Unit 3Unit 3I’m more outgoing I’m more outgoing

than my sisterthan my sister

Reading

Is he a true friend?1. When you fight with others, he helps you

to fight.

2. When you are tired, he does homework for you.

3. When you are thirsty, he gives you a cup of tea.

4. When you meet a thief, he runs away quickly.

5. When you don’t know the answers in the exam, he gives you the answers to copy.

Survey:

Friend wanted!

• Hi! I am a 13-year old girl. I am quiet and likes reading very much. I think friends are very important for me. Are you outgoing? Are you good at sports? If your answer is ‘yes’, please call me at 7348920. I am waiting for you !

TaraSo Tara wants to find a friend who ___.A. is the same as herB. is different from her

B

Should friends be the same or different?What should a true friend be like?

Read the passages quickly and match the person with the right ideas.

Friends are like books —you don’t need a lot of them.

It’s not necessary to be the same. My best friend is quite different from me.

A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

Mary Smith

Huang Lei

Jeff Green

2b

Read the passage carefully and find the differences and similarities between friends.2b

Huang Lei

Mary Smith

JeffGreen

differences: Similarities: I’m quieter and more serious than most kids.

So I always get better grades than he does.

He is taller and more outgoing than me.

She’s funnier than anyone I know.

He plays tennis better.

My best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too. We can talk about and share everything.

We both like sports. Larry is much less hard-working.

Read the three passages again and answer the questions:1.Who likes to have friends who are different from him or her? A. James Green B. Huang Lei C. Mary Smith D. Larry.2.Yuan Li is ________ than Jeff Green. A. smarter B. quieter C. taller D. more outgoing3.Huang Lei thinks it’s _____ to be the same. A. necessary B. important C. unnecessary D. different4.Larry always beats Huang Lei in ______. A. basketball B. baseball C. tennis D. soccer.5.Who have opposite views according to the passage? A. Jeff Green and Mary Smith B. Jeff Green and Huang Lei C. Yuan Li and Larry D. Carol and Mary Smith

Do you think it’s necessary for friends to be the same or different?What should a true friend be like?

Now, Let’s enjoy a song

The song is called:

The song tells us:

We need _______ by our side, especially when we are blue and days are hard for us.

A true friend will never _____, will c____ ____ us, and will show what r____ ____ can do.

friends

hideare foreal love

Read the text again and find out the key phrases

make friends be like as long as be different from bring out get better grades the same as touch your heart in fact talk about care about be similar to

交朋友像……；跟……一样”。只要；既然与 ······ 不同；与 ··· 有差异使显现；使表现出取的好成绩和 ······ 相同；与 ······ 一致触动你的心事实上；实际上 交谈关心；在意与 ······ 相像（类似）的

1. My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror.

我妈妈告诉我好朋友就像一面镜子。2.So we enjoy studying together.

因此我们喜欢在一起学习。3.So it’s not easy for me to make friends.

因此对我来说交朋友不容易。4. It’s not necessary to be the same.

5.We both like sports.

6.Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry.

黄磊不如拉里擅长网球。 7.My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.

我最好的朋友帮我把最好的方面发掘出来。8.Larry is much less hard-working, though, I always get better grades.

Translate the following key Sentences:

没有必要相同。我们两个都喜欢运动。

拉里不如我用功，因此我总是取得更好的成绩。

1. like 动词，喜欢； Tom likes fish very much. I like reading books and studying harder in class.

介词，像 (1). be like, look like 意为“像……；跟……一样”。 例如 : A good friend is like a mirror What‘s your sister like? She is like her mother. 她像她的妈妈。（性格） What does your sister look like? 你姐姐长什么样子？ She looks like her mother. 她看起来像她的妈妈。（外貌）

常见句型： What do you like about …? 意为“你喜欢……什么？” How do you like... ？意为“你认为……怎么样？” ( ＝ What do you think of... ？ ) Would you like + 名词 ／ to do sth.? 意为 " 你想要……？

(2). feel like 后接 V-ing 形式、代词或名词，意为“想要做某事”。 例如 : Do you feel like having a rest?

2. .Life in the country is quite ______ that in the city,① A. the same B. different from C. full of D. the same as ②Is your pen _______ Jim’s? A. same as B. the same C. the same with D. the same as ③There is not much ____________ (different) in price between the two coats. ④. 我的妹妹和我不一样。 My sister _______ _______ _______ me.

3.It is ＋形容词 (easy, important, difficult, necessary,...) ＋ ( for/of sb.) ＋不定式

【例如 】 It is important for us to learn English.

It’s not necessary to be the same. It’s good to run in the morning. It’s not easy for me to make friends.

difference

is different from

1.Jim is twelve years old. Tim is twelve years old, too.( 合并为同义句） Jim is _______ _______ _______ Tim.2.Do you think football is as _______ as basketball in America? A. most popular B. the most popular C. more popular D. popular 3.This math problem is _______that one. A. not so easy as B. more easy than C. as easier as D. easy than

4.Huang Lei isn’t as good at tennis as Larry. 黄磊不如拉里擅长网球。 as...as 与 ······ 一样 not as/so...as 不如 ······ 中间加形容词或副词的原级。例如： He is as tall as Tom. She isn’t as outgoing as her sister. She doesn’t study so / as hard as her brother

as old as

5. However, Larry is much less hard-working, though I always get better grades. 然而，拉里不如我用功，因此我总是取得更好的成绩。much 可用来修饰比较级，表示“ ······ 得多”。例如：

练一练1.This is my friend. He is _____outgoing than I am.A. much B. more much C. a little more D. a lot of more2.She is _____ _____ _______( 稍矮一点 ) than Tom.

[ 拓展 ] 修饰比较级 , 可用 even, still ( 更加 , 越发 ), much, far, a lot, a great deal (… 得多 ) ， a little, a bit(… 一点 ) 等。

a little shorter

6. win + 比赛 / 奖品 / 荣誉 He won the game.

beat sb. + (in + 比赛项目 ) / beat a team （在某个比赛项目中）打败某人 / 击败某队 He always beats me in pingpong. 他总在网球方面打败了我

记忆： A beat B, so A win

7. I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different. “ if ” 译为“ 是否” 而非“ 如果”。 If 后 所引导的句子是主句 I don’t really care 的 谓语动词 care 的宾语， 故称作“ 宾语从句”

I don’t care if he likes or not-I’m coming. 我不管他喜欢不喜欢——我会来的！Can you tell me if I’m right, Mr.. Green?

Homework

Write about you and your best friend …

What do you like about him/her?

The same things between you.

The differences between you.

Jeff Green is quieter and _______ _______ than most kids. He likes ________ _______ he studies ______ in class. His best friend Yuan LI is ______, too. They enjoy ______ _______.

more seriousreading books

harder

quiet studying together

Huang Lei’s best friend is Larry. Larry is taller and ______ ________. And he ______ _____ better. However, Larry is much less hard-working. So Huang Lei always gets ______ ______ than Larry does.

more outgoingplays tennis

better grades