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Unit 1 Friendship


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Reading

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Do you know any place in the world where Chinese and Westerner cultures live side by side?

Brainstorming-I----Talking (2m)


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Hong kong

Singapore

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Can you imagine what the life will be in such a place?

Pre-reading-I (2m)


Read the passage and decide what each of the following words means in the language of the Hawaiians.

aloha lokahi

kokua ohana

lei

to be with happiness/ goodbye/ our hearts singing together

oneness with all people

help family

a circle of flowers worn around the neck

Reading-I----fast reading (2m)


Read the text again and answer the following questions.

1. What is the first way Hawaiians show their friendship?

2. What is the second way of showing friendship?3. What is their third way of showing friendship?4. Why do many different peoples call Hawaii their

home?5. How do people in Hawaii get on with one

another?6. How can people in Hawaii live in peace?7. Can you find similar things in your hometown?

How do you show friendship to visitors?

Reading-II----Detailed reading (5m)


1. What is the first way Hawaiians show their friendship?

Hawaiians say “aloha” to each other to show friendship.


2. What is the second way of showing friendship?

They welcome people of all races, languages and cultures with “lokahi” which means “oneness with all people” . 10中国英语教师网

3. What is their third way of showing friendship?

They give visitors a “Lei” to make them feel at home.


4. Why do many different peoples call Hawaii their home?

It’s because Hawaii is a place where many cultures live together peacefully and co-operate with each other.


5. How do people in Hawaii get on with one another?

They try to help each other so that all feel stronger. People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind blowing from the sea. 13中国英语教师网

6. How can people in Hawaii live in peace?

They solve the problems with understanding and treat all people as if they are part of the same family.


7. Can you find similar things in your hometown? How do you show friendship to visitors?

Students give their own answers.


Read the following poem carefully and write down the pairs of words that rhyme and add more similar rhyming words.

A friend is someone we turn to

when our spirits need a lift,

A friends is someone we treasure

for our friendship is a gift.

A friend is someone who fills our lives

with beauty, joy and grace

And makes the whole world we live in

a better and happier place.

Appreciation (2m)


I want to find the answer to the question

What is friendship?

When it rains, I think friendship is a small umbrella.

It can give me a piece of clear sky.

When I’m crying, I think friendship is a white handkerchief.

It can wipe my tears dry.

Discussion-I (3m)


When I am sad, I think friendship is a warm When I am sad, I think friendship is a warm word.word.

It can bring me happiness again. It can bring me happiness again. When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a

strong hand.strong hand.It can help me escape my troubles.It can help me escape my troubles.When I sit in a quiet place, I think friendship When I sit in a quiet place, I think friendship

is a very wonderful feeling.is a very wonderful feeling.It can’t be pulled and torn, because it is in It can’t be pulled and torn, because it is in

everyone’s heart.everyone’s heart.It is there from the beginning to the end of It is there from the beginning to the end of

our lives.our lives. 18中国英语教师网

What would you do in the following situations?

1. You promised you friend last Tuesday that you would go to a picnic with him/her on Saturday. But there are no more tickets and this is your favourite band. Will you go to the concert or the picnic? Give reasons for your decision.

2. Your best friend tells you that he/she has stolen something small from a shop. He/She thinks it is funny that he/she got away with it. What will you say to him/her? Give reasons for your answers.

Discussion-II (4m)


Homework

Try to write a poem about friendship.


Listening


Question: what would you do if you are misunderstood by others?

Brainstorming (2m)


Read the text and find out the

answer to the following question.

What was upsetting Lisa?

He was understood by others to have fallen in love with a boy.

Reading-I----fast reading (1m)


Listen to the tape and answer the following question.

Does Miss Wang advise Lisa to end the friendship with the boy?

No. She advises her to ignore the gossiping classmates. It’s possible for a boy and a girl to be just good friends.

Listening-I (5m)


Listen to the tape and find out the information to fill in the blank.

