1、 To understand why Amy had a problem with her best friend and know what advice Cindy and David offered To apply the plot line theory and understand the constractive linking devices in the passage. To adpot a positive attitude and practical solutions to deal with real-life friendship problems 1. Do y
2、ou think there are “friends for life”? Why or why not? 2. Would you turn to online communities for advice about maintaining friendships? Why or why not? 3. What will life be like if you have no friends? The title indicates that the friendship may be in troble because “Friendship” is torn apart and t
3、he latter half of the title is “please advise!” “on the rocks” having difficulties and likely to fail soon Predict the content of the forum exchange according to the title. What could “on the rocks” possibly mean? Read the forum exchange and complete the chart below. Amys problem Saturday morning: A
4、mys friend said she was ill and might not be able to make it to the cinema. Saturday afternoon: (1)_ _ _ Monday: (2)_ _ Advice given Cindy: (3)_ _ _ David: (4) _ _ _ _ Amys friend was out having fun with someone else. Amy received a horrible surprise. Save the friendship because eight years is a lon
5、g time. Rethink this friendship and if necessary, move on. 1. Whats Paragraph 1 mainly about? A. The previous friendship between Amy and her best friend. B. The serious problem between Amy and her best friend. C. The huge gap between Amy and her best friends family backgrounds. D. The proper balance
6、 between Amy and her best friends work and play. Read and choose the answers. 2. What excuse did Amys friend give to break the appointment? A. She said she didnt feel herself. B. She said she had a message to post. C. She said she had an unexpected visitor. D. She said she desired to get some rest a
7、t home. Notes: not feel oneself: 身体不舒服身体不舒服，心情不好心情不好 3. What did Amy do after the problem arose? A. She avoided her friend and didnt respond to her online message. B. She chose to keep silent. C. She quarreled with her friend. 1. How did Amy view her friend before? _ 2. What did Amy and her friend p
8、lan to do last Saturday afternoon? _ 3. How did Amy learn that her friend went to a caf? _ She viewed her almost as a sister. They planned to see a film. A classmate told her about it. Read the forum exchange again carefully and answer the following questions. 4. What does Cindy mean by “her behavio
9、ur” in line 20? _ _ _ 5. In what case is it time to rethink a friendship, according to David? _ _ Amys friend said she was too ill to see the film with Amy but went to a caf with another girl anyway. If ones friend ignores their feelings or makes them suffer. popular sister homework sight eight afte
10、rnoon classmate rest cold avoided online loss Jenny is talking to her classmate Carol about Amy. Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. apologize ignore horrible in the wrong recover respond let go of at a loss Carl: Hi, Jenny! It looks like youre
11、 under a lot of stress. Whats wrong? Jenny: I feel (1) _. Amy misunderstood me. She is really angry and Im (2) _ what to do. Carl: What happened between you two? Jenny: Amy felt like watching a film last Saturday but the plan was cancelled because I was ill. I spent the morning (3) _ at home. Then I
12、 got a call from a friend whom I hadnt contacted for a long time. She asked me out for coffee. horrible at a loss recovering apologize ignore horrible in the wrong recover respond let go of at a loss misunderstand v. 误解误解 mis-：错的，错误的：错的，错误的 eg mistake, mislead Carl: So you went to meet her? Jenny: Y
13、es, I did. When Amy found out, she exploded with anger. I wanted to explain, but she just kept (4) _ me. I sent her several messages, but she never (5) _. I really dont want to (6) _our friendship. Do you think I should (7) _? ignoring responded let go of apologize apologize ignore horrible in the w
14、rong recover respond let go of at a loss explode v. 爆发；迸发爆发；迸发 explode with/into explode with laughter Carl: No, you arent (8) _. But you should talk to her face to face. Amy is a generous person. Shell understand. in the wrong apologize ignore horrible in the wrong recover respond let go of at a lo
15、ss contact vt. & n. 联系，联络联系，联络 【拓展拓展】 be/stay/keep in contact with sb have contact with make contact with get in contact with lose contact with social contact human contact face-to-face contact 与与保持联系保持联系 与与有联系有联系 与与取得联系取得联系 与与取得联系取得联系 与与失去联系失去联系 社会交往社会交往 人际人际交往交往 当面交流当面交流 Read the tip of “Learning
