1、必修一 Unit 4 Friends forever(1)高一年级 英语Understanding ideasClick For A Friend?ReadingLearning objectivesAt the end of the class,you will be able to:1.find the authors attitudes towards making friends online;2.get the supportive information of the authors points;3.get a basic understanding of the charact
2、eristics of argumentative essays;4.voice your own opinions of making friends online.Starting outWatch the video.Answer the questions:1.Which poem is mentioned in the video?2.What idea does the poem mainly express?3.What other poems do you know on the same topic?Check the answers1.Which poem is menti
3、oned in the video?2.What idea does the poem mainly express?Auld Lang Syne is mentioned in the video.It mainly reminds people to remember and value old friendships.Check the answers3.What other poems do you know on the same topic?赠汪伦李白乘舟将欲行，忽闻岸上踏歌声。桃花潭水深千尺，不及汪伦送我情。Warm upLook at the questions about f
4、riendship on page 38 and tick your answers.1.How do you prefer to make new friends?A.Joining a club to meet people who share the same interests.B.Using a social app.C.Through other friends.D.Posting a“friends wanted”notice online.E.Taking part in community activities.2.How do you prefer to communica
5、te with friends every day?A.Talking face to face.B.Using social networking apps.C.Writing letters.D.Writing emails.E.Telephoning each other.3.How do you stay in touch with faraway friends?A.Using social networking apps.B.Writing letters.C.Writing emails.D.Telephoning.E.Visiting friends whenever poss
6、ible.Now work in groups and find out the most popular answers.Share your groups result with the class.1.How do you prefer to make new friends?A.Joining a club to meet people who share the same interests.B.Using a social app.C.Through other friends.D.Posting a“friends wanted”notice online.E.Talking t
7、o strangers during a trip.2.How do you prefer to communicate with friends every day?A.Talking face to face.B.Using social networking apps.C.Writing letters.D.Writing emails.E.Telephoning each other.3.How do you stay in touch with faraway friends?A.Using social networking apps.B.Writing letters.C.Wri
8、ting emails.D.Telephoning.E.Visiting friends whenever possible.Click for a friend?Read the passage quickly and try to get the main idea of the passage.The passage mainly tells that there are both advantages and disadvantages of making friends online.Careful readingPlease read the passage and find ou
9、t the authors opinions about online friendship.The authors opinionMaking friends online is interesting.But whether people online are really our friends depends.On one hand,if people always exchange true personal information online,then friendships can be real and meaningful.On the other hand,we shou
10、ld keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.So be CAUTIOUS.Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage.()1.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 to abando
11、n traditional ways of making friends.4.To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online.4Para.2:Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendship.Para.3:The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests.Para.4&5:But when you“fri
12、end”people online,does this mean that they really are your friends?It depends.Careful readingRead and complete the diagrams on page 40 with expressions from the passage.PastPeople lost track of their friends after 1The only way to stay in touch was 2PresentIts easy to 3 with social media tools.Onlin
13、e,people can easily make new friends with those who 4 Online friendship:real or not?It can be real if people 5 online.It might not be real becausesocial media doesnt present6 and people tend to 7PastPeople lost track of their friends after 1The only way to stay in touch was 2moving to a new town.wri
14、ting letters.Para.1:How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends?What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered?PresentIts easy to 3 with social media tools.Online,people can easily make new friends with t
15、hose who 4 maintain friendshipsshare their interests.Para.2:Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendship.Para.3:The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests.Online friendship:real or not?It can be real if people 5online.It might not be re
16、al because social media doesnt present6 and people tend to 7exchange true personal information the whole truth about a person.post only positive updates.Para.6&7:If people always exchange true personal information online,then yes,these friendships can be real and meaningful.But we need to keep in mi
17、nd that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.On social media sites,people tend to post only positive updates.What is the genre of the passage?()A.Narrative.B.Argumentation.B Careful readingRead the passage again and figure out the structure of the passage.IP1P2SP1S
18、P1SP2SP2CStructureTry to retell the passage with the help of the diagrams.Think&share1.Why does the author say“But this doesnt mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater”?Do you know of any similar sayings in Chinese?2.Do you prefer to make friends online?Why?Think&share1.Why does the
19、 author say“But this doesnt mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater”?Because there are advantages and disadvantages to online friendships,and the author wants to remind us to treat them rationally and wisely.Think&shareDo you know of any similar sayings in Chinese?Similar saying in
20、 Chinese:因噎废食.It literally means to stop eating for fear of choking.Its used as a metaphor of the action of stopping doing something for fear of its disadvantages.Think&share2.Do you prefer to make friends online?Why?I think different people have different opinions.Some people are for it,because cli
21、cking for a friend enables us to find people who share our interests,and it is really interesting.While other people are against it,because there are a lot of risks.Anyway,if we make friends online,we should be cautious.HomeworkOption 1.Write a summary of the passage.Option 2.Write a short passage to introduce your opinions on making friends online.Thank you!
