1、Reading,Annes Best Friend,Reading,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 k

2、nown 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 wi

3、th 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.,Hitler at the Beginning of World War II,A Nazi symbol,奧斯維辛集中營,World War II,the German Nazis,Jews,Background knowledge,What do you know about the World War I

4、I? What is the relationship between Nazis & Anne (Jewish)? What has the German Nazis done to the Jewish?,The Second World War and the Nazi crime,納粹正在建設集中營,納粹逼迫猶太人離開他們的家園,被關在集中營中的猶太人,納粹屠殺猶太人的真實場景,納粹正對著屠殺后幸存的婦女進行掃射,猶太人排隊進入后面的毒氣室,被毒死的猶太人的衣服和鞋子,Why do you need friends ? Make a list of reasons why friend

5、s are important to you .,2. Skim the first paragraph of the reading passage below and find who was Annes best friend .,Pre-reading,Who was Anne? What had happened to her? Whats the main idea of this passage?,Skimming:,Annes father : Otto Frank,Annes mother: Mrs. Frank,Anne Frank,Annes older sister:

6、Margot,Peter, who lived with the Franks in the attic,Background Information,attic,hiding place,They moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands,Born on June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager who was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust,Anne,Annes diary,Anne,Annes diary,Kitty,Best friend

7、,Anne Frank 1929 Born in Germany,Moved to Amsterdam,1933,From 1940 Hidden in a building for two years, writing diary,1944 Discovered and was killed the next year,Her diary was published after the war,Reading method,when,where,who,what,why,how,Read fast and fill in the form below.,World War II,Nether

8、lands,Anne,Her diary,About two years,Thursday 15, June, 1944,Join the correct part of the sentences,1 Anne kept a diary because 2 She felt very lonely because 3 They had to hide because 4 Anne named her diary Kitty because,A she couldnt meet her friends. B Jews were caught by Nazis and put away. C s

9、he could tell everything to it. D she wanted it to be her best friend,C,A,B,D,Before she and her family hid away , she took nature for granted , but now she appreciates its beauty and majesty .,How did Anne feel about nature before she and her family hid away ?,Read again and answer the following qu

10、estions on page 3:,Her feelings have changed because she was no longer able to go out as she pleased because she is in hiding . Losing freedom has made her feel more excited about good and beautiful things around her .,Why do you think her feelings changed towards nature ?,She did not want to be a “

11、prisoner” in the hiding place any longer . He wanted to live a normal life again .,Why did Anne no longer just like looking at nature out of the window ?,1. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne? What about her diary? 2. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature? 3. Why did she

12、stay awake on purpose until very late one evening? 4. Why didnt she dare open the window when the moon was too bright? 5. Guess the meanings of “spellbound”, What is the meaning of “spellbound”? Use another word to substitute it.,More questions :,1. What is an ordinary diary like according to Anne?

13、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.,2. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature?,Because

14、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, everything.,3. Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening?,Because she wanted to have a good look at the bright moon.,4. Why didnt s

15、he dare open the window when the moon was too bright?,Because she was afraid that she might be discovered by the German Nazis.,5. Guess the meanings of “spellbound”, What is the meaning of “spellbound” ? Use another word to substitute it.,Spellbound means to concentrate with delight for some time. I

16、nterested.,What kind of feelings do the following words imply?,free, relaxed, peaceful,free,anxious, eager, thirsty,scared, frightened,helpless, depressed, lonely,Activity,How will you spend the the whole year? How will you treat each other and make friends ?,What will you do to pass the time if you

17、 had to stay in a bedroom for a whole year? (You are not allowed to leave the bedroom, you must be quiet, no music, TV, or computer games. You are allowed one companion.),What do you think is the purpose of this passage? Why did Anne write it? Do you think it is successful? Do you understand Anns feelings? What is Anns tone? In other words, is she angry, sad, happy or thrilled? What is Anns point of view? Do you agree with it? If so, why? If not,