8A Unit1 Friends

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Brainstorm

Please say the words as many as possible

1.the words about appearance

2.the words about personality

3.the words about activities

(in this unit)

Fill in the blanks • 1. My cousin always w______ a smile on his face.• 2. I feel really u_____________ when I sit on the o

ld sofa.• 3. –I am very n_______ when I speak in class. -There’s no need to be afraid next time.• 4. Xiao Wang is a top student.He always answer t

he questions __________( 正确 ) • 5.We all can’t forget the __________( 令人愉 快的 )hiking to the town.

pleasant

ncomfortable

ervous

correctly

ears

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one of my best friends愿意随时帮助人愿意随时帮助人

她总是面带微笑，看上去很快乐。她总是面带微笑，看上去很快乐。我相信她会是一个非常好的老师。我相信她会是一个非常好的老师。不必担心我不必担心我

把她的座位给需要的人把她的座位给需要的人

我最好的朋友之一我最好的朋友之一

有机会经常互相见面有机会经常互相见面周游世界周游世界

be ready to help people any time give her seat to someone in need

get to see each other often travel around the world

don’t need to worry about me

I believe she will be a very good teacher. She always wears a smile on her face and looks happy.

重点词组和句子

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Repeat through the three entries and find out what makes Betty 、 Max and May so special in the writer’s eyes .

Max

1.75 meters tall, tallest

poor eyesight because of

a good sense of humour

tell funny jokes

make me happy

not fit under the school desks

walk past …, knock …off the desk

small and short

straight ,shoulder-length hair

tell her anything because…

be kind , never …May

Choose and answer

A B C D E

What does May look like?

She is shorter than the writer.

She has straight, shoulder-length hair.

Everyone thinks she is pretty.

What does Max look like?

What is his special quality?

He is the tallest boy in his class.

He has poor eyesight. He wears

small, round glasses and they make

him look smart.

He has a good sense of humour.

He is so funny.

What is Betty’s quality?

What’s her future plan?

She is generous and helpful.

She wants to be a singer and travel

around the world when she grows up.

What does Betty look like?

She is as slim as the

writer.

She has short hair.

What is May’s quality?

She is true and kind.

Do you remember?

She is as slim as I am.

He is the tallest boy in my class.

She is shorter than I am.

The first pig is quite fat.

The second pig is much

The third pig is

of all.

Compare them Compare them Compare them Compare them

fatter.

the fattest

ConclusionConclusionConclusionConclusion

1. We use comparatives to compare two people or things

2. We use superlatives to compare three or more

much\even\ a little + comparatives than, of the twoWhich/Who is …, A or B? etc.

of…, in …,

Which/Who is …, A, B or C? etc.

We add ‘the’ before the superlatives.

adjective comparative superlative

smart

large

happy

thin

interesting

good

.

larger largest

thinner thinnest

better best

Complete the tableComplete the table

smarter smartest

happier happiest

more interesting

most interesting

大部分单音节词在词尾加 -er 或 -est

以字母 e 结尾的词，加 -r 或 -st

重读闭音节词只有一个辅音字母时，应先双写辅音字母，再加 -er 或 -est

以辅音字母 +y 结尾的双音节词，先改“ y” 为“ i”, 再加 -er 或 -est

部分双音节词和多音节词在前面加 more或 most

不规则变化

nervous ____________ _____________heavy ____________ _____________cheap ____________ _____________clearly ____________ _____________safe ____________ _____________much ____________ _____________hot ____________ _____________ dangerous ___________ ______________bad ___________ _____________far ___________ _____________

Form Comparatives and SuperlativesForm Comparatives and SuperlativesForm Comparatives and SuperlativesForm Comparatives and Superlatives

more nervous most nervous

heavier heaviest

cheaper cheapest

more clearly most clearly

safer safest

more most

hotter hottest

more dangerous most dangerousworse worst

farther/further farthest/furthest

Do you know these activities?

swimming

skiingdiving

cycling

hiking

We think…….

very exciting not exciting*****

*****

*****

*****

*

*

*

*

very dangerous not dangerous

very healthy not healthy

very difficult not difficult

Climbing

Diving

Playing football

Watching TV

qq Exciting Dangerous Healthy Difficult

Climbing ***** **** ***** ***

Diving ***** ***** *** *****

Playing football **** *** ***** **

Watching TV *** **

e.g. I think climbing is as exciting as diving. Diving is more dangerous than climbing. Diving is the most difficult of all. Watching TV isn’t the healthiest of all.

Opinions of different activities

A class survey

What about playingfootball?

We think climbing is (1) _________________ (exciting) diving.However,diving is(2)________________(dangerous)climbing

We all think playing football and climbing are(3)_________________(healthy) activities.They’re($)_____________________ (healthy) watching TV.

That’s what we think too. And I think diving is

(5)_________________(difficult) activity of all

as exciting as

more dangerous than

the healthiesthealthier than

the most difficult

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1oth SeptemberPeople talked about their best friends in ‘Teenagers’ magazine today.I readabout Christine. She has a (1)__________face,big blue eyes and a(2)_______nose.She has long hair and looks (3)___________.But I reallywant to have a friend like Alan.He has a good (4)________________and always makes his friends happy. He is very (5)______________and always answers questions correctly.

squaresmall

neat

sense of humoursmart

写作部分 A presentation on your favourite A presentation on your favourite friendfriendWrite down your Write down your

own presentation own presentation on your best on your best

friendfriend

Hurry up! You Hurry up! You have only 4 have only 4

minutes minutes

1. 根据提示写一篇短文，介绍你最好的朋友。 60 个词左右。

名叫梅，身材苗条，圆脸，带着小而圆的 眼睛，对人很大方，也很友好。经常帮你，与你分享快乐。她说长大后想当一名英语教师。

（ round, wear, be generous, be friendly, help sb. with sth.,

share joy with sb., grow up, want to be ）

A friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend is never known till a man has need.

A friend without faults will never be found.

Life without a friend is death.

Proverbs about friends

患难见真情。

需要之时方知友。

没有十全十美的朋友。

没有朋友，虽生犹死。

Thank you !

Goodbye !