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U3 Extended reading
Of Friendship
by Francis Bacon
The Author
1561-1626
a great English writer, scientist and philosopher
famous for the sharp worldly wisdom of a few dozen masterpieces
Of Studies
Of Friendship
about
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
The importance of friendship
Detailed explanation of the three fruits of friendship
Advice on making friends
Read for structure
Brief introduction to the three benefits of friendship
well-organized
reasonable
hard to understand
rich in philosophical meaning
a short piece of writing giving someone's ideas about a topic
essay
(说理)散文
argument
evidence
conclusion
What is Bacon’s attitude towards friendship?
However,……
Social life is also important to us.
More often than not, close friendship will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant to travel.
positive
What does the sentence mean?
What kind of rhetorical device修辞 does the author use?
metaphor
Para.1
Read for details
According to the first paragraph, what will be talked about in the following paragraphs ?
As we walk the “path of life”, we may sometimes wish to be alone with our own thoughts, for quiet periods of reflection can lead to personal improvement. However, when we seek to be alone, we must be careful that we do not always escape into our own world. Social life is also important to us. More often than not, close friendships will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant to travel.
The importance/ benefits of friendship
Para 2: The three “fruits” of friendship
● Social groups offer us many benefits of close friendships which we can call “fruits”. What are the three “fruits”?
The three “fruits” mean that close friendships may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves.
● With the three “fruits”, what can we get?
Happiness, wisdom and satisfaction.
para2
Generally speaking, close friendships have three “fruits”: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves.
1. What is the relation between para2 and para3, 4, 5?
What is the relation between para2 and paras 3, 4, 5?
para2
Generally speaking, close friendships have three “fruits”: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves.
1. What is the relation between para2 and para3, 4, 5?
parallel structure
2. What kind of rhetorical device does the author use?
A. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
B. Your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential.
Fruit 1 The way to get the fruit The importance of the fruit
Peace
Sharing with our friends our joy, sadness, success and failure in full measure
Friendship can _______ the heart and make us _______.
comfort
happier
Happiness takes on a greater meaning and trouble is halved.
The human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection.
“Fruits” of friendship
Have you ever shared your failure with your close friend? How do you feel after that?
Read for details
Friendship has a double advantage — happiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved.
What does this sentence mean?
Friendship brings double effects.
One person’s happiness will become two persons’ happiness.
One person’s trouble will be shared by two persons.
What kind of rhetorical device does the author use?
comparison
Para 4: The second fruit of friendship — Advise the head.
● What is the topic sentence in Para 4?
The second fruit of friend is the better understanding and judgement that may be achieved through conversations with well-meaning and wise friends.
1. Why do we need friends to get better understanding and judgement? (How many reasons are there?)
● Why do we need to talk with well-meaning and wise
friends?
Firstly, if we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgements might be one-sided.
Secondly, our friends are better able to offer advice on important decisions that we all have to make.
Thirdly, when we want to talk problems over with a friend, we have to put thoughts into words. This alone helps make our thoughts clearer and brings us a more thorough understanding of our problems.
● What does “Advise the head” mean ?
Having a c___________ with well-meaning and wise friends can help us p_______ our understanding and judgement.
onversation
romote
para5
Sometimes a friend is even known as our “second self”.
1. Why do we call a friend our “second self”?
2. (discussion) How do your friends help you?
Share your story with us!
Enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends.
Do we need to make as many friends as we can to seek help from them?
para6
1. How can we walk the “path of life” better?
Friends should be carefully chosen and relationships carefully developed.
2. Why does Bacon mention “comfort, advice and help” here?
para2: close friendships have three “fruits”: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves
para3: the peace
para4: the better understanding and judgement
para5: the help
echo
In this way, we can better walk the “path of life” with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends.
Do we need to count on friends all the time?
para 1 The importance of friendship
draw a mind map
Of Friendship
You should:
1. work with your deskmate
2. find out the topic sentence of each para
3. draw a mind map to show the structure of the text
topic
major idea
small idea/ branch
Draw a mind map
Content
Just include main points.
Do not include personal opinions.
Language
Be written in your own words.
Structure
Use proper linking words.
Summary writing
Tips on paraphrasing
1.change words and phrases
2.change the part of speech
3.change sentence patterns
write a summary
Beneficial as solitude can be, friendships are equally important to us. We can benefit from close friendships in three ways. First, we enjoy greater happiness and less sorrow with true friends, thus feeling peaceful. Second, through conversations with friends, we understand situations better so as to make sensible judgements. Third, equipped with various skills, friends can help us achieve our goals which otherwise we couldn’t. To better benefit from friendships, we should wisely choose friends and develop friendships.
Possible version
Life without friends is like life on a desert island.
Love your friends and cherish your friendship!
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