(共16张PPT)
Unit 1 Relationships
Topic Talk
Learning objectives
1. To read and talk about relationships;
2. To listen and read for general understanding;
3. To listen for specific information and understanding words in context;
4. To write a short paragraph about the most important person in your life;
5. To discuss quotes based on relationships.
赠汪伦 李白(唐)
李白乘舟将欲行,忽闻岸上踏歌声。
桃花潭水深千尺,不及汪伦送我情。
To Wang Lun (Li Bai)
I, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go,
When suddenly on shore your farewell songs o’erflow.
However deep the Lake of Peach Blossoms may be,
it is not so deep, O Wang Lun! As your love for me.
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)
What is the relationship
Relationship is an emotional or other connection between people.
What kind of relationship do we have
Other Social Relationships
Family relationships
School relationships
husband & wife
neighbors, colleagues
salesman and customers
What are the benefits of laughing
How would you introduce the most important person
who
why
personal traits
memories
kind, funny,
calm, quiet,
humorous, outgoing, intelligent, considerate,
caring,
understanding,
supportive,
helpful,
...
wrote a series of letters;
helped me with study;
visited me every day;
...
Who is the most important person in your life
My mother is the most important person in my life. As my best friend, she understands and supports me. She is caring and considerate. In my memory, she always tells me that never give up, which gives me a lot of courage to overcome difficulties.
Include who, why, and personal traits;
Be logical;
Share one particular memory with him/her.
With the help of the mind map, describe the most important person in your life.
Pre-listening
I’m closest to my __________
because he / she
__________________________________.
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Person
→
Reasons
→
Personal Traits
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Particular Occasions
mother
understands and supports me completely
I would say she / he is _______________________.
kind, loving and passionate
I have so many great memories, but one particular occasion is (was) ___________________________.
Christmas time when I was five
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete the blanks.
While-listening
Activate and Share
What is her favorite memory with her mother
They have so many great memories, but one particular occasion is Christmas time. Stephanie looked forward to the festival greatly, but she woke up with ______________ and couldn’t ______________. Her mother______________ and ___________ another Christmas dinner in the next week. She remembered that time because she felt so _________.
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions by filling the blanks.
terrible flu
get out of bed
took care of her
hosted
loved
Her mother is kind, loving and passionate.
Listen to three people’s stories about their closest plete the information below.
The nicest thing someone has ever done for “me”
Who that person is What he / she did The storyteller’s feelings
Lilly’s story wrote a series of letters
Henry’s story
Yu Xin’s story happy and positive
grandmother
emotional and moved
a childhood friend
helped him with his studies
visited her in hospital every day
grateful
sister
While-listening
Listen and Learn
Person
Reasons
Memory
mother, father, grandmother, cousin, uncle, niece, nephew best friend, classmate, teacher
Emotional Connection: is my best friend/understands and supports me/has a similar personality/the same sense of humor with me
Personal Traits: loving and passionate, intelligent, caring, outgoing, understanding, supportive, considerate
Particular occasion: a birthday celebration, Spring Festival, the day of my graduation…
Memory point: What did he/she do for you
Your Feeling: grateful/moved/warm/positive
The most important people in my life
My friends are the most important people in my life. We have similar interests and dreams, so they always understand and support me. We have created so many great memories in the magic world. To protect the Philosopher’s Stone, we worked together in different challenges and Ron even sacrificed himself to win the chess game. They made my story and my life. I will cherish our friendship forever.
名人名言
A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
— Wang Bo
海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
本句出自《送杜少府之任蜀州》。
——王勃,唐朝文学家、“初唐四杰”之一
The people in your life are like the pillars on your porch. Sometimes they hold you up, and sometimes they lean on you. Sometimes it’s enough to know they are standing by.
— Merle Shain
你生命中的人就像门廊上的柱子。他们有时扶着你,有时倚着你。有时候知道他们在旁边就足够了。
——梅尔勒·塞恩,加拿大记者、作家
名人名言
Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.
— Euripides
患难见真情。朋友在困难的时候表达他们的爱,而不是在幸福的时候。
——欧里庇得斯,古希腊三大悲剧作家之一
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
人的生命中会有很多过客,而只有真正的朋友能在你心中留下足迹。
——安娜·埃莉诺·罗斯福,美国政治家、外交家和作家、前第一夫人
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about the most important person in your life.
Homework