Profiles of My Friends: Betty, Max, and May

1. Unit 1

2. Unit 1 Friends

3. Reading I

4. Say something about your friends What does your friend look like? What kind of person is your friend? He/She is short/tall/slim/good-looking … He/She is a clean and tidy/ clever/ friendly/ funny/ helpful / polite/ honest … person.

5. They are helpful.

6. They are generous.

7. He has a good sense of humour.

8. generous adj.慷慨的，大方的 willing adj. 乐意的, 愿意的 any time = anytime在任何时候 voice n.嗓音 singer n.歌手 almost adv.几乎，差不多 Read aloud the new words.

9. round adj.圆形的 sense n.感觉；观念；意识 humour n. [英]幽默 = [美] humor bored adj.无聊的 fit vi.可容纳，装进 knock vt.碰，撞；把......撞击成 onto prep.到……的上面

10. straight adj.笔直的 sweet adj.可爱的，惹人喜爱的 smile vi.微笑 personality n.个性 choose vt.选择；挑选

11. Read the first passage about Betty and complete the passage. Betty is a _____ girl with ______ hair. She is very ________ and _________. She always gives her seat on the bus to someone in _______. She has a good _______ and wants to be a _______ when she grows up. slim short helpful generous need voice singer

12. Read the second passage about Max and answer the questions. 1. What does Max look like? 2. What kind of person is he? 3. What happens when he walks past the desks? He is tall and wears small, round glasses. He has a good sense of humour. He often knocks his classmates’ books and pens onto the floor.

13. Read the third passage about May and fill in the form. Name bright big straight Sweet never Personality keep

14. Read aloud the three articles. Mr Zhou is making some notes of Betty, Max and May. Read the sentences. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.

15. 1. Betty is kind to old people only. ______ 2. Betty wants to be a singer in the future. ______ 3. Max looks smart in his small, round glasses. ______ 4. Max is not good at telling jokes. ______ 5. May is sweet and pretty. ______ 6. May likes to say bad things about her friends. ______ F T T F T F

16. Mr Zhou is writing about Betty, Max and May. Help him write the correct names in the boxes and find some related details in the three entries. is sweet. ____________________________________________________________________ May She smiles often and never says a bad word about anyone.

17. Max He tells funny jokes and always makes me laugh. I never feel bored with him. is humorous. _________________________________ _________________________________ __________________________________ is helpful. __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Betty She helps me with my homework and she always gives her seat on the bus to someone in need.

18. Mr Zhou, the editor of Teenagers magazine, is making profiles of Betty, Max and May. Help him complete the information below. Name: Betty Looks: _______ has _______ hair Personality: _________ and helpful slim short generous

19. Name: Max Looks: the ________ in his class wear small, round _________ Personality: has a good sense of _________ tallest glasses humour

20. Name: May Looks: has big, ____________ eyes has long, __________ hair Personality: _________ can keep a __________ bright straight sweet secret

21. Mr Wu is asking the students who they would choose as their best friends. Complete the conversation with the words in the box. feel bored keep a secret ready to help share tell funny jokes worries

22. Mr Wu: Who would you choose as your best friend, Suzy? Suzy: I’d choose May. I can go to her when something ________ me. I can tell her anything because she can ____________. Mr Wu: Yes, she’s kind and sweet. And you, Simon? worries keep a secret

23. Simon: I’d choose Max. He can ______________, so I’ll never _________ with him. Mr Wu: Yes, Max is interesting. And how about you, Sandy? Sandy: I’d choose Betty. She’s willing to _______ things with her friends and is _____________ people any time. tell funny jokes feel bored share ready to help

24. Discussion Who would you choose as your best friend, Betty, Max or May? Use B4 as a model.

25. 1. Read aloud the articles and underline the difficult parts.2. Remember the new words in this lesson.

26. Thank you!