1. Unit1 Getting along with others

2. Reading 1

3. Discussion Do you have any important events or unforgettable experiences with your close friends? Please share something with us and tell us what to do when meeting with difficulties in friendship.

4. 1. If your friend tells others about your secrets, how will you feel and what will you react? We should keep our promise and keep friends ’ secrets. Honesty is one of the most important factors in the friendship.

5. 2. When your friendship is in trouble, will you stop talking with your friend and make a new friend? Friends should unite and help each other when meeting with some difficulties both in study or in other fields of life.

6. Conclusion In other words, we are supposed to take honesty and union as glory( 以 … 为 荣 ). But what are the shameful behaviors or the glorious? Next let ’ s learn something about it.

7. ‘Love our motherland’ as glory; ‘Jeopardise her’ as shame; Take the eight glorious merits against eight shameful behaviors 以热爱祖国为荣 以危害祖国为耻

8. ‘Serve for the people’ as glory; ‘Err from them’ as shame 以服务人民为荣 以背离人民为耻

9. ‘Advocate science’ as glory; ‘The ignorant ’ as shame 以崇尚科学为荣 以愚昧无知为耻

10. ‘The laborious ’ as glory ‘Love ease and hate work’ as shame 以辛勤劳动为荣 以好逸恶劳为耻

11. ‘Unite and help each other’ as glory; ‘Harm others to benefit oneself’ as shame 以团结互助为荣 以损人利己为耻

12. ‘Be honest to keep faith’ as glory ‘Forget justice to seek for benefit’ as shame 以诚实守信为荣 以见利忘义为耻

13. ‘Abide by the law and discipline’ as glory ‘Disobey the law and discipline’ as shame 以遵纪守法为荣 以违法乱纪为耻

14. ‘Fight against everything hard and bitter’ as glory ‘The extravagant and dissipated’ as shame 以艰苦奋斗为 以骄奢淫逸为耻

15. Which rules can we use in making friends? 以诚实守信为荣 ‘Be honest to keep faith’ as glory 以诚实守信为荣

16. 以团结互助为荣 ‘Unite and help each other’ as glory

17. First reading By using these two rules, let ’ s go over the two letters for the first time and try to answer questions below. 1. What did Sarah think about the surprise maths test? She thought it was quite easy.

18. 2. What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls ’ toilet? She told Hannah how badly she had done in the maths test. 3. Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren ’ t going to be friends any more? Because she thought that Hannah had told everyone how badly she had done in the maths test.

19. 4. Why did Andrew shout at Matthew after the match? He thought Matthew played badly and did not try hard enough. As a result, they lost the game. 5.What did Matthew think about losing the match? He thought it was his fault.

20. 6. What kind of boy is Matthew? Is he usually a quiet boy? He is usually cheerful and outgoing.

21. Second reading Read the article again and finish part C2. Try to identify how Sarah and Andrew felt and why they felt like so. Make sure you pick the relevant information within the given time.

22. Sarah ’ s letter How Sarah feltWhy she felt so 1. She thought her best friend Hannah didn’t keep her secret 1.betrayed 2. She scored the lowest mark in her class 2. ashamed 3. She found a piece of paper on her desk that said “stupid Sarah got a D!” 3. upset

23. Andrew ’ s letter How Andrew feltWhy he felt so.. 1. dilemma 1. His best friend Matthew has stopped talking to him. 2. He said some really cruel things to Matthew 2. guilty 3. angry 3. They lost the game because of Matthew’s carelessness

24. Match new words with their definitions 1 academic 2 overlook 3 admit 4 deliberately 5 tease A good at subjects which involved reading and studying B make fun of / laugh at C on purpose D give little attention to E to state or agree to the truth

25. Find out the similar words in the 2nd letter dilemma brilliant focus absent — minded yell at performance horrible a situation in which one has to choose between two things very bright pay attention to not focus shout loudly at achievement terrible Definition Words in the text

26. causing pain nasty/vicious having done wrong embarrassed say sorry to physically strong cruel mean guilty awkward apologize to athletic

27. Discussion 1. Do you think Sarah and Hannah should try to be friends again or go their separate ways? 2. If you found out that your best friends had made friends with another person, what would you think about this and what would you do?

28. Reading strategy 1.How do they show their strong feelings when meeting difficulties in friendship? Please underline the sentences which are obviously expressing feelings.

29. 1. I must be really stupid …. (line11) 2. How they must have laughed behind my back! (line22) 3. I was so angry that … (line23) 4. It is really awkward ….. (line 49) 5. I can ’ t help wondering …. (line52-53)

30. Group work Work in groups and try to make a dialogue which is full of strong feelings. Suppose you were in a quarrel with your best friends, and turn to another one for help. You need to tell him the causes and how you feel about it. And the helper should give advice.

