Unit 1 Friendship

Step I Lead in What ’ s the song about? Friendship

Step II Brainstorm Here is a model of a brainstorming map. The topic question is “ Why do you need friends? ” Make a list of reason why friends are important to you. Why do you need friends? To help me with my homework To calm me down when I am upset

The qualities of a good friend Good friend honest kind friendly helpful humorous responsible loyal patient

Step 3. Do a survey (6 ’ ) Please do the survey in the text,P1

4---8 You are always thinking about yourself. You should care more about your friends. If you continue to be self-centered and don ’ t consider others ’ feelings, you won ’ t make more friends and keep friendship for long You take things smoothly. You seldom hurt your friends with your benefit considered. You ’ d better add more affection to your friends. Friendship is about feelings and we must give as much as we take. 14 — 18 Wow! How faithful and generous you are! Congratulations! You are always ready to help your friends. Whenever they have any difficulty, you ’ ll try your best to do what you can to help them without hesitation.

Remember:  Make new friends and keep the old;  one is silver and the other is gold.

Step 4. Discussion Does a friend always have to be a person? What else can be your friend? Why?

Step 5 Pre-reading Work in groups of four. Tell your group mates how you reflect on these questions. Why do you need friends? Make a list of reasons why friends are important to you. What do you think a good friend should be like? List what a good friend should do and share the list with your partners. Does a friend always have to be a person? What else can be a friend? Do you think a diary can become your friend? Why or why not?

Step6. Predicting Please read the title of the passage and observe the pictures and the outline of it to guess: Who is Anne’s best friend?

Step7.skimming Summary of the text Main idea of Para. 1 Main idea of Para. 2 Main idea of Para. 3 Main idea of Para. 4 Anne Frank made her diary her best friend. Anne ’ s family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis. Anne hadn ’ t been able to be outdoors for so long that she ’ d grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. One evening, Anne stayed awake until half past eleven in order to have a look at the moon.

Main idea of Para. 5 Anne was only able to look at nature through dirty curtains. Q1. How long had Anne and her family been in the hiding place when she wrote this part of her diary? Q2. How did Anne feel about nature before she and her family hid away?

Grammar Direct and indirect speech

时态的变化： 1. 当主句动词为一般现在时或现在完成时的 时候，从句动词时态不变。 1)She often says, “ All men and women are equal under the law.” 变为： She often says that all men and women are equal under the law. 2)“You did very well,” I have just told Tom. 变为： I have just told Tom that he did very well.

2. 主句谓语动词为一般过去时的时候，从句谓语 动词要发生相应的变化。 一般现在时 现在进行时 现在完成时 现在完成进行时 一般过去时 过去进行时 过去完成时 一般将来时 一般过去时 过去进行时 过去完成时 过去完成进行时 过去完成时 过去完成进行时 过去完成时 过去将来时

注意：下列情况时态不变。 1 ）不变的真理。 The teacher said to the students, ”Water freezes when the temperature falls below zero.” 改为： The teacher told the students that water freezes when the temperature falls below zero.

2. 经常的习惯。 He said to the doctor, “ I smoke two packs every day.” He told the doctor that he smokes two packs every day.

3. 历史事件。 The teacher said,” World War II ended in 1945.” The teacher said that World War II ended in 1945.”

4. 部分情态动词，如 must, ought to, used to, had better 等。 She said to me,” You must hurry up.” She said that I must hurry up.

代词、形容词、副词、动词的变化。 this these now ago today tomorrow the day after tomorrow yesterday last night the day before yesterday go bring here that/this those/these then before that day/today the next day in two days’ time the day before the night before two days before come /go bring/ take there/here

Related exercises: 1.He asked ____ for the violin. A.Did I pay how muchB. I paid how much C. how much did I payD. how much I paid 2. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see _____. A.who is heB. who he isC. who is itD. who it is 3. Can you tell me ____? A.how good is his spoken English B. how well his spoken English is C. how well he speaks English D. how good he can speak English

4. He said that he had bought the jacket____. A.before three days B. three days before C. three days ago D. last week 5. Did you say_____? A. that what he said was true B. that it was true that he said C. what did he say was true D. what he said it was true 6. Please tell me ____ from. A.where do you comeB. where you come C. where you will comeD. there you come

7. Ask her ____ come with us. A.if she willB. if or not she will C. that if she willD. whether will she 8. The driver said that he ____ pick ____ a passenger at west street. A.will, upB. would, up C. will, out D. would, out 9. He said he ___ in A.has bornB. had been bornC. had born D. was born 10. John ___ me he was going to help me with my English. A. explainedB. spokeC. toldD. said

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