1、Period2 ReadingI Pre-reading来源:gkstkgkstk1. Look at the pictures and the title of the reading passage. Guess what it might be about.2. Now observe the text carefully to find out: how many parts it contains what the different parts are aboutIt contains two parts. One part is one page of Annes diary,
2、the other one is the background knowledge about Anne and her diary.II Fast readingSkimming1. Read the first part of the reading section and answer these questions: Who was Annes best friend? (=Skim the first paragraph of the reading paragraph and find who the Annes best friend was.)Her diaryKitty. W
3、hen did the story happen?During World War II.来源:gkstkgkstkScanning2. Fill in the form below:The place of the story Netherlands The heroines（女主人公）full nameAnne FrankHer best friend Her diary - Kitty来源:gkstkgkstkThe length of time her family hid awayOver two yearsThe time they started to hideJuly 1942
4、3. Join the correct parts of the sentences.4. a. About how long had Anne and her family been in the hiding place when she wrote this part of her diary?About two years. The family went into hiding early July 1942. On the 15th June 1944 Anne wrote this diary entry.b. How did Anne feel about nature bef
5、ore she and her family hid away?Before she and her family hid away, she took nature for granted, but now she appreciates its beauty and majesty.c. Why do you think her feelings changed towards nature?Her feelings have changed because she was no longer able to go out as she pleased because she is in
6、hiding. Losing freedom has made her feel more excited about good and beautiful things around her.d. Why did Anne no longer just like looking at nature out of the window?She did not want to be a “prisoner” in the hiding place any longer. She wanted to live a normal life again. Skimming4. Read the dia
7、ry quickly to find out the main idea of the diary. Anne expressed her feelings about nature after hiding for a long time. Everything about nature kept Anne spellbound.III Careful reading1. Read the diary carefully and fill in the table.Time Nature Feeling Before hiding blue sky, songs of birds, moon
8、light, flowersnever felt spellboundAfter hiding darkness, rain, wind, thundering clouds, felt crazyIV Summary来源:gkstk.Com1. According to the information in the table below try to use the first person to retell the story:Annes best friendWhat her diaryWhat kind told everything toWhen World War IIWher
9、e Amsterdam, NetherlandsWhat hid away so as not to be caughtAnnes feelingTime Nature FeelingBefore hidingblue sky, songs of birds, moonlight, flowersnever felt spellboundAfter hidingdarkness, rain, wind, thundering cloudsfelt crazy, held in their powerRetellingI lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands
10、 during World War II. My family were Jewish, so we had to hide away for a year and a half in order not to be caught by the German Nazis. During that time I wasnt able to go outdoors for so long that I had grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. Once, I decided to look at the moon at midni
11、ght by myself. But I didnt dare to open the window to see the night face to face because I was afraid of being discovered by the Nazis. I felt very lonely without seeing my old friends. So I had to make a new friend my diary Kitty, whom I could tell everything to. Sadly, at last my family was discov
12、ered and caught by the German Nazis sometime later.V Homework1. Read the text again and review the meaning and usage of the key words and phrases:do sth. on purpose, in order to, face to face, hide away, set down, a series of, go through, dare, holdin ones power, no longer2. Retell the story yoursel
13、f in the first person.Reading skills1. Skimming（略读）: It is used quickly to identify the main idea of a text and get an overall impression of the content.How to skim:Read any headings and sub-headings.Read the introduction or the first paragraph.Read the first sentence of every other paragraph.Read t
14、he summary or last paragraph.Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs.Notice any italicized or boldface words or phrases.2. Scanning（寻读） :It is used when you want to find specific information quickly. In scanning you have a question in your mind and you read a passage only to find the answer, ignoring
15、 unrelated information.How to scan:Read for specific information youre looking for. For example, if you were looking for a certain date, you would quickly read the paragraph looking only for numbers.Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections might contain the informat
16、ion you are looking for.Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage.3. Careful reading（细读）:It is used to help readers to get a full understanding of a text.VI DifficultiesPick out the difficult sentences from the reading passage. Discuss in groups of four and work out the meaning toget
17、her. 1. I wonder if its because I havent been able to be outdoors for so long that Ive grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.its becausethatgrow/be crazy about 对 . 十分狂热；十分痴迷something/anything/everything to do with 与 有关的某事、一切nothing to do with 与 无关我不知道这是不是因为我很久无法出门的缘故,我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热
18、。A: Why was he punished by his teacher?B: It was because he behaved so badly.A: Why hasnt Jane spoken to me for days?B: It was because you spoke about her behind her back.She is crazy about painting these days. She stays in her studio all day long. 2. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. 3. It was the first time in a year and a half that Id seen the night face to face4. I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows.
