1. Anne's Best Friend

3. 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).

4. Information about Anne’s diary
Name
______
Written period
During the ________
Charact-eristics
Not just a series of facts
Kitty
25 months

5. NAZI HITLER
Watch a piece of video.

6. 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 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 (集中) camps farther east, mostly in Poland.

7. Families were separated and transported in trains
Families were separated and transported in trains. For many days, they went without food, water, sanitation (下水道) 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.

8. Anne’s father
Anne Frank
Anne’s mother

9. Scanning(浏览) the passag to get the 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

10. 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.

11. Reading method
when
where
who
what
why
how

12. 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

13. Skimming (略读) The time of the story Fill in the form below.
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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Detail Reading
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.

17. 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.

18. 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, the bright moon.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. What do the boldfaced parts 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

22. 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

23. Learning about language
Complete the following passage with some important words or phrases.

24. Anne’s sister, Margot was very _____ that the family had to move
Anne’s sister, Margot was very _____ that the family had to move. However, she knew that she had got to __________ all the difficulties with her family. She found it difficult go settle and __________ in the hiding place, because she was______________ whether they would be discovered. She suffered from loneliness, but she had to learn to like it there.
upset
go through
calm down
concerned about

25. What she really missed was going ________ and walking the dog for her neighbour. It was such fun to watch it run ____ in the park. She wished she could tell her neighbour __________ that she was sorry not to be able to do it any longer, but she knew that was too dangerous!
outdoors
loose
face to face