1、Integrated skills Describing the qualities of a good friend Unit 3 Getting along with others Free talk Did you ever have difficulty in balancing your hobby and your schoolwork? How did you deal with it? Did your friends ever turn to you for help when they had this kind of problems? What advice did y
2、ou give them? Tim is talking to his friend Patrick about his problems. Listen to the conversation and tick Tims problems below. 1 Tim does not have enough time for his homework. 2 Tim is not sure what he wants to be in the future. 3 Tim has found his Maths homework quite difficult recentluy. 4 Tim i
3、s unhappy because he has no friends who can help him. 5 Tim does not understand some key points in his Chinese classes. 6 Tim is having difficulty with the reading task in his Chinese teacher has given him. A1 P36 Listening but Task 1.Listening Tim is talking to his friend Patrick about his problems
4、. Listen to the conversation and tick Tims problems below. P36 A1 l Cheering Tim up by using positive language Ask him not to (1)_ Express his confidence in him. l Offering to (2)_ together with Tim Find out how much time Tim should spend on (3)_ Find out how much time Tim should spend on Maths and
5、Chinese l Planning to help Tim with his (4)_ Meet after school and go over (5)_ together. (6)_ to make sure Tim doesnt miss anything important Do some reading together (7)_. Listen to the conversation again and complete the notes.A2 worry make a timetable his project schoolwork the challenging parts
6、 Compare notes at the weekend 1. Is Patrick a good friend in your view? Why or why not? 2. What qualities are important to you in a friend? Discussion 1. Is Patrick a good friend in your view? Why or why not? Yes, because he is a caring person. He always uses positive language to encourage Tim and i
7、s willing to spend his spare time to help him. For me, thats what friends are for. Discussion 2. What qualities are important to you in a friend? Discussion Read Patricks diary entry and try to understand his idea of what makes a good friend. B P37 Reading 1. Whats the topic of this diary entry? 2.
8、What qualities form the basis of a friendship? Fast reading What it really means to be a “good friend”. A good friend needs to be supportive. A good friend also needs to be selfless. A good friend brings out the best in a person. Reading 1. Whats the function of Paragraph 1? 2. How is each of the fo
9、llowing paragraphs developed? 3. What are the characters of a diary entry in terms of text type, format and language? Further reading It functions as an introduction to the whole diary entry. The first sentence is used as a topic sentence, which is followed by supporting details. Reading 3. What are
10、 the characters of a diary entry in terms of text type, format and language? Further reading A diary entry is a record of a persons experience, thoughts, feelings or plans. As a personal form of writing, it is generally not meant to be read by anyone else. You can write the date in the top-left hand
11、 corner of the page and begin with “Dear Diary”. Try to use informal English, as if you were talking to a close friend. The first person “I” is often used in a diary entry. 1. leave me thinking 2. form the basis of a friendship 3. have trouble balancing . and . 4. take action 5. get over these difficulties 6. take up some spare time 7. bring out the best in a person 8. measure myself by these standards Key Expressions Writing Write a diary entry about what makes a good friend. Use the expressions you get from part C and list the qualities you value in a friend. Homework
