上海本地英语五上Unit2Friends1.pptVIP

Learning procedures of unit two 1. Lead-in 2. Listening to the song and fill in the blanks. 3. Pre-reading discussions. 4. Pre-reading questions about the text 5. Read the text and divide the parts. 6. Language points study. 7.Exercises and home assignments. 8. Quiz and questions. BACK friends Discussion What does friend mean to a person? Questions before reading 1. How often are you contacting your good friends? A.frequently B. sometimes C. rarely D. never Questions for first reading: 1. Who did the conversation take place between? 2.What was the conversation about? 3. What was the relationship between the two persons? 4. What was the relationship between the addressee and the writer of the letter? 5. Which facts about their childhood were mentioned in the letter? 6. Who wrote the letter? Part Division of Text Parts Lines Main Ideas 1 1-43 From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend ED. 2 44-87 Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old ED. 3 88-89 The driver’s experience urged the author to reach for his pen. Language Study be lost in/ lose oneself in:be absorbed in, be fully occupied with 专心致志于 He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. She was lost in her novel. I had lost myself in thought. available: able to be used, had, or reached 可用的 ; 可得到的 Since 1990, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%. We have already used up all the available space. or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said 诸如此类的事 The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. Heres some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. Similar phrase: or something like that go ahead:continue, begin (sometimes followed by with +n.) The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan.