内容正文:
Unit 3 Getting along with others
Extended reading: Of Friendship
授课人:丁力峰
Ⅰ. Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. identify the structure of the essay;
2. summarize Bacon’s ideas of the essay;
3. Appreciate the language and understand the meaning of some sentences.
Ⅱ.Key and difficult points
1. To read an essay and summarize its main argument;
2. To appreciate the importance of friendship and know how to use it to guide life.
Ⅲ.Teaching procedures
Step1 Lead-in
Watch a short video about friendship, indicating the topic of this class.
Brainstorm: What do you regard friendship as?
Step2 Author introduction (Francis Bacon)
1.He was born in London, a representative of the Renaissance in England.
2.He was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist and author.
3.His works still have great influence on social progress.
Step3 Fast reading
T asks Ss to do a fast reading to work out the structure of the essayimportance
Part 1: (para. __1__) the __________ of friendship“fruits”
Part 2: (paras._2-5_) three ________of friendshipadvice
Part 3: (para. __6__) ________ on making friends
Step4 Careful reading
T asks Ss to read each paragraph to fill in the blanks
Para3:Comfort the heart
Fruit 1________________share
· With true friends, we feel free to _______ our feelings.trouble
take on greater meanings
· Sharing makes happiness ____________________ and a________ become halved.
Para4:Advice the heart
Fruit 2 ______________advice
· Our friends are better able to offer_______on our important decisions.clearer
· Preparing to talk with a friend makes our thoughts_________and our understandings more_________.thorough
Para5:
Fruit3 Help us_______________ we set for ourselvesachieved
· So many things in life that can only be________ with the help of friends.ideas and skills
achieve the goals
· Friends have different_____________.after death
· Friends can help us during life and, perhaps, even__________.
Step5 Apprec