1. Please enjoy three pieces of music and find out what they are about.

2. Teaching method: Task-based teaching

3). Teaching procedure:

Step 1.Pre-reading

1. Teaching objectives:

1) To develop the students’ reading ability, learn to use some reading strategies such as guessing, key sentences, skimming and so on;

2). To get the students to realize the importance of friends and friendship, and to tell true friends from false friends;

3). To grasp some useful words and expressions in this passage, such as on purpose, be crazy about etc.;

4). To learn the writing style of this passage.

3. What can be your unusual friend besides human beings? And why?

Step 6　 homework

1. Write down a short passage about your ideas /the factors/your unusual friends.
2. Prepare for the new lesson.

Period 2 　Reading “Anne’s Best Friend”

2. What factors may cause the breakdown of a good friendship?

1.　　　 Do you think it is a good idea to borrow money from your friend?

Why and Why not?

2. What is a friend?

A British newspaper once offered a prize for the best definition(定义) of a friend. If you were the editor, choose the best one from the following entries(条目), and explain why.

One who understands my silence.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Friends are just the people who share your happiness and sorrow.

When you look at your watch at 4 am, but still know you can call

them and wake them up, and they’ll still want to talk to you ,that’s

friendship.

To have a friend, you need to be a good friend.

Step 5　 Group work (output)

The teacher can give each group one of these questions below to talk about. Then let the class share their ideas. It’s better to stimulate the students to express their own opinions about these questions.

1. If your best friend does something wrong, what will you do?

Try to use the following phrases:

　 I (don’t) think……　　　 I (don’t) think so.　　

　 I (don’t) agree.　　　　　　　 I believe……

　 That’s correct.　　　　　　　 In my opinion, ……

5.　　　 The teacher ask some students how many points they got for the survey and assess their values of friendship:

★ 4~7 points: You are not a good friend. You either neglect your friend’s needs or just do what he/she wants you to do. You should think more about what a good friend needs to do.

★ 8~12 points: You are a good friend but you sometimes let your friendship become too important, or you fail to show enough concern for your friend’s needs and feelings. Try to strike a balance between your friend’s needs and your own responsibilities.

★ 13+ points: You are an excellent friend who recognizes that to be a good friend you need balance your needs and your friend’s. Well done.

(You may also show your students the results above and let themselves self-reflect upon their own values of friendship)

Step 4 Talking and sharing( work in pairs)

4.　　　 Have the students score their survey according to the scoring sheet on page 8.