1. By Sooner Qian From Ningbo My Best Friend Dan

2. kind happy funny rich honest smart loyal handsome brave friendly helpful What is the best friend like?

3. the weakest moment Did you have your weakest moment? Tips: argued with my parents/friends failed in the exam got bad grades in math …

4. Dan’s weakest moment He had planned to drop out of school and run away from home.

5. “Graduation is a time to thank the people who helped you survive those tough years--your parents, your teachers, but mostly your friends. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. I’m going to tell you a story.” Dan’s speech for graduation A: spend B: waste A: spend A: hard B: easy A: hard

6. Walking home from school one day, I saw Dan, a kid from my school, on the other side of the road. I said to myself, “He must be a real nerd.” As he was carrying a lot of books. As I continued walking, I saw a group of kids run into Dan, knocking his books out of his arms and pushing him so he fell over. So, I ran over to help him, and as we were picking up his books, I saw tears in his eyes. Scan the passage and answer : 2. What happened at that time? 1.What did I think of Dan at first?

7. What happened at that time? A group of kids ran into Dan, knocking his books out of his hands and pushing him so he fell over.

8. As I helped him stand up, I said, “ Those kids are stupid.” He looked at me and said “Thanks.” There was a grateful smile on his face.

9. What did I do to help Dan? I ran over to help him, and picked up his books. What did Dan do after I helped him? He said “thanks” and smiled gratefully.

10. We started talking and soon realized that we lived near each other. We talked all the way home. Dan turned out to be a pretty cool kid. We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Dan, the more I liked him. Dan and I became best friends. A: understood B: came to know A: walked freely B: went shopping B: came to know A: walked freely What kind of kid was Dan?

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12. Over the next four years, he became more popular and all the girls loved him. In our senior year, Dan got the best grades in our class, and had to give a speech for graduation. Let’s talk about: Dan’s change

13. Discussion: What was Dan like before I helped him? Perhaps: He was not popular at school. No girl liked him. He had bad grades. …

14. “Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from making a huge mistake.” a huge mistake Dropping out of school and running away from home.

15. Discussion: Why did Dan plan to drop out of school and run away from home? We think, maybe Dan___________________ _____________________________________ Tips: argued with his parents got bad grades in his exam …

16. The story between Dan and me. a.At the beginning of the story, Dan b.I helped Dan c.Dan and I lived d.Dan and I became e.During high school, Dan f.In his speech, Dan I.best friends II.thanked me for being his friend III.because I felt sorry for him IV.didn’t know me V.near each other VI.became popular What have we learnt from our story? Memory challenge: Suppose you are the writer, retell the story to all the teachers sitting here.

17. Being a friend is the best gift you can give.

18. We can help him clean the floor.

19. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. We can help them cross the road.

20. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. We can help them pick up the litter/trash.

21. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. If they…, we can… 1.If others don’t know how to do the homework, we can help them. 2. … 3. … …

22. Being a friend is the best gift you can give. 1. Read this nice story again. 2. Do a good deed to help others.