Unit01

Talking in Pairs
1.What is your viewpoint of the
interpersonal relationships nowadays?
2. If you were the woman, what would you do? Try to explain it.
Appreciation and Group Discussion
We Need Friends True friends share not only our a wide range of The word, “friend”, covers joys but also our
sorrows. With friendship, a nodding and harmonious. meanings. It can be life is happy acquaintance, a Without friendship, life a sad and unfortunate. With classmate, a partner, is playmate, or an intimate friends, we Everyone needs friendship. No tolerate and colleague. know what to treasure, what to one can sail what to share. single-handed. We need help from, and the ocean of life also give help to, others. In modern times, people attach I will never forget my old friends and keep making new more importance to relationships and connections. As friends. I will show my concern for them, even if it is life is full of difficulties and conflict, we need friends to only a comforting word. support and help us. Our friends give us warnings against danger. Our friends offer us advice with regard to how to deal with various situations.
Discussion Questions
1. Various kinds of relationships exist in daily life as in the pictures. Discuss in groups the different personal relationships we deal with in real life.
Brainstorming : Tell the class any words you know to describe the qualities of a true friend.
understanding
honest
friends
generous
thoughtful
Video Clip
Watch the video and discuss the following questions
2. In our life, some people are open while some others are reserved. Which type do you prefer? Why?
Discussion Questions
3. What are the relationships of the people in the following pictures? Say anything you know about them.
holiday season, a little boy said to the the street and the woman about six orchild, “Now you can go home of a seven was standing out in front and store window. The littleholiday.” The have a very happy child had no shoes and his clothes were her and little boy looked up at old torn. A young you God, Ma’am?” saw asked, “Are woman passing by She the little down and him andread the smiled boy at could replied, longing in his pale blue eyes. She took “No, son, I’m just one of his
3. Why do modern people attach more importance to friendship?

As life is full of difficulties and conflict, we need friends to support and help us and give us warnings against danger.
Friendship
We Need Friends
Video Clip Proverbs and Sayings
Background Information
All of us are involved in personal relationships.
Some of these are related to family, some with fellow students or workers, and others of a variety of types. Most of these are happy, positive relationships, but not all of them. To have a positive relationship a person must invest time and interest in the other persons with whom he is associated. We all understand that our feelings and interest in other persons depend somewhat on what we have in common. Good relationships are usually valued because people who have good relationships are happier and more fun to be with.
1. Do you like the movie? Why? 2. When you and your friend are both in dawk.baidu.comger, will you lay down your life for him/her?

It covers a wide range of meanings as a classmate, a nodding acquaintance, a coworker, etc.
2. Why does everyone need friendship?
We need help from, and also give help to, others.
4. The woman bought the boy_______________________ some new shoes and warm _______. clothes
5. “Are you God…” here means ____________. kind-hearted
One cold evening outside into They came back during the
Personal Relationships
“Life is yours to win: Learn the rules, play the game, and to win the prize.” Bob Eubanks
Personal Relationships
Background Information A Story Talking in Pairs Appreciation and Group Discussion
A Story
Listen to a short story and complete the following sentences:
1. The story took place at the time of _______________ one cold evening _______________________. during the holiday season 2. The relationship between the woman and the little boy is _________. strangers 3. The woman led the little boy into the store because ______________________________________. she knew he needed something in the store
Listen to a passage and answer questions:
Words you need to know:
acquaintance 熟人 harmonious 和谐的 intimate 亲密的 tolerate 容忍
Questions :
1. According to the passage, what is the word “friend”?
the child by the hand and led himsaid, children.” The little boy then into the store. Therehad to be a relative of “I knew you she bought him some
new shoes and warm clothes. God.”


Sample Answer — A Great Friendship
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison met in 1776. They worked together to further the American Revolution and later to shape the new scheme of government. From that work developed a friendship, which lasted 50 years. Four and a half months before he died, when he was ill and worried about his poor family, Jefferson wrote to his longtime friend. His words and Madison’s reply remind us that friends are friends until death.