1、Unit 4 Friends ForeverUnit 4 Friends ForeverUnderstanding IdeasCLICK FOR A FRIEND?Learning Objectives1. To improve the abilities of reading a text and finding out details;2. To learn about the authors ways of critical thinking and use them by yourselves.3. To establish the correct concept of online
2、dating through the discussion and summary4. To write a passage to introduce your ways of making new friends.Vocabulary section1.click v.点击 7. chat v./n闲聊2.faraway adj.遥远的 8. prefer v.更喜欢3.deliver v. 传递，传送 9.advance n.进步，进展5.sigificantly adv.重大地，显著地 10. illustrate v.说明6.maintain v.维持 11.update n.最新消息
3、 1.mean doing sth. 意味着. 6. be up to 忙于，从事，胜任2.take ages 花费很长时间 7.the digital age 数字时代3.move around the world 周游世界 8.enable to do sth 能够做某事4.stay in touch with 与.保持联系 9. keep in mind 牢记，谨记5. social media 社交媒体 10. positive attitude 积极度Q1. Which poem is mentioned in the video?Q2. What idea does the poe
4、m mainly express?Q3. What did Confucius say about friendship?Watch the video and answer the questions.VIDEO1. Which poem is mentioned in the video?2. What idea does the poem mainly express?Auld Lang Syne.It mainly reminds people to remember and value old friendships.3. What did Confucius say about f
5、riendship ?How happy we are, To meet friends from afar!How do you communicate with your faraway friends at weekends? BrianstormJoining a club to meet people who share the same interests.Writing lettersplaying games with othersPost a “Friend Wanted”notice onlineQQCommunication Wechat Communication Ti
6、k TokKeep record of daily lifeUsing social networking appsPre-reading: predictionHow do you understand the word?Why is there a question mark in the title?While-reading1. To prove that making friends was easier in the past.2.To illustrate how it is better to make friends online.3.To persuade people t
7、o abandon traditional ways of making friends.4.To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online.Which is the authors purpose in writing the passage? Match the main ideas.Task1Task2Fast reading A.Today its easy keep in touch with friends. B. We should take an unprejudiced attitude
8、 to online friendship C. Its difficult to judge whether online friendship is real or not. D. Technology has changed the way of making friends.1. para.1 2.para 2.33.para 4-74.para 8.Task2Match the main ideas Complete the diagrams with expressions from the passage. 1 moving to a new town 2 writing let
9、ters 3 maintain friendships 4 share their interestscareful reading5 exchange true personal information 6 the whole truth about a person 7 post only positive updatesSUMMARYpastpresentadvantagesdisadvantagesreal or unreal friendsauthors opiniontransition sectionPart1(P1-P3):.Different ways of making f
10、riends.Part2(P4-P7)Authors opinion: online friendship, real or unreal?Part 3(P8):Authors conclusionClick for a friend?Ways of making friendspast: writting letterspresent: social mediaOnline friendship(real or not )exchange true personal information online post only positive update doesnt present the
11、 whole truth about a person.Conclusion Dont throw the baby out with the bathwateronlineoffline vsWhats your opinion about making friends online and offline? oppose suportremain neutralWhy does the author say “But this doesnt mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater”? Do you know of
12、any similar sayings in Chinese? Dirty water which should be pouredthrow the bady out with the bathwaterThe most important person for parentsthrow the important things and bad things together Because there are both advantages and disadvantages to online friendships, and the author wants to remind us
13、to treat them rationally (理性地理性地) and wisely (明智地明智地).Making friends online is useful or harmful depends on how we use it.Post-reading HOMEWORK(Practical application):Writing假定你是李华，某英语报假定你是李华，某英语报“读者来信读者来信”专栏正在就学生是否应该通专栏正在就学生是否应该通过过“扩列扩列”(”(posting a “Friends Wanted” notice online) )交友这一话题交友这一话题展开讨论。请你根据以下提示向该报编辑写一封信，发表你的观点展开讨论。请你根据以下提示向该报编辑写一封信，发表你的观点（可反对可赞同（可反对可赞同) )。注意：词数注意：词数100100词左右。词左右。Thank you!
