Unit 8, Book OneSection A: Gender variables in friendship:Contradiction or not?1. Teaching Objectives:To talk about gender differences in friendshipsTo understand the text’s structure and main ideaTo learn phrases and patterns from the textTo master contrast paragraph writing skill2.Time Allotment:Section A (3 periods):1st---2nd period: Pre-reading activities ( theme-related questions for warming up;)While-reading activities (cultural notes; useful words and expressions;difficult sentences)3rd period: While-reading activities (text structure; main ideas)Post-reading activities (comprehension questions; exercises)Section B(1period):4th periods: Practice of the reading skill (reading for the key idea in a sentence);T checks on Ss’ home r eading by asking questions based on the passage.T explains some difficult sentences3.Teaching Procedures:Pre-reading ActivitiesStep 1. GreetingsGreet the whole class warmly.Step 2. Lead-in and preparation for readingLet them talk to each other about the following questions:1. How do you understand friendship?2. Have you ever noticed any gender differences in your friendship with others?Step 3. Fast readingAsk the Students to read the passage as quickly as they can and then answer the questions on the screen. Let them get the main idea of each paragraph and make clear about the text structure.Text structure: ( structured writing ) The passage can be divided into 3 parts.Part1 (para.1) Introduction: The “movie” memories I have of my female fr iends and male friends are completely different.Part 2 (para.2-4) ExamplesPart 3 (Para.5-6) Conclusion: gender differences in my communication styles and the explanationPurpose: Improve the students’ reading and writing ability and understand the gen eral ideaof each paragraph.Method:Read the text individually and talk in groups; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach and total physical response method.Step 4. Preparation for details of the text on the screenStudents are required to look at the Words and Phrases on the screen and give a brief presentation in class.Words and Phrases:Purpose: Train the Students’ ability of understandi ng and using foreign language.Method:Talk in groups, Use task-based language teaching method, communicative approach and total physical response method.1. (Para.1) be sensitive to对······敏感In this highly globalized world, failure to be sensitive to new information technology will lead to loss of golden opportunity for a nat ion’s development.在当今高度全球化的世界中，对新兴信息技术不敏感将会导致一个国家错失发展良机。
2. (Para.1) make up for补偿；弥补It’s a universal truth that diligence can make up for one’s intelligence.勤能补拙是普遍真理。
3. (Para.2) steer: v. control the direction in which a vehicle moves 掌舵；驾驶Our garage door isn’t very wide and it’s quite difficult to steer the car through it. 我们的车库门不是很宽，要把车开进去有点儿困难。
4. (Para.3) pull away驶离；开走A typical scene of seeing people off is like this: people are waving each other goodbye with tears in their eyes while the train slowly pulls away.送别的一个典型场景是：随着火车缓缓开动，人们眼中含着热泪相互挥手告别。
5. (Para.4) in a ... light以······角度To be creative, we should learn to see things in a different light要想具有创造力，我们应当学会从不同的角度看待事物。
6. (Para.5) prove to be被证明是Anger is one of those things that truly prove to be a double-edged sword.愤怒属于真正被证明为双刃剑的事物之一。
7. (Para.5) be determined to do下定决心做There is nothing that cannot be achieved with a determined heart.有志者事竟成。
7. (Para.6) be born with天生就有Successful people are those who manage to make the most of the qualities they are bornwith.成功人士能够将自己与生俱有的品质发挥到极致。
Step 5: While-reading ActivitiesLanguage Points:1. When I think of my good friends, I see them in cinematic terms. (Para. 1)Meaning: When I think about my good friend in the past, I remember them like I am seeing a movie.2. In comparison, memories of male friends are in an entirely different film altogether (Para. 1) Meaning: Compared with my memories of female friends, my memories of male friends are completely different.3. My mind retreats back to my earliest childhood friend, Donald. (Para. 2)Meaning: My mind goes back to the days I spent with my first childhood friend, Donald.4. But the steering wheel was intact. (Para.4)Meaning: But the steering wheel was not damaged.5. In my panic, I suddenly realized how much I loved my friend Jessica, and what an irreplaceable friend she was. (Para.4)6. Much to my relief, research shows that I am, indeed, a “normal guy”. (Para. 6)Meaning: I feel great comfort because research shows that I’m actually a man who’s behaving normally.Step 6: Typical patterns:Purpose:Further understand the text （Train further reading ability）to find out some difficult sentences and details of the text.Method:Read the text together; Use task-based language teaching method, reading approach, communicative approach, grammar-translation approach and total physical response method.Typical patterns：1 .The movie memories I have of female friends are open and intimate. In comparison, memories of male friends are in an entirely different film altogether.我对女性朋友的“电影式”记忆是开放的、亲密无间的。