(共20张PPT)
UNIT 4 Friends forever
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
1. get the author's attitude, the writing purpose and text type;
2. have a good understanding of making friends online ;
3. have a proper attitude towards making friends online;
4. know how to keep safe while making friends online.
Lead-in
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What's the song mainly about
Task 2: Match the main idea with each part.
Part 1 (para.1)
Part 2 (para.2-3)
Part 3 (para.4-7)
Part 4 (para.8)
A. The disadvantage of making friends online.
B. The meaning of friendship remains unchanged.
C. The advantage of making friends online.
D. The Internet has changed the way of making friends.
Task 3: learn the stucture of the argumentation
Introduction:
Advantage:
Disadvantage:
Conclusion:
Part 3 (para.4-7)
Part 1 (para.1)
Part 2 (para.2-3)
Part 4 (para.8)
Argumentation
moving to a new town
writing letters
maintain friendships
share their interests
exchange true personal information
the whole truth about a person
post only positive updates
Post- reading
Task 1: Identify whether he/she is a real friend (T/F) .
1. Bella made a friend, Emma, through the Internet. Emma only posts positive updates about her life and she always mentions how easy it is to make money. One day, she asked to borrow some money from Bella.( )
2. Mike likes playing guitar very much. One day, he made friends with a girl, Nancy, who could play guitar very well on the Internet. They often talk about how to their guitar skills.( )
3. Alice wanted to earn some extra money during summer vacation, so her online friend, Lucy, sent her a link to do some lick farming(刷单). Lucy asked Alice not to tell her parents about this.( )
4. Sandy and Amy met on the Internet. Sandy told Amy she wanted to go to Beijing University. Amy encouraged her to work hard. When Sandy was upset about her studies, Amy would give her some advice.( )
Look at the questions about friendship and tick your answers.
1 How do you prefer to make friends
□ Joining a club to meet people who share the same interests.
□ Using a social app.
□ Through other friends.
□ Posting a “friends wanted” notice online.
□ Taking part in community activities.
Look at the questions about friendship and tick your answers.
2 How do you prefer to communicate with friends every day
□ Talking face to face. □ Using social networking apps.
□ Writing letters. □ Writing emails.
□ Telephoning each other.
3 How do you stay in touch with faraway friends
□ Using social networking apps. □ Writing letters.
□ Writing emails. □ Telephoning.
□ Visiting friends whenever possible.
Now work in groups and find out the most popular answers. Share your group’s result with the class.