Unit 1 Good Friends

The 2nd Period

Talking and Speaking

.Talking:

Q1: As you know, everybody needs friends and friends often help each other. However, being a good friend can sometimes be hard work. Why?

Q2: So what has become very important for us to learn? Why?-- How to solve problems and

how to apologize.Q3: Different people need different solutions, and different problems require different solutions. But what do you think is the most important solution to all the problems that may occur in our life, especially if you want to keep your friends?--- Learning how to apologize.

The Expressions to Settle an ArgumentA B

How to complain How to apologize

1)Why did you … ?

2)Why didn’t you … ?

3) You promised to …

4) You said that you would do …

5) I forgot.

6) I’m very sorry.

7) Please forgive me.

8) It won’t happen again.

Pair work. Please think of another situation in which 2 friends are having a problem. Write it down on your own cards and act it out by using the expressions properly. After that, you can exchange role cards with another pair and go on practicing.

Q: What are your interests? What are your partner’s likes/dislikes?

likes dislikes

1. I love/like/enjoy (doing) sth.

2. My hobbies are (doing) sth.

3. My interestes are (doing) sth.

4. I’m into/fond of (doing) sth.

5. …is OK, and so is….

1. I don’t love/like/enjoy...

2. I dislike/hate (doing) sth

3. I think that…is terrible/boring.

4. I’m not into sth. 5. I don’t enjoy…, nor do I like

…

Name Steve John Peter Ann Sarah Joe

Age

Gender

Likes

Dislikes

14

15 15

16

14

boy girl girlboy

boyboy

skiing,reading,singing

football,reading

singing,rock music, compu-ters

dancing,com-puters,rock music

reading,

football, singing

com-puters,skiing, rock music

hiking, rock music, football

singing, compu-ters, rock music

football, classical music, dancing

hiking,

reading

dancing, com-puters

foot-ball, hik-ing

Discussion: Discuss in pairs who could be friends according to the form which you filled in just now. Of course, you’d better give your partner your reasons. When you express your ideas, you can use the following expressions.

1) I’m sure ___ and ___ could be friends, because …

2) I’m not sure if ___ and ___ could be friends, because …

3) Perhaps ___ and ___ could be friends, because …

like, love, enjoy, be fond of, hate, not like, not enjoy…

4.Language study:1)be fond of : like I’m fond of country music, while he is fond of playing

football.2) so + be / have / 助动词 / 情态动词 + 主语 Neither / Nor + be / have / 助动词 / 情态动词 +

主语e.g. --- I have finished the work. --- So have I. --- Mr. Smith is really a kind person. --- So is his wife. --- I can’t surf. --- Neither / Nor can Li Lei.注意： It’s the same with …/ So it is with …

e.g. --- Kate isn’t an actress, but she dances well.

--- It’s the same with / So it is with Betty.

Homework: 1) What Chinese proverb can you think of to explain the social phenomenon: the most common things are likely to bring people together and become good friends? And what is the similar English proverb for this?

2) Find your best friends. Once you’ve made a decision who you would like to make friends with. Go and talk to him/her/them in English to make sure of your common interests or personalities, or something else to see if you can help each other in some way.

3) Read the passage ( P.88-89 ) and finish off all the exercises.

Summary: It’s very lucky if you have a good friend. And as we’ve just learnt, you will have to learn a lot of things if you want to keep a good friend and let your friendship going in a pleasant way, which is sure to add colors to your life. And that’s one of the reasons many people like to make friends. So to make your life full and interesting, first things first, you’ll have to find a good friend.