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Unit 3 I’m more outgoing than my sister.
人教版八年级上 册
Section B (2a-2e)
Learning objectives
Key words & phrases:
serious, as long as, necessary, be different from, bring out, grade, should, the same as, saying, reach, touch, in fact, break, share, loud, be similar to
Key sentences:
1. I’m quieter and more serious than most kids.
2. I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different.
3. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
4. Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry.
To learn to talk about important personal traits in a friend.
Warming-up
Let's enioy a video!
— What should a good friend be like
— I think that a good friend should be …
kind
happy
funny
nice
humorous
honest
strong
friendly
polite
helpful
interesting
clever
Brainstorm
Pre-reading
2a
Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives. Then use them to write five sentences about you and your friends.
popular____________ funny ________
quiet ________ friendly ________
shy ___________ serious ____________
outgoing _______________ smart ________
hard-working __________________
more popular
quieter
shyer / shier
more outgoing
funnier
friendlier
smarter
more hard-working
more serious
My friend David is more hard-working than me, but I am funnier than him.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am more outgoing than my friend.
My friend is more serious than me.
My friend is smarter than me, but I am more popular than him.
My friend is quieter than me.
Sample:
While-reading
Jeff Green
Huang Lei
Mary Smith
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.
I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different.
Task 1: Skim the article and match each person with his / her opinion.
A good friend is like a mirror.
Friends are like books — you don’t need a lot of them as long as they are good.
Jeff is quieter and more serious than most kids.
Yuan Li is quiet.
Task 2: Scan the first passage that introduces Jeff Green, then complete the chart.
Task 3: Read the passage that introduces Huang Lei and complete the mind map.
Larry
than Huang Lei.
is taller
is more outgoing
plays tennis better
is less hardworking
gets better grades
Huang Lei always than Larry
does
much
.
Task 4: San the passage that introduces Mary Smith, then answer the questions.
1.What does Mary think about friends
2.What is a true friend
3.Is Carol her true friend Why
A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Yes, she is. Because they can talk about and share everything. Carol cares about her, and she is always there to listen.
She doesn’t really care if friends are the same as her or different.
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. 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.
the same
Jeff Green
Topic sentence
be like 像……一样 look like 看起来像
It is +adj.+ for sb. to do sth. 做某事对某人来说是……
be serious about对……认真
That's why + 句子 那就是...的原因 That's because + 句子 那是因为...
Opinion:Friends should be ________.
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. 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.
Huang Lei
Topic sentence
modal v. 情态动词，其后接动词原形，常用来表示劝告、要求、义务或征询意见等。
Opinion:Friends can be ________.
different
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. 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.
Mary Smith
Topic sentence
break v. 破裂，损坏
share sth. with sb. 和某人分享...
Opinion: Friends can be __________________.
different or the same
事实上
v. 感动；触摸
v. 伸手；到达
n. 谚语；格言；警句
2c
Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)
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
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
2d
How do you and your friends compare with the people in the article Write five sentences.
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 works harder in class.
2. My friend is similar to Carol because she always makes me laugh.
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 like studying.
5. I’m similar to Carol because I’m funnier than any other kids and I make my friends laugh.
2e
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.
3. My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.
4. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
1. My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror.
like在此处是介词，意为“像”。这种用法类似汉语中的比喻。
e.g. Life is like a coin. Pleasure and pain are the two sides.
be like 像......一样
Learning objectives
look like 看起来像
e.g. He looks like a professor.
2. That’s why I like reading books and I study harder in class.
That’s why + 句子“这便是为什么......”、“这就是......的原因”
e.g. That’s why he was late this morning.
Tom got up late this morning. That's why he was late for school today.
That’s because + 句子“这是因为......”
e.g. He was absent from school that day. That is because he was ill.
The writer is very successful that's because he works very hard .
3. But I think friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.
1) as long as 在此处意为“只要”，引导条件状语从句。当主句为一般将来时或主句谓语含有情态动词时，as long as引导的条件状语从句用一般现在时表示将来。(主将/情从现)
as long as 只要；既然
e.g. As long as you drive carefully, you will be very safe.
e.g. We can go for a picnic as long as the weather is fine.
