1、Unit 3 Getting along with others Reading (Period 1) I. Warming-up or sink. I. Warming-up 2. Are there “friends for life”? Why or why not? I. Warming-up 3. If you have a friendship problem, will you turn to online communities for advice? Why or why not? cons * could expose personal identity; * dont t
2、rust strangers online; * find advice online not sincere or helpful; * etc. * wont feel shy or embarrassed to express oneself; * learn different approaches to handling problems; * value friendships online; * etc. II. Reading Comprehension Part 1. Friendship on the rocks 1. What happened between Amy a
3、nd Jenny? 2. How has Amys feelings changed? A Jenny made (1) _ with Amy in primary school. Since then, a (2)_ friendship has (3) _ between them. B According to Jennys online post, she was ill and might not be able to (4) _ it to the cinema. Instead, Jenny was (5) _ at home. Amy called and cancelled
4、the appointment. C Jenny was seen having (6) _ with someone else in a cafe. D Amy received a (7) _ surprise and found out what Jenny did last Saturday afternoon. E Amy thought Jenny (8) _ to her. She avoided Jenny and (9) _ her online messages. F Amy felt Jenny broke her (10) _ and posted her proble
5、m online for (11) _. Amy is still picking up the (12) _. The (13) _ of the situation is killing her. She is at a (14) _ what to do next. before last Saturday morning last Saturday afternoon Monday Monday evening till now friends close grown make recovering fun ignored lied advice horrible heart piec
6、es stress loss 1. What happened between Amy and Jenny? A Jenny made friends with Amy in primary school. Since then, a close friendship has grown between them. B According to Jennys online post, she was ill and might not be able to make it to the cinema. Instead, Jenny was recovering at home. Amy cal
7、led and cancelled the appointment. C Jenny was seen having fun with someone else in a cafe. D Amy received a horrible surprise and found out what Jenny did last Saturday afternoon. E Amy thought Jenny lied to her. She avoided Jenny and ignored her online messages. F Amy felt Jenny broke her heart an
8、d posted her problem online for advice. Amy is still picking up the pieces. The stress of the situation is killing her. She is at a loss what to do next. before last Saturday morning last Saturday afternoon Monday Monday evening till now happy worried shocked angry heartbroken stressed confused 2. H
9、ow have Amys feelings changed? Her heart sinks. II. Reading Comprehension 3. Why does Amy have all these feelings? Amy values her friendship with Jenny, but she thinks her best friend has lied to her and betrays her trust. II. Reading Comprehension Part 2. Please advise! 1. What are the pieces of ad
10、vice from Cindy and David? save the friendship rethink the friendship and if necessary, let go of it 2. Why do they think so? 3. What do they share in common? a full and frank talk with each other 4. Which advice do you agree with and why? 5. What happened on Saturday afternoon? * Maintaining a frie
11、ndship requires much time and efforts; * A misunderstanding is possible to explain her behaviour. * Friends should work together to overcome conflicts. * He has also been betrayed by a friend he trusted and let go of the friendship. * Its not worth saving a friendship if a friend ignores your feelin
12、gs or makes you suffer. * Its natural that friends come and go in life. III. Writing 1. What advice can you offer to Amy? Keep calm because conflicts in a friendship are natural; Have a full and frank communication to clear up any misunderstanding; Make an objective judgement; Solve the problem toge
13、ther; Have faith in ones friends and friendships; etc. III. Writing 2. How to write a good reply to give advice to Amy? Im so sorry! But this friendship is worth saving: eight years is a long time! Dont be so quick to judge your friend. Perhaps she knows shes in the wrong and wants to apologize, or
14、maybe she has a simple explanation for her behaviour. In any case, find an opportunity to have a full and frank talk with her. Listen to what she has to say, and be sure to explain how you feel. Im sure you can solve this problem together. by Cindy I definitely understand how you feel. I also had a
15、friend whom I trusted a lot. When I found out that I was tricked by him, I was really hurt and let go of our friendship. I know you value your friendship and want your friend to value it equally. However, if your friend ignores your feelings or makes you suffer, its time to rethink your relationship
16、. Talk to her and decide whether this friendship is still important to you. Its sad to move on, but you have to accept that friends come and go in life. by David sympathetic objective convincing helpful encouraging (adj.+friend) a best/intimate/true/loyal/faithful/lifelong friend (v.+friend) make/be
17、come friends with sb. (adj.+friendship) a close/intimate/deep/firm/beautiful/ warm friendship (v.+friendship) value/form/destroy/rethink/fix/save/end/ let go of a friendship (friendship+v.) a friendship grows/develops/is on the rocks betray ones trust/friend/friendship Language Kit break ones heart/
18、feel heartbroken feel horrible pick up the pieces be at a loss/feel confused The stress is killing me./feel stressed (out) be exploded with anger/feel furious sympathetic objective convincing helpful encouraging sympathetic objective convincing helpful encouraging IV. Discussion Imagine your friend has lied to you. How would you respond?
