Period 2
Reading
Anne's Best Friend
Do you know this girl?
Lead-in
Anne Frank
born in 1929, in Germany
1933
moved to Amsterdam
from 1940, hidden in a building for two years, writing the diary
1944
discovered and killed the next year
Her diary was published after the war.
Background
This is a true story. It took place in Amsterdam, Holland in the early 1940s after the German Nazis had occupied most of Europe. The Nazi Party ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. One of their key policies was to kill all the Jews in Europe. If any persons known to be Jews were found, they would be sent to concentration camps farther east, mostly in Poland.
Families were separated and transported in trains. For many days, they went without food, water, sanitation or fresh air. To avoid this terrible fate, some Jewish families went into hiding, often with the help of non-Jewish friends.This diary was written during the time when Anne and her family moved to escape from being killed by Nazis.
Let’s learn more information about German
Nazis and what they did to Jews.
Fast-reading
1. Read and answer the questions.
Who was Anne’s best friend?
When did the story happen?
Her diary - Kitty.
During World War II.
Fast-reading
Scanning
World War II
Netherlands
Anne
her diary--Kitty
over two years
Thursday 15,June,1944
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Skimming
Skim the passage fast to get the main idea with your partners.
It showed the common ideal and wish of the whole world people, hating wars and terrors while longing for peace and freedom.
Anne’s best friend
Her diary
Told everything to
World War II
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Hid away not to be caught
Blue sky, songs of birds, moonlight, flowers
Darkness, rain, wind, thundering clouds
Never felt spellbound
Grew crazy, held in their power
Detail Reading
1. What is a true friend like in Anne’s opinion?
2. What is an ordinary diary likeaccording to Anne? What about her diary?
3. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature?
4. Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening?
5. Why didn’t she dare open the window when the moon was too bright?
Detail Reading
1. What is a true friend like in Anne’s opinion?
In Anne’s opinion, a true friend is a person whom you can trust. That’s to say, you can tell everything to this person.
2. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne? What about her diary?
According to Anne, an ordinary diary is where most people like to set down a series of facts. But Anne wrote down her deepest feelings and thoughts in her diary. She told everything to her best friend --- her diary.
3. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature?
Because she had been indoors too long, she was so eager to see the outdoor world --- the blue sky, the singing birds, the beautiful flowers, the bright moon.
4. Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening?
Because she wanted to have a good look at the bright moon.
5. Why didn’t she dare open the window when the moon was too bright?
Because she was afraid that she might be discovered by the German Nazis.
Guessing in groups
Read the dairy again and pay special attention to the following words. Then discuss in groups the inside meanings of them.
outdoors nature crazy didn’t dare
thundering entirely power
Then think of some other words or expressions to describe Anne’s feelings and thoughts.
What do the words imply?
the blue sky, the singing birds, flowers, the bright moon
free
anxious, eager, thirsty
scared, frightened, thrilled
helpless, depressed, lonely
Retell Ann’s story
I lived in ___________in the ______________ during _____________. My family were ______, so we had to ___________ for nearly two years in order ________________ by the German Nazis. During that time I wasn’t able to go ________ for so long that I had ______________ about everything to _______ nature. Once, I decided to look at the moon ___________ by myself.
Amsterdam
Netherlands
World War II
hide away
Jewish
not to be caught
outdoors
grown so crazy
do with
at midnight
But I didn’t _______ open the window to see the night ___________ because I was afraid of being discovered by the Nazis.

I felt very _______ without seeing my old friends. So I had to make a new friend --_____________, whom I could tell _________ to. Sadly, at last my family was discovered and caught by _______________ sometime later.
dare to
face to face
lonely
my diary Kitty
everything
the German Nazis
Debate:
1.What would you miss most if you went into hiding like Anne?
Explain why?
my relatives and friends, my school, the department store….
2 .How would you describe Anne’s feelings when she was looking out into the night sky?
Anne’s feelings were very sad and lonely for she realized what she was missing by going into hiding.
Homework:
1.Read the text and retell Ann’s story.
2.Finish exercises on page 4
Learning about language
P4. 2. Complete the following passage with some important words or phrases.
Anne’s sister, Margot was very _____ that the family had to move. However, she knew that she had got to ___________ all the difficulties with her family. She found it difficult to settle and ______ ______ in the hiding place, because she was _________ _____whether they would be discovered. She suffered from loneliness, but she had to learn to like it there. What she really missed was going________ and walking the dog for her neighbour. It was such fun to watch it run ______ in the park. She wished she could tell her neighbour_____ ____ _____ that she was sorry not to be able to do it any longer, but she knew that was too dangerous.
upset
go through
calm
down
concerned
about
outdoors
face to face
loose
Learning about language
P4. 3. Complete the following sentences using words and expressions from the text.
1.When the man saw the car accident on the highway, he stopped __________ offer help.
2.” How can Linda recover from her illness in this room when it’s so dirty and _____? It will only make her worse,” said the doctor.
3. After Peter died, George _________ the story of their friendship in a book.
4. When the street light go on _______, they make a beautiful picture , so different from the daytime.
5.Good friends do not _______what they do for each other; instead they offer help when it is needed.
6.Although Tim and Mike come from _______different backgrounds,
they became close friends.
7.Please draw the ________; the sunlight is too bright.
8.“Sorry , I didn’t break the plate ___________.”
“It’s OK. Don’t worry about it.”
in order to
dusty
set down
at dusk
ignore
entirely
curtains
on purpose
P. 41
1. You will know the result when you add up
all the numbers.
2. We tried to calm him down but he kept
shouting excitedly.
3. After a long stay in hospital,Mary recovered.
4. Since Li Ming settled here, he has got
along well with his neighbours.
5. If you don’t want to stay with me, you can
pack up and go.
6. During the war, I suffered a lot. I wrote my
diary to set down my experiences so I would
remember them when I was old.