3)用于比较级as…as的句型中，表示“像……一样长”
e.g. My hair is as long as yours.
2) as long as 还可引导原因状语从句,意为“既然”。
e.g. As long as you are going, I’ll go.
necessary作形容词，只能用来修饰事物，不能修饰人，常用于It is necessary (for sb.) to do sth.“（对某人来说）做某事是必要的”句式。
e.g. Friendship is necessary for us.
e.g. It’s necessary for us to keep healthy.
4. It’s not necessary to be the same.
5. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me.
1) with the help of ... / with one’s help 在...的帮助下
e.g. With the help of my teacher （With my teacher's help）, I succeeded in overcoming this difficult math problem.
在老师的帮助下，我成功攻克了这道数学难题。
2) help sb. (to) do sth. = help sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事
e.g. Tom asked me to help him to do his homework.
= Tom asked me to help him with his homework.
1) bring out the best / worst in sb.
“把某人最好、最坏的一面表现或暴露出来”。
e.g. Difficulties can bring out a person’s best qualities.
bring out 使显现；使表现出
5. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me.
2) bring out “把...拿出来”
e.g. My teacher asked me to bring out my homework.
e.g. I can help to develop the abilities of others and bring out the best in them.
6. I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different.
1) if在此处作连词，意为“是否”，引导宾语从句，作动词care的宾语。
e.g. I don’t know if / whether he is at home.
if 引导的宾语从句
e.g. I will wait for you if you want to go with me tomorrow.
2) if还可意为“如果”，引导条件状语从句。
the same as为固定短语，
与be different from 与……不同；与……有差异意思相反。same常与定冠词the连用。
the same as 和......相同；与......一致
e.g. It’s not necessary to find a friend who is the same as you.
reach for sth. 伸手取某物
reach for one's hand 伸手帮某人一把
reach v. 伸手，到达
7. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
hand引申为“帮助；援助”
heart则为“情感；感受”
e.g. Can you give me a hand
e.g. The movie touched the hearts of all the people at the cinema.
touch v. 感动，触摸 n. 联系
touch one's heart 触动...的心弦
keep in touch with sb. 与...保持联系
lose touch with sb. 与...失去联系
8. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen.
be there：
(1)“在别人需要帮助时，立刻准备伸手相助”
(2)“随叫随到；不离......左右”
(3) be there + for somebody
e.g. My parents were always there for me when I was growing up.
在我成长的过程中，我的父母总是随时给予我帮助。
Exercises
单项选择
2. All of us think her singing style is _______ Wang Fei’s.
A. similar to B. next to
C. pleased with D. worried about
1. With the help of the Internet, information can _______ every
corner of the world quickly.
A. get B. raise C. reach D. turn
C
A
Exercises
4. —I don’t care what people think.
—Well, you _______.You’re not alone in this world.
A. can B. may C. should D. will
3. In a soccer game, it's important for players to play together
and _______ the best in each other.
A. hand out B. leave out C. bring out D. take out
C
C
5. — I really want to pass the exam for further study.
— Believe in yourself, dear! Your dream will come true _______
you put your heart into it.
A. even if B. as long as C. as soon as
6. It’s _______ for you to keep secrets for your friends. In this
way, you can win their trust.
A. strange B. necessary C. possible D. lucky
B
B
翻译句子
1.她很风趣，而且比我更外向。但是，我们都喜欢做相同的事情。
She is very funny, and more outgoing than I am. But we both like doing the same things.
2. 那就是我喜欢读书的原因。
That’s why I like reading books.
3.我的老师总能让我表现出最好的自我。
My teacher can always bring out the best in me.
4.在我有困难的时候，我的好朋友莉莉随时都能给我帮助。
My best friend Lily is always there to help when I’m in trouble.
5.只要能做到这一点她就可以万事大吉。
As long as she did this, all would be well.
Homework
1.Remember the words and phrases of this class.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
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