1. Unit 3 Period Four

2. saying 1. A good friend is like a mirror.
2. Friends are like books---you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.
3. My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.
4. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
朋友如书，要少而精。
B. 我最好的朋友帮助我展示出最好的自我。
C. 真正的朋友可以施以援手并感动你的心扉。
D. 好朋友如一面镜子。

3. Group work :Talk about what you think a good friend should be like.
A: I think a good friend is a good listener. What about you?
B: For me, a good friend likes to do the same things as me. That’s very important for me.
C: Yes, and a good friend is popular, too.
D: That’s not very important for me.
I think a good friend …
(funny, likes telling stories, can help me when I am in trouble, can give me good advice, likes English…etc.) 3

4. 2a Write the comparative forms of the following
adjectives. Then use them to write five sentences
about you and your friends.
popular________ funny ________
quiet ________ friendly ________
shy ________ serious ________
outgoing ___________ smart ________
hard-working ________________________
more popular
funnier
friendlier
quieter
shier
more serious
more outgoing
smarter
more hard-working

5. 2b Read about what these people think.
Underline the differences between the
friends and circle the similarities.

6. My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror
My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. I’m quieter and more serious than most . That’s why I like reading books and studying harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books---you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.

7. be the same. My best friend Larry is quite different from
It’s not necessary to
be the same. My best friend
Larry is quite different from
me. He is taller and
more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better , so he always wins. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, though. I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.
Huang Lei

8. I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different. My
favorite saying is, “ A true friend
reaches for your hand touches your
heart .” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact , she’s funnier than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen.
Mary Smith

9. 句子理解 1. My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror.
我妈妈告诉我好朋友就像一面镜子。
2.So we enjoy studying together.
因此我们喜欢在一起学习。
3.So it’s not easy for me to make friends.
因此对我来说交朋友不容易。
4. It’s not necessary to be the same.
5.We both like sports.
6.Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry.
黄磊不如拉里擅长网球。
7.My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.
我最好的朋友帮我把最好的方面发掘出来。
8.Larry is much less hard-working, though, I always get better grades.
句子理解
没有必要相同。
我们两个都喜欢运动。
拉里不如我用功，因此我总是取得更好的成绩。

10. 短语熟记 make friends as long as be different from bring out
get better grades
the same as
touch your heart
talk about
care about
be similar to
交朋友
只要；既然
与······不同；与···有差异
使显现；使表现出
取的好成绩
和······相同；与······一致
触动你的心 交谈
关心；在意
与······相像（类似）的

11. Reading 2b
Read the passages quickly and match the person with the right ideas.
Friends are like books —you don’t need a lot of them.
Huang Lei
A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Mary Smith
It’s not necessary to be the same. My best friend is quite different from me.
Jeff Green

12. Similarities:
My best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too.
We both like sports.
We can talk about and share everything.

13. 2b differences: I’m quieter and more serious than most kids.
Read the passage carefully and find the differences and similarities between friends.
differences:
I’m quieter and more serious than most kids.
He is taller and more outgoing than me.
He plays tennis better.
Larry is much less hard-working.
So I always get better grades than he does.
She’s funnier than anyone I know.

14. 阅读2b，完成下列问题。
1.Who likes to have friends who are different from him or
her? A. James Green B. Huang Lei
C. Mary Smith D. Larry.
2.Yuan Li is ________ than Jeff Green.
A. smarter B. quieter C. taller D. more outgoing
3.Huang Lei thinks it’s _____ to be the same.
A. necessary B. important C. unnecessary D. different
4.Larry always beats Huang Lei in ______.
A. basketball B. baseball C. tennis D. soccer.
5.Who have opposite views according to the passage?
A. Jeff Green and Mary Smith
B. Jeff Green and Huang Lei
C. Yuan Li and Larry D. Carol and Mary Smith

15. beat care important Read 2b ,then fill in the blanks . differences
1. There are some __________ between my best friend and me . (different)
2. It’s not __________ to be the same .
(必要的，必需的)
3. He always __________ me in tennis . (打败)
4. I don’t really __________about it .(对…在意)
5.I think differences are not __________ in friendship . (重要的)
differences
necessary
beat
care
important

16. 拓展延伸 1.Peter likes to do the same things as me. 喜欢和我做一样的事情。
My best friend Larry is quite different from me.
（1）the same as...意为“与······相同”。例如：
My birthday is the same as Tom’s. 我的生日与汤姆的一样。
I have the same school bag as yours. 我有一个和你一样的书包
(2) different from...意为“和······不一样”，是the same as...的反义词组。例如：
Lucy is different from Lily. 露西与莉莉不一样。
[拓展] difference 意为“不同；不用之处”，可做可数名词，也可用作不可数名词。例如：
There is no difference between the twins.
那对双胞胎长得一模一样。

