WelcometotheunitUnit1GettingalongwithothersTogetageneralideaofthetopicinthisunitTolearntotalkaboutfriendsandfriendshipfreelyTolearnthequalitiesofagoodfriend•Howdoyougetalongwithyourclassmates?•Howmanygoodfriendsdoyouhave?•Doyouthinkitisimportanttohaveagoodrelationshipwithothers?Why?•Whatdoyouthinkoftheconceptoffriendship?BrainstormingDoyoustillrememberthesloganofthe2006WorldCup?Atimetomakefriends!Lead-in:Let’senjoythevideo.Let’senjoythesong.Whatisafriend?“Friendsarethesunshineoflife.”——JohnHay“Afriendisonewhobelievesinyouwhenyouhaveceasedtobelieveinyourself.”——Lysha“Allthesplendorintheworldisnotworthagoodfriend.”——Voltaire,FrenchthinkerWhenitrains,IthinkfriendshipisasmallItcangivemeapatchofclearsky.WhenI’mcrying,IthinkfriendshipisawhiteItcanwipemytearsaway.handkerchief.umbrella.Whatisfriendship?WhenIamsad,IthinkfriendshipisawarmItcanbringmehappinessagain.WhenIamintrouble,IthinkfriendshipisastrongItcanhelpmeescapemytroubles.word.hand.Whatisfriendship?*WhenIsitinaquietplace,Ithinkfriendshipisaverywonderful*Itcan’tbepulledortorn,becauseitisineveryone’sheart.*Itistherefromthebeginningtotheendofourlives.Whatisfriendship?feeling.Almosteveryonewantstomakefriendsanddevelopfriendshipswithothers.Lookatthefollowingpicturesandreadthesayingundereachone.Whatdoyouthinkthesayingstellusaboutfriendship?Picture1Wherearethetwogirls?Whataretheydoingthere?Howlongdotheyspendtalkingwitheachother?Whatdoes“Friendsarethievesoftime.”mean?Readtheinstructions&studythefourpictures.Friendsarethievesoftime.Picture2Whatdoweuseamirrorfor?What’sthegirlontheleftdoing?Doyouthinkthegirlontherightisagoodfriend?Why?Whatdoes“Thebestmirrorisanoldfriend”mean?Thebestmirrorisanoldfriend.Picture3What’sthetallerboydoing?Why?Shouldtheshorterboytakethemoney?Why?What’sthebaseofagoodfriendship?Ifyoucanbuyaperson’sfriendship,it’snotworthhaving.Picture4Shouldfriendsbethesameageandsharethesamehobbiesandinterests?Truefriendshaveheartsthatbeatasone.Thinking1.Doyouhaveabestfriend?Whydoyouthinkthatheorsheisyourbestfriend?2.Howdoyougetonwithyourfriend(s)?Howdoyouhelpeachotherwhenyouhaveproblems?3.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantqualityinafriend?•Atruefriendissomeonewhoreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.•Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.•患难朋友才是真朋友。•真正的朋友是一个可以援手帮助并感动你心扉的人。Matchthesayings•Afriendisnotsosoongottenaslost.•Agoodfriendismynearestrelation.•Athousandfriendsarefew,oneenemyistoomany.•朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。•交友慢，失友快。•良友如近亲。•Doyouknowmoreproverbs?Orwhichoftheabovedoyoulikebestandwhy?•What’syouropinionaboutfriendship?Afriendissomeonewhoistrustworthy.yourespectandwhorespectsyou.ishonest,affectionateandloving.sharesyourhappinessandsorrow.acceptsyourdifferences.isdevotedandloyaltoyou.isselfless.Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantcharacteristicsinafriend?friendskindhonestbravehelpfulgeneroushumorouscleverthoughtfulIthinkafriendshouldbekind.Agoodfriendissomeonewhomakesmehappy.Iwantanhonestmantobemyfriend.Thequalitiesofapersonwhocanbeafriendofotherseasily:honest,friendly,helpful,kind,generous,selfless,patient,clever,open-minded,good-tempered,trustworthy,dedicated,fulloflove,warm-hearted,intelligent,interestingeasygoing,responsible,careful…Thequalitiesofapersonwhocannotbeafriendofotherseasily:selfish,noisy,tricky,dishonest,lazy,impatient,gossipy,mean,bad-tempered,narrow-minded…Thinkaboutwhatwe’vejustlearnttoday.Studywithoutreflectionisawasteoftime.AftertheclassIt’stimetostoptheclassforyoutolookbackinsilence.Writeacompositionaboutwhyyouneedfriends.Homeworktocope/dealwithstressfulsituationsinlifetosharemyworriesandsecretsinmyinnerworldtoshowmyconcernforotherpeopletoletotherpeoplesharemyhappinesstounfoldtootherpeoplethesecretsinmyheartReasonsIneedfriends:Weneedfriendsbecausewewanttoshare.Weneedfriendsbecauseweneedsomebodywhowillbetherewithuswhenwefallintobadtime.Weneedfriendsbecausewewanttoenjoybeinginagroup.TheValueofFriendsWehatelonelinessandfamilyalonecannotmakeusfeelinagroup.Forthatweneedfriends.Weneedfriends,becausewewanttoletsomebodyknowaboutourdeepestthoughts,ourideas,andourrealemotions.Onlyagoodfriendcanhelpusshareallthese.
