内容正文:
B1U3 Getting along with others
Integrated skills
Describing the qualities of a good friend
Discourse analysis:
【What】This section belongs to the theme context of Man and Society. It centers on the unit topic “ Qualities of a Good Friend”. It presents Tim’s problems and the advice from his friend Patrick through listening materials, and shows Patrick’s views on the qualities of a good friend by means of his diary. The content is closely related to the topic and close to students’ real life.
【Why】 These contents are designed to enable students to extract key information and master expressions of giving advice in specific situations. Meanwhile, they guide students to understand the meaning of true friendship and establish a correct outlook on making friends. The text also helps students perceive the stylistic features of diaries through examples, laying a foundation for subsequent writing and integrating language learning with emotional education.
【How】Guided by the thematic situation, the text is arranged in a progressive way. It first conducts language input through listening activities, then helps students realize good qualities by reading the diary, and finally guides them to summarize writing features through discussion and finish a diary. The whole design moves from input to internalization and from understanding to application step by step.
Students Analysis:
They are freshmen of senior high school. The theme is close to students’ life. The vocabulary and task difficulty fit their existing language foundation. However, they are weak in contextual application of abstract adjectives describing qualities.
Teaching Objectives:
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. use adjectives and attributive clauses to describe a good friend;
2. grasp the features of a diary entry;
3. acquire the good qualities of a good friend;
4. write a diary entry about what makes a good friend.
Teaching key and difficult points:
Key point: To list the good qualities which are important to a friend;
Difficult points: To write a diary entry about what makes a good friend in organized language.
Teaching Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
Watch a short video and discuss “ What makes a good friend?” according to the video.
Give some adjectives used to describe a good friend on the screen.
【Design Intent: To quickly introduce the topic—the qualities of good friends】
Step 2 Listening
Finish Ex. A1 and A2 on page 36.
1. Tim is talking to his friend Patrick about his problems. Listen to the conversation and tick Tim's problems below.
2. Listen to the conversation again and complete the notes.
【Design intent: Target topic – Learn how to provide advice from listening materials.】
Step 3 Discussion
Q1. Is Patrick a good friend in your view? Why or why not?
Q2. What qualities are important to you in a friend?
Leave students one minute to discuss and then share ideas.
Write down the key words when necessary.
【Design intent: To inspire students to reflect on the qualities essential for becoming good friends through listening materials.】
Step 4 Reading
Read Patrick's diary entry and try to understand his idea of what makes a good friend.
1. Fast reading
Q1. What's the topic of this diary entry?
Q2. What qualities form the basis of a friendship?
2. Discussion
· Do you agree with Patrick’s opinions?
· What qualities do your good friends possess?
3. Reading for the structure
Q1. What’s the function of Paragraph 1?
Q2. How is each of the following paragraphs developed?
Q3. What are the characters of a diary entry in terms of text type, format and language?
Step 5 Writing
Write a diary entry about the qualities your good friends possess. Use the expressions you get from part C and list the qualities you value in a friend.
【Design intent: To apply knowledge flexibly and express one’s views using well-structured language.】
Summary:
Invite one student to summarize the content of today’s lesson.
【Design intent: To check students’ understanding and learning result.】
Homework:
Finish and polish their writing.
Blackboard design:
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