A friend in need is a friend indeed.

kind happy funny rich honest smart loyal handsome brave friendly helpful Collect all the adj. to describe friends

Making sentences: Vocab: honest, brave, loyal, wise, handsome, smart. Pattern: Sb. is …, because … Example: The little boy in the story The Emperor’s New Clothes was honest, because he told the truth that the Emperor had no clothes on.Speaking

Listening Guessing: Group one think Peter is always _______________ Group two think Peter is always _______________ Group three think Peter is always _______________ Group four think Peter is always _______________

Suggested Answers for Listening: 1.Peter is often late for football practice. I think that he should try to be on time in the future. 2. Ann usually borrows things without asking and she doesn’t return things on time. She should ask the owner if she wants to borrow something and try to return it on time in the future. 3. Adam borrowed John’s CD player yesterday and now it is broken. Adam can ask his uncle to fix it.

Answers to Wb Exercise 1: 1.Try to understand your friend/ Try to talk about the problem in a different way. 2. Start by telling each other that you are sorry and take it from there. A simple apology is often enough. 3. Keep your secrets to yourself.

a Nam e John Steve Peter Ann Sarah Joe Age 15 Gend er boy Likes footba ll readin g Dis- likes singing computer rock music 14 boy skiing reading singing hiking rock music football 15 boy singing rock music computer football classical music dancing 16 girl dancing computer rock music hiking classical music reading 14 girl reading football singing rock music dancing computer boy computer rock music skiing football hiking

Functions: Talking about likes & dislikes He / She likes / loves … He / She is fond of … My interests /favourite hobbies are reading and singing. He / She doesn’t like … He / She doesn’t enjoy … He / She hates … He / She thinks … is terrible / boring.

Functions: Making apologies. You said that you would…. Why did / didn’t you … ? You promised to … Why didn’t you …? Please forgive me. I’m very sorry. …It won’t happen again. I’m sorry I forget.

Sample dialogue: A: Um, __________, but I have to ask if you could pay back the money you___________________________? I really _________. B: Oh, _________. Now I remember that I borrowed _______ from you last week. I’m very sorry, I can’t _________ ___________ until next week. A: What? _______________ pay me back this week. _____________ say that? B:________________. I thought that I would ______________ from my parents today, but I ________ ask them. A: Well, what am I going to do? B: I’m ___________, but I’ll bring it tomorrow morning. I’m sorry borrow from me last week need it I forgot 10 yuan pay back the money You promised to Why did you Please forgive me get some money forgot to really sorry

Chuck Noland Tom Hanks

Cast away

His unusual friend

Questions 1. What is Cast Away? 2. Where did the story take place? 3. How would you feel if you were alone on a deserted island? lonely, desperate, ( 绝望的 ) hungry, worried, afraid. 4. What would you do to try to overcome ( 克服 ) these feelings? Hopeful, Try to rescue ourselves

Answer the questions according the passage: 1. How long did Chuck stay there? 2. What did Chuck do in order to survive? 3. How can a volleyball become Chuck ’ s friend? 4. What does Chuck learn about himself when he is alone on the island? It ’ s important to have friends and be a good friend. All of us need friends to care about. Even unusual friends. We must give as much as we take.

Discuss the questions with your partner : 1.What can we do to be good friends even if we are very busy? 2. Does a successful man or woman need friends? 3. The text talks about giving and taking. How do friends give and take? 4. What do friends teach us? 5.Is it better to have a human friend or an unusual friend ? such as a volleyball, a pen or a dog

If you have to choose one friend of the 4 people to survive from the airceaft, which person will you choose?

1. play 扮演（角色） Play the part / role of, act, act the part / role of, take the part of eg. I am to play Juliet. 2. crash 1) vt. & vi. ( 使 ) 猛撞； ( 使 ) 撞毁 Last night he was so drunk that he crashed his car into the iron railings( 铁栏杆 ). 2 ）（汽车）撞车事故；（飞机）失事 We survived although others died in the air crash. Language points:

3. alone 与 lonely 的区别 alone adj. 只能作表语，不能作定语，意为 “ 独自一人 ” 表客观状态，没有感情色彩 adv. “ 独自，单独 ” 的意思。当 alone 用在名 词、代词之后， 它的意思是 “ 只有 (only)” lonely adj. 可表示人 “ 孤独的 ” 、 “ 寂寞的 ” ， 也可表示地方 “ 荒凉的 ” 、 “ 人烟稀少的 ” 。 可作定语、表语。 I am alone, but I don’t feel lonely. Chuck Noland lived alone on the lonely island for four years. We have no idea why he left the company. Tom alone knows the secret.

4. desert v. 遗弃；抛弃；离异 He is so selfish( 自私 ) that all his friends have deserted him. deserted adj. 无人的；被抛弃的；被遗弃的 A woman is afraid to walk down a deserted street at night. 5. even if; even though 引导让步状语从句， 意思是 “ 即使 ” ； “ 纵然 ” We can’t get the work done even if (even though) we stay up all night. It would not matter even if (even though) he should refuse.

6. in order to / so as to 引导一个表示目的状语， 意为 “ 为了 ” He hurried through his homework (in order) to play football with other boys. we picked apples so as to make a pie. 否定形式： in order not to / so as not to 注意： so as to 一般不能放句首

7. 1) share (in) sth. 分担；分享 True friends share (in) your sorrows as well as (in) your joys. 2) share sth (out) among / between sb. 将某物平均分配 The woman cut up the orange and share it out among the four children. 3) share sth. with sb 与别共有或合用某物 He hated having to share the hotel bathroom with a stranger.

Writing: my name; come from; middle school student; like reading English; read your e-pal ad; like to be; you like; tell me; any Chinese rock bands; like talking and joking around; be good friends; send an e-pal ad. Introduce yourself and try to write an e-pal ad.

Hi Jane, My name is xiao Fei and I come from Guangdong. GD is in the south of China. I am a middle school Student and I like speaking English. I read your e-pal ad and I would like to be your e-pal. You wrote that you like rock music. Can you tell me what bands you like? Have you ever heard any Chinese rock bands? You also wrote that you like talking and joking around. I do too! I think you and I can be good friends. Please send me an e-pal ad as soon as possible. Xiao Fei