Unit 1 Friendship

1. Unit 1 Friendship Reading

2. Warming up and reading Free Talk What did you do in your summer holidays? With whom did you often chat or play in your summer holidays?

3. AULD LANG SYNE. And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld langsyne. We two have run about the braes. and pound the go wans fine ; But we’ve wandered many a weary fit, Since auld langsyne. We two have paddled in the stream, From morning sun till dine ; But seas between us broad have roared Since auld langsyne. And there’s a hand my trusty friend! And give us a hand o’ thine ! And we’ll takea right good-will draught, for auld langsyne. Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should old acquaintance be forgot, And langsyne ? For auld langsyne, my dear, for auld langsyne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld langsyne. And surely you’ll be your pint-stowp and surely I’ll be mine !

4. Warming up Are you good at making friends? Do you have friends? What are the special qualities of your best friends? What do you want from a friend? What do you do for your friends?

5. happy kind funny interesting nice helpful able friends polite humorous clever bright strong honest Brainstorm —What should a good friend be like? —I think that a good friend should be …

6. Give a brief description of one of your friends. The following phrases and structures may be helpful. His / Her name is … He / She is … years old. He / She likes … and dislikes … He / She enjoys … and hates … He / She is very kind / friendly / … When / Where we got to know each other.

7. A friend is --- someone who understands our silence. --- a watch that beats true for all time and never runs down. --- the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. --- a person who remains true and faithful to us the whole life.

9. Do you know August 1 is International Friendship Day (国际友谊节)? International Friendship Day is a day for celebrating friendship. The day has been celebrated in several southern South American countries for many years, particularly in Paraguay (巴拉圭), where the first World Friendship Day was proposed in 1958.

10. The exchange of Friendship Day gifts like flowers, cards and wrist bands is a popular tradition of this occasion. Friendship Day celebrations occur on different dates in different countries. The first World Friendship Day was proposed for 30 July 1958. On 27 April 2011 the General Assembly of the United Nations declared 30 July as official International Friendship Day. However, some countries, including India, celebrate Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August.

11. Why do we need friends? Friends are helpful. Friends are good company. To cope with stressful situations in life. To show my concern for other people. To let other people share my happiness. To share my worries and secrets in my inner world.

12. What else can be your friend besides a person?

13. Do you think a diary can become your friend? Why or not?

14. 在美剧《吸血鬼日记》第一季的第一集中 ， 女主角在写日记时所说的台词。

15. Dear diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. 亲爱的日记本，今天将会不同以往。我必须要改变。我会微笑，我的微笑会让他们相信。 My smile was say “I'm fine, thank you.” “Yes, I feel much better.” “我很好，谢谢关心” “是的，我好多了。” I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new. 我不再是失去双亲的悲伤女孩。我要重新开始，做全新的自己。 It's the only way I'll make it through. 只有这样我才能撑下去。

16. Dear diary, I made it through the day. I must have said, “I'm fine, thanks.” at least 37 times. 亲爱的日记本，我熬过了一整天。今天我至少说了37次“我很好，谢谢。” And I didn't mean it once. But no one noticed. When someone asks, “How are you?” 但没有一次是真心的。不过没人发现。当有人问起“你好吗？” They really don't want an answer. 他们其实并不想知道答案。

17. Anne Frank born in 1929, in Germany Do you know this girl?

18. 1933 moved to Amsterdam from 1940, hidden in a building for two years, writing the diary

19. 1944 discovered and killed the next year

20. Her diary was published after the war. It has been translated into 65 languages.

21. Background This is a true story. It took place in Amsterdam, Holland in the early 1940s after the German Nazis had occupied most of Europe. The Nazi Party ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. One of their key policies was to kill all the Jews in Europe. If any persons known to be Jews were found, they would be sent to concentration camps farther east, mostly in Poland.

22. Families were separated and transported in trains. For many days, they went without food, water, sanitation or fresh air. To avoid this terrible fate, some Jewish families went into hiding, often with the help of non-Jewish friends. This diary was written during the time when Anne and her family moved to escape from being killed by Nazis.

23. Schindler's List is a 1993 epic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and scripted by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, an Australian novelist. The film tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked the film 8th on its list of the 100 best American films of all time.

24. Fast reading 1. Read fast and answer the questions. • Who was Anne’s best friend? • When did the story happen? Her diary,Kitty. During World War II.

25. 2. Choose the best answer. Why did Anne like to keep a diary? A. Because she dared not speak to anyone. B. Because she could tell everything to it. C. Because she had nothing to do. D. Because she could make no friends there. B

26. 3. Fill in the form below. World War II Netherlands Anne her diary--Kitty over two years Thursday 15, June, 1944

27. Careful reading 1. What is a true friend like in Anne’s opinion? In Anne’s opinion, a true friend is a person whom you can trust. That’s to say, you can tell everything to this person.

28. 2. What was an ordinary diary like according to Anne? What about her diary? She thought an ordinary diary was where most people like to set down a series of facts. But Anne wrote down her deepest feelings and thoughts in her diary. She told everything to her best friend --- her diary.

29. 3. Why was she so crazy about things to do with nature? Because she had been indoors too long, she was so eager to see the outdoor world --- the blue sky, the singing birds, the beautiful flowers, the bright moon.

30. 4. Why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening? Because she wanted to have a good look at the bright moon.

31. Match the words or phrases with their meanings in the story. write down several events or things that happen one after another outside a building not by accident; deliberately experience go through set down a series of on purpose outdoors

32. completely; totally covered with a layer of dust to make or produce a loud noise directly facing each other the time of day immediately following sunset at dusk face to face entirely dusty thunder

33. Anne’s best friend

34. Anne’s feeling

35. Discussion Discussion If you had to stay in a room for a whole year, what would you miss most and what would you do to kill the time?

36. Summary Summary According to the information in the table below, try to use the first person to retell the story.

37. Tell Me Why is a single by Declan Galbraith, an English singer. Released on 9 December 2002, 10 days before his 11th birthday, this was Declan’s first single.

38. 有关朋友的谚语 • A friend to all is a friend to none. • 滥交者没有朋友。 • 2. A friend in need is a friend indeed. • 患难朋友才是真朋友。 • 3. A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。 • 4. A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. • 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。 

39. 5. A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。  6. Both together do best of all. 二人同心,无往不胜。 7. Friendship is a love without wings. 友谊是一种无形的爱。 8. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友, 犹如人生没有了太阳。

40. 9. Set great store by friendship. 情意重千斤。 10. A friend is a second self. 朋友乃第二个自我。 11. Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。 12. Old friends and old wine are best. 陈酒味醇, 老友情深。

41. 13. The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water. 君子之交淡如水。 14. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己, 天涯若比邻。

42. Famous quotations about friendship ★ True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost. --- Charles Caleb Colton ★ A friend is one who walks in when others walk out. ---Walter Winchell ★A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself. --- Lysha

43. ★ The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships. --- Abraham Lincoln ★Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. --- Samuel Taylor Coleridge ★Friendship is the golden ribbon that ties the world together. ---Kristina Kentigian

44. Tips on being a good friend ※Treat your friends the way you want to be treated. ※ Keep secrets that are told to you. ※ Pay attention when your friend is talking. ※ Keep your promises. ※ Share things with your friend. ※ Tell your friend the truth. ※ Stick up for your friend.

45. Homework 1. Description of your unusual friend. 2. How do you become friends? 3. How do you get along with each other? 4. What do you learn from your unusual friend?