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Anne’s Best Friend
Teaching objectives:
After the period of reading,Ss will be able to:
1,understand and use the following words,expressions&sentence patterns:
 §go through,Netherlands,German,hide away,set down,a series of,outdoors,grow crazy about,stay awake,on purpose,in order to,,at dusk,entirely,power,face to face,curtain,dusty
   §I wonder if it’s because…for so long that I’ve grown crazy about everything to do with nature.
§I stayed awake on purpose until…in order to have a good look at the moon by myself.
§It was the 1st time…that I’d seen the night face to face.
§It’s no pleasure looking through these any longer…
2,read for specific information(i.e.Anne’s best friend:who,when&where,what kind,how or why;sample diary:Anne’s feelings towards nature before&after hiding)
3,read between lines:why did Anne’s feelings change towards nature? How did Anne feel looking at the night sky?
4,talk about friends and friendship; form their own opinion of friendship
5,learn about the cruel control of the German Nazis during WWII and the heroine Anne’s longing for peace and freedom
【Objectives1,2,3 focus on the language;objective 4,the language and learner;objective 5,the world】
Teaching methods：skimming,scanning,Q&A,individual,pair or group work,discussion
Teaching activities:
Pre-reading;
Activity 1:Discussion
   How do you understand the following literature about friends
   ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed.’
   ‘A friend cares,
    A friend shares,
    We need friends everywhere.’
【Purpose:A free discussion centered the famous saying and the simple poem help provoke Ss’thinking about the topic and ignite their interest in continuing to read the passage.】
While-reading;
Activity 2,Scanning
    Lead Ss to read the first part ,i.e.para1-2 of the reading passage and find out information about Anne’s best friend
Anne’s best friend
Who 
What kind 
When&where 
How/why 
【Purpose:Instruct Ss to scan for specific information and process the information】
Activity 3,skimming
    Read the page from Anne’s diary and find out the change of Anne’s feelings towards nature before&after they hid away.
Time Nature Feeling
Before   
After  
【Purpose:skim for the general idea of the page from Anne’s diary to get an overall impression of its content.】
Activity 4,Discussion
   Why do you think Anne’s feelings changed towards nature?
   How would you describe her feelings when she was looking out at the night sky?
  If you had to go into hiding like Anne,what would you miss most? Why?
【Purpose；Through discussing the the three questions above,Ss will reflect about the real life they are living ,develop positive attitudes towards  and cherish the peaceful and free life】
Post-reading
Activity 5,Text-retelling
   Try to retell the text using the first person. If Ss like,she/he may go like this:
 ‘I lived inAmsterdam…   During that time,…   So I made my diary my best friend,…’
【Purpose:By retelling the text,Ss will take the opportunity to consolidate what they have learnt in the period: useful words,expressions& sentences.】
Activity 6,Extension
   Recommend the movie “Life is Beautiful” to Ss, if they have access to the Internet at home.
【Purpose:Guide Ss to go beyond the textbook,making the best of various learing resources available and enrich their world knowledge.】
▲Reflection:(to be completed)
▲Chalkboard Design
1,Anne’s best friend
Who her diary,Kitty
What kind tell everything to/share… with../deepest../go through..
When&where Amsterdam,the Netherlands,WWII
How/why Jewish,the German Nazis,hid away
2,Time Nature Feeling
Before  Blue sky, bird songs,moonlight,flowers Never felt spellbond
After Darkness ,rain,wind,thoundering clouds Grew crazy about,held in their power