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Unit 3
I'm more outgoing than my sister.
人教版新目标 八年级上册
单元话题写作讲练
Are your friends the same as you?
Are your friends
different from you?
or
Because of
friends,we
are not lonely.
Free talk.
Jeff Green
Revision
Name Opinion
Jeff Green
Friends are like a mirror--Friends should be the same
The same as his friend
Different from his friend
They are quiet and study hard.
Jeff is quieter and more serious than most kids.
Friends are like books — you don't need a lot of them as long as they're good.
Jeff Green
Huang Lei
Mary Smith
Opinion
It's not necessary to be the same.
The same as his friend
They both like sports.
Different from his friend
Larry is more
outgoing and taller
than Huang Lei.
Saying
A friend often helps to bring out the best in me.
Jeff Green
Huang Lei
Mary Smith
Name Opinion
Mary Smith
She doesn’t care if her friends are the same as her or different.
The same as his friend
Different from his friend
Carol is funnier than anyone.
A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Which group is better?
Boys write the words about appearance.
(外貌)
Girls write the words about personality.
(性格)
tall, short, thin,
heavy/fat ,slim,
strong, ugly, healthy
handsome, beautiful, athletic
quiet, shy, calm, funny, lazy, smart
outgoing, easygoing, helpful, serious, popular, hard- working
Appearance
Personality
I have 2 best friends.
Wang Lingling
Liu Lili
Are they the same or different?
Wangling ling and Liu Lili are best friends. Look at the chart below.
Wang Lingling Liu Lili
tall tall
long straight hair short straight hair
likes reading likes sports
popular popular
outgoing outgoing
serious funny
hard-working smart
Wang Lingling
Liu Lili
3a
Wang Lingling Liu Lili
tall tall
long straight hair short straight hair
likes reading likes sports
popular popular
outgoing outgoing
serious funny
hard-working smart
appearance外貌
hobby爱好
personality个性
Now let's have a try!
Lingling and Lili are best friends,in some ways they look the same,and in some ways,they look different.
Similarities Differences
Wang Lingling Liu LiLi
1.tall
2.popular
3.outgoing
long straight hair
likes reading
serious
hard working
short straight hair
likes sports
funny
smart
1:both
3:as+adj+as
2:too
1:比较级+than
2:not so/as+adj+as
Language
Similarities
Differences
Wang Lingling
Liu Lili
How can we compare Wang Lingling and Liu Lili? Let's learn!
opinion
reasons
reasons
reasons
opinion
opinion
opinion
examples
examples
saying
POST-READING
examples
examples
Topic: Should friends be the same or different?
Write down the similarities and differences between Wang Lingling and Liu Lili according to the chart in 3a.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wang Lingling's best friend is Liu Lili. They are both tall, but...
1. 词汇进行分类:长相,爱好,性格。
2. 注意句子结构
a) 介绍发型时:has/have … hair/ ... hair is...
b) 介绍爱好时:likes...
c) 比较级形式:... be+形容词/副词比较级+than ...
3. 适当运用连词:and, but, however等。
Tips
Wang Lingling’s best friend is Liu Lili. They are both tall and they both have straight hair, but Lingling's hair is longer. Lingling likes reading, but Lili likes sports. Lingling and Lili are both popular and outgoing. However, Lingling is more serious and hard-working than Lili, and Lili is funnier and smarter than Lingling.
Example
appearance
hobby
personality
适当添加连词可以让文章结构更紧密。
Tips
【话题感知】
本单元的话题是谈论人物的个性特征。写此类文章时,一般会按照从外貌到性格、再到爱好等方面的顺序对人物的特征进行描述。若要进行人物个性特征的比较,则要写出他们的异同之处,并能够正确使用比较级进行比较。
词 汇 积 累
1. ….和…都________________
2.在……方面有才华________________
3.擅长________________
4.与……不同________________
5.与……相似________________
6.在一些方面________________
7.和……一样……___________
both…and…
be talented in…
be good at
be different from
be similar to
in some ways
as…as…
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句 型 积 累
◆开头句
①My best friend is Li Yun./Li Yun is my best friend.
②My friends and I have a lot in common,but we still have some differences.
③As the saying goes,“You don’t need a lot of friends as long as they’re good.”
◆中间句
①She often wears a pink shirt and blue trousers.
②I think she is very kind-hearted.
③She is outgoing and always makes people around her happy and relaxed.
④Both of us like to make new friends and we also love to help other people.
◆结尾句
①Even though we have differences,we are still very good friends.
②I feel happy to have such a good friend.
③I hope our friendship will last forever.
【谚语积累】
1.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
2.A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难,失朋友易。
范 文 剖 析
假如Lisa与Mary是你的好朋友。请根据表格中的提示,写一篇不少于80词的短文,介绍她们的异同,可适当增加细节。
Lisa Mary
外貌 long hair short hair
年龄 13 15
性格 serious outgoing
学习 hard-working talented
引出比较对象
表达观点
描述异同点
…are my good friends…Now let me tell you something about them.
In some ways, they are the same, but in some ways, they are different.
I feel happy to have such good friends. I hope our friendship will last forever.
梳理脉络
Both Lisa and Mary are my good friends. They are different from each other in some ways. Now let me tell you something about them.
