1、Project,Unit 1 Getting along with others,Teenagers friendships,What would you like to do when you feel nervous? 2. Would you want to share your feelings with your friends? Why? 3. How often do you have a long conversation with your friends? 4. What topics do you mostly talk about with your best frie
2、nds?,Lead-in:,Careful reading,1. What did Amanda reply when asked what she and her friend talked about? They talked about everything: film stars, pop songs, recipes, everything.,2.Whats the difference between boys and girls in their attitudes towards friendship? Girls always seem to have a lot to ta
3、lk about with their best friends. They seem to have more friendships than boys. Boys cannot name a single best friend.,3. Why cant boys name a single best friend? Because they are busy with homework and have so many friends that it is hard for them to choose.,T or F questions:,1. Both boys and girls
4、 have a lot to talk about with their best friends. 2. Girls have more friendships than boys, according to studies. 3. Boys can easily name a best friend when asked.,F,T,F,4. If a boy is said to have a best friend, it seems that they share much about their feelings. 5. A girls best friend might be th
5、e first to tell her about something good or bad that has happened in her life.,F,T,Teenagers _,friendships,Characters,Activities,Playing,Attitudes,feelings,both,Similarity,asked,hesitation,Planning,Preparing,Producing,Presenting,How to prepare an oral report :,PlanningWork in small groups and survey
6、 people to determine how attitudes between boys and girls differ on a certain topic. All the group members should agree on the topic you choose.,Preparing,Now that you have chosen your topic, your group will need to discuss and agree on an answer to each of the following questions:What is the primar
7、y purpose of your survey?Who will you choose to survey?How will you design your survey?How many questions will you ask?,Who will write the survey questions? Who will work out the results? Who will write the report? Who will present the oral report?,ProducingSome group members write multiple choice q
8、uestions. Some conduct the survey and calculate the results.Some write the final analysis. Last, write your conclusions based on the survey results.,PresentingNow its time to present your findings to the class in an oral report and prepare to answer any questions your classmates have about your surv
9、ey or result.,Language points,absorb： “吸收”“全神贯注”，可与介词in搭配，构成be absorbed in 结构。 The boy sat there, absorbed in thought. 那个男孩坐在那里，沉思着。 I was absorbed in a book and didnt hear you at all. 我正专心看书，没听到你叫我。,absorb: to take sth. in, especially gradually: Dark surfaces absorb more heat from the sun. 深色的物体表面能
10、从太阳吸收更多的热量。 Plants absorb carbon dioxide. 植物吸收二氧化碳。,About nine tenths of the light from the sun is absorbed by the atmosphere. 来自太阳的光约有十分之九被大气层吸收。,absorb: to understand facts or ideas completely and remember them: Its hard to absorb so much information.很难一下接受这么多的信息。The clever boy absorbed all the kn
11、owledge his teacher could give him.那个聪明的男孩吸收了老师教给他的所有知识。,Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a _ environment. （2007湖北）A. peaceful B. sensitive C. common D. stable,高考链接:,D,digest: to change food in your stomach into substances that your body c
12、an use指消化吸收，也可引申为对其他东西的吸收，比absorb 语气强。Cheese doesnt digest easily.奶酪不容易吸收。,This chapter is so difficult to digest, I shall have to read it again later. 这一节很难消化，我以后还要再读一 遍。,take in 表示“吸收成员”“收留”“领会”“欺骗”等。We plan to take in more party members.我们计划吸收更多的新党员。He had nowhere to live, so we took him in.他没地方住
13、，因此我们收留了他。,I didnt take in what you were saying.我没领会你当时说的话。They were completely taken in by his story.他们完全被他编造的故事欺骗了。,Regardless of what these friendships are based upon, shared feelings or activities, the important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships.regardless: adv. despite; not
14、 being affected by sth. “不顾”“不管”,She knew it was dangerous to visit him, but she set out regardless (of the risk).尽管她知道去看他是很危险的，但她还是去了。,He says what he thinks, regardless of other peoples feelings. 他想到什么就说什么，毫不考虑别人的感受。 All our proposals were rejected regardless of their merits. 我们所有的建议都遭到了拒绝，不管它们的价值如何。,Test yourself,He went out _ the heavy rain.A. although B. anyhowC. regardless of D. nevertheless,C,Homework,One true friend is better than 100 acquaintances (A person whom one knows but who is not a close friend.) Do you think so? Why? Please give an oral report.,Thank you !,