Reading Comprehension

教学目标：通过复习对朋友外貌、个性的描述，阅读相关文章、根据文章互问互答，以及对“什么是真正的朋友”问题进行讨论，给学生更多机会开口说英语，同时激发学生对阅读的兴趣，在阅读中掌握方法，从而逐步提高阅读水平。

知识与能力：用所学过的词、短语以及相关句型，描述人的外貌、形体特征以及性格等。

教学步骤：

Teaching Procedure:

Step 1  Lead-in

Look at the flash of an English poem to find the topic of this class----Friend.

Step 2  Oral exercise

1. Show some pictures of friends and give some useful phrases.

2.     Give an example of how to describe a person’s appearance and personalities using the given phrases.

3.     Ask students to discuss in pairs.Use these phrases to describe the second photo.

4. Choose some students to say something about their best friends.

Step 3  Reading

1.     Read the first passage. Then do the True or False questions.

2.     Students read a story between friends.

3.     Help students work in pairs to raise some questions about the story. Ask and answer the questions all by themselves.

4.     Scanning. Let students read the third passage quickly, find the general idea of the passage, then do the multiple-choices.

5.     Choose students to tell me the phrases / sentences which helped them make their judgments.

Step 4  Free Talk

1.     Let students give their own ideas about “What kind of friend is a true friend?”

2.     Help them get a conclusion: A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Step 5  Homework

1．Try to learn an English song about friends or friendship.

2.  Write an article on your best friend.