Period 6 reading & writing
Step 1 Appreciation
Read the following poem carefully and write down the pairs of words that rhyme and add more similar rhyming words.
Step 2. Pre-writing
How to make friends with others?
1. Read a letter from a student called Xiaodong.
What’s his problem?
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2. Suppose you were editor, please write your advice to Xiaodong.
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Discuss in groups of four. Collect your advice to Xiaodong and your attitude.
Useful expressions:
In my opinion, you should…
My advice is…
I think/ believe…
I’m afraid that…
I advise you to…
I don’t think…
Don’t worry…
I agree/ I don’t agree.
I think so./ I don’t think so.
Step 3 While-writing
This activity enables students to express their feelings and to help others．In other words, it gives students a better understanding of how to deal with this common situation．This is as much a role play as a writing activity, so it is important for students to discuss their ideas first．In this way they can collect their ideas, sort them out and prepare to write．
Ask the Ss to write a letter to Xiaodong as an editor and give him some advice.
1. Ss make a list about the important information that they need.
2. Ss begin to write the letter to Xiaodong.
3. Ss revise their letters by themselves.
4. Ss exchange their writing paper with their partners and correct the mistakes. (tense, spelling, letters, structures….)
5. Ss get back their own writing paper and write the letter again.
Writing tips
Contents (The letter should contain the following points)
1. Make an effort to change the situation.
2. Start talking to people about what you both like.
3. Join in people’s discussion.
4. Show your interest in their talk.
5. Try to make friends with one or two classmates.
Structure
Topic sentence (your point of view)
Body (your advice)
Conclusion (your wishes)
Tense: As it is a letter, Simple Present Tense will be applied to the writing.
Connectors:
Illustration (阐述) I think, I believe, I suggest, in my opinion…
Addition（递进） secondly, and then, besides, in addition…
Contrast（转折） but, however, on the other hand…
Summary(总结) in short, in a word, therefore, so…
Step 4. Post-writing
Choose some students’ writing paper and show in the class. Ask the Ss to correct the mistakes together and also learn from some good writings.
高一英语friendship教案7