模块五第一单元阅读

Unit 1 Reading

Teaching Aims:

●To learn two letters written to an agony aunt of a teenage magazine and how

to understand the feelings and emotions in a text

●To learn how to get along with others and gain some insight into the

problems that can exist between friends.

●To improve their reading comprehension skill by fully participating in the

activities

Teaching Key Points:

◆How to improve their reading ability through teaching activities

◆How to help students to understand a writer’s the feelings and emotion s

◆How to let them gain some insight into friendship and get on well with their

classmates at school

Teaching Difficulties:

◆The usages of words such as betray, mean, swear etc.

Teaching Procedure:

Step One: Leading-in

T: (Greet the students as usual)In the last lesson we learnt four proverbs and

talked about friendship. Could you tell me the proverbs and their Chinese

meanings?

Ss: … (Ask four students to answer the questions)

T: Ok. Now please look at the screen and discuss the following questions in

groups of four.

1)Do you keep in touch with your friends?

2)Have you ever argue with a good friend?

3)If you had a quarrel with your friend, how would you deal with it? Would

you feel embarrassed when you met them again?

4)How would you mend a broken a friendship?

5)What do you think are the reasons that might lead to a broken friendship?

(Choose several groups to present their discussions to the class. Any

forms of presentation are acceptable. Collect the answers to the question

5)

Possible answers to the question 5:

Having little in common

Lacking trust

Misunderstanding

Being jealous of each other

Conflicts of interest

Step Two: Reading Comprehension

T: Good. Besides these, I think there are other reasons that might cause a broken friendship. Next you will read two letters about broken friendships.

Now open your book to page 2. Go through the questions in part A first and

then read the two letters silently as quickly as possible to find the answers to the three questions:

1)Are the writers of the two letters feeling happy or sad?

They are feeling sad.

2)What did Sarah get for the surprise Maths test?

She got a D.

3)Is Matthew usually a quiet boy?

No, he is usually cheerful and outgoing

(Remind students to only focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.)

T: Wonderful! Now lets’ read the passage again (read aloud) and answer the question in part C1 and fill in the table in part C2.

Part C1:

1)What did Sarah think about the surprise Maths test?

She thought it was easy.

2)What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls’ toilets?

She told Hannah how badly she had done in the Maths test.

3)Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going to be friends any more?

Because she thought that Hannah had told everyone how badly she had done in the Maths test

4)Why did Andrew shout at Matthew after the match?

He thought Matthew played badly and did not try hard enough. As a result, they lost the game.

5)What did Matthew think about losing the match?

He thought it wasn’t his fault.

6)What king of boy is Mathew?

He is usually cheerful and out going?

Part C2: