2. What is a friend? “Friends are the sunshine of life.” ——John Hay “A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself.” ——Lysha “All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.” ——Voltaire, French thinker

3. Do you need friends? Do you think friendship is very important? Why ? Pair work

4. What is friendship? When it rains, I think friendship is a small It can give me a patch of clear sky. umbrella. What do you think of friendship? Individual work

5. Books open at Page1, read the instructions & study the four pictures. Group discussion: Picture 1  Where are the two girls?  What are they doing there?  How long do they spend talking with each other?  What does “Friends are thieves of time.” mean?

6. Picture 2  What do we use a mirror for?  What’s the girl on the left doing?  Do you think the girl on the right is a good friend? Why?  What does “The best mirror is an old friend” mean?

7. Picture 3  What’s the taller boy doing? Why?  Should the shorter boy take the money? Why?  What’s the base of a good friendship?

8. Picture 4 Should friends be the same age and share the same hobbies and interests?

9. What do you think are the most important characteristics in a friend? friends kindhonestbrave helpful generous humorous clever thoughtful

10. Who can translate the proverbs about friendship? 1. 多个朋友多条路。 2. 千金易得, 一友难求。 3. 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。 THINK IT OVER Competition One more friend, one more way. It’s easier to get quantities of treasure than a real friend. Depend on parents at home and depend on friends outside.

11. 4. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 5. A friend is easier lost than found. 6. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 7. He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 8. A friend without fault can never be found. 患难朋友才是真朋友。 得朋友难，失朋友易。 没有朋友的生活犹如没有了太阳。 背后说好话才是真朋友。 人无完人。 / 没有缺点的朋友永远 也找不到。

12. 1. Write a composition about why you need friends.

13. Think about what we’ve just learnt today. Study without reflection is a waste of time. After the class It’s time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.