Period 1 Listening and Speaking Unit 1 Friendship Period 1 Listening and Speaking

I Lead in Brainstorming What qualities(品质) should a good friend have?

Brainstorming honest brave responsible generous humorous What qualities (品质) should a good friend have? patient helpful selfless diligent considerate open-minded kindhearted

II Warming Up Do the survey on P1 by yourself. Then add up your score and see how many points you get.

Warming Up Match the word or expression with its meaning. upset ignore to become quiet after nervous activity to be worried about unhappy and worried to take no notice of have to do free, not tied up to take a dog for a walk upset ignore calm … down have got to be concerned about walk the dog loose

Warming Up 4-7points: You are not a good friend. You either ignore your friend’s needs or just do what he/she wants you to do. You should think about what a good friend needs to do. Think more about this.

Warming Up 8-12 points: You are a good friend but you sometimes let your friendship become too important, or you fail to show enough concern for your friend’s needs and feelings. Try to strike a balance between your friend’s needs and your own responsibilities.

Warming Up 13+ points: You are an excellent friend who recognizes that to be a good friend you need to balance your needs and those of your friends. Well done!

III Listening (1)

Listening (1) 1. Listen to the tape and write down the main idea of the listening text. Joy and her mother ______________________ __________________________________. 2. Listen again and answer these questions. Who are Joy’s friends? ______, _______ and ________. are talking about Joy’s new friends at school Sandy Mary Susan

Listening (1) What does Joy say about her friends? Sandy is __________________. She likes _________________________. Mary is ___________________. She makes ________________________. Susan is ___________________________. She says young people _______________ __________________________. Who is her best friend? _______. honest and kind-hearted reading novels and painting funny, wise and kind us happy everyday beautiful and understands my feelings need friends to share happiness and sorrow Susan

Joy and her mother are talking about Joy’s new classmates. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions. Mom: How was your school today? Do you like your new class? Joy: I had a great day and I really like my new class. Mom: Too good to be true. Tell me about your class. Joy: I’ve made a few friends already, Sandy, Mary and Susan. They are very friendly. Mom: Mm… Joy: Sandy is honest and kind-hearted. She likes reading novels and painting. Mom: What about Mary and Susan? Joy: Mary is funny and wise. She makes us happy everyday. She’s also kind. I like Susan most. She’s beautiful and understands my feelings. She says young people need friends to share happiness and sorrow. If I have any problems, she’s the first one I want to talk to. Mom: I’m glad you have friends like Sandy, Mary and Susan. Now it’s time for dinner. Listening text 1

Listening (2) 1. Pre-listening Discuss these questions in pairs: Do you have any friends from other countries? Is it a good idea to make friends with people from other countries? What are the advantages of this kind of friendship?

Listening (2) to find out more about other countries to learn new ways of thinking to practise another language with a native speaker to build up communication skills to let more people know about Chinese culture …

Listening (2) 2. Listen to the tape and write down in one sentence why Leslie has come to China. Leslie has come to __________________ in China and her company sells ________. do some business buses

Listening (2) 3. Listen to Part 1 and tick the things done by Leslie. __ going to watch Peking Opera __ going out for delicious dinners __ seeing the Great Wall __ visiting a mountain __ going to people’s homes __ staying in a good hotel __ swimming in the sea __ going shopping

Listening (2) 4. Listen to the tape again and answer the questions: What kind of friends did Leslie make in China? Does she think she can make a close friend in such a short time? Leslie made some friends but they are just business friends. She doesn’t think one can make real friends on a short visit.

IV Speaking Sample answers: Yes, I think so. So do I. Of course. Now discuss these questions with your partner: Does a friend always have to be a person? Can animals or other things be our friends? Sample answers: Yes, I think so. So do I. Of course. No, I don’t think so. Neither do I. I’m afraid not. I agree …because we can …. Yes, but …. I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. In my opinion, … I think/believe/feel that it’s bad for us to ….

Would you regard a diary as your friend? IV Speaking Would you regard a diary as your friend? Why or why not? Sample questions: What do you think? How would you feel about that? Do you think …?/ Why do you think so?/ What are your ideas?

V Summary What useful words and expressions have we learned to describe the qualities of our friends? What can we say to agree or disagree with others?

Homework Listen to the tape and preview the new words in the reading passage. Search and collect background knowledge about what happened to Jews during World War II. Finish WB P.45 Speaking Task.