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Unit 1
Reading
Teaching
Aims:
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To learn two letters written to an
agony aunt of a teenage magazine and how
to understand the feelings and emotions
in a text
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To
learn
how
to
get
along
with
others
and
gain
some
insight
into
the
problems that can exist
between friends.
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To
improve
their
reading
comprehension
skill
by
fully
participating
in
the
activities
Teaching Key Points:
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How to improve
their reading ability through teaching activities
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How to help
students to understand a writer’s the feelings and
emotion
s
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How to let them gain some insight into
friendship and get on well with their
classmates at school
Teaching Difficulties:
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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:
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Having little in common
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Lacking trust
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Misunderstanding
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Being jealous
of each other
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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:
Letters
How Sarah/Andrew felt
She
felt betrayed.
Sarah’s
letter
She felt ashamed.
She was upset and felt like
crying.
Andrew’s
letter
He had a dilemma.
He felt really guilty.
Why
she/he felt so
She thought her best
friend
Hannah didn’t keep her
secret.
She scored the
lowest mark in
her class
She
found a piece of paper on
her desk that
said ‘Stupid Sarah
got a D’
His best friend Matthew has
stopped talking to him.
He
said some cruel things to
Matthew.