模块五第一单元reading.doc

高二英语 “学 议 练 探” 学案 M5 U1
Module 5
Unit 1 Getting along with others
Reading
Teaching aims:
1) Enable the students to learn how to get along with friends, especially when something unpleasant happens between two good friends.
2) Help students grasp the usages of the important words and sentences
3) Help the students learn how to understand emotion of the writer.
Important points & difficult points:
1). How to make the students understand the passage better.
2). How to help the students finish all the exercises.
3). How to help the students develop their creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities.
Part 1 Preview
Thinking before class
l Do you keep in touch with your good friends?
l Have you ever argued with a very good friend?
l How would you mend a broken friendship?
Part 2 Study in class
Step1 Brainstorming -Discussion
l 1. Do you have any important events or unforgettable experiences with your close friends?
l 2. Please share something with us and tell us what to do when meeting with difficulties in friendship.
(1). If your friend tells others about your secrets, how will you feel and what will you react?
(2). When your friendship is in trouble, will you stop talking with your friend and make a new friend?
Conclusion
l 1. We should keep our promise and keep friends’secrets. Honesty is one of the most important factors in the friendship.
l 2. Friends should unite and help each other when meeting with some difficulties both in study or in other fields of life.
In other words, we are supposed to take honesty and union as glory. But what are the shameful behaviors or the glorious?
Next let’s learn something about it.
Step2 Comprehension of the text
First reading
l By using these two rules, let’s go over the two letters for the first time and try to answer questions below.
1. What did Sarah think about the surprise Maths test?
She thought it was quite easy.
2. What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls’ toilet?
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 was his fault.
6. What kind of boy is Matthew? Is he usually a quiet boy?
He is usually cheerful and out going.
Second reading
l Read the article again and finish part C2. Try to identify how Sarah and Andrew felt and why they felt like so.
l Make sure you pick the relevant information within the given time.
How Sarah felt
Why she felt so

How Andrew felt
Why he felt so

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Step 3 Further discussion
1. Do you think Sarah and Hannah should try to be friends again or go their separate ways?
2. If you found out that your best friends had made friends with another person,what would you think about this and what would you do?

Part 3 Practice in class
1. Match new words with their definitions in Part-D on Page-4 in the Student’s Book.
2. Find out the similar words in the 2nd letter. (underline them in the text)
3. Fill in the blanks.
l Dear Sarah;
You have every right to feel _________ by your friend if she did tell your secrets to others, but it seems unlikely that she did. You say that you are best friends; well, best friends talk about their problems and try to solve them. If she is a good friend, you should ___________ for blaming her.
If you still have doubts, you should think about why you don’t believe her. Was it because you were ashamed of your ______ or your behavior? Did you feel jealous of your friend’s mark? If so, the problem lies with you, not her. Try not to sound too ______ of yourself when discussing marks in front of others.
However, if you feel that she is very bad at keeping ________ and likes to embarrass you in public, you had better find a new friend.

Dear Andrew,
It seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid losing a ggod friend! Don’t forget that things are important to people, even when they don’t shout about them. The _______was probably very important to Matthew and he felt ______ about losing, and bad about not being as gifted at football as you are.
A football team needs all the players to work together and help each other. Each player should play to their strengths. Shouting at your teammate was unfair and just made him feel worse. Although you both said ________ things to each other, one of you has to be first to say sorry. Don’t be stubborn.
You say that your __________ as important as football. Well, then you should be__________ to get your friendship back. Don’t delay. Talk to your friend and I’m sure before long, you’ll be back playing football together.
Part 4 Exploring after class
Group work
Work in groups and try to make a dialogue which is full of strong feelings.
Suppose you were in a quarrel with your best friends, and turn to another one for help. You need to tell him the causes and how you feel about it. And the helper should give advice.

Teaching reflection

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