Unit 1 Friendship
Using language
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
Lead-in
What will you think?
？
Do you think there is real friendship between boys and girls?
I think so. / I don’t think so.
I agree. / I don’t agree.
That’s correct. Of course not.
Exactly. I’m afraid not.
Reading and Listening
Read Lisa’s letter and answer the following two questions.
1. What did Lisa write to Miss Wang for?
Lisa wrote to Miss Wang to ask for advice.
2. What is Lisa’s problem?
She has some trouble with her classmates. Some of them gossiped about her friendship with a boy.
Reading
1. Should Lisa end friendship with this boy? Why?
2. What advice can you give Lisa?
Pre-listening
Group-discussion
1. have trouble with sth
①have (some/a lot of…) trouble/ difficulty with sth. 在某事方面有困难
②have trouble/ difficulty (in) doing sth. 在做某事上有困难
eg.: Jim told his mother that ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ＿ （在数学上有困难）
. Do you have any difficulties＿＿＿＿＿____(finish) the work before this weekend?
he had difficulty /
trouble with math
Language points
(in)finishing
2. get on / along ( well/nicely/badly/) with sth./ sb. 进展/ 与某人相处
He asked me ___________ ______________________ ( 我的英语进展如何).
how I was getting along/on with my English
was getting along well with
I told him that I ____________
___________ my friends.( 和朋友相处地很好).
He is a pleasant person who is easy ___.
to get along with B. to get along
C. to be getting on D. getting along with
3.fall in love with sb./sth.爱上
(可用于完成时，但不与时间段连用)
be in love with sb 与某人相爱
(可用于完成时，可与时间段连用)
fall-fell-fallen
eg: He _________________ (爱上她了）at the first sight.
They _________________ (已经相爱）for 25 years.
（动作）
（状态）
fell in love with her
have been in love
What is Miss Wang’s attitude toward
Lisa’s friendship with the boy?
A. Angry B. Upset C. Supportive
2. What’s Miss Wang’s advice?
A. Ignore the boy.
B. Ignore her classmates
C. Ignore her gossiping classmates
Choose the best answer.
C
C
Listen again and fill in the blanks. (Exercise 2)
There’s nothing wrong with you and this boy ________ friends and__________together.
________ your friendship with this boy would be a _________ thing to do.
Teenagers like to ________, and they often see something that isn’t real.
My advice is to ______ your classmates. That way you will _______ them that you are more _________ than they are.
being
studying
Ending
stupid
gossip
ignore
show
grown-up
Dear Lisa,
There is nothing wrong with you and this boy being friends and studying together. Of course a boy and a girl can be good friends. Ending your friendship with this boy would be a stupid thing to do. You would lose a good friend and someone to study with.
Teenagers like to gossip, and they often see something that isn’t real. Perhaps your classmates cannot understand your friendship with this boy. That’s no reason to stop it. My advice is to ignore your classmates. That way you will show them that you are more grown-up than they are.
Yours,
Miss Wang
Do you think Lisa ignoring her classmates is a good idea?
Do you agree with Miss Wang’s advice？
Pair work
If you agree, what are your reasons?
If you disagree, what do you suggest?
Speaking
Make a dialogue
AGREEING
I agree. Yes, I think so. So do I. Me too.
Exactly. No problem. Sure. Certainly.
Of course. All right. You’re right/correct.
Good idea. I think that’s a good idea.
DISAGREEING
I don’t think so. Neither do I.
That’s not right. Yes, but …
I’m afraid not. No way. Of course not.
I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. I disagree.
Sample dialogue:
S1: What do you think of Miss Wang’s
advice?
S2: I agree with her that Lisa shouldn’t
finish this friendship. However, I don’t
agree that Lisa should ignore her
classmates. I think she should tell the
teacher and the teacher should handle it.
S3: I agree that she should continue the
friendship too, but I don’t think she
should tell the teacher. I think she
should talk to her unkind classmates
and tell them how upset they are
making her. Perhaps they’ll behave
more kindly then.
S4: I’m afraid not. It’s not a good idea
to talk to classmates. They might be
even more unkind. Maybe Lisa’s
parents should talk to the parents of
her classmates’. That might solve the
problem.
S2: I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. Lisa cannot ask her parents or the teacher for help. She’s too old for that. She needs to solve the problem herself.
S1: Ok. So we all agree that Lisa shouldn’t finish this friendship. Let’s vote and see which solution we like best. Then we can see if our ideas are the same as the rest of the class.
Read Xiao Dong’s letter on page 7 and answer the question.
What is Xiao Dong’s problem?
He’s not good at communicating with people. He finds it hard to make friends with his classmates.
Reading
Talk Show(访谈)
Speaking
Work in group of four. One is Xiao Dong, one is the host of the famous talk show, the other two are guests to give advice to Xiao Dong. Make a dialogue among them.
Talk Show
Welcome to this Talk Show !
Presenting the problem
Proposing the solution
Conclusion
a letter of advice
Writing
How to write
4. communicate
vi. “沟通，交流 ”
communicate with sb 与某人交流
eg: We ______________________
________（应该与他人交流） as much as possible.
communication n. “ 沟通，交流 ”
should communicate with
others
5. grateful
adj. “ 感激的，表示感谢的 ”
be grateful to sb (for sth)
“（为某事）感谢某人 ”
____________________________________________________
(我对所有的老师所给予的帮助表示感谢）
I am extremely grateful to all the teachers
for their help.
Write a letter of advice to Xiao Dong.
Homework
Thank you !