Translate the proverbs about friendship.

1. 多个朋友多条路。

2. 千金易得 , 一友难求。

3. 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友。

Translation

One more friend, one more way.

It’s easier to get quantities of treasure than a real friend.Depend on parents at home and depend on friends outside.

4. A friend in need is a friend indeed.5. A friend is easier lost than found.6. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.7. He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.8. A friend without fault can never be found.

患难朋友才是真朋友。得朋友难，失朋友易。没有朋友的生活犹如没有了太阳。

背后说好话才是真朋友。

人无完人。 / 没有缺点的朋友永远也找不到。

What reasons might lead to a broken friendship?

1. Misunderstanding

2. Having little in common

3. Lacking trust

4. There being conflict of interest

5. Being jealous of each other’s

success

…

Skimming

for

general ideas

Reading : Secrets and lies

A friendship in trouble

Skimming Reading Comprehension I

1. Which is FALSE about the two letters?

A. The two letters are written to a magazine advice columnist.

B. Two students are asking the columnist for advice .

C. Both Sarah and Andrew have difficulties with their best friends.

D. Both Sarah and Andrew are asking their teacher, Annie.

Scanning

for

specific information

Reading Comprehension Ⅱ

1. Are the writers of the two letters feeling happy or sad?

2. What grade did Sarah get on the math quiz?

3. In Andrew’s opinion, why did his team lose the match?

They are feeling sad.

She got a D.

Because Matthew was playing badly in the match.

Scanning

1.What did Sarah think about the math quiz?2.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girl’s washroom?3.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going t

o be friends any more?

4.Why did Matthew get annoyed at Andrew after the match?5.What did Matthew think about losing the match?6.What kind of boy is Matthew?

Reading Comprehension Ⅲ

1.What did Sarah think about the math quiz?

2.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girl’s washroom?

3.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going to be friends any more?

She thought it was quite easy.

She told Hannah how badly she had done in the Math quiz.

Because she thought that Hannah had told her classmates about her grade after promising not to do so.

4.Why did Matthew get annoyed at Andrew after the match?

5.What did Matthew think about losing the match?

6.What kind of boy is Matthew?

Because Andrew was very angry with him and said he was not trying hard enough.

He thought it wasn’t his fault.

He is usually cheerful and outgoing.

Reading strategy:

reading to understand feelings

Read the strategy and find the feelings of the writers, then give advice.

Reading : Secrets and lies

Careful readingSarah felt … The reasons…

betrayed She thought her best friend

Hannah didn’t keep her

secret.

ashamed She scored the lowest

mark in her class.

upset

angry

She felt … The reasons…

She found a piece of paper on her desk that said “stupid Sarah got a D”.

She thought Sarah didn’t keep her word.

Reading : A friendship in trouble

Andrew felt … The reasons…

angry Their team failed and he thought Matthew was playing badly.

guilty He made some cruel remarks too

awkward

Andrew felt … The reasons…

His best friend Matthew has stopped talking to him.

worried Matthew may regard Peter as his best friend.

Finish C2 on Page 4

课本练习Answers to Part C2 (P4)

2. She felt upset. 3. She felt betrayed. 4. He got angry. 5. He felt really guilty. 6. He felt awkward.

课本练习

Answers to Part D (P4)

1 c 2 a 3 f 4 b 5 d 6 e

课本练习Answers to Part E (P5)

(1) betrayed (2) pretended (3) horrible (4) awkward (5) apologize (6) guilty (7) cruel (8) admit (9) forgive (10) swear

Discuss the question

in groups.

Group Work

1. If you were the columnist from the magazine, what advice would you give to Sarah and Andrew?

2. If you were Sarah or Andrew, would you try to re-establish the friendship with your friend? What would you do to fix the broken friendship?

3. If you had problems with a friend, would you write to a magazine advice columnist? If not, who would you talk to?

Discuss the questions in groups.