1. Unit 1 Getting along with others Project

4. Questionnaire Are you a boy or a girl? Boy ___ Girl ___ Tick the answer which most applies to you. 1. How many best friends do you have? A. a lotB. a fewC. none 2. How often do you have a long conversation with your friends? A. more than three times a week B. Once a week C. Seldom D. Never

5. 3. What topics do you mostly talk about with your best friends? A. hobbies and interests B. families and friends C. school and study D. emotions and feelings E. future plans and dreams F. others

6. 4. Do you share your secrets with your best friends? A. alwaysB. sometimes C. never 5. Do you think boys and girls have the same attitudes towards friendship? A. YesB. No

7. 6. If you choose No to Question 5, what different attitudes do they have? A. girls’ friendships based on shared emotion and support B. boys’ friendships based on shared activities and interests C. other. ________________

8. What’s your definition of friendship? girls’ definition … boys’ definition … 2. Do you think boys and girls have different attitudes towards friendship?

9. Read the school magazine article carefully and try to answer the following questions. What puzzles Robert? What’s the difference between boys and girls in their attitudes towards friendship? What are boys’ and girls’ friendships each based on?

10. What puzzles Robert? Some things about Amanda and her friends. For example, he can’t understand what girls can talk about for so long.

11. What’s the difference between boys and girls in their attitudes towards friendship? Girls always seem to have a lot to talk about with their best friends. They seem to have more friendships than boys. Boys can’t name a single best friend.

12. What are boys’ and girls’ friendships each based on? Girls’ friendships are based on shared feelings and support while boys’ friendships are based on shared activities and interests.

13. They’re still sitting on the sofa, absorbed in conversation! (Line, 6) be lost in This little baby is absorbed in reading.

14. What in the world do they have to talk about? (Line, 6) on earth, used to emphasize a statement What in the world are you doing?

15. Girls who have been asked can usually answer the question without hesitation. (Line 18) without pausing before doing something eg. 他毫不犹豫地跳下水去营救溺水的女孩。 He jumped into the water to save the drowning girl without hesitation.

16. On the other hand, a girl’s closest friend might be the first to tell her about something good or bad that has happened in her life. (Line 24) used when comparing different facts or ideas 在另一方面，从另一方面来说 eg. 一方面我想把房子卖掉，但另一方面我又不愿意搬家。 On the one hand I want to sell the house, but on the other hand I can’t bear the thought of moving.

17. Regardless of what these friendships are based upon, shared feelings or activities, the important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships. (Line 28) without being affected by different situations, problems, etc. 不管，不顾 eg. 他不顾家人的反对，辞掉了工作。 Regardless of the objection from his family, he quitted his job.

18. Project

19. Planning form a group of 6 choose your topic get the topic approved by your teacher

20. Preparing  discuss the purpose and design of the survey  clear assignments design the survey ______ conduct the survey ______ calculate the result ______ write the report ______ present the oral report ______

21. Producing  make a questionnaire  give out and collect the questionnaires  record and analyze the statistics  write the report

22. Presenting present your findings to the class in an oral report answer any questions raised by your classmates

23. Finish the project!