Unit 1 Friends Reading (II)

wear small round glasses big bright eyes figure (体型) distinguishing features (特征) Betty Max May slim tall shorter than ... short hair wear small round glasses big bright eyes long straight hair 9/11/2018

Introduce Betty Betty looks personality future plans generous helpful share things with Betty help ... with homework personality future plans generous helpful give her seat to ... 9/11/2018 has a good voice

Introduce Max Max looks Other information personality tells … makes … … not fit … When ..., he ... 9/11/2018

Introduce May May looks sweet personality true She ... often and never ... personality When ... I can ... I can tell her anything because ... true 9/11/2018

Max’s glasses make him look smart. Language focus 1 Max’s glasses make him look smart. Max tells funny jokes and always makes me laugh. 9/11/2018

Running makes people ______. sad make sb + adj. healthy Running makes people ______. The forest fire in Yunnan made all of us ______. work make sb do sth laugh Mr Bean’s films always make me ______. The manager makes her _____ for 12 hours a day. 9/11/2018

Q: What does ____________ often make you do? your teacher your parents your friend … My teacher often makes me read lots of books after class. ... 9/11/2018

I never feel bored with him. Language focus 2 I never feel bored with him. bored describes how a person feels when something is not interesting He feels bored because his friends are not here. You look so bored. Why not turn off the TV and do something else? 9/11/2018

boring The boy just can’t read this boring book any more. describes something that is not interesting The boy just can’t read this boring book any more. Let’s stop watching this TV programme, for it’s so boring! 9/11/2018

Do you know more words like “bored” and “boring”? excited Interested amazed surprized exciting interesting amazing surprizing No one saw the white frog before. It was really an ________ frog. Everyone was ________ to see the secret garden. 2. I like action films, because they are so _______. They all felt ______ at the Opening Ceremony of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. 3. We’d better go and tell her the _________ news. I’m sure she will be very _________ to hear it. 4. If you are _________ in it , please call us on 400-000-0011. —Did you meet anyone __________ in the party? —No, in fact, I found the party rather boring. 9/11/2018

A description of a person (人物描述) My Neighbour Sammy My neighbour Sammy lives next door to me. He moved to the neighbourhood about two years ago. Sammy is always nice to everyone and always greets people with a smile. He has brown eyes and short brown hair. He is thin and tall. I like to play with Sammy.We ride our bikes around the neighbouhood or play in our backyards. I’m so glad that Sammy is my neighbour. He is the best! The description is true and written in the first person. The description includes lots of details (细节). The writer expresses his or her feelings. 9/11/2018

Find the details about Bettty. Why does the writer use so many details? Details make it more interesting. It is like painting a picture of a person in words. Find something in the person’s looks, personality and actions that give you a deep impression (留下印象). 9/11/2018

！ A good paragraph a topic sentence supporting details has a good sense of humour Main idea tells funny jokes never feel bored makes me laugh Detail Detail Detail Can you find a sentence that tells how the writer strongly feels about Max? ！ An exclamation (感叹句) different sentence types to add variety (句式多样化) a good ending 9/11/2018

Mrs Gray is my favourite neighbour Mrs Gray is my favourite neighbour. She lives in a beautiful yellow house. She always wears a smile and wants to help out. Yesterday our car had a flat tire. I also have my own bicycle. Mom asked Mrs Gray to drive me to school. Mrs Gray was happy to help. Mrs Gray is not only our neighbour, but also our friend! 1. Which sentence tells the main idea? a. Mrs Gray is my favourite neighbour. b. She lives in a beautiful yellow house. 2. What details do you see that tell you more about the topic? 3. Find a sentence that is not related (有关系的) to the main idea. I also have my own bicycle. 9/11/2018

supporting details in logic order Put the following sentences in the best order. A good paragraph Every morning we ride our bicycles to school together. a topic sentence We go to the same school. supporting details in logic order Jim is my best friend. 9/11/2018

√ Your turn Write about a friend or someone you know well. Tell what the person is like. Tell what you like to do together. Use the Writer’s Checklist to check your writing. Writer’s Checklist √ Ideas: Did I write a good paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details? √ Word Choice: Did I use words that give strong details that tell about the person? √ Organization: Did I include a good ending? 9/11/2018

Homework Finish your writing and make your own story books. 2. Read more descriptions of a person and share them in the class. 9/11/2018

Thank you! 9/11/2018