UNIT 1 FriendshipANNE’S BEST FRIENDActivity 1 Talking1 Why do we need friends
2 Does a friend always have to be a person
3 Do you think a diary can become your friend
Why or why not
BackgroundBackground This is a true story
It took place in Amsterdam, Holland in the early 1940s after the German Nazis had occupied most of Europe
The Nazi Party ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945
One of their key policies was to kill all the Jews in Europe
Ifany persons known to be Jews were found, they would be sent to concentration camps farther east, mostly in Poland
Families were separated and transported in trains
For many days, they went without food, water, sanitation( 卫生设备 ) or fresh air
To avoid this terrible fate, some Jewish families went into hiding, often with the help of non-Jewish fr