Unit 1 Friendship Reading

Pre-reading 1. Does a friend always have to be a person? 2. What else can also be your friend?

I Pre-reading Anne’s best friend 1. Look at the pictures and the title of the reading passage. Guess what it might be about. Anne’s best friend

Anne Frank

Background Information Anne’s older sister: Margot Anne’s father : Otto Frank Anne’s mother: Mrs. Frank Peter, who lived with the Franks in the attic Anne Frank

After the German invasion (侵略) of 1940, Anne was forced to leave her school. Almost right away, the Gestapo (盖世太保) began to send thousands of Dutch resisters(反抗者) to slave labour camps in Germany. Then in February 1941 the Gestapo began to arrest Jews. It was at this moment that Otto Frank made plans to hide his family.

They moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands

curtain They stayed on the top floor, with curtains drawn so as not to attract unwanted attention. attic

Peter was forced into a long march from the camp where he disappeared Peter was forced into a long march from the camp where he disappeared. When Margot died in March, 1945, Anne probably lose her desire to live. She died just before her 16th birthday and less than a month before the surviving Jews were liberated.

Scanning Fill in the form below. The time of the story The place of the story The heroine of the story Anne’s best friend The length of time they hid away The date of the diary World War II Netherlands Anne her diary--Kitty over two years Thursday 15,June,1944

how many parts it contains what the different parts are about Now observe the text carefully to find out: how many parts it contains what the different parts are about It contains two parts. One part is one page of Anne’s diary, the other one is the background knowledge about Anne and her diary.

Detailed reading: What did she do? Listen Detailed reading: What did she do? Why did she do that way? How did she enjoy herself? She hid away in order not to be caught by the German Nazis. At the same time she kept a diary. She did that way in order not to be caught by the German Nazis. She kept a diary.

Detailed reading: 1. listen to the diary to find out the main idea of the diary. her feelings about nature Anne expressed _______________________after hiding for a long time. ______________________kept Anne spellbound. Everything about nature

2. According to the diary to fill in the table. Time Nature Feeling Before hiding After hiding blue sky, songs of birds, moonlight, flowers never felt spellbound darkness, rain, wind, thundering clouds felt crazy

join the correct parts of the sentences: Anne kept a diary because She felt very lonely because They have to hide because Anne named her diary Kitty because She couldn’t meet her friends. Jews were caught by Nazis and killed. She could tell everything to it. she wanted it to be her best friend.

Jewish hide 25 before discovered friend lonely diary everything crazy During World War II, Anne and her family had to away because they were______.They had hidden away for nearly_____ months_______they were__________.During that time, Anne was very_______and the only true______was her______, so she kept a diary every day so that she could tell___________to it. After being indoors for so long, she was very____ about everything to do with ______.Sometimes she stayed______on__________until half eleven in _______ to have a good_______ at the_______ . Jewish hide 25 before discovered friend lonely diary everything crazy nature past awake purpose order moon look

group work Suppose you have to stay indoors to hide yourself for a whole year. You can never go outdoors, otherwise you will be killed. You have no telephone, computer, or TV at home. How would you feel? What would you do?