Unit1 Reading1课件 2025-2026学年译林版（2024）八年级英语上册

8A U1 Friendship Reading(1) 1. Who is your best friend? What does he or she look like? 2. What qualities does your best friend have? My best friend is Xiao Wu. He is tall and handson. He is trustworthy. I can always believe in him. He is also humorous. He is good at telling jokes and often makes us laugh. Know more about friendship! What is a good friend like? Why does your best friend attract you? How can we make good friends? School Interview Club Know the qualities of the two friends in the passage Read the articles quickly and answer the questions below. How many best friends are mentioned (提到)? Who are they? Betty Max Two Skimming What is a good friend like? 4 Fast reading Q1: Who are the best friends? Q2: What does the writer think of Betty? They are Betty and Max. Read and answer: Betty is the most wonderful friend in his/her life. Q3: What does the writer think of Max? You will never feel bored with him around. They will be best friends for life. Scanning Betty, my best friend, is a slim girl with big bright eyes. Her hair is longer than mine, and she usually wears it in a ponytail. Kind and helpful, Betty is ready to help anyone any time. She always gives up her seat on the bus to someone in need, and she often helps us with our schoolwork. Betty is also trustworthy. When something worries me. I always go to her. She listens to me carefully and understands me quite well. She knows how to cheer me up when I am feeling down. Betty is the most wonderful friend in my life. Read the two articles and analyse their structures. qualities and examples name and looks opinion My best friend is Max. He is the tallest boy in our class — almost 1.8 metres tall. He wears small round glasses. They make him look a little bit funny. Max has a great sense of humour. He often tells jokes and makes us laugh. You will never feel bored with him around. Max is very energetic. He stays active by doing sport and other club activities and never seems to get tired. Max is also a cheerful person. Sometimes I feel like giving up on difficult tasks, but he always encourages me to keep trying. That means a lot to me. I believe we will be best friends for life. qualities and examples name and looks conclusion What is a good friend like? Find the key infromation from two articles. slim ponytail Kind Trustworthy tallest small round sense of humour Energetic Cheerful 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. Why does your best friend attract you? 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 Why does your best friend attract you? Read the two articles again and answer the questions below. 1 In what ways is Betty helpful? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 2 What does Betty do if her friend is feeling down? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Betty is helpful because she always gives up her seat on the bus to people in need and helps others with their schoolwork. If her friend is feeling down, Betty listens patiently, understands them, and knows how to cheer them up. 3 Why do Max’s friends never feel bored with him around? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Max’s friends never feel bored with him around because he has a great sense of humour and often tells jokes to make them laugh. 4 How do you know Max is energetic? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 5 What quality do Betty and Max have in common? __________________________________________________ Max is energetic because he stays active in sports and club activities and never seems to get tired. Betty and Max are kind and helpful Thinking: What quality do Betty and Max have in common? the same kind helpful trustworthy patient a great sense of humour energetic cheerful helpful kind trustworthy patient a great sense of humour energetic cheerful give up her seat help with schoolwork always encourage me to keep trying How can we make good friends? The School Interview Club is finding volunteers to talk about their best friend. Interviewer: Who is your best friend? Interviewee: ...is my best friend. He/She is... Interviewer: Why does your best friend attract you? Interviewee: He/She is.../has... When I...,... Interviewer: What do you want to say to your best friend? Interviewee: Dear..., I... In this part, talk about their looks In this part, talk about your friend’s good qualities and give some details In this part, show your feeling to your friendship 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 … Homework 1. Finish the exercises. 2. Introduce Betty and Max to your family members. 3. Try to introduce your friends in English. $$