17. 【例如】 It is important for to learn English.
1.Life in the country is quite ______ that in the city,
A. the same B. different from C. full of D. the same as
2.Is your pen _______ Jim’s?
A. same as B. the same C. the same with D. the same as
2.It is＋形容词(easy, important, difficult, necessary,...)＋( for/of sb.)＋不定式
【例如】 It is important for to learn English.
It’s not necessary to be the same.
It’s good to run in the morning.
It’s not easy for me to make friends.
做某事是……

18. 3.We both like sports. 我们两个都喜欢运动。 both 表示两者, 例如：
They both are students.= Both of them are students.
The girls both like English.
=Both of the girls like English.
Both放在be动词之后, 实义动词之前
练一练
1.There are lots of buildings on _____ sides of the streets.
A. each B. both C. either D. all
2.What are your parents? They _____ doctors.
A. are all B. are both C. all are D. both are
3.Li Lei and Li Ming_____ black hair.
A. have both B. both have C. has both D. both has

19. 4. Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry. 黄磊不如拉里擅长网球。as
4.Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry.黄磊不如拉里擅长网球。as...as 与······一样
not as/so...as 不如······ 中间加形容词或副词的原级。例如：
He is as tall as Tom. 他跟汤姆一样高。
She isn’t as outgoing as her sister. 她不如她的姐姐外向。
She doesn’t study so / as hard as her brother
1.Do you think football is as _______ as basketball in America?
A.popularer B. the most popular
C. more popular D. popular
3.This math problem is _______that one.
A. not so easy as B. more easy than
C. as easier as D. easy than

20. 5.However, Larry is much less hard-working, though I always get better grades.然而，拉里不如我用功，因此我总是取得更好的成绩。
a little 和much 都可用来修饰比较级，表示“更······一点，······得多”。例如：
He is a little shorter than you. 他比你少矮一点儿。
[拓展] 修饰比较级除了用a little 外，还可用even（甚至），far(非常），a lot(非常），a bit(一点）等。
练一练
14.This is my friend. He is _____outgoing than I am.
A. much B. more much C. a little more D. a lot of more
15.She is _______ _______ _______(稍矮一点）than Tom.

21. 2c Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?
( )1.Jeff is less serious than most kids.
( )2.Jeff and Yuan Li are both quiet.
( )3.Jeff thinks it is easy for him to make
( )4. Huang Lei is taller than Larry.
( )5. Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry.
( )6. Larry works harder than Huang Lei.
( )7. Mary thinks her friends should be the
same as her.
( )8. Carol broke her arm last year and Mary
made her feel better. F T F
friends. F T F F F

22. 2d How do you and your friends compare with
the people in the article? Write five sentences.
I’m different from Jeff because I'm louder
than the other kids in my class. My best
friend is similar to Larry because she’s
less hard-working than me.

23. I’m similar to Jeff because I like reading books
and works harder in class.
2. My friend is similar to Carol because
she always makes me laugh.
3. I’m different from Huang Lei because I think
my best friends should be the same as me.
4. My friend is similar to Yuan Li because
she is quiet and like studying.
5. I’m similar to Carol because I’m funnier than
any other children and I make my friends laugh.

24. 2e Which saying is your favorite
2e Which saying is your favorite? Which friend do you think about when you read this saying? Why? Tell your partner about it.
1.A good friend is like a mirror.
2. Friends are like books- you
don’t need a lot of them as
long as they’re good.

25. 3. My best friend helps to bring out the best
in me.
4. A true friend reaches for your hand and
touches your heart.

26. 练习吧 一、句型转换 Sam is fatter than Peter.
1. Peter is thinner than Sam.
(同义句转换)
2. My sister is better at study than I.
She is clever. (同义句转换)
Sam is fatter than Peter.
My sister is much smarter than me at study.

27. Mr. Wang is more popular than Miss Li.
3. 4. Miss Li is popular in our class. Mr.
Wang is more popular.(同义句转换)
Mr. Wang is more popular
than Miss Li.

28. 二、用比较级形式填空 newer bigger smaller longer better
1.Tom’s bike is new, but John’s bike is ______.
2.Tom’s schoolbag is big, but John’s
schoolbag is _________.
3.Tom’s house is small, but John’s house
is even _________.
4.Tom’s coat is long, but John’s coat is
even _________.
5.Tom’s desk is good, but John’s desk is ______.
newer
bigger
smaller
longer
better

29. 6. He is ________ (young) than I am.
7. Mr. Smith is much _____ (old) than his wife.
8. Chicago is ______ (big) than Paris.
9. This book is ______ (good) than that one.
10. The weather this winter is _______ (bad)
than that of last winter.
younger
older
bigger
better
worse

30. 三、单项选择 B 1. Jeff ______ football and knows a lot about it.
A. is interested on B. is interested in
C. is interesting about D. is interesting with
2.—There ____ a lot of meat on the plate. Would you like some? —Just a little, please. A. is B. are C. am D. be A

31. Homework Write about you and your best friend …
What do you like about him/her?
The same things between you.
The differences between you.

32. Thank You!