2. Reading to summarise the main idea of each paragraph.

Skim the text and summarise the main idea of each paragraph in one sentence.

Para. One: Anne made her diary her best friend whom she could tell everything.

Para. Two: Anne’s diary acted as her true friend during the time she and her family had to hide away for a long time.

Para. Three: Having been kept indoors for so long, Anne grew so crazy about everything to do with nature.

Step 4 Post-reading

1. Comprehending exercises (on paper)

Time Nature Feeling

Before hiding

After hiding

2. Discuss what kind of feelings of Anne the following words from the letter imply.

words Anne’s feeling

nature free, peaceful, relaxed

outdoors free

crazy anxious, eager, thirsty

didn’t dare scared, frightened

thundering, entirely, power helpless, depressed, lonely

Step5. Activity

Four students a group to discuss the situation:

Suppose you four have to hide yourselves for 3 months. During the three months, you will be offered the basic food, water and clothes. Your group can take 5 things with you.

What will you take? Why?

How will you spend the 3 months?

How will you treat each other and make friends ?

Step 6. Homework

1. Review the important words, phrases and difficult sentences in the text and make sentences using the words given by the teacher.

2. Finish Ex.1-3 on p4.