Auld Lang Syne

1. Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot. 老朋友怎能遗忘掉， And never brought to mind? 永不再放心上 Should auld acquaintance be forgot. 老朋友怎能遗忘掉， And days o‘lang syne? 还有过去的好时光？  *For auld lang syne,my dear, 为了过去的好时光，（亲爱的） For auld lang syne, 为了过去的好时光， We’ll tak‘a cup o’kindness yet 让我们干一杯友谊的酒， For auld lang syne. 为了过去的好时光。 And here‘s a hand,my trusty fiere(friend) 老朋友，我已伸出我的手， And gie’e a hand of thine, 请你也伸手相握 We‘ll tak’a cup of kindness yet 让我们干一杯友谊的酒， For auld lang syne. 为了过去的好时光。 Repeat*

2. warming up and speaking

3. What is friendship? I want to find the answer to the question What is friendship? When it rains, I think friendship is a small umbrella. It can give me a piece of clear sky. When I’m crying, I think friendship is a white handkerchief. It can wipe my tears dry.

4. When I am sad, I think friendship is a warm word. It can bring me happiness again. When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a strong hand. It can help me escape my troubles. When I sit in a quiet place, I think friendship is a very wonderful feeling. It can’t be pulled and torn, because it is in everyone’s heart. It is there from the beginning to the end of our lives.

5. 谚语 Some proverbs about friendship A life without a friend is a life without the sun 人生没有朋友,犹如生活没有了太阳. A man who has friends must show himself friendly. 要有朋友,必须以友谊待人. A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似两个身子长著一颗心

6. I Lead in Brainstorming Whatqualities(品质)should a good friend have?

7. Brainstorming honest brave responsible generous humorous What qualities (品质)should a good friend have? patient helpful selfless diligent considerate open-minded kindhearted

8. II Warming Up Do the survey on P1 by yourself. Then add up your score and see how many points you get.

9. Finish the survey on P1 Work out your score: 1. A 1 B 3 C 2 2. A 1 B 2 C 3 3. A 1 B 2 C 3 4. A 3 B 2 C 1 5. A 0 B 3 C 0

10. Warming Up 4-7points: You are not a good friend. You either ignore your friend’s needs or just do what he/she wants you to do. You should think about what a good friend needs to do. Think more about this.

11. Results: 4-7 points:You are not a good friend.You either neglect your friend’s needs or just do what he or she wants you to do.You should think about what a good friend needs to do. 8-12 points: You are a good friend but you sometimes let your friendship become too important, or you fail to show enough concern for your friend’s needs and your own responsibilities. 13+ points: You are an excellent friend who knows that to be a good friend you need to balance your needs and your friend’s needs. Well done!

12. upset ignore calm … down have got to be concerned about walk the dog loose to become quiet after nervous activity to be worried about unhappy and worried to take no notice of have to do free, not tied up to take a dog for a walk Warming Up • Match the word or expression with its meaning.

14. I Reading 1. Pre-reading: Think about the following questions and give your ideas about them. • What will you do if you have trouble with your classmates or friends? For example, if he/she does something wrong that made you angry or sad? Answer:If I have trouble with …, I will … • What will you do if you disagree with your friends about something? Answer:If I disagree with …, I will … • Do you think it is possible for you to get along with everyone? • Answer:Yes/No, I think/don’t think so, because …

15. Reading 2. Read Lisa’s letter and answer the following two questions. • What did Lisa write to Miss Wang for? ( For advice.) Lisa wrote to Miss Wang to ask for advice. • What is Lisa’s problem? (have trouble with, gossip) She has trouble with her classmates. Some of them gossiped about her friendship with a boy.

16. Listening 1. Listen to Miss Wang’s reply and answer: What’s Miss Wang’s advice? “My advice is ______________________,”

17. Listening 2. Listen again, and finish the exercises below: • There’s nothing wrong with you and this boy ________ friends and________ together. • ________ your friendship with this boy would be a _________ thing to do. • Teenagers like to ________, and they often see something that isn’t real. • My advice is to ______ your classmates. That way you will _______ them that you are more _________ than they are. studying being Ending stupid gossip ignore show grown-up

18. Listening Ex.3 Answer the following questions orally in pairs. • What does Miss Wang say about their • friendship? She says that ___________________ • _________________________________ • _________________________________ • ___________________________ there is nothing wrong in Lisa making friends with a boy. She also thinks that it is possible for a boy and a girl to be good friends.

19. Listening 3. How does she explain why Lisa’s classmates gossip about their friendship? She says that____________________ ____________________________________________________________ 4. What is Miss Wang’s advice? She asks Lisa to _________________ __________ teenagers like to gossip and that perhaps they can’t understand Lisa’s friendship with the boy. ignore her gossiping classmates.

20. Listening 2. Why does Miss Wang think it would be foolish if they end their friendship? She thinks that __________________ _________________________________ Lisa would lose a good friend who helps her with her studies.

21. II Speaking Group work What do you think of Miss Wang’s advice? If you agree, what are your reasons? If you disagree, what do you suggest? Do you think Lisa ignoring her classmates is a good idea?

22. IV Speaking Now discuss these questions with your partner: • Does a friend always have to be a person? • Can animals or other things be our friends? Sample answers: Yes, I think so. So do I. Of course. No, I don’t think so. Neither do I. I’m afraid not. I agree …because we can …. Yes, but …. I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. In my opinion, … I think/believe/feel that it’s bad for us to ….