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Unit 3 I’m more outgoing than my sister.
Section B 2a-2e
Learning objects （学习目标）
To understand the passage about friends’ similarities and differences.
To learn to compare your friends using comparative forms.
To learn new words and phrases: serious, mirror, as long as, be different from, the same as, in fact…
Enjoy a video
What’s the video mainly about
Friendship.
What should a good friend be like
I think a good friend should be …
popular
quiet
smart
funny
cute
friendly
clever
honest
hard-
working
serious
Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives. Then use them to write five sentences about you and your friends.
popular ____________ funny ________
quiet _______ hard-working ________________
serious ____________ friendly ________
outgoing ____________ smart ________
shy ________
more popular
quieter
shyer
more outgoing
funnier
friendlier
smarter
more hard-working
more serious
2a
Sample:
My friend David is more hard-working than me, but I am funnier than him.
My friend Lucy is smarter than me, but I am more outgoing than her. She is more serious than me. We are both popular in school.
Task 1 Find out their friends’ names.
Fast reading
Tips: We can get some information from the capital letters.
Task 2 Underline the comparative words and phrases.
Task 3 Should friends be the same or different Find their opinions.
Friends are like books — you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.
It’s not necessary to be the same.
A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Tips: “Topic sentence”(主题句) is often at the beginning or the end of each paragraph.
1. Why does Jeff like reading books
________________________________________
________________________________________
2. Is Yuan Li the same as Jeff How do you know
________________________________________
________________________________________
Because he is quieter and more serious than
most kids.
Yes, she is.
They are both quiet and enjoy studying together.
Careful reading
Jeff Green: Answer the questions
Larry Huang Lei Huang Lei
Similarities (相同点)
Differences (不同点)
1. ___________
2. is __________________
3. plays tennis ___________
4. is much _____________
Huang Lei: Fill in the chart.
is taller
more outgoing
better
less hard-working
both like ________
gets _______ grades
better
sports
Mary Smith: Choose the best answers.
1. ______ is Mary’s friend
A. Yuan li B. Carol C. Larry
2. Why are they good friends
A. Because Carol is funnier than Mary.
B. Because Caro is funnier than anyone Mary knows.
C. Because they talk and share everything.
Name Friend’s name Difference Similarities
Complete the table according to the passage.
Jeff Green
Huang Lei
Mary Smith
Yuan Li
Larry
Carol
quiet
taller, more outgoing,
play tennis better, much less hard-working
like sports
My mother told me a good friend is like
a mirror. I’m quieter and more serious
than most kids. That’s why I like reading books and I study harder in class.
Let’s read. Pay attention to the following phrases and patterns.
be like 和……一样
look like 看起来像
why 引导的表语从句
My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me
to make friends. But I think friends are like books — you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.
喜欢学习
只要，引导条件状语从句
结交朋友
It’s not necessary to be the same.
My best friend Larry is quite
different from me. He is taller
and more outgoing than me.
We both like sports, but he plays tennis better , so he always wins.
it作形式主语
不定式短语作真正的主语
However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, though.
I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.
使显现；使表现
得到更好的成绩
I don’t really care if my friends
are the same as me or different.
My favorite saying is, “ A true
friend reaches for your hand and touches
your heart.” My best friend Carol is really
kind and very funny.
和……相同，和……一致
主句
if 引导的宾语从句
reach +地点
arrive at/in +地点
get to +地点
touch one’s heart 打动某人的心
get in touch 取得联系
keep in touch with 与……保持联系
In fact, she’s funnier than anyone I know.
I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen.
事实上
在意；关心
be different from 只要
bring out 与……不同；与……有差异
as long as 与……相像的、类似的
be similar to 使显现；使表现出
in fact 关心；在意
care about 确切地说；事实上；实际上
the same as 和……相同；与……一致
Match the phrases
Are the following statements ture or false
1. Jeff is less serious than most kids.
2. Jeff and Yuan Li are both quiet.
3. Jeff thinks it is easy for him to make
friends.
4. Huang Lei is taller than Larry.
F
T
F
F
2c
more
it’s
not
shorter
5. Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry.
6. Larry works harder than Huang Lei.
7. Mary thinks her friends should be the same as her.
8. Carol broke her arm last year and Mary made her feel better.
F
T
F
F
is less hard-working
doesn’t think
Mary
Carol
How do you and your friends compare with
the people in the article Write five sentences.
2d
I’m different from Jeff because I’m louder than the other kids in my class.
My best friend is similar to Larry because she’s less hard-working than me.
__________________________________________
___________________________________________
1. I’m similar to Jeff because I like reading books and work harder in class.
2. My friend is similar to Carol because she always makes me laugh.
A + be different from B because…
A + be similar to B because…
3. I’m different from Huang Lei because I think
my best friends should be the same as me.
4. My friend is similar to Yuan Li because she is quiet and likes studying.
5. I’m similar to Carol because I’m funnier than any other kids and I make my friends laugh.
Which saying about friends is your favorite
Which friend do you think about when you read this saying Why Tell your partner about it.
1. A good friend is like a mirror.
2. Friends are like books — you
don’t need a lot of them as
long as they’re good.
2e
3. My best friend helps to
bring out the best in me.
4. A true friend reaches for
your hand and touches
your heart.
Which saying about friends is your favourite Which friend do you think of when you read this saying Why
My favorite saying is A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. It makes me think of my best friend, Jack. He has helped me with my English for three years. I was bad in English three years ago. But now I’m interested in it with his help.
Jeff Green
Opinions about friends
be like books
Huang
Lei
not necessary to
be the same
bring out
Mary
Smith
not care
reach for your hand
touch your heart
Try to retell
as long as
same
Friends are like books – you don’t need a lot
of them as long as they’re good.
Homework
1. Review the key words and phrases in this part.
2. Compare(比较）yourself and your friends, then
write a passage about your similarities and
differences.
3. 完成《创优作业》对应课时练习。
