1、Getting along with othersReading Lead-inWhat leads to a broken friendship?Who can we turn to for help?What may lead to a broken friendship?-having little in common-lacking trust-there being conflict of interest-being jealous of each other.Secrets and liesSecret:_Lie:_Before readingGuess what the sec
2、rets the lies are A friendship in troubleTrouble:_Go through the two letters quickly and answer questions in Part A.1.Are the writers of the two letters feeling happy or sad?They are feeling sad.Reading2.What grade did Sarah get on the math quiz?She got a D.3.In Andrews opinion,why did his team lose
3、 the match?Because his friend Matthew was playing badly in the match.(L18)(L35-36)Secrets and liesSecret:_Lie:_ _Sarah got a D in a surprise Maths quiz.Hannah refused to admit letting out the secret.Before readingGuess what the secrets the lies are Trouble:Andrew quarreled with his best friend Matth
4、ew because of Matthews bad behavior in the match.A friendship in trouble_C1 Read carefully and answer the questions.1.What did Sarah think about the math quiz?2.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls washroom?3.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they werent going to be friends any more?4.Why did Matthe
5、w get annoyed at Andrew after the match?5.What did Matthew think about losing the match?6.What kind of boy is Matthew?1.What did Sarah think about the math quiz?2.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls washroom?She thought it was quite easy.(L7)She told Hannah how badly she had done in the math qui
6、z.(L14)3.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they werent going to be friends any more?4.Why did Matthew get annoyed at Andrew after the match?Because she couldnt keep her word.Because she thought that Hannah had told her classmates about her grade after promising not to do so.(L22)Because Andrew said tha
7、t he was not trying hard enough.(L38-39)5.What did Matthew think about losing the match?6.What kind of boy is Matthew?He thought it wasnt his fault.(L39)He is usually cheerful and outgoing.(L46)Reading strategy:understanding feelingsA letter to a magazine advice columnist usually includes:1)Descript
8、ions of _2)Descriptions of _how to read writing of this type?1)identify the writers feelings towards a certain problem 2)then think about what advice has been given to him/her.problemsfeelings How Sarah feltWhy she felt so?She scored the lowest grade in her class.She found a piece of paper on her de
9、sk that said,Stupid Sarah got a D!She thought her best friend Hannah didnt keep her secret.1.She felt ashamed.2.She felt upset.3.She felt angry.(L18)(L21-22)C2 Fill in the table below:How Andrew feltWhy he felt so?They lost the game because of Matthews carelessness.He made some really cruel remarks
10、to Matthew.His best friend Matthew has stopped talking to him.4.He felt angry.5.He felt guilty.6.He felt awkward.(L38)(L42-43)(L45-46)D Match these new words 1.cheerful _ 2.beg _ 3.spy on _ 4.focus _ 5.manner _ 6.sensitive _cafbdeConsolidationE Annie wrote back to the two students.Complete her repli
11、es with the words from the box below.pretended apologize awkward betrayed horrible forgive guilty swear admit cruel Dear Sarah,You have every right to feel(1)_ byyour friend if she did tell your secret to others andthen(2)_ that she was innocent,butbetrayedpretended perhaps she didnt do it.Would a b
12、est friend really act this way?If you still have doubts,think about why you dont believe her.Was it because you were ashamed of your(3)_ grade,or because you envied her?If so,the problem lies with you,not her.While it may feel(4)_,if she really is your best friend you should(5)_ for blamingHer.Howev
13、er,if you really sense that she wanted to embarrass you in public,you had better find ahorrible awkward apologize new friend.Yours truly AnnieDear AndrewIt seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid losing a good friend!Matthew probably felt(6)_ about losing the match,and bad about not being as gi
14、fted at football as you are.Shouting at him just made him feel worse.Although you both said(7)_ things to each other,one of guiltycruelyou has to be the first to(8)_ that it was a mistake.You are simply going to have to(9)_ him.You(10)_ that your friendship is as important as football,so dont let a
15、small disagreement destroy your friendship.Talk to your friend and Im sure that,before long,youll be back playing football together.SincerelyAnnieswearadmitforgiveGroup work:What puzzle do you have in getting along with you friends?Write down the puzzles on a piece ofPaper and then exchange the piec
16、e withclassmates.Two students are required to write puzzleson the blackboard.Group work:Problem solving(2)Go through the puzzles your classmateshave about getting on with friends andgive useful advice to them by writing it down on the back of the paper.Then exchange the piece again.Conclusion:My adv
17、ice to all of you on how to mend a friendship:1.You have to talk to your friend.When there is no one around,have an honest talk.2.If your friend doesnt want to talk,you could write a letter.3.Always remember there are three steps to being friends again:Tell your friend how youre feeling;Say what you
18、r friend has done wrong,and explain why you did this or that;Remember that friendship is the mostimportant thing in your life.Student A:AnnieStudent B:SarahStudent C:HannahStudent A:AnnieStudent B:AndrewStudent C:MatthewGroup workTo solve the problem,The columnist Annie also conducts a face-to-face
19、talk show with the two students.(Refer to E)The dialogue can be like this:Annie:Hello,Sarah and Hannah.Welcome to our show.Whats your problem with your friend,Sarah?Sarah:IAnnie:What do you think of it,Hannah?Hannah:IAnnie:I think you should SummarySummary Today we learnt two letters of two students and learnt their problems with friends through some activities.Also,we learn the importance of friends in our life and let us cherish our friends and friendships.1.Retell the two letters.2.Finish the relevant exercises in the work book.
