Anne's Best Friend

Revision Match the words or expressions with their meaning. upset ignore calm … down have got to be concerned about walk the dog loose to become quiet after nervous activity to be worried about unhappy and worried to take no notice of have to do free, not tied up to take a dog for a walk

NAZI HITLER Watch a piece of video and try to describe the pictures in the text.

Background 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 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, often with the help of non-Jewish friends. This diary was written during the time when Anne and her family moved to escape from being killed by Nazis.

World War II Jews being rounded up by Nazi soldiers and forced to leave home. In Nazi Germany, Jews were required to wear a yellow star of David on their clothing.

Polish Jews on their way to a Nazi death camp. Jews in a concentration camp（集中营）

Victims of the gas chambers （毒气室） A mass grave The remains of Jews （幸存者） The Holocaust （大屠杀）

Born on June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager who was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust (大屠杀).

Anne’s father Anne Frank Anne’s mother

Lead-in Look at the pictures and the heading and guess what the text might be about. They stayed on the top floor, with curtains drawn so as not to attract unwanted attention.

Skimming Skim the passage and 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

Reading method when where who what why how

Scanning Scanning the passage fast to get the main idea with your partners. It showed the common ideal and wish of the whole world people, hating wars and terrors while longing for peace and freedom.

Anne's best friend What What kind When Where Her diary What happened Told everything to World War II Amsterdam, Netherlands Hid away not to be caught

Read and fill in the blanks. Time Nature Feeling Before hiding After hiding blue sky, songs of birds, moonlight, flowers never felt spellbound darkness, rain, wind, thundering clouds grew crazy, held in their power

Detail-reading I. Answer the following questions according to the passage. 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 to open the window when the moon was too bright? Because she was afraid that she might be discovered by the German Nazis.

II. Information about Anne’s family Nationality ________ Address Amsterdam in the _________ Situation They had to ___________ for nearly twenty-five months. Period During ___________ Reason If they didn’t, they would be caught by the ____________. Result Finally all her family were discovered. Jewish Netherlands hide away World War II German Nazis

III. Information about Anne’s diary Name ______ Written period During the ________ Characteristics Not just a series of facts Kitty 25 months

Content The changes of Anne’s life Before hiding A deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept her __________. After hiding She stayed awake to enjoy the dark, rainy evening, the wind, etc. She was ______ about everything to do with nature. spellbound crazy

Relationship with Anne Anne’s _________ best friend

Guessing in groups Read the dairy again and pay special attention to the boldfaced words. Then discuss in groups the inside meanings of them. Then think of some other words or expressions to describe Anne’s feelings and thoughts.

What do the parts on the right imply? Words/phrases What is implied not inside a building feeling disturbed to be worried about free, not tied up to experience something outdoors upset be concerned about loose go through

to take no notice of staying close to and looking at somebody to become quiet after nervous activity piece of material hung to cover a window number of things that happen one after another ignore face to face calm down curtain series

Debate: 1. What would you miss most if you went into hiding like Anne? Explain why? my relatives and friends, my school, the department store….

2. How would you describe Anne’s feelings when she was looking out into the night sky? Anne’s feelings were very sad and lonely for she realized what she was missing by going into hiding.

Summary 1. According to the information in the table below try to use the first person to retell the story: Anne’s best friend What her diary What kind told everything to When World War II Where Amsterdam, Netherlands hid away so as not to be caught

Retelling I felt very ______ without seeing my lonely 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. lonely my diary Kitty everything the German Nazis

Summary Anne’s feeling Time Nature Feeling Before hiding blue sky, songs of birds, moonlight, flowers never felt spellbound After hiding darkness, rain, wind, thundering clouds felt crazy, held in their power

Retelling 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 outdoors grown so crazy 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. at midnight dare to face to face

Homework 1. Read the text again and review the meaning and usage of the key words and phrases: do sth. on purpose, in order to, face to face, hide away, set down, a series of, go through, dare, hold…in one’s power, no longer

2. Retell the story yourself in the first person.