1. Project Giving an oral report Teenager ’ s friendships Campus life

2. Questionnaire Are you a boy or a girl? Boy Girl 1. How many best friends do you have? A lot A few None 2. How often do you have a long conversation with your friends? More than three times a week once a week seldom never Lead in Tick the answer which most applies to you.

3. 3. What topics do you mostly talk about with your friends? Hobbies and interests Families and friends School and study Emotions and feelings Future plans and dream 4.Do you share your secrets with your best friends? Always Sometimes Never

4. 5. Do you think boys and girls have the same attitudes towards friendship? Yes No 6. If you choose No to Question 5, what different attitudes do they have?

5. Girls have more friendships than boys. Girls seem to have a lot to talk about with their best friends than boys. Friendships between girls are usually based on shared emotions and support. However, friendships between boys are usually based on shared activities or interests.

6. Questions: 1.What is the passage mainly discussing? 2. What puzzles Robert? Some things about Amanda and her friends. For example, he can’t understand what girls can talk about for so long. Fast reading Friendship plays an important role in our lives. However, girls and boys have different types of friendships and different attitudes towards friendship.

7. 3. What ’ s the difference between boys and girls in their attitudes towards friendship? 4. What are boys ’ and girls ’ friendships each based on? Girls always seem to have a lot to talk about with their best friends. They seem to have more friendships than boys. Boys cannot name a single best friend. Girls ’ friendships are based on shared feelings and support while boys ’ friendships are based on shared activities or interests.

8. 1. People cannot but feel ________, for they simply cannot understand how he could have made such a stupid mistake. A.puzzled B. delighted C.induced D.inspired Language points

9. a puzzled expression He was quite puzzled about what to do next. 他完全不知道接下去该怎么办. I was puzzled to see her behaving like that. 看到她那样的举止使我感到困惑. puzzled adj. 迷糊的, 困惑的 觉得困惑的 (about, as, to)

10. This mystery puzzles me. 这件神秘事情使我百思不解. I am puzzled by the difficult questions. puzzle out 经过苦思想出 ; 猜出 puzzle over 苦思苦想 puzzle Vt. 困惑；苦思

11. He is completely absorbed in his business. 他完全专心于他的业务 absorb Vt. use up much of the attention, interest or time of 吸引 ……. 的注意力或兴趣, 耗费 … 的时间, 使全神关注 absorbent adj. 能吸收的, 有吸收力的, 吸水的 absorption n. 吸收, 专注 2. He was a _______ in a book. 他全神贯注于一本书. bsorbed

12. What is your attitude towards this question? we must maintain a firm attitude. 我们必须保持坚定的态度. attitude n. C way of feeling, thinking or behaving 态度意见, 看法 3. When I asked him his a__________ towards school, he did not say anything. ttitudes

13. What you say now is not consistent with what you said last week. 你所说的与你上星期所说的话不相符. He is been a consistent friend to me. 他是我历久不渝的朋友. The idea in his various speeches are not consistent. 他在各项演说中所得的观念不一致. Consistent (with) 与 ……. 一致, 符合 consistent adj. 一致的，经常的，一贯的 consistently adv. 4.

14. 5. Andrew h_______ before he took the last cake. 安德鲁拿最后一块点心之前犹豫了一下. esitated hesitate 1.Vi to stop and consider before an action 犹豫 ; 踌躇 He hesitates at nothing. 他对什么事都豪不迟疑.

15. I always hesitate to advise my friends on what to read. 我总是不大愿意指点我的朋友们该看些什么书. 2. Vt. 不愿 ; 不欲 ( hesitate to do) feel that perhaps one should not do ; not wish to do; be unwilling to do

16. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me. 如果你有什么问题, 尽管问我. 3. Vt. 怕麻烦别人 be unwilling ( to trouble somebody) He accepted the invitation without hesitation. 他毫不犹豫地接受了邀请. hesitation n. 踌躇, 犹豫 an act of hesitating

17. I base my hopes on the news we had yesterday. 我的希望是以我们昨天所得到的消息为根据. base Vt. base sth. on \ upon 建立在 …… 基础之上, 以 …… 为根据 6. Their relationship _____________ mutual respect. 他们的友谊建立在相互尊重的基础之上. was based upon

18. The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion or sex. 法律要求人人平等, 不管是什么种族、宗教或性别。 regardless of expense 不考虑费用 regardless of the consequences 不顾后果 regardless of : 不管, 不论 paying no attention to 不顾, 不注意

19. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box below. Change the form where necessary. get along worldwide support quality in the world base on suppose share reply 1.Helen is my best friend. She always _________ her secrets with me. 2. This evidence ____________ my belief that he is guilty. 3. The company has become very successful in China because its products are of a high ____________. shares supports quality

20. 4. I asked my father if I could watch TV after finishing my homework, and he ___________ with a nod. 5. No one knows how ____________ the Great Wall was built without the use of modern machinery. 6. Our conclusion should ___________ careful research. 7. Kate is very friendly, so it is easy ___________ with her. replied in the world be based on to get along

21. 8. IBM is known ___________ for its advanced technology. 9. Sometimes he can be quite mean, but I ____________ in general, he is a nice man. worldwide suppose

22. B. Giving an oral report Planning Work in small groups. You want to survey people to determine how attitudes between boys and girls differ on a certain topic.. favourite food hobbies the future family school subjects music My own topic _____________

23. Preparing discuss and agree on an each of the following questions: What is the primary purpose of our survey? How many questions will we ask? Who will take our survey? decide which group members will be responsible for each task.

24. Producing write multiple-choice questions that can be answered quickly and are easy to total when the survey is complete. Conduct the survey and calculate the results. briefly discuss the conclusions the group has drawn, based on the survey results.

25. Presenting it is time to present your findings to the class in an oral report. Discuss the conclusions the group has come to regarding differences between the attitudes of teenage boys and girls.

26. Homework Finish the WB exercises(B1, B2, D1, D2) Revise some language points of this period.