31. Reading 2 By NO.3 Middle School 秦永法 赵瑞琦

32. Revision: A letter to Sarah Dear Sarah; You have every right to feel_________by your friend if she did tell your secrets to others, but it seems unlikely that she did. You say that you are best friends; well, best friends talk about their problems and try to solve them. If she is a good friend, you should___________for blaming her. betrayed apologize

33. If you still have doubts, you should think about why you don’t believe her. Was it because you were ashamed of your______or your behavior? Did you feel jealous of your friend’s mark? If so, the problem lies with you, not her. Try not to sound too______of yourself when discussing your marks in front of others. However, if you feel that she is very bad at keeping________and likes to embarrass you in public, you had better find a new friend. mark proud secrets

34. A letter to Andrew Dear Andrew, It seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid losing a good friend! Don ’ t forget that things are important to people, even when they don ’ t shout about them. The _______was probably very important to Matthew and he felt______about losing, and bad about not being as gifted at football as you are. match guilty

35. A football team needs all the players to work together and help each other. Each player should play to their strengths. Shouting at your teammate was unfair and just made him feel worse. Although you both said________things to each other, one of you has to be first to say sorry. Don’t be stubborn. You say that your__________is as important as football. Well, then you should be__________ to get your friendship back. Don’t delay. Talk to your friend and I’m sure before long, you’ll be back playing football together. mean friendship determined

36. 1.We have been good friends since primary school.(line7) (1).Unemployment in that country is now at its lowest level since WWII. 该国的失业率处于二战以来的最低水平. ( 2).She left her hometown five years ago. We haven ’ t seen her since. 自那以后 =from then on (Prep.) adv.

37. since(conj.) (3).It is just three days since they arrived at the mountain. (4).Since you are so busy, perhaps we should ask someone else. 时间状语从句 原因状语从句

38. 2.We are no fun.(un.) (line5) 1.Her baby is great fun./ Sailing a boat is great fun. ( 有趣的人 / 事 ) 2. I write not just for the pay, but for fun.( 乐趣 ). We had a lot of fun at the party. 3.They often make fun of me for this.

39. Don ’ t make_____of the blind man. A fun B funs C funny D a fun fun 做名词时不可数, 不能与 a 连用, 也没 有复数形式.

40. 3.must (when guessing, there seems to be no other possibilities) (line8-9) (1).I must have sounded very proud of myself. 我当时的口气听上去肯定很自得. You must have left your wallet in the office. 你肯定是把钱包落在办公室里了. (2).may have done (it ’ s not certain) Something may have happened to her. 可能她发生了什么事.

41. 4.feel like (have an inclination or desire for) (line11-12) (1). I feel like I was overlooking my studies. (2). I felt like crying. 我的父母晚饭之后总是想要出去散步. My parents always feel like going out for a walk after supper. feel like 表示想要做某事, 后可加 doing sth. 也可以加 that clause.

42. 5.I was overlooking my studies. (line12) (1).forget/not see something important We should not overlook the difficulties. 当第一次读的时候, 我忽略了这个错误. I overlooked the mistake the first time I read it. (2). not be angry with a bad thing 请原谅我的错. Please overlook my fault.

43. (3). We want a room which can overlook the garden, not one which overlooks the car park. 我们想要一个能居高 临下看到花园而不是 停车场的房间.

44. 6.I was determined to be cheerful.(line14) (1)adj. a. He is determined to take part in the international speech competition. b.He is a determined supporter of President Bush. 下了决心的 坚定的

45. (2)vi. He determined to take part in the international speech competition. 他决定参加国际演讲比赛. (3)vt. a. 规定, 确定 例 :They determined the date for the party.

46. B. 使 ….. 下决心 例 :This determined him to act immediately. 这使他立即下决心采取行动.

47. 7. He kept on saying really mean things to hurt me. (line44-45) (unkind/nasty) (1). 不要对她如此刻薄. Don ’ t be so mean to her. (2). He was very mean with his money. unwilling to share or give what one has 吝啬的

48. (3). It is a mean dog. Be careful it doesn ’ t bite you. bad-tempered (4). Running ten miles is no mean achievement. very good 脾气暴躁的 ’ 恶意的 很好的

49. 8.I can ’ t stand seeing my team lose.(line45-46) (1)stand sb./sth. 例 :I can ’ t stand a lot of noise when I am reading. 当我阅读时忍受不了那么大的噪声 I can ’ t stand this cold weather. 我忍受不了那么冷的天气.

50. (2).stand bear endure put up with He can’t bear that man. He talked too much. He can’t endure that man. He talked too much. He can’t put up with that man. He talked too much.

51. 9.I can ’ t help wondering ….. (line52-53) (1)cannot help doing sth. 情不自禁做某事 例 : He cannot help talking to his deskmate in class. 上课时他忍不住要和同桌讲话. (2)cannot help it 没有办法 例 : He just can ’ t help it. He has to obey orders. (3)can ’ t help do sth. 无法帮助做某事 例 :I can ’ t help do the housework for my mum.