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Unit 3 Same or Different?
Section B How do we understand differences?
Section B 3a-3c
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. understand Rose’s opinions on whether friends should be similar or different.
2. learn how to state and support your opinion on a topic
3. write a reply to the post
Review
What are Matt’s and Diana’s opinions on whether friends should be similar or different?
Matt thinks a good friend is like a mirror. You can understand people by knowing their friends.
Diana thinks friends who are different make her better.
3a. Read the post and answer the questions.
Q1:What is Rose’s opinion about friends?
Q2:What does she say about her friend Lily?
Q3:What does she say about her friend Lucy?
她总能帮我在困境中看到一线希望。
她总是愿意倾听我的心声。
Q4:How does Rose support her opinion?
Ask and answer
How can we write about our opinions?
opinion
reason--example
conclusion
真正的朋友,既能予你援手,又能懂你悲欢。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
Make your own outline. Write the key words.
Favorite saying Summary
Self-improvement
3b
1. Topic Sentence
In my opinion, having friends who are ... is better because...
2. Giving Reasons
The main reason is that.../This is important to me because...
3. Providing Examples
For example, my friend...is... When..., she...
4. Making Comparisons
...is more...than..., but...
5. Introducing Favorite Sayings
My favorite saying is, “...”
6. Summarizing
In short, my friends are... They always...
I will be friends with ... forever.
Outline of your writing
3c
Use the table above to write your reply to the post.
I think that ______________________ because ____________
______________________________. For example, my friend _________ is ___________________________. When ________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.
friends should be different
Wei Fang
much more outgoing than me
I feel too shy to answer questions in class, she encourages
me to raise my hand. Besides, she helps me practice speaking
in public after class. Thanks to her, I become more outgoing
different friends
can help me grow in different ways
Writing
小试身手
选择一位朋友你认为朋友之间应该相似或不同,请以“Should friends be different or the same?”为题,写出一篇短文。
Writing a post
Beginning
Body
Ending
Appearance
(tall, thin, long straight hair...)
Personality
(hard-working, outgoing, popular, quiet)
Habits/hobbies
( reading, sports, swimming…)
Para 1
Para 2
Similarities
differences
Examples
A favourite
saying
Talk about your opinion and reasons
strength
( English,play badminton....)
Structure
Para 3
Appearance
(tall, thin, long straight hair...)
Personality
(hard-working, outgoing, popular, quiet)
Habits/hobbies
( reading, sports, swimming…)
similarities
strength
( English,play badminton....)
Sentence patterns
XXX and I are both...
Both of us are...
We both like....
I am as..as XXX
differences
I am (much/a little) +比较级+than.....
I am...but XXX is.....(however,XXX is....)
both放在be动词,助动词,情态动词的后面,动词前。
3c. Use the table to write your reply to the post.
Checklist
Do you have a topic sentence to state your opinion in Para.1?
Do you give 1-2 examples with details?
Do you use comparatives to show your similarities and differences?
Do you introduce your favorite saying and give a summary in your ending part?
Do you use some useful expressions we just learned?
互评环节
In my opinion,friends should be similar, because it's easier to get along.
For example,I’m quieter and more serious than most kids. That’s why I like reading books and I study harder in class. My best friend Mike is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. When we have free time,we usually stay in the library and read a lot of interesting books.And we share our opinions with each other.
My favorite saying is, “ Friends are like books — you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good .”I hope our friendship will shine forever.
Example1
范文欣赏
I think that friends should be different,because differences enrich our lives(丰富我们的生活)and help us to grow.
For example,my best friend Tony is quite different from me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. However,Tony often helps to bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis. But Larry is much less hard-working.I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.
My favorite saying is, “ A life without a friend is a life without the sun.
. ”I hope our friendship will shine forever.
Example2
范文欣赏
I don’t mind if my friends are the same as me or different,because real friends care about each other no matter if they're similar or different.
For example,my best friend Lily is really outgoing and funny,but I am kind of shy and quiet.In fact, she’s funnier than anyone else I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen.
My favorite saying is, “ A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.”I will be friends with Lily forever.
Example3
范文欣赏
I don’t really care _________ (是否) my friends are similar _________ or different _________ me. I have two _________(amaze) friends. Lily is funnier than anyone else I know. When I feel sad or have a problem, she makes me laugh and feel _________(good). She helps me see the __________________(一线生机) in difficult situations.
My other friend, Lucy, is not as funny _________ Lily. Lucy is quieter, but she listens better _________ others. Lucy and I talk _________ everything. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen.
My favourite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and _________(touch) your heart.” Both Lily and Lucy are true friends. We are always ready to help each other by _________(lend) a hand.
Exercises
if
to
from
amazing
better
silver lining
as
than
about
touches
lending
1. 我不太在意我的朋友和我相似或者不同。
__________________________________________________________________________
2. 当我感到悲伤或遇到问题时,她会逗我开心,让我心情好转。
__________________________________________________________________________3. 我知道她关心我,因为她总是愿意倾听我的诉说。
__________________________________________________________________________
4. 我最喜欢的一句话是:“真正的朋友会牵起你的手,触动你的心灵。”
__________________________________________________________________________5. 我们总是准备好通过伸出援手来帮助彼此。
__________________________________________________________________________
I don’t really care if my friends are similar to or different from me.
When I feel sad or have a problem, she makes me laugh and feel better.
I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen.
My favourite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.”
We are always ready to help each other by lending a hand.
Exercises
1. Read and review the key words and phrases
in this lesson.
2. Polish your article.
Homework
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