Book 1 Unit 3 Getting along with others Reading 1 Friendship on the rocks: please advise! 教学目标 By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. give advice and provide an end to the story; 2. adopt a positive attitude and practical solutions to deal with real-life friendship problems. 教学重难 点 1. To understand Amy’s problems in making friends and clarify the suggestions given by Cindy and David; 2. To express problems in making friends and discuss the solutions; 3. To learn the structure of “forum exchange”, grasp the main point of the new media discourse, and understand the essence of Amy’s problems. 教学过程 步 骤 教学活动 Pre-reading Students think about these questions: Step 1 设计意图 通过交 1. Do you think there are “friends for life”? 流经历引入 2. Do you have someone who once was your friend but 话题。 互动时间&模式 3’ Class Work never talks to you any more now? If so, would you mind sharing your experiences? While reading First reading Step 2 通过分 Students read the title and think: 析标题预测 1. What could “on the rocks” in the title possibly 文章内容， mean? How can you tell that? 为阅读做准 10’ Individual Work 2. Can you predict what will be talked about in the 备，快读了 text? 解文章大意。 Students scan the forum exchange and finish A1 on Page 32. Step 3 细读获 Second reading Students read the text again and answer the questions 10’ 取细节信息。 Individual Work in A2 on Page 32. Post-reading Discussion Step 4 Step 5 深入思 Students discuss the following question in pairs. 考文中主人 Imagine your friend has lied to you. How would you 公交友问题 respond? 的根源，并 Students think about the following questions about the story: (1) Is there any solid evidence that Amy’s friend has 给予适当建 5’ Pair Work 4’ Individual Work 议，锻炼处 理问题的能 lied to her? (2) Do you think Amy should have asked her friend 力。 about that afternoon before being angry? Why do you think she did not? Step 6 The teacher leads students to review the quotation at 4’ the beginning of this unit: Group Work The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Step 7 Students discuss in groups about the following 4’ question: Group Work What helpful advice can you offer Amy? Draw on your own experiences to give a reply to her post. Step 8 Extension 3’ Students discuss in groups and provide an ending to Group Work the story between Amy and her best friend. Amy Amy’s best friend Homework 1. Write a reply to Amy’s post to offer her some advice. 2. Finish the ending of the story. 2’