八年級(jí)上Unit3sectionB

1、Unit 3I am more outgoing than my sister.1a. Discuss: What kind of things are important in a friend? Rank the things below 1-7 (1is the most important).A good friend _ a. has cool clothes._ b. is talented in music._ c. likes to do the same things as me._ d. is good at sports._ e. truly cares about me

2、._ f. makes me laugh._g. is a good listenerA good friendis good at sports.is good at school work.is popular at school.likes to do the same things as me.has cool clothes and hair style.makes me laugh.is more outgoing than me.has good grades.likes telling jokes.keeps secrets. My viewA : I think a good

3、 friend makes me laugh.B : For me, a good friend likes to do the same things as me.C : Yes, and a good friend is talented in music, too.D : Thats not very important for me .1b. Talk about what you think a good friend should be like.Likes about best friendThe same as best friendDifferent from best fr

4、iendMolly Marylikes to do the same things, popular,good at sportsa good listener prettyoutgoingPeter plays basketball better and speaks more louder. Hollys quieter and studies harder.look similar, tall, have long curly hairLisa is quieter and smarter. Mary is more outgoing.1c&1d. Listen and fill

5、 in the chart. 1e Talk about Molly and Mary and their best friends.A: Molly studies harder than her best friend.B: Well, Mary and her best friend are both tall.2a Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives. Then use them to write five sentences about you and your friends.popular_ funny

6、_ quiet _ friendly _ shy _ serious _ outgoing _ smart _ hard-working _ more popularquietershiermore outgoingfunnierfriendliersmartermore hard-workingmore seriousSample:My friend David is more hard-working than me, but I am funnier than him._write the rest sentences by yourself.2b Read about what the

7、se people think. Underline the differences between the friends and circle the similarities.My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. Im quieter and more serious than most kids. Thats why I like reading books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so weenjoy studyin

8、g together. Im shy so its not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books- you dont need a lot of them as long as theyre good.Its not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite different from me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he pla

9、ys tennis better, so he always wins. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So Im getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, though. I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.I dont really care if my friends arethe same as me or differe

10、nt. My favorite saying is. “ a true friendreaches for your hand and touches your heart.” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, shes funnier than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she ca

11、res about me because shes always there to listen.2c Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?1. Jeff is less serious than most kids.2. Jeff and Yuan Li are both quiet.3. Jeff thinks it is easy for him to make friends.4. Huang Lei is taller than Larry.FTFF5. Huang Lei isnt as good at tennis as Larry.

12、6. Larry works harder than Huang Lei.7. Mary thinks her friends should be the same as her.8. Carol broke her arm last year and Mary made her feel better.FTFF2d How do you and your friends compare with the people in the article? Write five sentences. Im different from Jeff because Im louder than the

13、other kids in my class. My best friend is similar to Larry because shes less hard-working than me._2e Which saying is your favorite? Which friend do you think about when you read this saying? Why? Tell your partner about it.1.A good friend is like a mirror.2. Friends are like books- you dont need a

14、lot of them as long as theyre good.3. My best friend helps to bring out the best in me.4. A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.3a Wang Lingling and Liu Lili are best friends. Look at the chart below and compare them.Wang LinglingLiu Lili3a Wang Lingling and Liu Lili are best fr

15、iends. Look at the chart below and compare them.Wang LinglingLiu Lili talltallshort straight hair like readinglike sports popular outgoingoutgoing serious hard-workinglong straight hairpopularfunnysmartWang Lingling best friend is Liu Lili. They are both tall, but_Wang Linglings straight hair is lon

16、ger than Liu Lili. Wang Lingling likes reading and LiuLili likes sports. Both of them are popular and outgoing. Wang Lingling is more serious, and Liu Lili is funnier. Wang Lingling is more hard-working, and Liu Lili is smarter than Wang Lingling. 3b Make notes about two of your friends. One friend

