初一上英语悦读联播1 My Friend Welcome to Southwark School! When you go to a new school, it can be scary. You worry about your studies. You also worry about making friends. You worry that no one will like you. But do not worry too much. Most of the time some people are friendly and some people are not. Usually there are some people you like at once. These people often like you too. How do people make friends? What makes a person a friend? Here’s what one student says: “My name is Helen. Amy and Sally are my best friends. Amy has been my friend since my first day at nursery school. We were three years old then. We’re 14 now! I like her because she is happy almost all the time and very friendly. Sally is a quiet person. She makes friends more slowly. However, she is just as good a friend as Amy. They are both interested in the same things as me, and we listen to each other’s problems. Amy likes to talk and Sally likes to listen. We are all good at different school subjects. So we help each other with our homework too!” WORD BANK scary 令人惊恐的 at once 马上 worry 担忧、担心 since 自从 almost 差不多,几乎 nursery school 幼儿园 quiet 文静的、沉默寡言的 almost 几乎 subject 科目 each other 彼此;互相 EXERCISES 1. Match the word with its correct meaning in the text. worry most often friendly think that something bad might happen or has happened usually a thing that is difficult to do or to understand problem behaving in a kind and open way 2. Decide whether the following statements are true (T)or false (F). 1) You don’ t worry about anything when you go to a new school. ( ) 2) Most of the time Amy is happy while Sally is quiet. ( ) 3) When Helen and Amy were...