Unit 1 friendship

What is friendship? When it rains, I think friendship is a small umbrella. It can give me a piece of clear sky.

When I’m crying, I think friendship is a handkerchief. It can wipe my tears dry. When I am sad, I think friendship is a warm word. It can bring me happiness again.

When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a strong hand. It can help me escape my troubles.

Reasons I need friends: 1. Why do you need friends? Make a list of reasons why friends are important to you. Reasons I need friends: to let other people share my happiness. to unfold to other people the secrets in my heart. to share my worries and secrets in my inner world. to cope with stressful situations in life. to show my concern for other people.

2. Dose a friend always have to be a person 2. Dose a friend always have to be a person? What else can be your friend? No. There are many things. e. g. a dog, a cat, a dictionary, a computer, a toy, a car, a mobile phone, a TV set …

3. Look at the first paragraph of the reading passage below and find who was Anne’s best friend. diary

1. What do you know about the World War II? 2. What is the relationship between Nazis & Anne (Jewish)? 3. What has the German Nazis done to the Jewish?

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This is a true story. It took place in Amsterdam, Holland in the early 1940s after the German Nazis had occupied most of Europe. The Nazi Party ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. One of their key policies was to kill all the Jews in Europe. If any persons known to be Jews were found,

they would be sent to concentration camps farther east, mostly in Poland. Families were separated and transported in trains. For many days, they went without food, water, sanitation or fresh air. To avoid this terrible fate, some Jewish families went into hiding,

Skim and find the main idea of the passage. It showed the common ideal and wish of the whole world people, hating _____ and terrors while longing for _____ and _______. wars peace freedom

Scan the passage and fill in the form. The time of the story The place of the story The heroine 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

Join the correct part of the sentences. 1 Anne kept a diary because 2 She felt very lonely because 3 They had to hide because Anne named her diary Kitty because A she couldn’t meet her friends. B Jews were caught by Nazis and killed. C she could tell everything to it. D she wanted it to be her best friend.

Answer the following questions. 1. Who was Anne? 2. What was Anne’s best friend? 3. When did the story happen?

1. Who was Anne? Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager who was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust(大屠杀).

She was born in Germany in 1929. She moved to Amsterdam in 1933.

From 1940, Anne hidden in a building for two years, writing diary. 1944: Discovered and was killed the next year.

Her diary was published after the war.

2. What was Anne’s best friend? Kitty Anne’s diary

3. When did the story happen? The story happened during World War II.

Fill in the form. Time Nature Feeling Before hiding After hiding Blue sky, songs of birds, moonlight, flowers Never felt spellbound Darkness, rain, wind, thundering clouds Grew crazy

Answer the following questions. 1. What is a true friend like in Anne’s opinion? 2. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne? What about her diary? 3. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature?

4. Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening? 5. Why didn’t she dare open the window when the moon was too bright? 6. Guess the meanings of “spellbound”. What is the meaning of “spellbound”? Use another word to substitute it.

1. What is a true friend like in Anne’s opinion? In Anne’s opinion, a true friend is a person whom you can trust. That’s to say, you can tell everything to this person.

2. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne 2. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne? What about her diary? According to Anne, an ordinary diary is where most people like to set down a series of facts. But Anne wrote down her deepest feelings and thoughts in her diary. She told everything to her best friend --- her diary.

3. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature? Because she had been indoors too long, she was so eager to see the outdoor world --- the blue sky, the singing birds, the beautiful flowers, and the bright moon.

4. Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening? Because she wanted to have a good look at the bright moon.

5. Why didn’t she dare open the window when the moon was too bright? Because she was afraid that she might be discovered by the German Nazis.

6. Guess the meanings of “spellbound” 6. Guess the meanings of “spellbound”. What is the meaning of “spellbound”? Use another word to substitute it. Spellbound means to concentrate with delight for some time. Interested.

Choose the correct answers. 1. Anne Frank and her family hid away for _________. A. over a year B. over two years C. three years D. one year and a half

2. According to Anne, a true friend is a person __________. A. that would laugh at you B. who makes you happy C. whom you can trust D. who could save your life

3. Anne said that she had grown crazy about nature because _____. A. of her interest in nature B. she had always been so curious C. she had been outdoors for so long D. she had been indoors too long

4. She didn’t dare open the window. when the moon was bright. That’s 4. She didn’t dare open the window when the moon was bright. That’s because _______. A. they might be discovered B. her family might be disturbed C. it was very cold D. a thief might get into the room

5. Anne and her family were caught by German Nazis _______. A. about June 1945 B. about February 1945 C. about December 1944 D. about November 1944

Words/phrases outdoors crazy didn’t dare thundering entirely power What kind of feelings do the words imply? Words/phrases What is implied nature outdoors crazy didn’t dare thundering entirely power free, relaxed, peaceful free anxious, eager, thirsty scared, frightened helpless, depressed, lonely

Fill in the blanks. I lived in ___________ in the ___________ during ____________. My family were ______, so we had to _________ for a year and a half in order ______________ by the German Nazis. During that time I wasn’t able to go ________ for so long that I had ________ _____ about everything to ______ nature. Amsterdam Netherlands World War II Jewish hide away not to be caught grown so crazy outdoors do with

Once, I decided to look at the moon ___________ by myself Once, I decided to look at the moon ___________ by myself. But I didn’t _______ open the window to see the night __________ because I was afraid of being discovered by the Nazis. I felt very ______ without seeing my old friends. So I had to make a new friend _____________, whom I could tell __________ to. Sadly, at last my family was discovered and caught by ________________ sometime later. at midnight dare to face to face lonely my diary-Kitty everything the German Nazis

Imagine you have to go into hiding like Anne and her family Imagine you have to go into hiding like Anne and her family. What would you miss most? Give your reasons. Things I would miss Reasons

Finish exercise 2 on page 3. Surf the Internet to find more information about Anne and to read more about Anne’s diary.