Unit3SameorDifferent?SectionB(1a-1e)LearningObjectivesBytheendofthislesson,wewillbeableto：1.comparepeopleinEnglish.2.discusswhetherfriendsshouldbesimilarordifferent.

3.talkaboutwhatsimilaritiesanddifferencescanbringtoafriendship.

beingafraidtospeakinfrontofpeoplebeingfriendlyandlikingtomeetpeoplenotwantingtodoanythingspeakinginastraightforwardwaynotlaughingalotputtingalotoftimeintoajobanddoingitwellLet'senjoy!1a

Areyousimilartoordifferentfromyourfriends?Inwhatways?Appearance?Personality?Hobby?Interest?

Somepeoplethinkthatfriendsshouldbealike,butsomeotherpeoplethinkthatfriendsshouldbedifferent.Whatdoyouthink?Shouldfriendsbesimilarordifferent?1bReadtheposts.WhatareMatt'sandDiana'sopinionsaboutfriends? Forum5hoursagoTom

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Readtheposts.WhatareMatt'sandDiana'sopinions? 4hoursagoIthinkagoodfriendislikeamirror.Youcanunderstandpeoplebyknowingtheirfriends.Myfriend,Stephen,isagreatexample.Weoftenhangouttogetherbecausewehavesimilarhobbiesandinterests.Forexample,webothlovesports.HeplaysbadmintonbetterthanIdo,sohealwayswinsourmatches.Becauseofthat,ItryharderwhenIpractise,andnowI'mgettingbetteratbadminton.StephenandIaresimilarinotherways.Heisasseriousasme.Whenwearen'tplayingsports,weenjoyreadingtogether.Ireadmorehistorybooksthanhedoes,andhereadsalotofnovels.Weoftenshareinterestingbookswitheachother.MattWecanhelp,understandeachotherbetterandmakeprogresstogether.1bReadtheposts.WhatareMatt'sandDiana'sopinions? 3hoursagoIdon'tagree.Forme,friendswhoaredifferentmakemebetter.Ithinkweshouldrespecteachother'sdifferencesandlearnfromeachother.Forexample,Iamkindofshy,butmybestfriend,YuanLei,isoutgoing.Shehasagreatsenseofhumourtoo.Thankstoher,Iambecomingmoreoutgoing.NowIthinkmeetingnewpeopleisreallyfun!Ihaveanotherfriend,ZhangYong.Heisnotafraidtogivehisopinion,especiallywhenhethinksIammakingamistake.Iamless

straightforwardthanheis,butIamgladtohaveanhonestfriend.DianaWevalueshonestfriendswhoarenotafraidtogivetheiropinions.

1.Matt A.readsalotofnovels 2.Stephen B.readsmorehistorybooks 3.Diana C.givesdirectopinions 4.YuanLei D.iskindofshy 5.ZhangYong E.helpsafriendbecomemoreoutgoing 1cMatchthepeoplewiththedescriptions.

1dReadthepostsagainandanswerthequestions.

1.WhydoesMattthinkthatagoodfriendislikeamirror?Becauseyoucanunderstandpeoplebyknowingtheirfriends.

1dReadthepostsagainandanswerthequestions.

2.WhyisMattgettingbetteratbadminton?BecauseStephenandMattbothlovesports.StephenplaysbadmintonbetterthanMattdoes,sohealwayswinsmatches.Becauseofthat,Matttriesharderwhenhepractises,andnowheisgettingbetteratbadminton.

1dReadthepostsagainandanswerthequestions.

3.InwhatwaysisStephensimilartoMatt?Theyhavesimilarhobbiesandinterests.StephenisasseriousasMatt.Theyoftenshareinterestingbookswitheachother.

1dReadthepostsagainandanswerthequestions.

4.HowisYuanLeidifferentfromDiana?Dianaiskindofshy,butYuanLeiisoutgoing.AndYuanLeihasagreatsenseofhumourtoo.

1dReadthepostsagainandanswerthequestions.

5.WhyisDianagladtohaveanhonestfriend?Becauseanhonestfriendisstraightforward,hecangivehisopinion,especiallywhenhethinksDianaismakingamistake.

1dReadthepostsagainandanswerthequestions.

6.Howshouldwetreateachother'sdifferences?Weshouldrespecteachother'sdifferencesandlearnfromeachother.

1eDiscussthequestions.

GroupworkWhatcansimilaritiesbringtoafiendship?Whatcandifferencesbringtoafriendship?Whatreallymattersinafriendship?Let’sdiscuss!organizer(組織者)GLGMGMGMGMGMCheckyourpresentationPresentyourpostertotheclass.languagecorrectform(形式正確)accuratemeaning(意義精確)properuse(使用恰當(dāng))storycreativity(創(chuàng)意)performanceconfidence(自信)OK

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ExcellentWegrowsowechange.Weshouldchangetoabetterperson.

1.Somepeoplethinkthatfriendsshouldbealike,butsomeotherpeoplethinkthatfriendsshouldbedifferent.alike作形容詞，意為“相像的”，作副詞，意為“相似地”。2.Ithinkagoodfriendislikeamirror.

mirror作名詞，意為“鏡子”。like在這里作介詞，意為“像”。Languagepoints

3.Weoftenhangouttogetherbecausewehavesimilarhobbiesandinterests.interest作名詞，意為“興趣，業(yè)余愛好”。interest還可以作動詞，意為“使感興趣”。4.Ireadmorehistorybooksthanhedoes,andhereadsalotofnovels.novel作名詞，意為“小說”，為可數(shù)名詞。Languagepoints

5.Ithinkweshouldrespecteachother'sdifferencesandlearnfromeachother.respect為動詞，意為“尊重”。difference為可數(shù)名詞，意為“差異”。其形容詞形式為different，意為“不同的”，常用搭配為bedifferentfrom。6.Shehasagreatsenseofhumourtoo.Thankstoher,Iambecomingmoreoutgoing.agreatsenseofhumour意為“極強(qiáng)的幽默感”。thanksto意為“多虧了”。Languagepoints

7.Heisnotafraidtogivehisopinion,especiallywhenhethinksIammakingamistake.opinion作名詞，意為“看法，意見”，為可數(shù)名

。makeamistake意為“犯錯(cuò)誤”。Languagepoints

8.Iamless

straightforwardthanheis,butIamgladtohaveanhonestfriend.less為little的比較級，意為“較少，較小”，放在多音節(jié)或部分雙音節(jié)形容詞前，構(gòu)成比較級。straightforward為形容詞，意為“坦率的，簡單的”。honest作形容詞，意為“誠實(shí)的”。Languagepoints

Doyoucareifyourfriendsarethesameasyouordifferentfromyou?Idon't.Andmyfavouritesayingis,“Agoodfriendis1._____(像)a2._______(鏡子).”Taraismygoodfriend.3._______________(雖然)weare4.________(相似的)insomeways,wealsohavesome5._________(差異).Wearebot