江苏省常州市西夏墅中学 2012-2013 学年高一英语学案：Module5 Unit1 Welcome and reading（外研版必修 1）Learning aims1. Students will understand the two passages well;2. Students will know the basic formation of a letter to a magazine advice columnist;3. Students will learn and use the reading strategy: reading to understand feelings;4. Students will learn how to mend a broken friendship and how to make their friendship last long.Learning proceduresStep1 lead in 1. Students do self-reflection: Think of the most recent fight with your friend. What caused it?2. Group discussion: (1) Students work in a group of four and discuss all the possible reasons leading to a broken friendship. (2) Students think about their puzzles in getting along with friends and write all of them down on a piece of paper. Then different groups exchange the pieces.3. Brainstorming:Who can we turn to for help when we have problems with our friends?Students express their ideas freely.parents, teachers, … magazine advice columnistsIn this way, the topic of the lesson is introduced.Step 2 Reading of Secrets and Lies 1. Students read the title of the passage and the first sentence of the first paragraph, and try to predict the main idea of the letter.2. Fast reading: Students are asked to go through the whole letter to find out what the secret is and what the lie is.Secret: Sarah got a D in a surprise Maths test.Lie: Hannah denied having let out the secret.13. Careful reading: Students read the letter again, this time carefully and try to answer the following questions:(1) Why do you think Sarah and Hannah could be good friends before?(2) Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going to be friends any more?(3) What might ha...
