ReadingUnitUnit11Aimsanddemands:★Tolearnandusethereadingstrategy:readingtounderstandfeelings;★Tolearnhowtomendabrokenfriendship.Self-reflection:Doyouhaveagoodfriend?Haveyoueverquarreledorevenfoughtwitheachother?Whatcausedit?Groupdiscussion:Thereasonsleadingtoabrokenfriendship：·Nottrustingeachother·Misunderstanding·Lackingcommunication·Therebeingconflicts(冲突)ininterest·Notcaringeachotherenough……Brainstorming:Whocanweturntoforhelpwhenwehaveproblemswithourfriends?parentsteachers……magazineadvicecolumnists(专栏作家)FastreadingReadthetitleofthepassageAndthefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraph,andtrytopredictthemainideaoftheletter.SecretsandliesFastreading:Secret:______________________Lie:_________________________SarahgotaDinasurpriseMathstest.Hannahdeniedhavingletoutthesecret.SecretsandliesCarefulreading:Questions:1.WhydoyouthinkSarahandHannahcouldbegoodfriendsbefore?2.WhydidSarahtellHannahthattheyweren’tgoingtobefriendsanymore?3.Whatmighthavecausedtheirfriendshiptobreak?1.WhydoyouthinkSarahandHannahcouldbegoodfriendsbefore?Theywerelikeeachotherandhadmuchincommon.2.WhydidSarahtellHannahthattheyweren’tgoingtobefriendsanymore?BecauseshethoughtHannahhadtoldeveryonehowbadlyshehaddoneintheMathstest.3.Whatmighthavecausedtheirfriendshiptobreak?Sarahdidn’ttrustherfriend.Hannahmayhavebetrayedherfriend.SarahandHannahlackedcommunication.Readingstrategy:understandingfeelingsAlettertoamagazineadvicecolumnistusuallyincludes:1)Descriptionsofproblems2)DescriptionsoffeelingsWhilereadingsuchaletter,it’simportanttoidentifythewriter’sfeelingstowardsacertainproblemandthenthinkaboutwhatadvicetogivehim/her.Let’stakeSarah’sletterforexample:HowSarahfelt:Why?ShethoughtherbestfriendHannahdidn’tkeephersecret.Shescoredthelowestmarkinherclass.Shefoundapieceofpaperonherdeskthatsaid“stupidSarahgotaD”.ShethoughtSarahdidn’tkeepherword.betrayedangryashamedupsetPracticeReadAfriendshipintrouble,andtrytofindoutAndrew’sproblemandhowhefeelsaboutitbyfillingintheblanks:Andrewfelt:Why?TheylostthegamebecauseofMatthew’sbadperformance.Matthewhasn’tspokentohimthoughtheysitnexttoeachotherinclass.angryguiltyawkwardfriendshipintroubleHemadesomecruelremarks.HisbestfriendMatthewhasstoppedtalkingtohim.Pairwork:Inyourownwords,telleachotherwhatAndrew’sproblemisandwhatcausedhisfriendshipwithMatthewintrouble.AndrewblamedthelosingofthematchonMatthew’sbadperformanceandtheyhadabitterquarrelwitheachother.Nowtheyaren’ttalkingtoeachotheranymoreandMatthewseemstowanttomakefriendswithanotherboy.Andrewreallyshouldn’thaveblamedMatthewwithoutthinkingtwice.Groupwork:ProblemsolvingSupposeyouaretheadvicecolumnist,whatadvicewillyougiveSarahandwhattoAndrew?Chooseoneofthetopicsandtrytothinkofasmuchadviceaspossible.Conclusion:Myadvicetoallofyouonhowtomendafriendship:1.Youhavetotalktoyourfriend.Whenthereisnoonearound,haveanhonesttalk.2.Ifyourfrienddoesn’twanttotalk,youcouldwritealetter.3.Alwaysremembertherearethreestepstobeingfriendsagain:1.Tellyourfriendhowyou’refeeling;2.Saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrong,3.Explainwhyyoudidthisorthat;Rememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlife.
