Unit 1 Friends

Reading

New words

slimgenerouswillingreadysingeralmosteyesight

adj. 苗条的adj. 慷慨的adj. 乐意的，愿意的adj. 乐意的，愿意的n. 歌手adv. 几乎，差不多n. 视力

New words

roundsmartsensehumorboredjokefit

adj. 圆形的adj. 聪明的n. 观念，意识，感官n. 幽默adj. 无聊的n. 玩笑v. 被容纳

New words

offadvertisementshoulder-lengtheveryonetruevote

prep. 离开，脱离n. 广告adj. 齐肩的pron. 每个人adj. 忠实的，真的v. 选举，投票

Say something about your friend

What does your friend look like?

What kind of person is your friend?

He is handsome/ good-looking/pretty/ lovely… She is good-looking/pretty/ lovely/ beautiful…

He/ She is a clean and tidy/ clever/ friendly/ funny/ helpful/ polite… person.

A Best friends

Read the articles and answer the questions.What does Betty look like?

What kind of person is she? Some examples?

What does she want to do when she grows up?

She is a slim girl with short hair.

She is generous. …

She wants to be a singer and travel around the world.

A Best friends

Read the articles and answer the questions.What does Max look like?

What kind of person is he?

What happens when he walks past the desks?

He is tall and wears small, round glasses.

He has a good sense of humor.

When he walks past the desks, he often knocks his classmates’ books and pens off the desks.

A Best friends

Read the articles and answer the questions.

What does May look like?

What kind of person is she?

She is short and small. She has straight, shoulder-length hair and looks pretty.

She is a true friend. She can keep a secret and never says a bad word about anyone.

1. Betty is generous to old people only.

2. Betty wants to be a singer and travel.

3. Max does a lot of computer work .

4. Max is very good at telling jokes.

5. Max is a true friend.

6. May likes to tell others her friends’ secrets.

True or falseTrue or false

Fill in the blanks.

B Choosing the best friend

generous helpful humor secret smart true

1. _____ is a _______ friend— she can keep a _________.

2. ____ looks _____ and has a good sense of ________.3. _____ is _______ and _________ —she is always willing to share things and help others.

May true secret

Max smart humor

Betty helpful generous

We have learnt a lot about Betty, Max and May. If you can choose only one of them as your best friend, who will you vote for? Why?

Vote for the best friend

I’ll vote for _______ because my best friend shouldn’t tell others my secrets.

May

I’ll vote for ____ because I like funny people . They can make me happy when I’m sad.

Max

I’ll vote for ______ because my best friend should share things with me and help people in need.

Betty

Try to find as many words as you can to describe people’s appearance in the letters.

slim, short , tall, smart, funny, small, pretty, poor eyesight, wear small round glasses, long legs, straight shoulder-length hair …

My friend Betty is _________ ( 和……一样苗条 ) I am. She has_____ ( 短的 ) hair. We have been best friends for a long time.

Betty is _________ ( 大方的 ). She is willing to share things with her friends. She is also very _______ ( 爱帮助人的 ) and is ready to help people any time.

as slim asshort

generous

helpful

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

Betty _________________ ( 想当一名歌手 ) and _____________________ ( 环游世界 ) when she ________( 长大 ). We may not get to ____________ ( 看见彼此 ) often but we will always be best friends.

wants to be a singertravel around the world

grows upsee each other

I have a__________ friend ______ Max. He is very ____— almost 1.75 meters. However, he has ____________ because of working on the computer too much at night. He ______( 戴 )small, round glasses and they make him _________( 看上去聪明的 ). Max ______________________ ( 富有幽默感 ). I never ______________________( 觉得厌烦或不开心 ) when he is with me.

wonderful namedtall

poor eyesight

wearslook smart

has a good sense of humorfeel bored or unhappy

He ______________ ( 讲有趣的笑话 ) and always _______________( 使我开怀大笑 ).

