【正文】教学目标:
　　1.语言知识目标：掌握重点短语和语句：share ...with, a few, make friends with, rely on, in need, it would be too much to do …
　　2.能力目标：
　　1）对全文大意有整体的理解，使学生了解真正友谊的含义。培养学生获取语言信息和信息处理的能力。
　　2）训练学生的阅读方法和阅读技能，提高学生的阅读理解能力。
　　3.情感态度目标：在愉悦的教学过程中了解友谊的含义，树立正确的交友观念。
　　教学重点：熟练掌握教学目标中的重点短语和语句。
　　教学难点：指导学生提高英语阅读能力.
　　教学方式：采用任务型的教学模式，引导学生通过自主学习、合作探究等方式发展综合语言运用能力。
　　教学手段：运用多媒体教学手段，扩大课堂容量，激发学生的学习兴趣，达到预期的教学效果。
　　Step1 Lead-in
　　The students watch the video “Auld Lang Syne” and answer the question: What’s the video about?
　　T: Today let’s learn “Making Friends”.
　　设计说明：播放“友谊地久天长”视频，提出问题，导入新课，凝神点题，激发兴趣。
　　Step 2 Pre-reading
　　Show the students the pre-reading questions. Have a discussion about the questions below in groups and answer them.
　　1.Do you feel like making new friends?
　　2.What should a good friend be like?
　　设计说明：通过讨论帮助学生在头脑中形成一个“好朋友”信息，掌握完成任务中所需的相关语言知识，为阅读文章打下基础。
　　Step 3 Fast reading
　　Read “Making Friends” quickly and know about the main idea of each paragraph.
　　Paragraph        Main idea              
　　Paragraph 1   a. Best friends and close friends .
　　Paragraph 2   b. Friends play a role in our daily lives.
　　Paragraph 3   c. The rule of making friends.
　　Paragraph 4   d. Kinds of friends. 
　　设计说明：运用略读、跳读等阅读手段，学生快速获取文章的主要信息，归纳段落大意。通过完成此项任务，培养学生的阅读技巧，提高学生的英语阅读速度。
　　Step 4?Careful reading and Language Points
　　1.Read the text“Making friends”and decide whether the following statements are T (true) or F(false) according to the text .
　　(   )1.We may get on well with many people, but we make friends with only a few of them.
　　(   )2.People have different kinds of friends.
　　(   )3.Close friends are those who can share joy and sorrow with you.
　　(   )4.A good friend is someone who will do anything for you.
　　(   )5.A chess partner is not a friend.
　　2.Discuss the following questions in groups.
　　1) What should we do when our friends are in sorrow?
　　2) What kind of person do you think you can rely on?
　　3.Explain the important phrases with some examples. 
　　设计说明：通过小组讨论、学生合作的方式，获取有用的语言信息，经过分析、比较等一系列的活动解决实际的问题，学生的阅读技巧得到提高。举例讲解重要短语和句型，达到强化学习的目的。
　　Step 5 Post-reading
　　Choose the correct answers.   
　　(  )1.We may have many friends, but we often don’t clearly understand _____.
　　A. why we make friends     B. when do we make friends
　　C. how we make friends     D. where we make friends
　　(  )2.Close friends have usually known each other for _____ .
　　A. five minutes  B. a week   C. a long time   D. a day
　　(  )3.A person may choose different friends for _____.
　　A. different time  B. different activities
　　C. playing chess   D. different places
　　(  )4.Friendship is one of life’s _____ treasures.
　　A. greatest     B. least  C. most         D. closest 
　　(  )5.You can turn to____ when you are in need.
　　A. a chess partner   B. a sports friend
　　C. a playmate       D. a close friend
　　设计说明：学生在了解课文主要内容的基础上，运用课文所学的知识信息，完成练习，达到学以致用的目的。
　　Step 6 Summary 
　　1.The students read “Making Friends”again and write down the missing words on the paper.
　　Friendship is one of life’s greatest ____. Yet, if you want a friend to do everything , it would be _________. “Don’t walk____ me—I may not follow. Don’t walk _______ me—I may not lead. Just walk  _____ me— and be my friend. ” As a French writer said.
　　设计说明：通过填词回顾本节课所学的内容，巩固文章的内涵和语言知识，提高对课文的理解和英语口头表达能力。
　　2. Show and learn some sentences about friendship. 
　　A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
　　A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，如同生活没有太阳。 
　　Don’t walk in front of me — I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me —  I may not lead. Just walk behind me — and be my friend. 不要走在我的前面，我可能不会跟着走；不要走在我的后面，我可能不引领你；就和我并肩走吧，只成为朋友。
　　设计说明：通过谚语扩大学生知识面，增强学生对友谊的理解，在语言学习的过程中培养学生珍惜真正友谊的态度。
　　Step 7 Homework
　　1. Pick out the sentences and phrases you can’t understand.
　　2.Read “Making Friends” again and do Exercise 1 on Page 65 in the workbook.
　　设计说明：明确作业要求，任务延伸。
　　板书设计 
　　Making Friends
　　1.make friends with… 与……交朋友
　　2.share…with   与……分享
　　3.a few 有几个                 
　　4.rely on  依靠，信赖
　　5.in need  有需求中