Unit 1 Friendship Part One: Teaching Design (第一部分：教学设计)Period 1: A sample lesson plan for reading (ANNES BEST FRIEND)AimsTo talk about friendshipTo read about friendshipProceduresI. Warming up 1. Warming up by assessingA lot of people have only few possibilities of getting feedback about their own personality. In this exercise you will have the opportunity to get some feedback and to discuss it with a partner. While comparing your mutual judgements, certain prejudices or misunderstandings may appear, as people often do not know each other thoroughly enough to judge others correctly. Try to be honest!Self assessmentOf the following characteristics choose 5 that are particularly applicable to you personally.sociable, honest, friendly, easygoing, nervous, open-minded, anxious, careful, talented, talkative, nosy, thoughtful, generous, carefree, pessimistic, peaceful, optimistic, interesting, reliable, helpful, active, careless, caring, exact, adventurous, imaginative, hot-blooded, well-organised, trustworthy, patient, responsible, outgoing, kind, brave, warm-hearted, selfless, tolerantPartner assessmentNow choose 5 characteristic features which you think are especially applicable to your partner.sociable, honest, friendly, easygoing, nervous, open-minded, anxious, careful, talented, talkative, nosy, thoughtful, generous, carefree, pessimistic, peaceful, optimistic, interesting, reliable, helpful, active, careless, caring, exact, adventurous, imaginative, hot-blooded, well-organised, trustworthy, patient, responsible, outgoing, kind, brave, warm-hearted, selfless, tolerant2. Warming up by describingHave the students get into groups of four to describe their own ideal friend. Individual students must decide on TOP 5 character adjectives that could be used to describe the ideal friend and insist they have good reasons for their choice. Then let the group leader give the class a description of their ideal friend.3. Further applyingYou may also have the students do the survey in the textbook, following the steps below.1. Get the students to make a list of three qualities a good friend should have.2. Have the students get into groups of four to find out what each has listed.3. Have a member of each group report on what their lists have in common and list them on the board.4. Ask the class whether or not they agree with all the qualities listed.5. Then have the students do the survey in the textbook.6. Have the students score their survey according to the scoring sheet on page 8.7. The teacher ask some students how many points they got for the survey and assess their values of friendship: 47 points: You are not a good friend. You either neglect your friends needs or just do what he/she wants you to do. You should think more about what a good friend needs to do. 812 points: You are a good friend but you sometimes let your friendship become too important, or you fail to show enough concern for your friends needs and feelings. Try to strike a balance between your friends 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 friends. Well done.(You may also show your students the results above and let themselves self-reflect upon their own values of friendship)II. Pre-readingTo focus the Students attention on the main topic of the reading passage.To activate their previous knowledge on the topic.III. Talking and sharingWork in groups of four. Tell your group mates how you reflect on these questions.1. Why do you need friends? Make a list of reasons why friends are important to you.2. What do you think a good friend should be like? List what a good friend should do and share the list with your partners.3. Does a friend always have to be a person? What else can be a friend?4. Do you think a diary can become your friend? Why or why not?Instructions: The teacher can give each group one of these questions above to talk about. Then let the class share their ideas. Its better to stimulate the students to challenge their classmates opinions about these questions.Possible answersQ1: Reasons I need friends: to cope with stressful situations in life to share my worries and secrets in my inner world to show my concern for other people to let other people share my happiness to unfold to other people the secrets in my heart (to name but few.)Q2: A good friend should: tell me the truth (honest) be good to me (friendly) be willing to consider or accept others ideas or opinions (open-minded) be willing to help others (generous or helpful) be good-tempered think about what others need and try to help them (caring) be loyal to their responsibility (responsible) not easily upset (easy-going) be out-going (like to meet and talk to new people) be tolerant (allow other people to have different opinio