1、Unit1 Friendship Period3AimsTo listen to a letter about friendshipTo speak about a questionnaire about friendshipTo write advice about friendshipTo write a few lines describing a friendProceduresI. Warming up1. Read the letter to Miss Wang and find out what was upsetting Lisa.2. Listen to what Miss

2、Wang says, and then answer the questions in Exercise 2.3. Listen to the tape again and try to spell out the missing words in Ex 3.II. Talking about designing a questionnaireWork in groups of four. Design a questionnaire to find out what kind of friends your classmates are. Ask the Students to use th

3、e quiz in the Warming Up as an example.Note: The students should be talking while they are doing the task. This provides the students with the opportunity to practise expressing thought and concern in matters of immediate concern and interest. Tell the students to follow these steps:Step1: In your g

4、roup, come up with four situations among friends. Design four questions accordingly with three possible answers.Step2: Put the four questions together and form a questionnaire.Step3: Check the questionnaire through and try it out on your own group.Step4: Share your questionnaire with another group a

5、nd try each others questionnaires.Sample questionnaire:This questionnaire has four questions, and each question is followed by a set of possible answers. Please read the questions, and then consider which response fits you best.1.Why am I close friends with this person now?A. Because being friends w

6、ith him/her helps me feel important.B. Because my friend would be upset if I ended the relationship.C. Because he/she is someone I really enjoy sharing emotions and special events with.2. Why do I spend time with my friend?A. Because my friend would get mad at me if I didnt.B. Because it is fun spen

7、ding time with him/her.C. Because I think it is what friends are supposed to do.3.Why do I listen to my friends problems, or to what my friend has to say?A. Because my friend praises me and makes me feel good when I do.B. Because its interesting and satisfying to be able to share like that.C. Becaus

8、e I really value getting to know my friend better.4.Why do I keep promises to my friend?A. Because I believe it is an important personal quality to live up to my promises to a friend.B. Because it would threaten our friendship if I were not trustworthy. Because I would feel bad about myself if I did

9、nt.Scoring Sheet:Q1A 1pointQ2A 1pointQ3A1 pointQ4A3 pointsB 2pointsB 2pointsB2 pointsB2 pointsC 3pointsC 3pointsC3 pointsC1 point 46 points: You are not a good friend. You either neglect your friends needs or just do what he/she wants you to do. You should think more about what a good friend needs t

10、o do. 79 points: You are a good friend but you sometimes let your friendship become too important, or you fail to show enough concern for your friends needs and feelings. Try to strike a balance between your friends needs and your own responsibilities. 10+ points: You are an excellent friend who rec

11、ognizes that to be a good friend you need balance your needs and your friends. Well done.Students work in groups and try their own questionnaires in the school to collect more information about students reflection of the values of friendship. III. Guided writing1. Read the letter to the editor from

12、Xiaodong and make sure you know what problem Xiaodong has. 2. Discuss in groups of four. Think what advice you can give Xiaodong.3. Write your advice to Xiaodong as an editor individually. Sample writing:Dear Xiaodong,Some people like talking with others, but some people are shy. If you fall into th

13、e second group, it can be hard to make friends. But you can change the situation.What are you interested in? If you like basketball, for example, you could talk with some of your classmates who like basketball. The easiest way to start talking to people is to find something you have in common.If you

14、 are standing beside a group of your classmates, join in their discussion if you know something about the subject they are discussing. But if you dont, you shouldnt feel afraid to say, for example, “That sounds interesting, what is it about?” Once you start talking to one person, it will get easier

15、to talk to others.Find one person you have something in common with, and once you become friends with him, his friends will start talking to you too.Good luck!EditorIV. Writing assessment1. Can you give Xiaodong some good advice?2. I s your letter well developed?3. Are your ideas well organized to t

16、he point?4. Do you have a good choice of words and idioms in your writing?5. Do you get a good mastery of complex structures of language?6. What kind of mistakes have you made in your writing? What can you do to avoid such mistakes?V. Further ApplyingHere are some proverbs about friends and friendsh

17、ip. Read them carefully and pay attention to the sentence stress and intonation. Then write a passage. Choose some you agree and explain why. Then choose some you disagree and explain why.A friend in need is a friend indeed.Friends are like wine, the older, the better.When you meet your friend, your face shinesyou have found gold.A friend to all is a friend to none.The same man cannot be both friend and flatterer.The best mirror is an old friend.False friends are worse than open enemies.Walking with a f