Writing第二课时 公开课

Book 6 Module 1 Small Talk Making friends in the USA(reading and writing) ----By Li Jing from Lu Hua High School Step I. Lead in. Read a letter from Peter who is in trouble now, and find out what’s matter with him. Dear my friends:

How is everything going? I have been in American for two months, I seem not to be able to fit in well with each other. One day during a meeting, I was introduced to an important teacher, a mature woman. “Nice to meet you,” I said politely. “How old are you? Forty? Forty-five? ” The teacher looked awkward. On another occasion. One day before class, a classmate came into the classroom with a new hairstyle. “Nice haircut,” I said. “How much did it cost?” The girl replied, “I’d rather not say.”

I often feel left out in this school, and I don’t know how it has come about. Can you give some advice? Yours Peter

Step II. Reading. Task 1. Go through the passage, and find out what we can do and what we can’t do.

Making friends in USA job age Dos Don’ts

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Task 2. Read again, and fill in the blanks. In the USA, conversation is less 1. _________ than in many other cultures, they talk about their 2. _________ more than Asians, but are more 3. __________ about factual matters. Always they are very friendly and 4. _________ to make an invitation. They don’t 5. _________ your private unless you take the 6. __________. Generally they dislike 7.

__________, so it’s easy for them to discuss the 8. _________and make 9. ___________ to avoid disagreement. Age and 10. _________ are dangerous and 11. _________ matters which are advised not to talk, so don’t expect an 12. _________ reply if you asked.

Task 3. Conclusion Discuss with your partner, and list some suggestions about making friends in a foreign country. 1.

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Step III. Writing Write a letter to Peter, and give him some advice on how to make friends.

Content: 1. the importance of friends 2

2. how to make friends 3. ending Dear Peter: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

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