Unit1FRIENDSHIP

Areyougoodtoyourfriends?Dothefollowingsurvey.Addupyourscoreandseehowmanypointsyouget.

Youwanttoseeaveryinterestingfilmwithyourfriend,butyourfriendcan’tgountilhefinishescleaninghisbicycle.Youwill

A,gowithoutyourfriend.

B,helpyourfriendcleanthebicyclesoyoucanleaveearly.

C,planstogoanothertime.

Yourfriendaskstoborrowyourfavouritecamera,whenheborroweditlasttime,hebrokeitandyouhadtopaytogetitrepaired,youwill

A,sayno.

B,letyourfriendborrowitwithoutsayinganything.

C,letyourfriendborrowit,buttellhimthatifthecameraisbrokenagain,hewillhavetopaytogetitrepaired.

Yourfriendcomestoschoolveryupset.Thebellringssoyouneedtogotoclass.Youwill

A,ignorethebellandgosomewherequiettocalmyourfrienddown.

B,tellyourfriendthatyou’vegottogotoclass.

C,tellyourfriendthatyouareconcernedabouthimandyouwillmeetafterclassandtalkthen.

Yourfriendhasgoneonholidayandaskedyoutotakecareofhisdog.Whilewalkingthedog,youwerecarelessanditgotlooseandwashitbyacar.Thedog’slegwasbroken.Youwill

A,takethedogtothevetandpaythebillyourself.

B,askyourparentstotakethedogtothevetandpayforit.

C,takethedogtothevetbutgivethebilltoyourfriendtopay.

Youaretakingyourend-of-termexam.Yourfriend,whodoesn’tworkhard,asksyoutohelphimcheatintheexambylookingatyourpaper.Youwill

A,lethimlookatyourpaper.

B,tellhimthatheshouldhavestudied,soyoudon’tlethimlookatyourpaper.

C,tellhimtolookatsomeoneelse’spaper.

Workoutyourscoreonpage8.

Pre-reading

Whydoyouneedfriends?Makealistofreasonswhyfriendsareimportanttoyou.

Doesafriendalwayshavetobeaperson?Whatelsecanbeyourfriend?

SkimthefirstparagraphofthereadingpassagebelowandfindwhowasAnne’sbestfriend.

ANNE’SBESTFRIEND

Doyouwantafriendwhomyoucouldtelleverythingto,likeyourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts?Orareyouafraidthatyourfriendwouldlaughatyou,orwouldnotunderstandwhatyouaregoingthrough?AnneFrankwantedthefirstkind,soshemadeherdiaryherbestfriend.

AnnelivedinAmsterdamintheNetherlandsduringWorldWar2.herfamilywasJewishsotheyhadtohideortheywouldbecaughtbytheGermanNazis.Sheandherfamilyhidawayfornearlytwenty-fivemonthsbeforetheywerediscovered.Duringthattimetheonlytruefriendwasherdiary.Shesaid,‘Idon’twanttosetdownaseriesoffactsinadiaryasmostpeopledo,butIwantthisdiaryitselftobemyfriend,andIshallcallmyfriendKitty.”NowreadhowshefeltafterbeinginthehidingplacesinceJuly1942.

Thursday15thJune,1944

Dearkitty,

Iwonderifit’sbecauseIhaven’tbeenabletobeoutdoorsforsolongthatI’vegrownsocrazyabouteverythingtodowithnature.Icanwellrememberthattherewasatimewhenadeepbluesky,thesongofthebirds,moonlightandflowerscouldneverhavedeptmespellbound.That’schangedsinceIwashere.

Forexample,oneeveningwhenitwassowarm,Istayedawakeonpurposeuntilhalfpasteleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.Butasthemoongavefartoomuchlight,Ididn’tdareopenawindow.Anothertimefivemonthsago,hhappenedtobeupstairsatduskwhenthewindowwasopen.Ididn’tgodownstairsuntilthewindowhadtobeshut.Thedark,rainyevening,thewind,thethunderingcloudsheldmeentirelyintheirpower;itwasthefirsttimeinayearandahalfthatI’dseenthenightfacetoface

SadlyIamonlyabletolookatnaturethroughdirtycurtainshangingbeforeverydustywindows.It’snopleasurelookingthroughtheseanylongerbecausenatureisonethingthatreallymustbeexperienced.

Yours.

Anne

Comprehending理解

Readthepassageandjointhecorrectpartsofthesentences.

Annekeptadiarybecauseshecouldtelleverythingtoit.

Shefeltverylonelybecauseshecouldn’tmeetherfriends.

TheyhadtohidebecauseJewswerecaughtbyNazisandkilled.

AnnenamedherdiaryKittybecauseshewantedittobeherbestfriend.

Readthepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.

AbouthowlonghadAnneandherfamilybeeninthehidingplacewhenshewrotethisartofherdiary?

HowdidAnnefeelaboutnaturebeforesheandherfamilyhidaway?

Goodfriendsdonotaddupwhattheydoforeachother;insteadtheyofferhelpwhenitisneeded.

AlthoughTimandMikecomefromentirelydifferentbackgrounds,theybecameclosefriends.

