unit 1 friendship
period 3 a sample lesson plan for using language
(a letter from lisa to miss wang)
introduction
language is learned to be used in and for communication. so in this period we shall have the students read, listen, write and speak in english, making use of the focused words, expressions, structures and topic ideas covered in this unit.
objectives
一、to help the students read, listen and write about “friendship”
二、to help students design and speak on a questionnaire about friendship
三、to help students describe a friend by writing based on the given example
procedures
1. warming up by talking about youth problems
what is the biggest problem facing our youth today and what can we do to help fix it? could someone offer his opinion?
i think the biggest problem with youth today is simple lack of respect, and not knowing what ‘disappointment’means.
gone are the days in the really young — where sports have a winning team and losing team...
i want my students to know what it's like to lose, even if they try their hardest. i want my children to know and understand the word ‘disappointment’and ‘frustration’ —— instead of protect their “weak” egos.
once these little people turn into adults, they won't function well in the real world without knowing how to cope with the downs as well as the ups.
2. learning to design a survey
work in groups of four. design a survey to find out what kind of friends your classmates are. you can use the survey in the warming up as an example.