His legs are very long and they ________ (not fit) under the school desks. He can _________ ( 走的很快 ) but when he walks past the desks, he often knocks our books and pens off the desks. he is so ______( 有趣 ).

tells funny jokes

funny

makes me laugh

walk fastdo not fit

I __________( 想到 )my good friend May when I read your advertisement. She is small and she has ______________________________ ( 直直的齐肩发 ). Everyone thinks she is ______ ( 漂亮的 ).May is a ____ ( 忠实的 ) friend. When something __________ ( 困扰我 ), I can always go to her. I can tell her ________ ( 任何事情 ) because she can ___________ ( 保守秘密 ). She is kind and never ___________________________ ( 说别人的坏话 ).

thought of

true

anythingkeep a secret

straight, shoulder-length hair

worries me

pretty

says a bad word about anyone

1. She is as slim as I am.

as... as “ 和……一样”，表示同级的比较。

Amy is as tall as Peter.

This film is as interesting as that one.

He can run as fast as I can.

He is as old as me.

He works as hard as we.

2. She is willing to share things with her friends.willing adj. 乐意的，愿意的be willing to do sth. 乐意做某事I will not be willing to give in to my fate. 我不会愿意听天由命的。 Are you willing to help?  你愿意帮忙吗？ He is willing yet unable. 他心有余而力不足。

share v. 共有，共用，分担share … with sb. 和某人共享 / 分担……

Share the candy with your brother. 把糖分给你弟弟一点。 I share a room with my friend. 我跟朋友同住一个房间。 I'll share the cost with you.    我和你分担费用。

3. She is also very helpful and is ready to help people any time.

ready adj. 乐意的，愿意的be ready to do sth. 乐意做某事

She is always ready to give advice. 她总是爱给别人出主意。 He was ready to believe her.    他愿意相信她。

4. She always gives seat to someone in need.

give (one’s) seat to sb 给某人让座

Will you please give your seat to this old lady?请把你的位子给这位老大娘，好吗？ He gave his seat to the old woman.      他把座位让给了那位老大娘。

5. Betty wants to be a singer and travel around the world when she grows up.

travel around 周游，旅游They travel around together. 他们一起到各地旅游。 It'll be nice to travel around the world.     周游世界一定会很愉快。 I'll just travel around central London.  我只在伦敦中部游览。

6. Max has a good sense of humor.

humor n. 幽默 have a sense of humor 有幽默感 Americans have a strong sense of humor. 美国人是很幽默的。 She couldn’t see the humor in the situation.     她领会不到这种情景的幽默感。 She hasn’t got much of a sense of humor.  他没有多少幽默感。

7. He can walk fast but when he walks past the desks, he often knocks our books and pens off the desks.

walk past 经过They walked past without stopping. 他们一步不停地走了过去。He walked past me without speaking. 他从我身旁走过，一句话也没说。 He slowly walked past the house.  他慢步从房前走过。

8. I can tell her anything because she can keep a secret.

keep a secret 保守秘密Can you keep a secret?  你能保守秘密吗？ They want to keep it a secret.  他们想保密。 He promises me to keep it a strict secret.  他答应我对此事绝对保密。

9. She is kind and never says a bad word about anyone.

word 除了有“单词”的意思，还有“话语，谈话” 之意。 say a bad/ good word about sb 说某人的坏话 / 好话He is a man of few words.  他是个少言寡语的人。 Can I have some words with you? 我能和你谈谈吗？

翻译下列词组 :

1. 又高又瘦 2. 乐意做某事3. 和朋友分享

4. 逗某人笑5. 给人们让座

tall and slim be willing to do sth. share …with one’s friends make sb. laugh give seats to people

Exercise

6. 经过桌子7. 视力差8. 从不说人坏话

9. 有幽默感10. 周游世界

walk past the desks have poor eyesight never say a bad word about anyone have a sense of humor travel around the world

Exercise

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