Lead-in
Lead-in
1. Can you imagine what it would be like to
live on an uninhabited island?
2. How do you think he felt when he was
alone on the island?
3. How do you think he felt when he first
saw Friday?
4. Can we live alone?
Lead-in
Lead-in
Do you keep in touch with your friends?
Have you ever fallen out with a very good friend?
How would you mend a broken friendship?
Lead-in
the reasons leading to
a broken friendship
---having little in common
---lacking trust
---there being conflict of interest
---being jealous of each other
---being indifferent to each other
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Fast reading
Go through the two letters quickly
and answer questions in Part A
1. Are the writers of the two letters feeling
happy or sad?
They are feeling sad.
2. What did Sarah get for the surprise Maths
test?
She got a D.
3. Is Matthew usually a quiet boy?
No, he is usually cheerful and outgoing.
Careful reading
Secrets and lies
Read the first letter carefully
and answer the following questions.
1. Why other children say we are no fun?
2. What did Sarah think about the surprise
Maths test?
3.What did Hannah sense?
4.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls’ toilets?
5.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going
to be friends any more?
Read the letter Secrets and lies carefully
And answer the following questions.
1. Why other children say we are no fun?
Because we are both very academic and like to study
2. What did Sarah think about the surprise Maths test?
She thought it was quite easy.
3.What did Hannah sense?
She sensed something was wrong.
4.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls’ toilets?
She told Hannah how badly she had done in the test.
5.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going
to be friends any more?
Because she thought that Hannah had told everyone h
badly she had done in the Maths tests.
Careful reading
She felt …
The reasons…
betrayed
She thought her best friend Hannah
didn’t keep her secret.
ashamed
She scored the lowest mark in her class.
upset
She found a piece of paper on her desk
that said “stupid Sarah got a D”.
angry
She thought Sarah didn’t keep her word.
Careful reading
A friendship in trouble
Read the second letter carefully
And answer the following questions.
1. Why did Andrew shout at Mathew after the match?
2. What did Matthew think about losing the match?
3. How did Andrew think of football?
4. What kind boy is Matthew?
5. How is Matthew recently?
Careful reading
A friendship in trouble
1.Why did Andrew shout at Mathew after the match?
He thought Mathew played badly and did not try hard
enough, as a result they lost the game.
2. What did Matthew think about losing the match?
He thought it wasn’t his fault.
3. How did Andrew think of football?
Football is very important to him.
4. What kind boy is Matthew?
He is usually cheerful and outgoing.
5. How is Matthew recently?
He has been really quiet and looks sad.
Careful reading
Reading strategy
How Andrew felt
Why she felt so?
His best friend Matthew has
He had a dilemma.
stopped talking to him.
He said some really cruel
He felt really guilty.
things to Matthew.
They lost the game because
He was angry with
of Matthew’s carelessness.
Matthew.
Consolidation
Agony Aunt wrote back to the two students. Complete
her responses with the proper words
determined apologize proud mean betrayed
friendship secrets guilty mark match
Dear Sarah,
You have every right to feel betrayed by your friend if
she did tell your secret to others, but it seems unlikely
that she did. You say that you are best friends; well,
best friends talk about their problems and try to solve
them. If she is a good friend, you should apologize for
blaming her.
determined apologize proud mean betrayed
friendship secrets guilty mark match
If you still have doubts, you should think about why you
don’t believe her. Was it because you were ashamed of your
or yourmark
behavior? Did you feel jealous of your friend’s
mark? If so, the problem lies with you, not her. Try not to
proud
sound too
of
yourself when discussing your marks in
front of others.
However, if you feel that she is very bad at keepingsecretsand
likes to embarrass you in public, you had better find a new
friend.
determined apologize proud mean betrayed
friendship secrets guilty mark match
Dear Andrew,
It seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid losing a
good friend! Don’t forget that some things are important to
people, even when they don’t shout about them.
The match was probably very important to Matthew and he
felt guilty about losing, and bad about not being as gifted at
football as you are.
determined apologize proud mean betrayed
friendship secrets guilty mark match
A football team needs all the players to work together and
help each other. Each player should play to their strengths.
Shouting at your teammate was unfair and just make him
feel worse. Although you both said mean things to each
other, one of you has to be first to say sorry. Don’t be
stubborn!
You say that your friendshipis as important as football.
Well, then you should be
determinedto get your friendship back. Don’t let a small
disagreement ruin your friendship. Do not delay. Talk to
your friend and I’m sure that before long, you’ll be back
playing football together.
Student A : Agony Aunt Annie
Student B : Sarah
Student C : Hannah
Student A : Agony Aunt Annie
Student B : Andrew
Student C : Matthew
What is a friendship ?
A Friend...
(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "HI"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
1. Retell the two letters.
2. Finish the relevant exercises in your Unit Revision.