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Unit 4 Friends Forever
Learning objectives
1. to get main idea by viewing;
2. to read for author’s opinions;
3. to read for writing purpose;
4. to compare and evaluate ways of making friends;
5. to describe, evaluate friends and friendship with attributive clauses properly in writing;
6. to self-reflect on personality/quality as a friend;
7. to listen to details;
8. to read for ending to a story.
Number the stanzas and the rhymes, then follow the record to read the poem again.
stanza 1
Do you know other poems or songs about friendship?
Why do you think friendship is valued in different cultures?
A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
CLICK FOR
A FRIEND?
Now work in groups and find out the most popular answers. Share your group’s result with the class.
Useful expressions:
Using a social app gains the most popularity in our group because…
The reason why we all in our group attach importance to…is that…
We prefer to talk with friends face to face.
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
How does the author begin the topic?
What’s is the main idea of the passage?
By raising questions.
Thanks to advances in technology, the way of making friends and
maintaining friendship has changed significantly. On the other
hand, disadvantages exist in making friends online. But we
shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Read again and find out the structure of the passage.
Claim
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Learning to learn
When reading, pay attention to the discourse markers.
In what way does the author state the facts?
A. In a subjective way.
B. In an objective way.
Reason 2
(advantage 2)
(leading in)
Questions to lead in the topic
Reason
(advantage)
Reason 3
(disadvantage)
Emphasis of the claim
What’s the author’s opinion about online friendship?
Making friends online has advantages and disadvantages. But we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
1. To pro