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Unit 1
Friendship
Reading 1
Learning objectives
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to:
Master core words and expressions in this period;
Find the common quality between Betty and Max, and discuss who we’d like to make friends with;
Understand the importance of friendship and learn to cherish friends.
Read about some teenagers’ best friends and extract information about friends' appearances and qualities;
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Are Spongebob and Patrick best friends?
Lead in
Watch and think
Lead in
Do you have a best friend?
Who is your best friend?
Name
Looks
Qualities
What does he or she look like?
What qualities does your best friend have?
Think and share
How do you introduce your best friend?
Lead in
Pick apples into the right basket.
tall
humorous
caring
big eyes
help others
long hair
keep secrets
wear glasses
never tell lies
round face
cheerful
strong
slim
Looks
Qualitis
1. What are the two articles about?
2. Where can we read the articles?
Pre-reading
Two students’ best friends.
Teenagers magazine.
3. Can you guess what kind of person they are?
The girl is giving her seat to an old woman, so she may be helpful or kind.
The boy is laughing, so he may be cheerful or humorous.
Look and predict
While-reading
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.
Scan for the structure
Name
Looks
Qualities
Conclusion
While-reading
While-reading
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.
Skim and complete
What’s her name?
Betty.
slim
ponytail
Kind
Trustworthy
What does she look like?
What qualities does she have?
She is slim with big bright eyes and wears a ponytail.
She is kind, helpful and trustworthy.
While-reading
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.
1. In what ways Betty kind and helpful?
2. What does Betty do if her friend is feeling down?
Read and answer
She always gives up her seat on the bus to someone in need, and she often helps her classmates with their schoolwork.
She cheers her friend up.
While-reading
Explanation:
Qualities:
Kind and helpful
Trustworthy
ready to help anyone any time
always _____________ on the bus to someone _______
often helps us with____________
when something worries me
when I am feeling down
__________ carefully and ____________ quite well
she knows how to ____________
gives up her seat
in need
our schoolwork
cheer me up
listens to me
understands me
Think:
How does the writer describe her best friends’ qualities?
With a topic sentence and supporting details.
Good supporting details can make readers believe the ideas.
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.
While-reading
Scan for the structure
Name
Looks
Qualities
Conclusion
While-reading
While-reading
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.
What’s his name?
Max.
tallest
small round
sense of humour
Energetic
Cheerful
What does he look like?
What qualities does he have?
He is tall with glasses.
He is humorous, energetic and cheerful.
Skim and complete
While-reading
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.
3. Why do Max’s friends never feel bored with him around?
4. How do you know Max is energetic?
Read and answer
Because Max has a great sense of humour and often tells jokes to make his friends laugh.
He stays active by doing sport and other club activities and never seems to get tired.
Think:
Which words or sentences can help us understand the new word “energetic” ?
Stays active and never seems to get tired.
We can guess the meaning of a new word from the context(语境). The words or sentences around it may give some hints(提示).
While-reading
Explanation:
Qualities:
Has a great sense of humour
Energetic
Cheerful
often ___________ and makes us laugh
never __________ with him around
when I feel like giving up on difficult tasks
always____________ to keep trying
_________ by doing sport and other club activities
never seems to ________
tells jokes
feels bored
stays active
get tired
encourages me
Think:Does the writer use key sentences and supporting
details to describe his best friend’s qualities?
Post-reading
Write T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false one.
1. Betty is a slim girl with a ponytail. __________
2. Betty’s friend goes to her because Betty knows
how to deal with her problems. __________
3. Max is a tall boy without glasses. __________
4. Max is humorous and full of energy. __________
5. Both Betty and Max are friends to rely on. __________
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F
F
T
T
cheer her up
with
Millie is talking with Simon about best friends. Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the verbs and phrases in the box below.
Post-reading
sense of humor
laugh
bored
energetic
Post-reading
cheerful
encourages
understand
trustworthy
Post-reading
What quality do Betty and Max have in common?
They are both kind.
Who would you like to make friends with, Betty or Max?
I’d like to make friends with Betty.Because she is kind and helpful. I believe she will be there when I am in trouble.
I’d like to make friends with Max. Because he has a great sense of humour. I will never feel bored with him around.
Group work
Post-reading
Think and share
Why is it important to have a best friend?
It is important to have a best friend because...
we can help and support each other
they can enrich our lives.
we can share all our joys and secrets with them
they can help us see our own strengths and weakness
we can work hard together to run after our goals and dreams
So we should value our friends and cherish our friendship.
Summary
What we have learnt today
Qualities
Looks
Conclusion
Betty
A slim girl with big bright eyes
Wears her hair with a ponytail
Kind and helpful
Trustworthy
gives up her seat on the bus
helps us with schoolwork
Worries: listens to & understands
Feeling down: cheer me up
The most wonderful friend in my life.
Summary
What we have learnt today
Qualities
Looks
Conclusion
Max
The tallest boy in class
Wears small round glasses
Has a great sense of humour
Energetic
tells jokes and makes us laugh
never feel bored
stays active
never seems to get tired
We will be best friends for life.
Cheerful
encourages me
Homework
Must do
Choose to do
1. Read the two articles fluently.
2. Retell the introductions to Betty and Max.
Make a profile of your best friend including her/his name, looks, qualities and conclusion.
Bye-bye!
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