Unit1 Friendship（Reading 1）课件 2025-2026学年译林版（2024）八年级英语上册

Unit 1 Friendship Reading 1 By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. learn new words to describe the looks and personality of a friend; 2. understand the characteristics of Betty and Max and discuss who they would choose as their best friends; 3. introduce their best friends to each other using descriptive language. Learning objectives What does your friend look like? (Looks) Free talk Is she/he tall or short? Is she/he slim or fat? Does she/he have long hair? Does she/he wear glasses? Pre-reading She is my best friend, Helen. She has long straight hair. She wears round glasses.  [streɪt] adj. 笔直的 [raʊnd] adj. 圆形的 Pre-reading What makes her so special? She is willing to share things with her friends. She is generous. [ˈdʒenərəs] adj. 慷慨的，大方的 [ˈwɪlɪŋ] adj. 乐意的，愿意的 friends cheerful brave funny kind friendly humorous patient generous helpful polite …… true honest What are good friends like? Name some adjectives! [ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti] n. 个性 Pre-reading personality Pre-reading Teenagers magazine is inviting teenagers to write about their best friends for the writing competition. Would you like to take part in it? What would you like to write? How many best friends are mentioned(提到)? Who are they? While-reading Read the passage quickly and answer questions round glasses Skimming How do you know this is May not Betty? May has long straight hair. What is special about Max? He wears round glasses. They make him look smart. 8 What are the first paragraphs about ? Looks What are the rest paragraphs about ? Personalities Fill in the blanks with the words in the passage. slim ponytail kind trustworthy patient Speaking: 1. What does Betty look like? 2. What qualities does she have? 3. What makes her a good friend? Fill in the blanks with the words in the passage. tallest small round sense of humour energetic cheerful Speaking: 1. What does Max look like? 2. What qualities does he have? 3. What makes him a good friend? Read and find Betty main ideas details support Betty is -she is ready to help anyone any time -she always gives her seat on the bus to someone in need -she helps us with our homework ? She is also When something worries me, I always go to her. more vivid, more interesting kind and helpful trustworthy and patient listen to me and understand me quite well She knows how to cheer me up when I am feeling down. Finish the mind map Max Main ideas details Max has Max is very tell funny jokes make us laugh never feel bored with him around stay active from doing sports to other club activities never seem to get tired a great sense of humor energetic Max is very cheerful encourage me to keep trying 1. In what ways is Betty helpful? ___________________________________________________________________ Read the two articles again and answer the questions below. 2. What does Betty do if her friend is feeling down? ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Why do Max’s friends never feel bored with him around? ___________________________________________________________________ 4. How do you know Max is energetic? ___________________________________________________________________ 5. What quality do Betty and Max have in common? ___________________________________________________________________ She always gives up her seat on the bus to someone in need,and she often helps us with our schoolwork. She is patient enough to listen to her friend and cheers him/her up. Because he often tells jokes and makes them laugh. He does sports and other club activities and never seems to get tired. They are both cheerful. Read and answer Who would you like to choose as your best friend, Betty or Max? Further thinking Post-reading An interview A: Who would you choose as your best friend? B: I’d like to choose … as … A: What does she/he look like? B: … A: What is she/he like? B: She/he is … A: Why do you think so? B: Because she/he … A: What else can you tell me about her/him? B: … Main ideas + supporting sentences looks best friends ... hobbies personalities abilities Play a game： say and guess Talk about your best friend in your class names Introducing a best friend slim, tall, short bright eyes short hair long straight hair wear glasses … generous helpful humorous sweet true … name looks personality other information future plan interesting things … Summary Let’s summarize Homework 1. Complete related exercises in the workbook. 2. Write a short paragraph introducing your best friend, using the provided framework. $$