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Unit 3 Same or Different Lesson 4 I.Teaching Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: 1.understand and get the main ideas and details about friendship in the forum posts; 2. summarize the structures of the 2nd and 3rd texts to prepare for their own writing; 3. express personal opinions about friendship; 4. reflect on how differences enrich friendships through respect and mutual growth. II.Teaching Key Points & Challenges Teaching Key Points: 1. Students will extract and compare Matt’s and Diana’s views on friendship. 2. Students will practice reading strategies (skimming, scanning, inferring attitudes). 3. Students will connect the text to their lives by discussing real friendships. Challenges: 1. Some students may struggle to infer implied meanings; 2. Some students may struggle to understand what a real friendship is. III.Teaching Methods 1.Communicative Approach 2.Task-Based Learning IV.Teaching Aids: CAI V.Teaching Procedures 1. Warm-up Activity: Agree/Disagree Friends should be similar to you. Students think about the question, show their idea and explain why. 2. Pre-Reading Predict & Prepare: Students focus on the forum header and answer: What will Matt and Diana argue? 3. While-Reading a.Fast Reading (1)What is Matt’s opinion? (Similar friends help you understand yourself.) (2)What is Diana’s opinion? (Different friends help you grow.) b.Careful reading (1)Read and match (1c) (2)Read again and answer(1d) 1)Why does Matt think that a good friend is like a mirror? 2)In what ways is Stephen similar to Matt? 3)Why is Matt getting better at badminton? 4)Why is Diana glad to have an honest friend? 5)How should we treat each other's differences? 4. Post-Reading a.What are the structures of the 2nd and 3rd texts? (1)Structure of Matt’s post Topic Sentence: I think a good friend is like a mirror. Supporting Details: 1) shared hobbies-examples 用比较级强调相似中的差异。 2) personalities: He is as serious as me. 用"as...as"表示程度相同。 3) other activities-examples We enjoy reading together... I read more history books than he does. 用比较级展示细节差异。 Conclusion: 隐含结论:相似的朋友能互相激励。 观点 相似点+比较级细节 积极影响 (2)Structure of Diana’s post Topic Sentence: 明确反对前文,提出新观点:差异使友谊更有价值。 Supporting Details: 1) personality 用对比突出差异带来的成长。 2) behavior 用比较级强调朋友如何弥补自身不足。 Conclusion: 总结核心价值:尊重差异,互相学习。 反对观点 差异点+比较级细节 价值升华 b.Discuss in groups: 1) What can similarities bring to a friendship? 2) What can differences bring to a friendship? 3) What really matters in a friendship? 5. Summary Friendship thrives on both similarities and mutual respect for differences Differences help us grow—like Diana becoming more outgoing! 6.Homework 1) Retell the 2nd and 3rd texts according to the structures. 2) Think about one way we’re different that makes our friendship stronger and share it with the class next time. 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$