1、Do you think there are“friends for life”?Why or why not?Unit 3 Getting along with othersReading 1Friendship on the rocks:please advise!To understand why Amy had a problem with her best friend.To know how to give advice appropriately.To learn how to maintain friendships in daily life.Read the title a
2、nd think.Friendship on the rocks:please advise!(1)What could“on the rocks”in the title possibly mean?(2)Can you predict what will be talked about in the text?1.Scan the forum exchange and complete the chat(A1 on Page 32).Amys problemSaturday morning:Amys friend said she was ill and might not be able
3、 to make it to the cinema.Saturday afternoon:(1)_ _Monday:(2)_ _Advice givenCindy:(3)_David:(4)_ _ _Amy failed to see her friend.Amy found her friend had lied to her.This friendship is worth saving.Its time to rethink the relationship.2.Understanding the detail(A2 on Page 32).1)How did Amy view her
4、friend before?2)What did Amy and her friend plan to do last Saturday afternoon?3)How did Amy learn that her friend went to a caf?Amy thought her friend was almost like a sister to her.She wanted to see a film with her friend.A classmate told Amy she had seen Cindy chatting with another girl in a caf
5、 on Saturday afternoon.2.Understanding the detail(A2 on Page 32).4)What does Cindy mean by“her behaviour”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
6、 ignores their feelings or makes them suffer.3.Pair work!Read Cindys and Davids posts.Compare the similarities and differences between their advice?SimilaritiesanddifferencesThis friendship is worth saving.Its time to rethink the relationship.Have a talk with her friend.4.What helpful advice can you
7、 offer Amy?Draw on your own experiences to give a reply to her post.Step 3 Give your adviceStep 1 Understand the problemStep 2 Show your sympathy I am sorry to hear that.I feel pity that.I think that.As far as Im concerned.From my point of view.1.Help them evaluate the problem from the outside.Step
8、3 Give your advice2.Put yourself in others shoes.If I were you,I would.I would not.Step 3 Give your advice3.Dont judge.Make sure that you use neutral,objective language.l You shouldnt have done that.You should.l There is a lot you can do to improve the situation.It might be helpful if you.Step 3 Giv
9、e your advice4.Express confidence in them.This is a really tough decision,but I know you want to do the right thing.I know you will do the right thing.Step 3 Give your adviceSummaryl Care for and help your friend.l Listen.l Be forgiving.l Adimit your faults.ConsolidationJenny is talking to her class
10、mate Carol about Amy.Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.apologize ignore horrible in the wrongrecover respond let go of at a lossCarl:Hi,Jenny!It looks like youre under a lot of stress.Whats wrong?Jenny:I feel(1)_.Amy misunderstood me.She is re
11、ally angry and Im(2)_ what to do.horribleat a lossapologize ignore horrible in the wrongrecover respond let go of at a lossCarl: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 got a ca
12、ll from a friend whom I hadnt contacted for a long time.She asked me out for coffee.recoveringapologize ignore horrible in the wrongrecover respond let go of at a lossCarl:So you went to meet her?Jenny:Yes,I did.When Amy found out,she exploded with anger.I wanted to explain,but she just kept(4)_ me.
13、I sent her several messages,but she never(5)_.I really dont want to(6)_our friendship.Do you think I should(7)_?ignoringrespondedlet go ofapologizeComplete the passage according to the content and grammar rulesAmy has been close with her 1（good）friend since primary school.They always stay together，2
14、（do）lots of things.They had planned 3_（go）to the cinema together last Saturday afternoon，but 4the morning her friend said she had a cold and couldnt make 5.She believed what her friend said.However，someone told her that her friend 6（chat）with another girl in a caf on Saturday afternoon.Her friends“i
15、llness”was 7_complete lie，which made her very 8_（anger）.Cindy thinks that she should find an opportunity to talk with her friend 9_（frank）and solve the problem together with her friend.David thinks that she should talk to her friend and decide whether their 10（friend）will last.He has said that Amy has to accept the fact that friends come and go in life.bestdoingto go initwas chatting aangryfranklyfriendship1.Review what we learned today.2.Write a short reply(at least 100 words)to Amy about how she should solve the problem with her friend.
