourbestfriend.