2015-2016学年高一英语讲练（人教版）：Book 1 Unit 1 Reading Tasks .docVIP

READING TASKS ANNE’S BEST FRIEND Task I. Below are some English sayings and proverbs related with friends. Tell your partners the meaning in Chinese, and try to add some more. 1. A faithful friend is hard to find. 2. A friend is easier lost than found. 3. A friend without faults will never be found. 4. A good book is a good friend. 5. Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing. 6. Make your enemy your friend. 7. He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 8. The best mirror is a friend’s eye. Task II．Pair work. Read the first two paragraphs of the text, try to get to know the main factors in this narration part and fill in the blanks below. Check the answers with your partners. This part provides you with the background of the diary, and it will help you understand the diary better. Time During 1. ________ Place In 2. ________ in the Netherlands Characters Anne Frank, Anne’s family, 3. ________ Events Before they were discovered, Anne and her family hid away from the German Nazis for about 4. ________ months, during which time, she regarded her 5. ________ as her best friend and called it Kitty. Task III. Read the diary part of the text and fill in the blanks in the charts below. Pay attention to the change in Anne’s feelings about nature. Anne’s feelings about nature Before she came to Amsterdam, she wasn’t interested in nature. Example: She paid little attention to the deep blue sky, the 1. ________ of the birds, moonlight or 2. ________. After she came to Amsterdam, she became crazy about nature. Example 1: She stayed up deep into the night to look at the 3. ________, but did not open the window. Example 2: She stayed upstairs till window had to be shut to experience the power of the dark, rainy evening, the 4. ________ and the thundering clouds. The sad thing She could only look at nature through dirty curtains and dusty 5. ________. Task IV. Read the diary, pick out the words and expressions related with natur