【正文】 es and so on. b. Guide the students to learn to describe a problem with a friend and give advice on how to keep friends. Teaching methods 教學(xué)方法 Talking。 pair work or group work. Teaching aids 教具準(zhǔn)備 A puter and a projector. Teaching procedures amp。 ways 教學(xué)過程與方式 Step I Leadin T: Good morning / afternoon, boys and girls! Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Sir / Madam! T: Please look at the picture on the screen. Show the following picture on the screen. T: Do you know what the picture is about? Ss: Yes. It?s about an old Chinese story “ Asking for guilt with sticks” . T: Good. Who would like to tell the story to the class? S: Let me try. The story happened during the Spring and Autumn Period. The two persons in the picture are Lin Xiangru and Lian Po. They?re both the upper officers of kingdom of Zhao. Once Lin Xiangru made a great contribution to the country and had a chance to reach a higher position. But the general Lian Po envied him and always tried to put him in trouble while Lin Xiangru tried to avoid Lian Po each time he met him. Finally, Lian Po knew about that and felt very sorry for what he did. To show his regret, Lian Po came to Lin Xiangru and asked for fiveness with sticks on his back. Lin Xiangru was pleased to five him. They later became best friends and under their efforts together, Zhao became a powerful kingdom. T: That’s perfect. Let’s give him a big hand. So what can we learn from the story? S: Friendship is very important to everyone, and even to the management of a country. S: Yes. Everyone needs friends. In our daily life, if we have friends, we can live a happier and better life. S: If great persons have good friends, like Marx and Engels, they can help countries and the whole world. Step II Introduction T: You’ve got the right thoughts. So during this class, we’ll learn something about the most important element in interpersonal relationships— friendship. I think this word isn’t unfamiliar to all of us. We have close friends, school friends and so on. What’s your own attitude towards friendship? I can’t help waiting to know. Look at some statements in Activity 1 on page 21 about friendship. Work in pairs to discuss whether you agree with them or not and explain the reasons to each other, starting like the example in Activity 4. Are you clear? Ss: Yeah! The students will have a discussion and tell each other their ideas about these statements. After a while, check their jobs. T: OK. The first statement is: Most people have only one close friend, someone they know really well. Do you agree with it? (The first pair) S: I don?t agree with that. A lot of people have more than one close friend. For example, the 108 heroes in the Outlaws of the Marsh, who would devote their lives to their friends, were all close friends. S: But I agree with it. Only one close friend is enough. Marx had only one close friend Engels. It was Engels? friendship that helped Marx finish his great work for the working people. T: Mm, both of you are reasonable. What about the second one? (The second pair) S: I agree with it. A good friend is a person who you can tell whatever you think in your mind and can help you。 share your happiness and sorrow. S: I don?t agree. Even though you have a good friend, you can?t tell him all your personal matters. You must learn to deal with them by your own. T: All right. I see, you have different ideas. Well, what are your opinions on “Your friendship is as important as your relationship with your family”? (The third pair) S: I would like to argue that friendship is less important than relationship with family. Family is the most important part in our lives. S: I agree with my partner. Friendship will never take the place of the relationship of family. But I also think it is very important in our life. In my opinion, they are not the same and can?t be pared. T: Well done. Now, do you have any idea about “It takes time to really get to know someone and find out what they are like”? (The fourth pair) S: Yes, I think it?s right. Knowing a person needs time. S: I don?t think so because I have a best friend. The first time we met, we both thought it?s as if we had known each other for quite a long time. T: That’s true. “ Everyone feels shy and lonely at some time in their life.” Your ideas? (The fifth pair) S: That depends. Different people have different dispositions. S: But we are sometimes in a position where we?re helpless and sad. No one can avoid it. T: Well done. Then e to the next: “To make friends easily, you need to be very kind.” Is that right? (The sixth pair) S: Absolutely. We must be kind to each other. S: Yes, I feel the same. Kindness is the basis of making friends. T: Right. Then the last one: “To make friends easily, you need to be able to chat about unimportant things.” Do you think so? (The seventh pair) S: I agree. We can make friends via chatting. When we know each other well, we can tell some personal matters or something important for us. S: But I don?t think so. Marx and Engels were close friends and all that they talked about were important things. But I agree that for our mon persons, chatting unimportant things makes it easy to make friends. T: You’re all great. You have your own opinions on friendship. That’s very good. Did you notice some phrases in the statements just now? Ss: Yes. You stressed them while reading. And we also can find them in Activity 3. T: Oh, you’re so smart. Tell me the phrases and make sentences with them. S: “ Make friends” . He?s good at making friends. S: “Get to know”. I suddenly get to know that she is a cheater. S: “ Personal matters” . It?s my personal matters, and none of your business. S: “Close friend”. Close friends can help you a lot when you are in trouble. T: Wonderful. You’ve developed a go