1Unit1FriendshipTeachingMaterial:Anne’sbestfriendTeachingPhilosoplyTheplancanoffermorelearningstrategies.Itcandevelopthestudents’abilitiesofinquirylearning,gettinginformationanddealingwithinformation,thenthestudentscananalysetheproblemsandsolvetheproblems.Theplanisgoodforthestudents’creativityandimagination.TheAnalysisofTeachingMaterialThisisthefirstteachingperiodofthisunit.ThereadingpassagetitledAnne’sbestfriend.Inthispassage,wecanknowAnne’sbestfriendisadiaryandmakethestudentsrealisetheimportanceoffriednship.It’sthebeddingofthewholeunit.TeachingAims:1.Knowledgeaims:Thestudentswillgraspthenewwordsinthepassageandgetthestudentstorealizetheimportanceofthefriendship.2.Abilityaims:Thestudentswillfurtherimprovetheirreadingabilityandletthemlearntousesomereadingstrategiessuchasskimming,scanningetc.3.Emotionalaim:Encouragethestudentstovaluethefriendship.ImportantPoints:1.Howtogetthestudentstolearndifferentreadingskills.2.Howtogetthestudentstorealizetheimportanceofthefriendship.DifficultPoints:1.Developthestudents’readingability.2.Understandtheimpliedmeaningsofthewordsinthepassage.TeachingMethods:1.Skimming,scanning.2.Open-endedtask.3.Amultimedia.TeachingProcedures:Task1:WarmingUpFreetalktoleadinthetopicwewilllearn:Boysandgirls,wearenewforeachother,butIwanttoknow:doyouliketomakefrinedswithme?soyourquestionsare:Whatqualitiesshouldagoodfriendhave?Whatdotheyoftendo?Fourstudentsagroupdiscusswitheachotherfor2minutes.Task2:Skimming1.Studentsreadthetitleofthepassageandobservethepicturesandtheoutlineofittoguess:WhoisAnne’sbestfriend?Readthefirstparagraph,tellmetheanswer.2.ReadandfindoutHowmanypartsarethereinthepassage?Whatarethey?OnepartisthebackgroundofAnneandAnne’sdiary,theotherpartisaboutonepageofAnne’sdiary.2Task3:CarefulReading1.Readthepassagequicklyandfillintheformbelow.Thetimeofthestory(When)Theplaceofthestory(Where)Theheroineofthestory(Who)Anne’sbestfriend(What)Thelengthoftimetheyhidaway(How)ThereasonAnne’sfamilyhidaway(Why)Afterfinishingtheform,theteachershouldintroducemorebackgroundaboutthispassagetothestudents:Thisisatruestory.IttookplaceinAmsterdam,Hollandintheearly1940saftertheGermanNazishadoccupiedmostofEurope.TheNaziPartyruledGermanyfrom1933to1945.OneoftheirkeypolicieswastokillalltheJewsinEurope.IfanypersonsknowntobeJewswerefound,theywouldbesenttoconcentrationcampsfarthereast,mostlyinPoland.FamilieswereseparatedandtransportedintrainsFormanydays,theywentwithoutfood,water,sanitationorfreshair.Toavoidthisterriblefate,someJewishfamilieswentintohiding,oftenwiththehelpofnon-Jewishfriends.ThisdiarywaswrittenduringthetimewhenAnneandherfamilymovedtoescapefrombeingkilledbyNazis.2.ReadingandguessingReadthedairyagainandpayspecialattentiontotheboldfacedwords.Thendiscussingroupstheinsidemeaningsofthem.ThenthinkofsomeotherwordsorexpressionstodescribeAnne’sfeelingsandthoughts.1.TimeNatureAnne’sfeelingBeforehidingBluesky,songsofbirds…AfterhidingDarkness,rain,thundering,clouds…2.Studentsworkingroupoffourtodiscussthefollowingopenquestions:•1.Whydidthewindowsstayclosed?•2.Guessthemeaningsof“spellbound”,“holdmeentirelyintheirpower”fromthediscourse(语篇,上下文).•3.Whichsentencesattractyouinthepassage?Task4.DiscussDoyouthinkthefriendshipisveryimportanttoyou?Whyorwhynot?Task5:Activity3Fourstudentsagrouptodiscussthesituation:Supposeyoufourhavetohideyourselvesfor3months.Duringthethreemonths,youwillbeofferedthebasicfood,waterandclothes.Yourgroupcantake5thingswithyou.Whatwillyoutake?Why?Howwillyouspendthe3months?Howwillyoutreateachotherandmakefriends?Howwillyouunderstand‘Afriendinneedisafriendindeed’atthattime?•Assignment•1.SurftheinternettofindAnne’sDiaryandreadsomeofit.Printoutapieceofthediaryandwritedownyourfeelingsafterreadingitonthepage.Wewillsharethepiecesandyourfeelingswiththewholeclass.2..DoEx1,2onPage3.[Teachingreflection]Thisteachingmaterialisdifficultforthestudentstounderstand,becausetheydon’thaveenoughbackgroundinformationaboutthisdiary.Iguesstheteachershouldgivethestudentsenoughbackgroundintroduction,ifnot,theaimsofthisclassarehardtobereached.