B1U3 Getting along with others
Extended Reading Of Friendship
ⅠTeaching objectives
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1.Recognize the structure of the essay;
2.Explore the importance of friendship;
3.Appreciate the essay ;
4.Develop a correct attitude towards friendship.
Key and difficult points
1. To read an essay and develop a summary;
2. To appreciate the importance of friendship and know how to use it to guide one’s life.
ⅡTeaching aids
Multimedia, textbook
ⅢTeaching procedures
Step1 Greeting and Lead-in
Imagine and think
Ask students to write down their feelings by imagining different scenes.And lead to the topic:friendship.
2. Learn the author
Know about Francis Bacon through a video made by AI technology.
3.Predict what the essay will talk about.
Step 2 Fast reading
Recognize the structure
1. T asks Ss to go through the passage quickly and choose the right structure.
2. T asks Ss to generalize the structure and get the main idea of each part.
Step3 Detailed reading
Paragraph 1:
1.Comprehend the sentence below.
Q:Is there a true “rocky road”here
The writer compares “the journey of _____” to “a rocky road”. It means in our _____ there will be some ___________ ahead.
Sample answer:
Bacon compares “the path of life” to “a rocky road”.
Rocks : challenges/difficulties/problems /stresses/mistakes
Paragraph 2: How many “fruits” of friendship can we enjoy
What are they
Sample answer: fort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals.
Fruit 1 (Para 3):
The peace that comes from ____________ with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure .
Sample answer: sharing.
Fruit 2 (Para 4): Advise the ______________
Our friends are better able to offer ____________on our important decisions.
Preparing to talk to a friend makes our thoughts ____________ and our understanding more ____________.
Sample answer: head; advice;clearer;thorough.
Fruit 3 (Para 5): According to the third fruit of friendship, why are friends called "second self"
A. Because they can share our happiness and sadness.
B. Because they can offer help in various ways to achieve our goals.
C. Because they have the same ideas and skills as us.
D. Because they can live with us forever after death.
Sample answer: B
Paragraph 6: How should we choose friends
We should choose friends ____________ and develop relationships ____________.
Step4 Writing Task: What is a True Friend
1.Let students watch an interview to think about what a true friend is
2.Write a short paragraph about your opinion of a true friend.
Useful Words: reliable, honest, trustworthy, understanding, loyal....
Structure Guide:
Opinion: I think true friends should be ____________. / In my opinion, a true friend is someone who is ____________.
Example: Take my experience as an example... / For instance, once I...
Sample answer: I think true friends must be honest.He will tell me my disadvantages and help me to correct them. For instance,when I was upset that I got a low mark in Math, he told me that I had spent much time playing basketball games. At first I was angry but then I realized he wanted me to study hard.
3.Show Ss the table to check their writing.
Aspects Criteria Score
Content topic, details
Language accurate, various
Handwriting neat,beautiful
Show Ss’ writing and make a comment
Step5 Appreciate the language
What makes this passage classic
Sample answer:A classic topic, a clear structure, logical and meaningful content, various rhetorical device.
Step6 Summary
A few true friends are worth more than a hundred acquaintances.
Step7 Homework
1. Have to do:
Polish your writing and add an opening and an ending.
2. Choose to do:
Interview several people from different generations to discover if different generations view the "true friends" differently.
Step8 Blackboard design