1. Getting along with others
Unit 1
Getting along with others

2. Do you have a best friend?
How do you get on with your friend? How do you help each other when you have problems?

3. There are four pictures in the textbook
There are four pictures in the textbook. Look at the illustrations and read the proverbs under each one. What do you think the proverbs tell us about friendship and getting along with others?

4. Picture one 1.What are the two girls doing there?
2. How long do they spend speaking to each other?
3. Do you think they enjoy each other’s company?
4. Do you like spending time with your friends?
5. What do you think ‘Friends are thieves of time’ really means?

5. Friends are thieves of time.
It means that when s________ with a good friend, we feel happy and r______ and almost forget the e________ of time.
taying
elaxed
xistence

6. Picture two 1.What do you use a mirror for?
2. Do you think the girl on the right is a good friend?
Why?
3. Do you think your friends should tell you what they
really think of you?
4. What do you think the proverb ‘The best mirror is
an old friend.’ really means?

7. The best mirror is an old friend.
It means that an old friend k_______ you very well. He/She can help point out your a___________ and d_____________.
nows
dvantages
isadvantages

8. Picture three 1.What is the taller boy doing? Why does he do so？
2. Do you think the shorter boy should take the
money? Why?
3. Do you think it possible to buy friendship?

9. If you can buy a person’s friendship, it is not worth having.
It means that true friendship is p_________. It is i___________ for a person to buy it with money. It is b______ on t______, respect, l_______, s_______ feelings and so on.
riceless
mpossible
ased
rust
oyalty
hared

10. Picture four Aristotle once said, ‘A true friend is one
soul in two bodies.’ Does this proverb imply
the same meaning as the one in this picture?
Do you think friends should be the same age
and share the same hobbies and interests?

11. True friends have hearts that beat as one.
It means true friends are willing to share their h_________ and s________ with each other.
appiness
orrow

12. Look at some other proverbs about friend
Look at some other proverbs about friend. Can you translate them into Chinese?

13. Without a friend, the world is a wilderness.
Better without gold than without friends.
Without confidence there is no friendship.
A man who has friends must show himself friendly.
没有朋友，世界成了荒野。
宁可没有金钱，不可没有朋友。
没有信任就没有友谊。
要有朋友，必须以友谊待人。

14. If you hope to develop true friendship between
you and your partner (desk-mate), how should
you act toward him or her?
To develop true friendship, I should
be …to my partner(desk-mate).
B. Me too, and to develop true friendship, I also should be… to him/her.

15. What should a true friend be like?
A true friend is someone who
--- you respect and who respects you
---shares your happiness and sorrow
---is trustworthy
---is honest
---is loyal to you
---is selfless
---accepts your differences

16. Story telling
Tell an unhappy experience which happened between you and your best friend and how you solved it.