1. Unit 3
Section B Period 1 (2a—2e)

2. Talk about what you think a good friend should be like.
Groupwork
Talk about what you think a good friend should be like.
A: I think a good friend can …
B: For me, a good friend is …

3. My friend Helen
My friend Susan

5. Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives
Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives. Then use them to write five sentences about you and your friends. 2a
popular __________ funny ______
quiet ______ hard-working ________________
serious __________ friendly _______
outgoing _____________ smart ______
shy ______
more popular
funnier
quieter
more hard-working
more serious
friendlier
more outgoing
smarter
shyer

6. Can you tell me something about your friends?

7. Have a debate A B A: My friend should be the same as me.
B: My friend should be different from me. A B

8. task: Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks
serious
Passage 1 : Jeff Green is quiet and more________. He likes reading and studies_____ than his friend. It’s not _____for him to make friends.
Passage 2: Huang Lei. It’s not ________ to be the same for him. His friend Larry is quite ______ from him. Larry is_____ and more_______ than him. Larry often helps Huang Lei. Larry is much less____________.
Passage 3: Mary Smith. Her best friend Carol is really kind and very______, they can talk about and share everything.
harder
easy
necessary
different
taller
outgoing
hard-working
funny

9. quieter, more serious, harder, taller, more outgoing, (play tennis) better, (getting) better, less hard-working,
(get) better (grades), (help him) more, funnier, (feel) better
underlined:

10. ☆1. What does Jeff Green think of his friend?2b
Answer the following questions.
☆1. What does Jeff Green think of his friend?
He thinks friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them as long as they are good.
☆ 2. What does Huang Lei think of his friend?
It’s not necessary to be the same.
☆ 3. What does Mary Smith think of her friend?
A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

11. Jeff is less serious than most kids. 2c
Are the following statements true or false?
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. F
(more) T F
(isn’t)
(shorter) F

12. 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. T F
(Huang Lei works harder than Larry.) F
She doesn’t care if her friends are the same as her. F
Mary broke her arm and Carol made her feel better.

13. Which saying about friends can you find in the passages
Which saying about friends can you find in the passages? Which is your favorite? Which friend do you think about when you read this saying? 2e
1. A good friend is like a mirror.
2. Friends are like books- you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.
3. My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.
4. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

14. How do you and your friends compare with the people in the article
How do you and your friends compare with the people in the article? Write a short passage. Show us your writings. 2d

15. 课堂检测 shorter better more loudly funnier than 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
1. I have _________(short) hair than Kate.
2. Jack does ________(well ) in playing the guitar than I.
3. Tom sang_____________( loudly) than Kate.
4. Who is ___________ (hard-working), Jim or Larry?
5. Pedro is funny, but Paul is funnier.(改为同义句)
Paul is ________ ________Pedro.
shorter
better
more loudly
more hard-orking
funnier than

16. get better grades It’s not easy as long as broke my arm I know funnier
根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 我总是比他取得的成绩好。
I always ______ _______ ________than he does.
2.对我来说交朋友不是件容易的事情。
______ _______ _______for me to make friends.
3.朋友不需要多，只要能帮助你。
We don’t need many friends ______ _______ ______
they can help you.
4. 我去年摔伤了我的胳膊。
I ______ _____ _____ last year.
5. 她比任何一个我认识的人都有趣。
She’s ______ than anyone _____ _______.
get better grades
It’s not easy
as long as
broke my arm
I know
funnier

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