welcome to the unit

Which do you think is the most important one?

What is a friend?

“A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in

yourself.” ——Lysha

“Friends are the sunshine of life.” ——John Hay

“All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.” ---Voltaire, French thinker

人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。 --- 法国思想家伏尔泰

What do you think are the most important characteristics in a friend?

friends

kind honestbrave

helpful generous

humorous cleverhard-working

1) What a true friend should be like?

A friend is someone who

--- you respect and who respects you

---shares your happiness and sorrow

---is trustworthy

---is honest, loving

---is loyal to you

---is selfless

---accepts your differences

…

Friends are t______ of time.

It means that when s______ with a

good friend, we feel happy and r______

and almost forget the e_______ of time.

hieves

taying

elaxed

xistence

The best m_____ is an old friend.

It means that an old friend k_____ you

very well. He/She can help point out

your a_________ and d____________.

irror

nows

dvantages isadvantages

If you can buy a person’s friendship, it is not w____ having.It means that true friendship is p_______. It is i_________ for a person to buy it with money. It is b____ on t____, respect, l______, s_____ feelings and so on.

orthriceless

mpossibleased rust

oyalty hared

True friends have hearts that b___ as one.

It means true friends are willing to share

their h________ and s______ with each

other.

eat

appiness orrow

Learning more sayings and translate the followi

ng proverbs into Chinese. ① ． To the world you may be just one person,

but to one person you may be the world.② ． True friend is one soul in two bodies. ③ ． True friends are hard to find, difficult to le

ave, and impossible to forget.④ ． To get a good friend, you should first learn

to be one. ⑤. A friend in need is a friend indeed. ⑥ ． A friend to every body is a friend to nobod

y. ⑦. A good friend is my nearest relation. ⑧. A friend without faults will never be found.

All the splendor in the world is not worth

a good friend.

A true friend is one who overlooks your

failures and tolerates your successes.

人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

真正的朋友从不追究你的过错，也不嫉妒你的成功。

more wise saws about friendship

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

The best mirror is a friend’s eye.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries

them.

真正的朋友是异体同心。

朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子。

富贵交友易，患难见真情。

Without a friend, the world is a wilderness.

Better without gold than without friends.

Without confidence there is no friendship.

没有朋友 , 世界成了荒野。

宁可没有金钱，不可没有朋友。

没有信任就没有友谊。

WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP?

Poem appreciation

When it rains, I think friendshipis a small It can giveme a patch of clear sky.

When I’m crying, I thinkfriendship is a whiteIt can wipe my tears away.

handkerchief.

umbrella.

What is friendship?

When I am sad, I think friendship iswarm It can bring me happiness again.

When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a strongIt can help me escape my troubles.

sunshine.

hand.

What is friendship?

When I am sad, I think friendship is

a w____ word.

It can bring me happiness again.

When I am in trouble, I think

friendship is a s_____ hand.

It can help me escape my troubles.

arm

trong

What is friendship?

When I sit in a quiet place, I think

friendship is a very wonderful

feeling.

It can not be pulled and torn,

because it is in everyone’s heart.

It is there---- from the b________ to

the e___ of our lives.

eginning

nd

What is friendship?