Unit 3 I’m more outgoing than my sister. Period 4.

Unit 3 I’m more outgoing

than my sister. Period 4

Teaching Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able toA.extract the key information based on reading skills ;B. write their opinions about their friends using comparatives;C. deepen their understanding about friendship.

Enjoy a song!

--- Hannah Montana

True Friends

Enjoy some beautiful sayings!选用

Practice

Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives

2a

popular __________ funny ______ quiet __________ hard-working ____________ serious __________ friendly _______ outgoing _________ smart ______ shy ______

more popular funnier

quieter more hardworking

more serious friendlier

more outgoing smarter

shyer

Speaking Practice

Make five sentences about you and your friends using the following words

2a

popular __________ funny ______ quiet __________ hard-working ____________ serious __________ friendly _______ outgoing _________ smart ______ shy ______

more popular funnier

quieter more hardworking

more serious friendlier

more outgoing smarter

shyer

Discussion 2bPre- Reading

2bWhile- Reading 1st Reading

Read the passages and try to find what the passages are mainly about?

A 层

They’re mainly about different opinions on making friends.

Jeff Green Huang Lei Mary Smith

2bWhile- Reading 1st Reading

Read the passages and try to find what the passages are mainly about?

B 层

A. The way to make good friends

B.Different opinions on making friends.

C. The importance of making friends

2cWhile- Reading 2nd Reading

Are the following statements true 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.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.

FT

FF

TF

F

F

While- Reading 3rd Reading

similarity difference

Jeff Green

Huang Lei

Mary

Smith

opinions similarities differences

the same

different

doesn’t care

being quiet Jeff is shy

liking playing tennis

Larry is taller and more outgoing. Larry plays tennis better. Huang Lei gets better grades.

talking about and sharing everything

Carol is kind and funny.

A 层

View

s abou

t friend

s

Jeff Green

friends should be the same

…a good friend is like a .

I’m…My best friend Yuan Li is ,too.

So we…

…friends are like -you don’t need a lot of them

they’re good.

Huang Lei

friends should be different

It’s not to be the same.

My best friend Larry is from me.

He…

I…

Larry often helps to the best in me.

Mary Smith

doesn’t care

I don’t really care…

A true friend reaches for your and touches your .

My best friend Carol is…

I…

We…

mirror

quiet

books

as long as

necessary

different

bring out

hand heart

While- Reading 3rd Reading B 层

Post- reading

1. A good friend is like a mirror.2. It’s not easy for me to make friends.3. I think friends are like books---you don’t need a

lot of them as long as they’re good.4. It’s not necessary to be the same.5. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best

in me.6. I don’t care if my friends are the same as me or

different.7. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches

your heart.8. Larry is much less hardworking , though.

Language explanation

1. A good friend is like a mirror.2. I think friends are like books---you don’t need a

lot of them as long as they’re good. be like---- 像…一样 like Prep. ( similar to something else, or

happening in the same way )

As long as… 只要 （ 条件状语从句 --- 主将从现）

eg. 只要你努力学习，你就会取得更好成绩。

You will get better grades as long as you study hard.

Language explanation

3. It’s not necessary to be the same.4. It’s not easy for me to make friends.

It’s adj. for sb. to do sth. ( 对某人来说，做某事是…的 )

eg. 对他来说，使我们笑是很容易的。

对孩子们来说，学会如何关心别人很必要。

It’s easy for him to make us laugh.

It’s necessary for children to learn how to care out others.

Language explanation

5. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me.

bring out the best in sb. ( make sb. behave in the best way they can ) 把某人最好的一面显露出来

eg. 他的鼓励使我发挥最好。

6. I don’t care if my friends are the same as me or different.

if… or (whether… or) 是否… 还是

His encouragement makes me bring out the best in me.