Listening-II (5m)


1. Miss Wang says that there is nothing ______ in Lisa making friends with a boy and that it is _______ for a boy and a girl to be just good fiends.

2. Miss Wang says that teenagers like to ______ and that perhaps they can’t understand Lisa’s friendship with the boy.

3. Miss Wang says that Lisa’s ending the friendship with the boy would be a ______ thing to do.

4. Miss Wang says that there is no _______ for Lisa to throw away her friendship with the boy.

5. Miss Wang asks Lisa to ______ her gossiping classmates and show them that she is more ______ up.

wrong

possible

gossip

stupid

reason

ignore

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Discuss the following questions.

1. Do you always do what your parents tell you?

2. If your parents misunderstand your friendship with a boy/girl, what would you do? And what would your parents do?

3. What’s the consequences of disobeying your parents?

Brainstorming (3m)


Listen to the tape twice and finish the chart.What Anne’s father thought

What Anne thought

about being friends with peter

She should be ______ to make friends with Peter.

She was _____ to tell her father her friendship with Peter.

about talking to him every night

He thought Anne must not talk to Peter _______.

She wanted to ________ to talk to Peter.

about following her father’s ideas

He thought Anne would _____ to stop seeing Peter.

She thought her father was wrong.

carefulglad

alonecontinue

agree

Listening-I (5m)


Give some advice to help Anne with the problem. Make a list of the things she might say to her father to make him change his mind.

1. Everyone needs a friend. Anne needs a good friend.

2. They can talk together happily and they are not doing anything wrong.

3. They are always with the family, so her father can watch over her.

Giving advise (4m)


Homework

Make up a dialogue with your partner about something you and your father have different points of views. You are expected to present it in the next class.


Speaking & Writing


Speaking (4m)

Situation 1: You promised your friend last Tuesday that you would go on a picnic with him/her on Saturday. On Friday night you are offered one ticket to the “Backstreet Boys” concert on Saturday. But there are no more tickets and this is your favourite band. Will you go to the concert or the picnic?Give reasons for your decision.


Situation 2: Your best friend tells you that he/she has stolen something small from a shop. He /she thinks it is funny that he/she got away with it. What will you say to him/her? Give reasons for your answer.


Questionnaire (3m)

Step 1: In your group, think of four situations among friends. Design four questions accordingly with three possible answers.

Step 2: Put the four questions together and make a questionnaire.

Step 3: Check your questionnaire through and try it out on your own group.

Step 4: Share your questionnaires with one or two other groups and try each other’s questionnaires.


Ex. 2 on page 45

What do you and your best friends think is cool? Look at the following photos and in small groups talk about whether what they are doing is cool or not. You may begin like this: “I think that…is cool/isn’t cool because…”

3m


Proverbs about friends and friendship.A friend in need is a friend

indeed.Friends are like wine; the

older, the better.When you meet your friend,

your face shines----you have found gold.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

The same man cannot be both friend and flatterer.

The best mirror is an old friend.

False friends are worse than open enemies.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Friendship cannot stand always on one side.

The friendship that can end was never real.

With clothes the new are best; with friends the old are the best.


How to write an argumentative essayTitle

Introduction

Second Paragraph

Conclusion


How to write an argumentative essayTitle Choose a proverb and make

a good title

Introduction

Second Paragraph

Conclusion



a good title

Introduction Explain for what reasons you agree or disagree

Second Paragraph

Conclusion



a good title


Second Paragraph

Think out three arguments to support your ideas

Conclusion



a good title


Second Paragraph


Conclusion Write what you should do and why



a good title


Second Paragraph


Conclusion Write what you should do and why

1. The subject is well-presented.

2. The evaluation is credible and well-supported.

3. It has a clear and effective style. 42中国英语教师网

Homework• Every group makes a questionnaire.

• Read a piece of Anne’s Diary and write a passage about your feeling.


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