Friendship

Unit 1

Using language (1)

What would you do if you are misunderstood by others?

Read and listen to the text and find out the answer to the following question.

What was upsetting Lisa?

She was misunderstood by others to have fallen in love with a boy.

Miss Wang wrote a letter back and gave Lisa some advice. 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 classmates. It’s possible for a boy and a girl to be just good friends.

1.There is nothing wrong with you and this boy _______ friends and ______ together.

2.__________ your friendship with this boy would be a _______ thing to do.

3.Teenagers like to __________, and they often see something that isn’t real.

4.My advice is to __________ your classmates. That way you will ________ them that you are more ___________ than they are.

being studyingEnding

stupidgossip

ignoreshow

grown-up

Listen again and answer the following questions.

1. What does Miss Wang say about their friendship?

2. Why doesn’t she think that Lisa should end their friendship?

3. How does she explain why Lisa’s classmates gossip about their friendship?

4. What is Miss Wang’s advice? She asks Lisa to ignore her gossiping classmates.

She says that there is nothing wrong in Lisa making friends with a boy.

She thinks that Lisa would lose a good friend who helps her with her studies.

She says that teenagers like to gossip and that perhaps they can’t understand Lisa’s friendship with this boy.

Language points1.I’m getting along well with a boy in my class.

get along well with 与…相处，在 ... 方面进展Learning to get along with others is important.How do you get along with your brother?

They’re getting along well with the project.

2. They say that this boy and I have fallen in love.

fall in love 爱上 ( 表示动作 )I fell in love with him at the first sight. It is natural that he should fall in love with such a beautiful girl.

be in love 相爱 ( 表示状态 )It is said that Jenny is in love with Tom.

3. There is nothing wrong with you and this boy being friends and studying together.

There is nothing wrong with ...

... 没有问题 There is nothing wrong with the radio.

There is something wrong with ... … 有问题

4. That’s no reason to stop it.

That’s no reason to … 不是…的理由。But that’s no reason to turn tail and run whenever Khomeini shouts “Yankee, Go home!”

Do you agree Miss Wang’s advice?

Do you think ignoring the situation is a good strategy?

If you agree, what are your reasons?

If not, why do you think her advice is not good enough? What else do you suggest?

Free talk

I think so. I agree entirely.I agree with you 100%I totally agree with you. I couldn’t agree with you more.I guess you’re right.That’s just what I want to say.That’s exactly what I had in mind.I think there is no doubt about that.

How to express agreement

I don’t agree /disagree.I’m not in favour of it.I can’t give my support to you.I can’t agree.I’m afraid I can’t give my approval.I wish I could agree with you.I have my doubts about it.I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.I don’t think that is a good idea.What a terrible idea!I don’t think it would be a good idea.

How to express disagreement

Molly: Gordon, what’s new with you?Gordon: Nothing much. And you?Molly: I am learning a new song by Alanis Morrisette.Gordon: Don’t bite off more than you can chew.Molly: What does that mean?Gordon: It means don’t try something that is too difficult.Molly: Are you blind? Learning songs is easy.

Sample dialogue

Gordon: I see your point, but leaning English songs is extremely difficult. Plus, Alanis is too angry, don't you agree?Molly: Of course not. You're not seeing the whole picture. She is a little angry, but more brave. She sings about her old boyfriend that where mean to her.Gordon: You would never sing an angry song about me, right?Molly: Maybe.

1) KTV is a waste of money.  2) Beijing is the best place in China.  3) I think English is not so important.

Choose one topic and practise expressing agreement and disagreement.

Read the letter from Xiao Dong and try to come up with some suggestions about how to change the situation.

Choose two of the best ideas with reasons and write a letter to Xiao Dong.

A letter to Xiao Dong

Structure

The topic sentence

( your point of view )

Body ( your reasons )

Conclusion

Connecting words

Illustration( 阐述）Addition（递进）Contrast（转折）Summary（总结）

I think…/ I believe… / I suggest… / In my opinion, …

Secondly… / And then… / Besides … / In addition…

But… / However… /On the other hand…

In short…/In a word…/Therefore…/So…

Dear Xiao Dong,I’m sorry you are having trouble in making friends. However, the situation is easy to change if you take my advice. Here are some tips to help you.First, why not go and talk to people standing on their own? I agree that this is difficult but that person may be lonely too. If you do this I’m sure you’ll soon have a new friend.

Sample writing

Second, you can begin the conversation by asking about their likes and dislikes. That way you’ll soon find people with the same interests. I think that is a good way to find new friends.I hope you find these ideas useful.Yours,Miss Wang

1. Read Anne’s diary again and write a passage about your feeling after that.

2. Review the Reading task on P 44.