Unit 1 Friendship1.Teaching aims and demands 1. Suggested teaching notes1). Analyses of the teaching contentsThis unit is about friendship, and nearly all the teaching materials center on it. Warming up-The questionnaire leads students to think and talk aboutfriendship, get to know the problems between friendsand seek solutions, which makes preparations for thefurther teaching in topics, background and vocabulary.Pre-reading-The questions prompt students to think critically aboutfriends and friendship in reality, alerting them to the fact that besides people, a diary can be a friend, too.Reading- The diary by the Jewish girl Anne gave a glimpse of her lifeduring her familys shelter in Amsterdam from the GermanNazis killing in world war 2. she treats the diary as her best friend, andin it reveals her longing for a normal life and close contact with nature,which helps her get through the days.Comprehending-It helps students further understand the text by doing multiplechoices, questions and answers, and matching.Learning about language-It teaches the important expressions and structures andgrammar: direct and indirect speeches.Using language-The two letters, listening, questionnaire design, letter writing andfun writing prepares students to further talk about friendship,especially the problems with misunderstanding, and unfriendliness,thus strengthening students abilities to practice language, discover,and solve problems.Summing up-It summarizes the whole contents of this unit from the aspects oftopics, vocabulary and grammar.Learning tip- This part encourages students to form the habit of writing a diary. Integrating skills- The text introduces the way Hawaiians express friendship, to getstudents to realize the cultural differences in the values offriendship in addition its importance in all cultures.2) Making of the teaching planThis unit centers on friends and friendship, exploring different types of friendship with particular attention to that one can develop with oneself, i.e., the comfort and support one seeks from an imaginary friend. Students are expected to come to be truly aware of the qualities and conducts that make a good friend, display and develop the ability to cope with misunderstanding, conflicts and problems related to friendship, and give advice on it. The concept that even an ordinary thing can be a friend should break down the traditional belief in the interpersonal nature of friendship. Also, the comparison of similarities dissimilarities in friendship comprehension between the East and the West leads students to know better the values of friendship in Westerns eyes. All in all, this unit promises to unveil the true essence of friendship and helps students to lead a more friendly and harmonious life. Thus, based on the theme, contents and teaching objectives, the whole teaching procedures can fall into five periods as follows:3. Teaching plans for each periodPeriod 1 Warming-up and Speaking1. Teaching objectives:1) Target languageI (dont) think I (dont) think so. I (dont) agree. I believe Thats correct. In my opinion, 2) Ability goals a. Describe your friends in Englishb. Figure out the problems between friends and then find different ways to solve theproblems.3) Learning ability goalsa. To encourage students to think and talk about friends and friendship by usingsome phrases and structures.b. To learn to solve problems that may occur between friends.c. To cultivate the students to form the good habit of learning English in SeniorMiddle School.2. Teaching important points:a. Use the given adjectives and sentence structures to describe one of yourfriends.b. Learn to evaluate friends and friendship.3. Teaching difficult points:a.b. Work together with partners and describe one of your good friends. Discuss with partners and find out ways to solve the problems.4. Teaching methodsa. Task-based teaching and learningb. Cooperative learningc. Discussion5. Teaching aids:CAI6. Teaching procedures and ways:Step 1 Lead-in and Warming-upBefore the lesson, the teacher can arouse the students interests by showing a video of Auld Lang Syne.At the beginning of the first class, we can get the students to talk about their summer holidays. The students can talk freely as they like.1. How did you spend your summer holidays? How did you feel? Whatdid you do in your summer holidays? What did you do in your spare time?2. What do you think of our new school? Do you like it? Could you saysomething about it?3. Do you like making friends? How do get in touch with your friends?Do you have many friends? Where are they now? Do you have any old friends in our school? Have you made any new friends in our class?Step 2 Think it ove