In some ways, they are the same, but in some ways, they are different. Lisa is two years younger than Mary, but she’s as tall as Mary. Lisa has long hair, but Mary’s hair is short. Lisa is more serious than Mary and she is a hard-working student at school. Mary is more outgoing and she is very popular at school. What’s more, she is a talented girl and she’s good at making things.
I feel happy to have such good friends. I hope our friendship will last forever.
范文赏析
假如你们英语老师要组织一次以“我的好朋友”为主题的交流会。请根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿来介绍你的一位好朋友。70词左右,可适当发挥,开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
提示:1. 谁是你的好朋友;
2. 你的好朋友与你的相同之处和不同之处;
3. 你的交友观。
Good morning, everyone! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’s all. Thank you!
Let's write!
Outline
Topic(话题):
My best friend
Beginning
Body
Ending
XXX is my best friend...
Similarities
Differences
look/be similar
both tall
as outgoing as
First, longer/shorter hair
Then,...more serious/much funnier
Finally, like... better, but...
All in all my best friend brings out the best in me.
◆语块
1. Appearance: tall, thin, heavy, strong, of medium height, short straight hair, long curly hair, big eyes, wear glasses
2. Personality: outgoing, shy, quiet, funny, serious, smart, clever, friendly, kind, honest, brave
3. Hobbies: playing basketball / football / tennis / volleyball ..., swimming, reading, writing, dancing, singing, playing chess, playing the piano / violin ..., be interested / talented in
4. Attitude: hard-working, careful, careless
写作素材
◆句型
1. We are similar to each other in many ways.
2. Both of us like ...
3. We are different from each other in ...
4. She / He is more / less ... than me.
5. She / He likes to do the same things as me.
6. She / He is / likes ..., but I am not / don’t like ...
7. I’m as ... as ...
写作素材
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难,失朋友易。
True friendship lasts forever.
真正的友谊地久天长。
A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生在世无朋友,犹如生活无太阳。
Useful sayings about friends
My best friend
I am Lily, My best friend is Linda.
We are both teachers. I teach English, but she teaches music. She is heavier than me. I am taller than her. Her hair is longer than mine. I like music but Linda likes reading. We are both popular and Linda is as outgoing as me.
We always talk and share everything. She is a good listener. Friendship is the greatest treasure (财富) in life.
Sample Writing
Accessment
clear
structure
coherent
content
attractive language
good handwritng
4
Read the job ad. and answer the questions.
Student Helper Wanted!
The English Study Center needs a weekend student helper for primary school students.
You must:
·be a middle school student
·have good grades in English
·be good with children
·be outgoing
Call the English Study Center at 443-5667 for more information.
A: So who do you think should get the job, Jenny or Jill?
B: Well, Jenny is smarter. I think she should get the job.
A: Jenny is smarter, but I think Jill is more outgoing.
have good grades in English →
be good with children →
be outgoing →
下列招聘要求,应当需要什么样的性格或爱好的人呢?
smart, clever, hard-working
friendly, kind, funny, like playing games
like to talk, easy-going
Discussion
A: So who do you think should get the job, … or …?
B: Well, …is smarter. I think she should get the job.
A: … is smarter, but I think … is more outgoing.
Compare two of your classmates.
Ⅰ. 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。
1. Julia says she is feeling a lot ____________ (well) today.
2. Our new schoolbags look similar, but yours is much __________________________ (expensive) than mine.
3. My father says I don't write as _______________ (carefully) as I did last term.
better
more expensive/less expensive
carefully
4. Mary is _____________________ (friendly) than me, and she is always there to help others, so she is ______________ (popular) at school.
5. My father is getting a little ____________ (fat) than he was five years ago.
more friendly/friendlier
more popular
fatter
Ⅱ. 根据短文内容,从方框中选择恰当的单词填空,注意形式
变化。
difficult, primary, hard-working, touch, though, necessary, competition, thank, care, talented
In April 2021, the acknowledgment section of a PhD student's thesis (博士生论文的致谢部分) appeared (出现) on the Internet. It (1) _______ a lot of people. The PhD student's name is Huang Guoping. In the acknowledgment section, he (2) _______ all the people who used to (曾经) give him help. At the same time, he told people what a hard life he used to live when he was at (3) _______ school and high school.
touched
thanked
primary
Huang Guoping was from a very poor (贫穷的) family in Sichuan Province. When he was 12, his mother left home. He had to live a (4) _______ life with his father and his grandmother. His father enjoyed drinking and didn't (5)_______ much about him. When he was 17 years old, both his father and his grandmother died. This made his life much harder. However, he thought it really (6) _________ for him to keep going to school, (7) _______ life was very difficult for him. Luckily, many people helped him.
care
difficult
necessary
though
difficult, primary, hard-working, touch, though, necessary, competition, thank, care, talented
After Huang Guoping started school, he was (8)
__________________ than other students in his class, so he always got better grades than them. He liked computer science very much. “He was (9) _______ in computer science,” said Rao Bin, Huang's head teacher at high school. “He often won in different (10) ___________. All his teachers liked him very much.”
talented
more hard-working
competitions
difficult, primary, hard-working, touch, though, necessary, competition, thank, care, talented
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