Unit 1 Friendship

Warming up

What do you think a good friend should be like?

Good friend honest generous kind brave loyal helpful funny handsome smart friendly wise patient hardworking full of love easygoing selfless responsible…

Finish the survey on P1 Work out your score: 1. A 1 B 3 C 2

Results: 4-7 points: You are not a good friend.You either neglect your friend’s needs or just do what he or she wants you to do.You should think about what a good friend needs to do. 8-12 points: You are a good friend but you sometimes let your friendship become too important, or you fail to show enough concern for your friend’s needs and your own responsibilities. 13+ points: You are an excellent friend who knows that to be a good friend you need to balance your needs and your friend’s needs. Well done!

What will you do to have a good friend? To have a good friend, you need to be a good friend.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真交. 谚语 Some proverbs about friendship A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真交.

All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend. 人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友！ Do you like friends? Do you have good friends? How many kinds of friends are there in your opinion? What kind of friends do you prefer? Can you describe one of your friends to us?

Some proverbs about friendship 谚语 Some proverbs about friendship A friend in need is a friend indeed. A life without a friend is a life without the sun. A man who has friends must show himself friendly.

Proverbs: 1. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 2. A life without a friend is a life without the sun. 3. A faithful friend is hard to find. 4. A friend is a gift you give yourself. —— Robert Stevenson

Reading

NAZI HITLER Watch a piece of video and try to describe the pictures in the text.

Lead-in Look at the pictures and the heading and guess what the text might be about.

Background This is a true story. It took place in Amsterdam, Holland in the early 1940s after the German Nazis had occupied most of Europe. The Nazi Party ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. One of their key policies was to kill all the Jews in Europe. If any persons known to be Jews were found, they would be sent to concentration camps farther east, mostly in Poland.

Families were separated and transported in trains Families were separated and transported in trains. For many days, they went without food, water, sanitation or fresh air. To avoid this terrible fate, some Jewish families went into hiding, often with the help of non-Jewish friends. This diary was written during the time when Anne and her family moved to escape from being killed by Nazis.

Scanning The time of the story Fill in the form below. The place of the story The heroine of the story Anne’s best friend The length of time they hid away The date of the diary World War II Netherlands Anne her diary--Kitty over two years Thursday 15,June,1944

Reading method when where who what why how

Detail Reading 1. What is a true friend like in Anne’s opinion? In Anne’s opinion, a true friend is a person whom you can trust. That’s to say, you can tell everything to this person.

2. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne 2. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne? What about her diary? According to Anne, an ordinary diary is where most people like to set down a series of facts. But Anne wrote down her deepest feelings and thoughts in her diary. She told everything to her best friend --- her diary.

3. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature? Because she had been indoors too long, she was so eager to see the outdoor world --- the blue sky, the singing birds, the beautiful flowers, the bright moon.

4. Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening? Because she wanted to have a good look at the bright moon.

5. Why didn’t she dare open the window when the moon was too bright? Because she was afraid that she might be discovered by the German Nazis.

Guessing in groups Read the dairy again and pay special attention to the boldfaced words. Then discuss in groups the inside meanings of them. Then think of some other words or expressions to describe Anne’s feelings and thoughts.

What do the boldfaced parts imply? Words/phrases What is implied outdoors nature crazy free the blue sky, the singing birds, flowers, the bright moon anxious, eager, thirsty

didn’t dare thundering entirely power scared, frightened, thrilled helpless, depressed, lonely

Debate: 1.What would you miss most if you went into hiding like Anne? Explain why?

2 .How would you describe Anne’s feelings when she was looking out into the night sky? Anne’s feelings were very sad and lonely for she realized what she was missing by going into hiding.

Learning about language Complete the following passage with some important words or phrases.

upset it calm down concerned about trust according to crazy go through Anne’s sister, Margot was very _____ that the family had to move. She found ____difficult to settle and ______ ______ in the hiding place because she was __________ ______whether they would be discovered. She knew she had to ______ her parents and __________ __ this was necessary. At first she thought she would go ______ but later she realized that it was better to ____ ________ this together. upset it calm down concerned about trust according to crazy go through

Thank you