必修第一册Unit3 Getting along with others主题写作

（江苏省仪征中学）

一、学习目标

1．Be clear about the good qualities of a good friend.

2．Grasp the features of a diary entry;

3．Write a diary entry about what makes a good friend.

二、学习过程

【课前先学】

1.       What should be included in the diary entry?

2.       What kind of friend do you want to have? What makes a good friend?

3.       How can you write a good diary entry?

项目1：Qualities of a good friend

【问题导学】

What kind of friend do you want to have? What makes a good friend?

【合作研学】

任务一：In groups, discuss what qualities are important to you in a friend.

selfless

honest

patient

supportive

helpful

humorous

任务二：Use the following ideas and expressions to talk about qualities of a good friend.

l   For example/For instance, …

l   Take my experience as an example.

l   Let me give you a few examples of…

l   …is/provides a good example.

l   Once, I read a news story about/hear about…

Example:

A: From your point of view, what makes a good friend?

B: For example, being honest and open to friends provides a good example.

项目2：Writing the diary entry

【问题导学】

What is the text type, structure and language related to a diary entry?

【合作研学】

任务一：Learning about the text type

1.       What is a diary entry?

2.       What is the purpose of a diary entry?

任务二：Learning about the format

When you write a diary entry, you can write the date in the top left-handed corner of the page and begin with “Dear Diary”.  (e.g. page 37 part B)

任务三：Learning about the language

1.         Informal language

2.         The first person

Some phrases:

In my opinion, a good friend should be...

From my point of view, a good friend is likely to...

Being honest is the first factor that a good friend...

Secondly, being generous is...

Lastly, being helpful is as important as...

Generally speaking, a good friend should have...

In a word, a good friend should...

任务四：Writing and checking

10 November

Dear Diary,

Friendship is very important to me. In my opinion, there are certain qualities that are very important in a friend. …

First, a good friend should be …. Nothing makes spending time together more fun than …

Second, a close friend should also be …. A true friend has to be someone you can …

Finally, a true friend should be …. A good friend must be able to tell you the truth …

Generally speaking, a true friend will have all three of these qualities. A friendship where both parties have all of these qualities will surely be ….. It will ….

常用表达

写一篇日记

第一段：开门见山，表明日记的主题

1. Friendship is very important to me. _________________________________ (在我看来), there are certain qualities that are very important in a friend.

2. It also _________________________________ (使我思考) what it really means to be a “good friend”.

3. From my own perspective, the following qualities _________________________________ (形成…的基础) a friendship.

第二至四段：提出好朋友的品质，并阐述理由

4. First, a good friend should be _____________________ (幽默的). __________________________________________________________________ (没有什么比和朋友待在一起更加快乐) who makes you laugh.

5. We laugh at the funny scenes in films, we _________________________________ (笑话相互愚蠢的错误), and we laugh at ourselves as well.

6. Second, a close friend should also be _____________________ (值得信任的). A true friend has to be someone you can ________________________________ (保守你的秘密).

7. She was the one I ________________________ (求助) when I got a low mark in Maths, when I lost the game in the school sports meeting, and when I _________________________________ (和我的父母大吵一架).

8. Finally, a true friend should be honest. A good friend must be able to _______________________ (告诉你真相) not only when you are right, but also when you are wrong.

9. Without this, the friendship will only ever exist on the surface and never ____________________ (蕴含着深深层次的含义).

10. I might be upset at first, but when I realize that she is like a mirror which honestly _____________________________ (反映出我的错误), I have to admit that this _____________________________ (友谊使我成为更好的人).

第五段：总结，并点明好朋友品质的意义。

11. ____________________________ (总的来说), a true friend will have all three of these qualities.

12. A friendship where both parties have all of these qualities will surely be ____________________ (一段长久的友谊). It will __________________________________(丰富相互的生活).

【展评互学】

Present your writing in front of the class and make an assessment according to the following criteria.

1. 内容完整性

2. 语言准确性

3. 结构合理性

4. 表达得体性

5. 格式规范性

6. 书写工整性

【练习固学】

假定你是李华，最近遇到一些挫折，你的朋友一直陪伴着你。你非常感动，想在日记中记下一个好朋友拥有的品质。内容要求如下：

1. 好朋友的品质； 2. 具体事情描述；3. 总结。

注意:

1. 词数：80左右； 2. 开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Diary,

Friendship is very important to me. _______________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

【课后问学】