Unit1Gettingalongwithothers●WelcometotheUnitTeachingAims:1.Studentsparticipateinadiscussiontofindoutwaystosolvecommonproblemswithfriendship.2.Developstudents'speakingabilitybyexpressingtheiropinionsinthediscussion.3.Studentslearnproverbsrelatedtofriendship.TeachingImportantPoint:Developstudents'speakingability;Differenttypesofdiscussions.TeachingMethods:Pairorgroupdiscussiontomakeeverystudentworkinclass.Step1:BrainstormingFirst,let'slookatsomepictures.Discussingroupsanddecidewhichoneamongthefouristhemostimportantinourdailylife.（Mostofyouthinkfriendshipisthemostimportant.Ialsoagreewithyou.Friendshipisimportanttoeveryone.Ifyouwanttomakefriendswithothers,youmustlearnhowtogetalongwithothers.Thisunitwilltellyousomethingaboutit.）Step2:SharinginformationStudythefourpicturesonebyone.Thinkaboutwhattheproverbsrevealaboutfriendshipandgettingalongwithothers.Answerthefollowingquestions.Picture1Wherearethetwogirls?Whataretheydoingthere?Howlongdotheyspendspeakingtoeachother?Whatdoyouthink"Friendsarethievesoftime."means?Picture2Whatdoweuseamirrorfor?What'sthegirlontheleftdoing?Doyouthinkthegirlontherightisagoodfriend?Why?Whatdoyouthinktheproverb"Thebestmirrorisanoldfriend."means?Picture3Whatisthetallerboydoing?Whydoeshedoso?Doyouthinktheshorterboyshouldtakethemoneyfromthetallerboy?Why?Inyouropinion,whatisthebaseofagoodfriendship?Picture4Shouldfriendsbethesameageandsharethesamehobbiesandinterests?Whatdoyouthink"Truefriendshaveheatsthatbeatasone"means?(Truefriendshaveheatsthatbeatasonemeansfriendsshouldsharesamehobbies,interestsandcharacteristics,justasAristotleoncesaid,"Atruefriendisonesoulintwobodies.")Step3:Discussion1Friendsareimportanttoeveryone.Soweallneedfriends.Butdifferentpeoplehavedifferentcriteria.Discussinyourgroupsanddecidewhatyourcriteriaare.Reference:Ithinkafriendissomeonewho:用心爱心专心*istrustworthy*ishonest,affectionateandloving*shareshappinessandsorrow*isloyaltome*canpointoutmymistakessincerely*isnotselfish2.Wevaluefriendshiptodayandthroughthehistorytheancientpeoplealsotreasureditverymuch.Theyleftusmanyvaluableproverbsandsayings.Herearesome:1.多个朋友多条路。2.千金易得,一友难求。3在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。4.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.5.Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.6.Alifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutasun.7.Heisagoodfriendthatspeakswellofusbehindourbacks.8.Afriendwithoutfaultcanneverbefound.TranslatethemintothemostproperChineseorEnglishandthinkofsomemoreproverbsrelatedtofriendship.Possibleanswers:1.Onemorefriend,onemoreway.2.It'seasiertogetquantitiesoftreasurethanarealfriend.3.Dependonparentsathomeanddependonfriendsoutside.4.患难朋友才是真朋友。5得朋友难，失朋友易。6没有朋友的生活犹如没有了太阳。7背后说好话才是真朋友。8人无完人。/没有缺点的朋友永远也找不到。4.Gothroughthethreequestionsbelowthepictures.Formgroupsoffourtodiscussthethreequestionsandthenreportyouranswerstotheclass.Step4:Homework1.Collectmoreproverbsaboutfriendshipandsharewithyourclassmates.2.PreparetheReadingpart.用心爱心专心