16、collocations”. Tip Learning collocations A collocation is a group of words which commonly appear together. Using collocations will make your speech or writing more natural. Read English books, watch English films or listen to English news, and you will learn more collocations. “Friend” and “friendsh
17、ip” appear in the forum exchange as part of different collocations. Read the examples below and add more collocations. friendship v.+friendship friendship+v. adj.+friendship build a friendship end a friendship develop a friendship save a friendship a friendship grows a friendship lasts a friendship
18、exists a close friendship a lifelong friendship a lasting friendship frien d adj. + friend v.+ friend my close friend an old friend a new friend my best friend make friends become friends lose friends stay friends win friends The forum exchange uses contrastive linking words to join sentences. Find
19、the sentences in the exchange and improve the short paragraph below using proper linking words. Learn this We use linking words like instead and however to show contrast. This way, sentences become more structured. Here are more common contrastive linking words: nevertheless, yet, though, although,
20、even though, despite, in spite of, while, whereas, unlike, still, on the other hand, in contrast, on the contrary, etc. But last Saturday, she broke my heart, and Im still picking up the pieces. But in the morning, my friend posted a message on social media saying she had a cold. Today, however, I r
21、eceived a horrible surprise. But this friendship is worth saving: eight years is a long time! However, if your friend ignores your feelings or makes you suffer, its time to rethink your relationship. Its sad to move on, but you have to accept that friends come and go in life. There are many importan
22、t things in life. Not everyone agrees on which is the most important. Some people say health. Others say things like a good job. For me, the most important thing in life is friendship. I cannot imagine living without it. There are many important things in life but not everyone agrees on which is the
23、 most important. Some people say health, while others say things like a good job. For me, however, the most important thing in life is friendship. I cannot imagine living without it. 本本文语篇类型为新媒体语篇，由一篇论坛主题帖和两篇文语篇类型为新媒体语篇，由一篇论坛主题帖和两篇 回复帖组成。主题帖讲述了朋友交往过程中的一个矛盾回复帖组成。主题帖讲述了朋友交往过程中的一个矛盾 冲突，其中包含了叙事情节发展的基本要素
24、：情节交代、冲突，其中包含了叙事情节发展的基本要素：情节交代、 情节发展、高潮、情节回落，而在本文中故事结尾则交情节发展、高潮、情节回落，而在本文中故事结尾则交 由读者自行合理推断，给读者留下想象的空间。此外，由读者自行合理推断，给读者留下想象的空间。此外， 文本中多出使用表示转折含义的连接词（文本中多出使用表示转折含义的连接词（but, however） 有助有助于理解语篇内部语义逻辑关系。于理解语篇内部语义逻辑关系。 Climax is the most exciting or important part of a plot line. Exposition provides the b
25、ackground information that is need to understand what the author provides, such as the main character, the setting, the basic conflict. Falling action occurs after the climax as things start to work themselves out. Resolution is the solution to the conflict. Rising action is a series of events and a
26、ctions that move the plot to the climax. Work out the elements in Amys post. 1) Exposition: 2) Rising action: 3) Climax: Originally Amy and her friend planned to see a film last Saturday afternoon. On last Saturday morning, her friend posted a message to her saying that she had a cold. Amy cared abo
27、ut her friends health and cancelled the appointment. Amy and her best friend have been close for eight years. However, last Saturday Amy felt betrayed by her friend. On Monday Amy was told that her friend was seen hanging out with someone else on last Saturday afternoon. 4) Falling action: 5) Resolu
28、tion: Not given in the text. Amy was furious and avoided her friend during school all day. Late Monday night, she was asking for advice online. Two replies online offered some suggestions. 1. What are the similarities and differences between Cindys and Davids advice? In pairs, discuss the following
29、questions. They both think Amy should talk to her friend. Cindy thinks that the friendship is worth saving, while David suggests that if Amys friend ignores her feelings, it should be time to rethink the relationship. 2. What helpful advice can you offer Amy? Draw on your own experiences to give a reply to her post. 3. Imagine your friend has lied to you. How would you respond? Write down your prediction of what would happen between Amy and her best friend after Amy reads the two replies.
