1、Unit 1Unit 1Word powerWord powerIn the letter from Sarah,we learn that she believes that her friend is .unreliableI feel betrayed by my friend,Hannah.She told others my secret.Andrew also wrote a letter to Annie to tell her the quarrel between him and his friend,Matthew and the difference happened t
2、o Matthew.quarrelCheerful and outgoingQuiet and sad Adjectives like Unreliable,cheerful,outgoing,quiet,sad can be used to describe peoples personality.Who was he?He is-helpful Chairman Mao encouraged us to learn from him on March 5th.-warmhearted -unselfish/selflessHe was a soldier and died at an ea
3、rly age after the founding of PRC.In March every year,we learn from him to offer help to othersTask 1:He was Lei FengLets have a try Use some adjectives to describe peoples personalitiesTask 2:What kind of person is she?“Dae Jang Geum”kind/helpful/warm-hearted smart/clever/diligent/hard-working/crea
4、tive/strong-minded Group workTry to describe their personalitiesExercise Match these adjectives to their meanings Task 3:treating people as his friends spending more time in study or workdeserving trust having or showing that someone has good mannersalways has consideration for others providing help
5、 or always being willing to help others1.friendly2.considerable3.helpful4.well-mannered5.hardworking6.dependable/reliablegenerous talkative moody timid（胆怯的）determined fill in the blanksExercise1.When you talk to my cousin,Tommy,I am sure your topic will never dry up because he is quite fond of talki
6、ng That is to say my cousin is t_alktive 2.He is not mean with his money but willing to share or ready to give others freely.So he is _3.It is difficult to get on well with Mr.Smith because his feeling or mood is always changing quickly.So Mr.Smith is _ generousmoody4.He is so t_ that he quite easil
7、y got frightened.5.Dont waste time to persuade him to give up his plan he has make the decision firmly.So he is a d_ person.imideterminedLets look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe peoples personality.A:At first,when I saw my best friend start to spend time with new friend
8、s,I was jealous.But now I am more open-minded because I have new friends to spend time with too.B:Yes,I noticed that sometimes you were moody at the beginning of last term.However,Im pleased to see that you are much more cheerful these days.positive adjectivesnegative adjectivesUnreliable,jealous,mo
9、ody are negative,while cheerful,outgoing,open-minded are positive.Can you divide them into different circlespositivenegativegenerousdishonestnarrow-mindedimpolitehelpfulreliablewarm-heartedhonestfriendlystubbornbad-temperedboringThe group which come up with the most words wins.The group which come u
10、p with the most words wins.PositiveNegativegenerous warm-heartedreliable open-mindedhonest helpfulpolite friendlycarefree cheerfulhard-working kind loyal modestself-confidenttrustworthydishonest narrow-mindedstubborn bad-temperedmoody impolite unkind boring dull carelessannoying conservativecowardly
11、 cruel mean two-facedshy naughtyWhat is synonyms?Words that have the same or similar meaning.What is antonyms?Words that have the opposite meaning.Synonymsstrong-mindedstrong-mindeddeterminedshyshytimid friendlyfriendlyhappyhappykindcheerfulhard-workinghard-workinglazygenerousgeneroustalkativetalkat
12、ivepolitepoliterudequietselfish Antonyms Synonymsbravebravecourageoussmartsmartclever loyalloyaldiligentdiligentpassionatepassionatefaithfulhard-workingopen-mindedopen-mindednarrow-mindedintrovertintrovertselfishselfishsadsadhappyselflessextrovert AntonymsenthusiasticmodestmodestconceitedGuess the m
13、eaning of the following expressions:Giving or ready to give freely:g_Providing help or always being willing to help others:h _Feeling or mood changing quickly:m_Easily frightened:t_With ones mind firmly made up:d_Fond of talking:t_Strong-willed or determined:s_Dependable:r_enerouselpfuloodyimideterm
14、indedalkativetrong-mindedeliableFinish the exercise on page 7keyskeys1.easy-going2.quiet3.shy4.Friendly5.honest6.hard-working7.serious8.strictOne is going to stand in front of the class One is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her and describe the personality o
15、f his/her friends,the others are trying to guess him/her out.friends,the others are trying to guess him/her out.I have a good friend.We have been good/best friends since He/She is very ,So I like him/her very much.We are both very .But I know he is not perfect,sometimes he is .Can you guess who is he/she?
