1、Welcome to the unit,Unit 1 Getting along with others,Objectives,To get a general idea of the topic in this unit To learn to talk about friends and friendship freely To learn the qualities of a good friend,How do you get along with your classmates? How many good friends do you have? Do you think it i
2、s important to have a good relationship with others? Why? What do you think of the concept of friendship?,Brainstorming,Do you still remember the slogan of the 2006 World Cup?A time to make friends!,Lead-in:,Lets enjoy the video.,Lets enjoy the song.,What is a friend?,“Friends are the sunshine of li
3、fe.”John Hay,“A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.” Lysha,“All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.” Voltaire, French thinker,When it rains, I think friendship is a small It can give me a patch of clear sky.When Im crying, I think friendsh
4、ip is a white It can wipe my tears away.,handkerchief.,umbrella.,What is friendship?,When I am sad, I think friendship is a warm It can bring me happiness again. When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a strong It can help me escape my troubles.,word.,hand.,What is friendship?,*When I sit in a q
5、uiet place, I thinkfriendship is a very wonderful *It cant be pulled or torn, because it is in everyones heart. *It is there from the beginning to the end of our lives.,What is friendship?,feeling.,Almost everyone wants to make friends and develop friendships with others. Look at the following pictu
6、res and read the saying under each one. What do you think the sayings tell us about friendship?,Picture 1,Where are the two girls? What are they doing there? How long do they spend talking with each other? What does “Friends are thieves of time.” mean?,Read the instructions & study the four pictures
7、.,Friends are thieves of time.,Picture 2,What do we use a mirror for? Whats the girl on the left doing? Do you think the girl on the right is a good friend? Why? What does “The best mirroris an old friend” mean?,The best mirror is an old friend.,Picture 3,Whats the taller boy doing? Why? Should the
8、shorter boy take the money? Why? Whats the base of a good friendship?,If you can buy a persons friendship, its not worth having.,Picture 4,Should friends be the same age and share the same hobbies and interests?,True friends have hearts that beat as one.,Thinking,Do you have a best friend? Why do yo
9、u think that he or she is your best friend? 2. How do you get on with your friend(s)? How do you help each other when you have problems? 3. What do you think is the most important quality in a friend?,A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.A friend in need is a fri
10、end indeed.,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。,Match the sayings,A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.A good friend is my nearest relation.A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.,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。,Do you know more proverbs? Or which of the above do you like best and why?
11、Whats your opinion about friendship?,A friend is someone who,is trustworthy.,you respect and who respects you.,is honest, affectionate and loving.,shares your happiness and sorrow.,accepts your differences.,is devoted and loyal to you.,is selfless.,What do you think are the most important characteri
12、stics in a friend?,friends,kind,honest,brave,helpful,generous,humorous,clever,thoughtful,I think a friend should be kind.,A good friend is someone who makes me happy.,I want an honest man to be my friend.,The qualities of a person who can be a friend of others easily:,honest, friendly, helpful, kind
13、, generous, selfless, patient, clever,open-minded, good-tempered, trustworthy, dedicated, full of love,warm-hearted, intelligent, interesting easygoing, responsible, careful,The qualities of a person who cannot be a friend of others easily:,selfish, noisy, tricky, dishonest,lazy, impatient, gossipy,
14、 mean,bad-tempered, narrow-minded ,Think about what weve just learnt today.,Time for Reflection,Study without reflection is a waste of time.,Think in English,After the class,Its time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.,Write a composition about why you need friends.,Homework,to cope/d
15、eal with stressful situations in life,to share my worries and secrets in my inner world,to show my concern for other people,to let other people share my happiness,to unfold to other people the secrets in my heart,Reasons I need friends:,We need friends because we want to share. We need friends becau
16、se we need somebody who will be there with us when we fall into bad time. We need friends because we want to enjoy being in a group.,The Value of Friends,We hate loneliness and family alone cannot make us feel in a group. For that we need friends. We need friends, because we want to let somebody know about our deepest thoughts, our ideas, and our real emotions. Only a good friend can help us share all these.,Thank you !,