Pleasedrawthecurtain;thesunlightistoobright.

Sorry,Ididn’tbreaktheplateonpurpose.

It’sOK.Don’tworryaboutit.

Discoveringusefulstructures

Lookatthesesentences.canyoufindthedifferencebetweendirectspeechandindirectspeech?

Idon’twanttosetdownaseriesoffactsinadiary,saidAnne.

Annesaidthatshedidn’twanttosetdownaseriesoffactsinadiary.

Doesafriendalwayshavetobeaperson?Thewriterasksus.

Thewriterasksusifafriendalwayshastobeaperson.

Anne’ssisteraskedherwhatshecalledherdiary.

Whatdoyoucallyourdiary?Anne’ssisteraskedher.

FatheraskedAnnewhyshehadgonetobedsolatethenightbefore.

Whydidyougotobedsolatelastnight?FatheraskedAnne.

Changethefirstfoursentencesfromdirectspeechintoindirectspeechandtherestfromindirectspeechintodirectspeech.

Idon’tknowtheaddressofmynewhome,saidAnne.

I’vegottiredoflookingatnaturethroughdirtycurtainsanddustywindows,Annesaidtoherfather.

Ineedtopackupmythingsinthesuitcaseveryquickly,thegirlsaid.

Whydidyouchooseyourdiaryandoldletters?Herfatheraskedher.

Motheraskedherifshewasveryhotwithsomanyclotheson.

Margotaskedherwhatelseshehadhiddenunderherovercoat.

Anneaskedherfatherwhentheywouldgobackhome.

FatheraskedAnnewhyshehadtalkedsomuchtothatboy.

Pairworks.Oneofyouwillbeachildandtheotherthegrandmother.Thegrandmotherislisteningtoaweatherreportwithhergrandchild.Trytouseindirectspeechinyourdialogue.

What’stheweatherinBeijingtomorrow?Ican’thearthemanclearlyontheTV.

Usinglanguage

Readingandlistening

ReadtheletterthatLisawrotetoMissWangofRadioforTeenagersandpredictwhatMissWangwillsay.Afterlistening,checkanddiscussheradvice.

DearMissWang,

Iamhavingsometroublewithmyclassmatesatthemoment.I’mgettingalongwellwithaboyinmyclass.Weoftendohomeworktogetherandweenjoyhelpingeachother.Wehavebecomereallygoodfriends.Butotherstudentshavestartedgossiping.TheysaythatthisboyandIhavefalleninlove.Thishasmademeangry.Idon’twanttoendthefriendship,butIhateothersgossiping.WhatshouldIdo?

Listentothetapeandtrytospellthewordsasyouheartheirpronunciation.Thendivideeachofthesentencesintoseveralsensegroups.

Thereisnothingwrongwithyouandthisboybeingfriendsandstudytogether.

Giveopyourfriendshipwiththisboywouldbeastupidthingtodo.

Teenagersliketogossipandtheyoftenseesomethingthatisn’treal.

Myadviceistoignoreyourclassmates.Thatwayyouwillshowthemthatyouaremoregrownupthentheyare.

Listentothetapeagainandusetheexerciseabovetohelpyouanswerthefollowingquestions.

WhatdoesMissWangsayabouttheirfriendship?

Shesaysthataboyandagirlcanbegoodfriends

Whydoesn’tshethinkthatLisashouldendtheirfriendship?

Shethinksthatwouldloseagoodfriendandsomeonetostudywith

HowdosesheexplainwhyLisa’sclassmatesgossipabouttheirfriendship?

Shesaysthatteenagersliketogossip

WhatisMissWang’sadvice?

SheasksLisato

Speaking

DoyouagreewithMissWang’sadvice?Discussitinsmallgroups.Youmayusethefollowingexpressionsinyourconversation.

Agreeing

Readingandwriting

MissWanghasreceivedaletterfromXiaoDong.Heisalsoaskingforsomeadvice.ReadtheletterontherightcarefullyandhelpMissWanganswerit.

DearMissWang,

I’mastudentfromHuzhouSeniorHighSchool.Ihaveaproblem.I’mnotverygoodatcommunicatingwithpeople.AlthoughItrytotoldtomyclassmates,Istillfindithardtomakegoodfriendswiththem.SoIfeelquitelonelysometimes.Idowanttochangethissituation.ButIdon’tknowhow.Iwouldbegratefulifyoucouldgivemesomeadvice.

Yours

XianDong

Beforeyouwrite,brainstormwithapartneraboutwaystochangethesituation.Makealistofyourideasandgiveyourreasons.Forexample:

Ideas

Toaskpeopletheirlikesanddislikes

Tojoinindiscussionsandshowinterestinotherpeople’sideas

Why

Tofindclassmateswiththesameinterests

Togettoknowdifferentpeopleandletthemseeyouarefriendly

Decidewhicharethebestideasandputthemintoanorder.Thenwritedownyouradviceandexplainhowitwillhelp.Eachideacanmakeoneparagraphthefollowingsampleandtheexpressionsmayhelpyou.

DearXiaoDong,

I’msorryyouarehavingtroubleinmakingfriends.However,thesituationiseasytochangeif