模块五第一单元阅读

Unit 1 ReadingTeaching Aims:●To learn two letters written to an agony aunt of a teenage magazine and howto understand the feelings and emotions in a text●To learn how to get along with others and gain some insight into theproblems that can exist between friends.●To improve their reading comprehension skill by fully participating in theactivitiesTeaching 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 theirclassmates at schoolTeaching Difficulties:◆The usages of words such as betray, mean, swear etc.Teaching Procedure:Step One: Leading-inT: (Greet the students as usual)In the last lesson we learnt four proverbs andtalked about friendship. Could you tell me the proverbs and their Chinesemeanings?Ss: … (Ask four students to answer the questions)T: Ok. Now please look at the screen and discuss the following questions ingroups 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? Wouldyou 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. Anyforms of presentation are acceptable. Collect the answers to the question5)Possible answers to the question 5:Having little in commonLacking trustMisunderstandingBeing jealous of each otherConflicts of interestStep Two: Reading ComprehensionT: 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 andthen 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 test4)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:within the given time. After students finish the exercises, check the answers asa whole. While checking the answers of part C2, pay close attention tostudents’ mistakes. Some students might be confused about the statements or expressions about feelings and those about thoughts. )T: Now you have read the two letters. Different types of passages require different reading strategy. In these two letters, strong feelings about an unforgettable situation are illustrated clearly. Please read Reading Strategy on page 3.(Remind them to concentrate on the difference between feelings and thoughts by emphasize the information in the table: on the left are feelings while on the right are thoughts)T: Ok, from the letters we know that these two students are involved in difficult situations, so they write to Agony Aunt Annie for help. And Annie wrote back to the two students but some words are missing in the two letters. Next please use the given words to fill in the blanks in Part E.Part E:Dear Sarah,1.betrayed2.apologize3.mark4.proud5.secretsDear Andrew,6.match7.guilty8.mean9.friendship 10.determinedStep Three: Post-reading DiscussionT: Well done. Now, could you tell me what have learnt from the two letters?Please discuss the following questions:1)If you were Sarah or Andrew, would you try to fix the broken friendshipwith your friend? What would you do to fix it?2)If you had a problem with your friend, would you write to an agony aunt?If not, who would you talk to?3)If you were the agony aunt from the magazine, what advice would yougive to Sarah or Andrew?(This serves as a consolidating exercise for students to practise their spoken English.)Step Four: Language Points1)betray vt. 出卖，泄露；辜负，对……不忠；流露（情感）betray sb/sth (to sb) 泄露消息（给某人）；（向某人）出卖某人betray oneself 暴露自己的真面目e.g. He betrayed my secret to all his friends.e.g. Judas betrayed Jesus to his enemies to in the last dinner.e.g. The expression on his face betrayed his anger.2)overlook vt.忽略；俯视；视而不见，不予理会；不予考虑e.g. We couldn’t overlook such a serious offence.e.g. She’s been overlooked for promotion several times.e.g. His apartment on the twenty-second floor overlooks a little park.3)swear vt./vi.发誓，许诺；咒骂swear to do sth发誓做某事swear at 咒骂，辱骂，诅咒swear by 依靠，信任；确定swear in 宣誓就职e.g. He swore to tell the truth.e.g. The boss is always swearing at the workers.e.g. He swore in a mayor yesterdaye.g. I think she said she was going to the library, but I couldn’t swear by it.4)forgive vt.原谅；宽恕forgive sb sth 原谅某人某事forgive sb (for sth) 原谅某人（某事）e.g. The teacher forgave the student for his coming latee.g. Could you forgive me my fault?5)mean vt. 意思是；意味着；图谋，打算mean doing sth 意味着做某事mean to do 打算做某事be meant to do sth 应该做某事e.g. What do you mean by saying that?e.g. I didn’t mean to hurt you.e.g. You were meant to ask why I was disappointed with the idea.e.g. Learning a foreign language doesn’t mean just working in a class.mean adj. 自私的；吝啬的；麻烦的，困难的e.g. Tom is mean.e.g. This is the meanest storm in years.6)stand vi.站（起）；坐落，位于vt. 忍耐，忍受；为……付账，请客stand for 代表，象征；stand by 站在旁边，和……站在一起stand sb a dinner 请某人吃饭e.g. On the riverside stands a row of weeping willows.e.g. The Monument to People’s Heroes stands at the center of the square.7)apologize vi.道歉，认错，悔过apologize to sb (for sth/ doing sth )（因某事/做了某事）向某人道歉apologize for oneself 为自己辩解或辩护e.g. Tom apologized to her for stepping on her foot.e.g. You should apologize to your teacher for your fault.8)since conj./prep.自……以后，自……以来；既然，因为e.g. I have been there many times since the war.e.g. Since many of the customers work during the day, Billy has to collect themoney at night.Step Five: Homeworkto complete the part D on page 4to do parts A1 and A2 on page 90 in workbook。