Unit 1 Friends
Reading I
Learning aims
To learn some adjectives about
appearance and personalities.
2. To learn how to describe friends’ personalities.
Say something about your friends
What does your friend look like?
What kind of person is your friend?
He/ She is short /tall / slim/good-looking…
He/ She is a clean and tidy/ clever/ friendly/ funny/ helpful / polite/ honest… person.
Free talk (pair work)
They are generous. [?d?en?r?s]
adj. 慷慨的
He has a good sense of humour.
[?hju:m?(r)] n. 幽默
humour n. humorous adj.
He is knocking on the door.
knock [n?k]
vi.敲击,碰撞
She has straight hair.
[stre?t]
adj.笔直的
Task 1: Read aloud the new words
generous adj. 慷慨的
willing adj. 乐意的
any time= anytime
adv.在任何时候
voice n. 嗓音
singer n. 歌手
almost adv. 几乎,差不多
round adj. 圆形的
sense n. 感觉;意识
humour n. 幽默
bored adj. 无聊的
fit vi. 可容纳,装进
knock vi. 敲击,碰撞
onto prep. 到……上面
straight adj. 笔直的
sweet adj. 惹人喜爱的
smile vi & n. 微笑
personality n. 个性
choose v. 选择;挑选
Have a test
1. adj. 慷慨的
2. adj.乐意的
3. adv.在任何时候
4. n.嗓音
5. n. 歌手
6.adv.几乎,差不多
7. adj.圆形的
8. n. 感觉;意识
9. n. 幽默
10. adj.无聊的
11. vi.可容纳,装进
12.vi. 敲击,碰撞
13. prep.到……上面
14. adj.笔直的
15. adj.惹人喜爱的
16. vi. & n. 微笑
17. n. 个性
18. vt. & vi. 选择;挑选
Task 3: Read aloud each article, then try to finish the exercises
Betty is a _______ girl with ______ hair. She is very __________ and _________. She always gives her seat on the bus to someone in _______.
She has a good _______ and wants to be a _________ when she grows up.
slim
straight
generous
helpful
need
voice
singer
1. What does Max look like?
2. What kind of person is he?
3. What happens when he walks past the desks?
He is tall and wears small, round glasses.
He has a good sense of humor.
He often knocks his classmates’ books and pens onto the floor.
Read the second article about Max and answer the questions:
Read the third article about May and fill in the form:
_________
May
Looks
Has ________, ________eyes and long, _________ hair.
_________
________ and _______ says a bad word about anyone.
Can ________ a secret.
Name
big
bright
straight
Personality
Sweet
never
keep
True or false:
Betty is kind to old people only.
Betty wants to be a singer in the future .
Max looks smart in his small round glasses.
Max is not good at telling jokes.
May is sweet and pretty.
May likes to say bad things about her friends.
F
T
T
F
T
F
everyone
never says
very
Task 4: Read aloud the three articles
My friend Betty is _____ (苗条) and has ______ (短的) hair. She is ________ (大方的) and is willing to share things with her friends. She is also very helpful. She is ______ (乐意的;准备好的) to help people any time. She hopes to be a ________ (歌手) when she ______ ____ (长大).
slim
short
generous
ready
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
singer
grows up
I have a wonderful friend ______ Max. He ______ (戴) small, round glasses and they make him ____ ______ (看上去聪明的). Max ____ ___ _____ ______ ___ _______ (富有幽默感). I never _____ _______ (觉得厌烦) with him. He is almost 1.75 meters ______. His long legs do not ____ (容纳) well under his desk. He often _______ (撞) our books and pens onto the floor.
named/ called
tall
wears
has a good sense of humor
feel bored
look smart
fit
knocks
My best friend is May. She is _______ (更矮) than I am. She is a ______ (漂亮的) and ______ (惹人喜欢的) girl with big, bright eyes and ________ (笔直的) hair. She is a _____ (忠实的) friend. When something _______ ____ (困扰我), I can always go to her. I can tell her ________ (任何事情) because she can _____ _____ ______ (保守秘密). She is kind and never ____ ___ ____ _____ _______ _______ (说任何人的坏话).
shorter
says a bad
pretty
sweet
straight
true
worries me
anything
keep a secret
word about anyone
Let’s find the adjectives about appearance and personalities of Betty , Max and May.
A: Who will you vote for? Why?
Task 4: Vote for the best friend
Betty
Max
May
B:I’ll vote for___because_____.
Group work : Have an interview
Interviewer: Who would you choose as your best friend?
S1: I’d choose Betty / Max / May .
Exercise1:Words
1.The boy with glasses is full of ________(幽默)。
2.When I walked past his desk just now, I ______ (碰撞) his pencil case onto the floor.
3.Everyone felt _______(bore) and left there.
4.The girl is very helpful . She is willing to help the children in poor areas ___________(任何时候)。
humour
knocked
bored
anytime
Exercise2:Translation
我兄弟慷慨大方,友善。他乐意任何时候帮助人。
2.这男孩总是在公交汽车上给需要帮助的让座。
3.她很有幽默感,她讲滑稽的笑话并且使我大笑。
4.她嗓音好,将来她想做一位歌手。
5.Betty 长着大而明亮的眼睛和笔直的长发。
My brother is generous and kind. He is willing to help others anytime.
The boy always gives his seat on the bus to someone in need.
She has a good sense of humour .She tells funny jokes and makes me laugh.
She has a good voice. She wants to be a singer in the future.
Betty has big bright eyes and long straight hair.
1. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生没有朋友,犹如人生没有了太阳。
2. I’ve had a great life because I’ve got you as a real friend .
我的生活精彩因为有了你这个朋友。
Homework
1. Read aloud the articles and underline the difficult parts.
2. Remember the new words in this lesson.