高中英语：浙江省临海市杜桥中学必修1《Unit 1 Friendship

1. Teaching objectives

To practise students’ listening ability.

To practise students’ writing skills of how to offer advice.

To improve students’ ability to help others solve problems.

Step 1 Lead-in

Do you remember what Ann’s best fr iend is?

Is it a man or a thing?

Have you seen the film Cast Away?

When Tom is alone on a deserted island, what does he make friends with? ( a volleyball)

Guess what my best friend is? (Say sth. about music, pets or plants.)

So you see a man can make friends with anyone and anything.

Then boys, would you like to make friends with girls? Girls, would you like to make friends with boys?

What kind of girl would you like to make friends with? And what kind of boy would you like to make friends with?

If you see a boy classmate makes a friend with a girl, will you say something about them behind? (If no, say you are kind. If yes, say you are a gossiper.)

If you are that boy/girl, would you like to be gossiped about?

But here Lisa has such a problem. Read the letter. Lisa is asking you for help. What advice will you give? You are given 2 minutes to discuss in groups and then offer group’s opinions.

Step 2 Listening

Besides you Lisa also asks Miss Wang of Radio for Teenagers for help. What advice does Miss Wang giv e to Lisa? Let’s listen to what she says.

Listen for 3 times and do listening exercises.

Step 3 Post-listening

Do you think Miss Wang’s advice is helpful?

Now suppose you are editors of Radio for Teenagers, here are some problems for you to offer advice.

I want to travel to WuZhen Town with my fiends this weekend, but my parents don’t allow me to go.

1.I don’t like the way Mr. Li teaches us English, so I’m not interested in English any longer.

2.My mother has just given birth to my little brother. I’m wor ried that the baby will rob me of my

parents’ love and even everything.

3.I quarreled with my best friend 3 days ago. Up to now, we haven’t said a word to each other.

4.I’d like to be monitor, but at the same time I doubt whether I have such ability.

5.I’m often late for school. The teacher is so angry that he threatens that if I’m late again, I will be

dismissed.

Step 4 Writing

Your advice is good and helpful. All of you are qualified editors. Now I have just received a letter from a lonely boy. Read the letter, what is his problem? What is your advice for him? Write a reply.

Step 5 Homework

Write a story about you and your friend.