1. Unit 1 Good friends
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湖北省黄冈中学英语多媒体课堂

2. What types of friendship do you have?
pen friends
e-friends
best friends
long distance friends
school friends
friends across generations
unusual friends like animals or books
fair-weather friends

3. What have we learnt about friendship from Chuck?
We need friends to share happiness and sorrow.
It’s important to have someone to care about.
Friendship is about feelings and we must give as
much as we take.
Friendship helps understand who we are, why we
need each other and what we can do for each other.

4. Reviewing words and phrases
Mrs. White has a hard time because she has six children ______.
A. looked after B. to be looked after
C. to look after D. looking after
We haven’t got enough books for everyone to have one; some of you will have to ______.
A. spare B. save C. share D. enjoy
She is a very kind woman, loyal _____ her friends, intelligent and amusing.
A. at B. to C. for D. in C C B

5. Reviewing words and phrases
I suppose she is 30 years of age.
---- ______ !
A. You guess it B. You guessed it
C. You’re guessing it D. You’ll guess it
5. In some countries, _____ are called “public schools”
are not owned by the public.
A. which B. as C. what D. that
6. —I’d like to see Curse of the Golden Flower very
much, but I have no money on me now.
—That’s Ok. This is my _______.
A．treat B．turn C．service D．offer B C A

6. Reviewing words and phrases
I hate hiking and I ___________ (对……不感兴趣) classic music. (into)
am not into
be fond of be interested in
be keen on go in for care for
feel like doing sth. enjoy doing sth.

7. Reviewing words and phrases
2. Since Jack listened to the talk about space, he _________________________(对……逐渐产生了兴趣)science. (develop)
3. ________________________________ (对我来说无所谓) whether you go or stay. (difference)
4. It’s a good idea. I’ll ________________(记住它). (mind)
has developed an interest in
It makes no difference to me
It doesn’t make any difference to me
keep it in mind

8. Important structures
1. Chuck also learns that he ___________________________(本应该多关心) his friends. (care)
2. The lesson ______________________(我们可以学到) Chuck and all the others who have unusual friends is that friends are teachers. (learn)
But for your generous help in the past two
weeks, the sick man _____________________
(不可能活下来) the disease. (survive)
should have cared more about
(that) we can learn from
couldn’t have survived

9. has been thinking about
Important structures
4. __________________(为了寻找) the lost dog, he put up many advertisements in that district. (hunt)
He realized that he hasn’t been a very good friend, because he ______________________
(他一直以来总想着自己) himself. (think)
6. Tom’s father was a good worker and worked very hard. _____________(也是如此)Jack’s. (So)
In order to hunt for
has been thinking about
So it was with

10. So important were these achievements if I would attend the meeting
Important structures
So important were these achievements
7. __________________________________(这些成就如此重要) that we often divided human history into time periods named after the latest technology of the time. ( So )
8. I don’t like singing, ____________ ( 我也不喜欢 ) computers. ( like )
Joe asked me__________________________ (我将是否参加会议) that evening. (attend)
I was just coming along to see you ______________ (这时我碰到) Wilson. ( run )
nor do I like
if I would attend the meeting
when I ran into

11. We were doing our homework when the light went out.
Important structures
I was just coming along to see you ______________ (这时我碰到) Wilson. (run)
when I ran into
We were doing our homework when the light went out.
Frank was about to leave when he noticed a letter
lying on the floor.

12. Direct and Indirect Speech
There are some mistakes in the sentences. Please correct them.
1. She said to me, “Your car is more beautiful than mine.”
She said that your car was more beautiful than mine.
2. She asked me how long had it taken to build the church.
3. John said that he had joined the army in 1990.
She said that my car was more beautiful than hers.
She asked me how long it had taken to build the church.
John said that he joined the army in 1990.

13. 4. She said that she would come there that night.
5. She told me that he had left 30 minutes ago.
6. She said that she had gone there yesterday.
She said that she would go there that night.
She told me that he had left 30 minutes before.
She said that she had gone there the day before.

14. Writing What is your understanding of friendship?
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Writing
What is your understanding of friendship?

15. What is friendship? “True friendship is felt, not said. ”
“I believe in angels, the kind Heaven sends. I am
surrounded by angels, but I call them my best friends. ”
“True friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and
impossible to forget. ”
“True friendship is based on trust, honesty and sincere
generosity of our hearts. ”
“Friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but
you know they're always there. ”
“Memories last forever, never do they die. Friends stay
together, never say goodbye. ”

16. Writing
Suppose you are the editor of the newspaper 21st century “student edition”, and try to answer the following .
Dear editor, I had a circle of friends when I was in Grade 1. Then I was happy every day. But now my friends left me, even my best friends. The only reason is that I am not interested in pop stars and I know little about them. They don’t talk to me any more. Can you give me some advice? Pearl, Hubei

17. Thank you！