Language explanation

7. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

真正的朋友可以援手帮助并感动你的心扉。 reach for sth. ( to move your arm in order to touch

or lift sth. with your hand) 伸手去够8. Larry is much less hardworking , though less + adj. ( not so much or to a smaller degree) 更少地， 较少地， 较小程度地 much, a lot , a little, a bit, even, far 用以修饰比较

级eg. 票比我想像的要便宜很多。

Tickets were much less expensive than I had expected..

Post- reading A 层

friends should be the same

…a good friend is like a .

I’m…

My best friend Yuan Li is ,too.

So we…

…friends are like -you don’t need a lot of them they’re good.

mirror

quiet

books

as long as

Jeff Green

Post- reading B 层 Retell

quiet… reading

study

Post- reading B 层 Retell

friends should be different

It’s not to be the same.

My best friend Larry is from me.

He…

I…

Larry often helps to the best in me.

necessary

different

bring out

Huang Lei

tall… tennis…

grades… tennis… hardworking…

doesn’t care

I don’t really care…

A true friend reaches for your and touches your .

My best friend Carol is…

I…

We…

handheart

Mary Smith

Post- reading B 层 Retell

… funny

arm… laugh…

share… …listen

Post- Reading

How to write an argumentation?

Beginning: express your opinion

Body: facts that can support your opinion

Conclusion: sum up your opinion

Sample:

As a proverb goes, a life without a friend is a life without a sun. It is true that everybody needs friends. I like to make friends with people who are different from me.

I am shy while my good friend Lily is outgoing. I enjoy staying with her because she always makes me laugh. Besides, I am good at English and Chinese. She does better in Math and sports. Therefore, we could help each other in different ways and share our happiness together.

In a word, It can make our life more colorful to have a friend different from us. It’s necessary to trust and help each other in being friends.

Express opinions

Support opinions

Concludeopinions

Quiz Time

Fill in the blank with the correct form.

bring out, as long as, be necessary, if….or, be like, reach for, make us laugh

1. Good friends ___________ books.2. His smile helps her to ____________ the best in her.3. I don’t know ______ she is serious _______ funny.4. I can’t __________ the flowers . They are too high.5. You will make great progress __________ you try

your best.6. Bob is so funny that he always ____________.7. It ________________ for us to make friends with

people who have a positive attitude towards life.

are likebring out

if notreach for

as long as

makes us laughis necessary

* Retell 2b based on the chart.

* Polish your Writing.

Jeff GreenMy mother told me a good friend is like a . I’m and more serious than most kids. That’s why I like reading books and I study in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. I’m so it’s not for me to make friends. But I think friends are like -you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.

New Words:

mirror: n. 镜子

kid: n. 小孩

as long as : 只要 , 既然

if

mirror

quieter harder

books

1.Jeff is less serious than most kids. Fmore 2. Jeff and Yuan Li are both quiet. T

shy easy

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Huang Lei 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.

It’s not necessaryNew Words:necessary: adj.

必需的

both: adj. /pron.

两个都

be different from : 与…不同

bring out: 使表现出

grade: n. 成绩

should: 应该

Q1: What are the similarities （ 相似处） between Huang Lei and Larry? Q2: What are the differences between them?

make me become the best

Huang Lei is taller than Larry. Fshorter Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry. T

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Carol broke her arm last year and Mary made her feel better

Mary Smith

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.

New Words:the same as: 和…相同

saying : n. 谚语

reach : v. 伸手

hand: n. 手

touch: v. 感动

heart: n. 内心

in fact: 事实上

break: v. 损坏

arm: n. 手臂

laugh: v. 笑

share: v. 分享break

FMary Carol

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Do you know the meaning?1. A friend is easier lost than found.  

2. Enough is as good as a feast.           　　3. Better to do well than to say well.   　4. Better the last smile than the first laughter.   　5. Doing is better than saying.            　　6. Two heads are better than one.     　　7. Good to begin well, better to end well.  　8. An eye finds more truth than two ears.   

朋友易失不易得。

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