17、should be similar to you; the other friend should be different.A friend who is similar to meA friend who is different from meName:Name:4 Read the job ad. Then compare two of your classmates. Decide which classmate is better for the job. Student Helper WantedThe English study Center needs a weekend s

18、tudent helper for primary school students.You must:-be a middle school student-have good grades in English-be good with children-be outgoingCall the English Study Center at 443-5667 for more information.A: So who do you think should get the job, Jenny or Jill?B: Well, Jenny is smarter. I think she s

19、hould get the job.A: Jenny is smarter, but I think Jill is more outgoing.1. I think a good friend makes me laugh. make sb. do sth. 讓讓 (使使) 某人做某事某人做某事 (make后跟不帶后跟不帶to的不定式的不定式) e.g. His words made us feel so exciting. The boss made the workers work all day and all night. Explanation 2. I know she care

20、s about me because shes always there to listen. 我知道她很在乎我，因?yàn)樗S時(shí)能夠聽我傾聽。我知道她很在乎我，因?yàn)樗S時(shí)能夠聽我傾聽。 care about v. 擔(dān)心擔(dān)心 。相當(dāng)于：。相當(dāng)于：be worried, be interested 指：憂慮、擔(dān)心、關(guān)心、惦念指：憂慮、擔(dān)心、關(guān)心、惦念 例句例句: Do not you care about anybody? 你難道誰也不關(guān)心嗎？你難道誰也不關(guān)心嗎？ I really care about my work. 我真的關(guān)心我的工作。我真的關(guān)心我的工作。3. A good friend is

21、a good listener. listener 本意是本意是“ 聽者；聽眾聽者；聽眾”，根據(jù)語境，根據(jù)語境 a good listener 應(yīng)譯為應(yīng)譯為“ 作為一個(gè)好朋友作為一個(gè)好朋友 應(yīng)當(dāng)樂于傾聽朋友的傾訴。應(yīng)當(dāng)樂于傾聽朋友的傾訴。 類似詞語還有類似詞語還有 ：說話者說話者 speaker 4. Is she a lot like you? = Is she like you very much? 1)a lot 表程度表程度, 相當(dāng)于相當(dāng)于very much, 但位置不同。但位置不同。2) be like 像像， like為介詞。為介詞。5. Thats why I like read

22、ing books and I study harder in class. 這便是我喜歡看書而且在班里學(xué)習(xí)更加努這便是我喜歡看書而且在班里學(xué)習(xí)更加努 力的原因。力的原因。 Thats why 可視為一個(gè)固定句式，表可視為一個(gè)固定句式，表 示示 “ 這便是為什么這便是為什么”、 “ 這就是這就是的的 原因原因”， why的后面一般接句子的后面一般接句子why I like reading books and I study harder in class” 在句中作在句中作 that 的表語。的表語。6. My best friend helps to bring out the best i

23、n me. 我最好的朋友能幫我激發(fā)出自己的所能。我最好的朋友能幫我激發(fā)出自己的所能。 bring out 是個(gè)習(xí)語，是個(gè)習(xí)語，“使顯現(xiàn)；使表現(xiàn)出使顯現(xiàn)；使表現(xiàn)出” bring out the best/ worst in someone 譯為譯為“ 把把 某人最好的（或最壞的）一面表現(xiàn)或顯露出某人最好的（或最壞的）一面表現(xiàn)或顯露出 來來”。 又如：又如：A crisis brings out the best in her. Please bring out your books. 1. Peter is thinner than Sam. (同義句轉(zhuǎn)換同義句轉(zhuǎn)換)2. My sister is better at study than I. She is clever. (同義句轉(zhuǎn)換同義句轉(zhuǎn)換)Sam is fatter than Peter.My sister is much smarter than me at study.3. I study science very well. (同義句轉(zhuǎn)換同義句轉(zhuǎn)換)4. Miss Li is popular in our class. Mr. Wang is more popular.(同義句轉(zhuǎn)換同義句轉(zhuǎn)換)I