By Wang Xianhong

Unit 1 Best Friends

almost

eyesight

smart

New words:

bunches

1.shoulder-length

2.generous

3.be willing to=be ready to

4.true

5.keep a secret

6.tell funny jokes

7.has a good sense of humour( 有幽默感）

8.singer

Learn the words by heartalmost 几乎 , 差不多 singer 歌手eyesight 视力 smart 聪明的shoulder-length hair 齐肩头发generous 慷慨的，大方的be willing to 乐意的 be ready to 乐意的true 忠实的，真实的keep a secret 保密 tell funny jokes 讲笑话have a sense of humour 有幽默感

A B C

A B C

A B C

Listen to the tape and do true or false statements

( )1.Betty is generous to old people only.

( )2.Betty never gives seats to people on

the bus.

( )3.Betty wants to be a dancer.

( )4.Max does a lot of computer work.

( )5.Max’s glasses make him look funny.

( )6.May is a true friend.

( )7.May likes to tell others her friends’

secrets.

( )8.May is tall with long hair.

F

F

F

T

F

TF

F

Read the passages carefully and complete the chart.

Name appearance personality Other information

Betty

Max

May

slim,short hair generous,helpful wants to be a singer

tall,wears small and round glasses,

looks smart,has long legs

has a sense of humour,

tells jokes to make me happy

walks fast

small ,pretty ,

has straight shoulder-length hair

kind,a true friend,

can keep a secret

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Discussion:What kind of friend do you think is a

true friend?(1)Andy often helps me with my English.

(2)Lily is generous,she buys snacks for me every day.

(3)Tony always chats with me in class.

(4)Daniel plays computer games with me every day.

(5)Millie helps me do my homework.

A proverb( 谚语）A friend in need is a friend

indeed.

（患难朋友才是真朋友）

game

Say something about your best friend in your class,but don’t tell his /her

name to your classmates, the other students try to guess who he/she is.

Useful expressions:• tall/short/fat/thin/strong/slim/beautiful/ pretty• He/She wears …• He/She has …hair.( His /Her hair is …)• He /She is(polite/helpful/kind/generous /clever/smart /brave…)• He/she (has a sense of humor/ can

keep a secret/ tells funny jokes to make me happy/is willing to help others…)

• Who is he/she?

Name : Yao Ming

Height : 2.16m

Job : basketball- player

Birth: 1980

Birthplace: Shanghai

Appearance:tall and strong

Personality : smart ,kind

helpful

generous

Describe Yao Ming

Homework

Write a short passage about your English teacher.