Unit1FriendsPERIOD10:CHECKOUTTeachingObjectives●Torevisethewholeunit,focusingonwhatmakesagoodfriendandhowtousecomparativesandsuperlativestotalkaboutfriendsorclassmatesTeachingProceduresSTEP1TalkingaboutthefourcharactersSay‘Wehavelearnedaboutfournewfriendsinthetext.TheyareBetty,Max,MayandKate.Whowouldyouliketohaveasyoufriends?Why?Canyouintroducethemtous?’Getthestudentstotalkaboutthefourcharacters.Invitethemtotalkabouttheirappearance,personalityandability.Asstudentsaretalkingaboutthem,writedownsomewordsandexpressiononboard.(Inthisway,studentscangooverthemostimportantpartsoftheunit.)STEP2CompletingthefollowingpassageGetthestudentstohelpSimoncompletethefollowingpassage.DearMike:IwanttotellyouaboutmybestfriendDavid.Hehasbad___1__andwearsglassesbecausehelikessittingbeforethecomputer.Hewantstobeacomputer__2___whenhegrowsup.Heisvery__3___andhasagoodsenseof__4___Ialwaysfeel__5___whenIstaywithhim.Heisvery__6___andalwayshelpspeoplein__7___.Ithinkheisa__8___friendbecausehecankeepa__9___andIcantellhimanything.Heisagoodfriendto__10___myjoy.Iliketalkingwithhim.What’smore，webothlikebasketball.Heistalland___11__andquitegoodatplayingbasketball.Weoftenplaytogetherafterschool.Wearealwaysgood__12___.Doyouthinkheisagoodfriend?Pleasetellmeyourbest__13___inyourschool,ok?YoursSimon(key:1.eyesight2.programmer3.generous4.humor.5.happy6.helpful7.need.8.true9.secret10.share11.slim12.partners.13.friend)STEP3Doingsometranslationwork1.我的朋友和我一样的苗条。MyfriendisasslimasIam.2.我的妈妈很幽默。Mymotherhasagoodsenseofhumour.3.基蒂想要和我们一起分享这些零食。Kittywantstosharethesesnackswithus.4.放心吧，我会保守秘密的。Takeiteasy,Iwillkeepthesecret.5.看，爸爸的个子太高了。他的腿在桌子底下都放不下了.Look,Dadistootall.Hislegscan’tfitunderthetable.6.安迪人很好，他从来不说别人的坏话。我们都很喜欢他。Andyissokind.Hewillneversayabadwordaboutothers.Wealllikehimverymuch.7.他们经常帮助需要帮助的人。Theyoftenhelppeopleinneed.8.我妹妹的视力很不好，她看不清黑板上的字。Mysisterhaspooreyesightandshecouldnotseethewordsontheblackboardclearly.STEP4CompletingthepassageTellthestudentsthatSimonistalkingabouthisgoodfriendTonnyandJack.GetstudentstohelpSimoncompletethepassagewithcomparatives,superlativesor‘(not)as…as’.Theyaremygoodfriends,TonnyandJack.Jackisalittletaller(tall)thanTonny.Jackisveryhelpfulandclever.Tonnyisashelpful(helpful)asJack,butheisn’tascleveras(clever)Jack.Tonnyisn’tfunnyatall.Theybothlikesports.Tonnylikesswimmingbetterthan(well)basketball.ButJackthinksbasketballisthemostinteresting(interesting)game.Hethinksthatswimmingisn’tasexcitingas(exciting)basketball.STEP5CompletingtheexercisesGetthestudentstocompletetheexerciseonPartA,Page21.Checktheanswersandthengetthestudentstoreadthesentencesaloud.STEP6CompletingtheexercisesGetthestudentstocompletetheexercisesinPartB,Page21.Checktheanswersandthengetthestudentstoreadthepassagealoud.STEP7Homeworka.Gooverthewholeunitandgetreadyforthecomingtest.b.TrytointroduceyourbestfriendstoyourparentsinEnglish.c.FinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
