8A Unit1 Friends Checkout

2. 8A Unit1 Friends Checkout

3. Brainstorm (in this unit) Please say the words as many as possible 1.the words about appearance 2.the words about personality 3.the words about activities

4. Check the preview Fill in the blanks ears ncomfortable • 1. My cousin always w______ a smile on his face. • 2. I feel really u_____________ when I sit on the old 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 the questions __________( 正确) • 5.We all can’t forget the __________(令人愉 快的)hiking to the town. ervous correctly pleasant

5. Check the preview 重点词组和句子 one of my best friends 我最好的朋友之一 be ready to help people any time 愿意随时帮助人 give her seat to someone in need 把她的座位给需要的人 有机会经常互相见面 get to see each other often travel around the world 周游世界 不必担心我 don’t need to worry about me 我相信她会是一个非常好的老师。 I believe she will be a very good teacher. 她总是面带微笑，看上去很快乐。 She always wears a smile on her face and looks happy.

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

8. 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 Max

9. small and short straight ,shoulder-length hair tell her anything because… be kind , never … May

10. Choose and answer A B C D E

11. What does May look like? She is shorter than the writer. She has straight, shoulder-length hair. Everyone thinks she is pretty.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. What does Betty look like? She is as slim as the writer. She has short hair.

15. What is May’s quality? She is true and kind.

16. Do you remember? She is as slim as I am. He is the tallest boy in my class. She is shorter than I am.

17. The first pig is quitefat. The second pig is much fatter. The third pig is of all. the fattest Compare them

18. Conclusion • 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 two Which/Who is …, A or B? etc. of…, in …, Which/Who is …, A, B or C?etc. We add ‘the’ before the superlatives.

19. Complete the table . smarter smartest 大部分单音节词在词尾加-er或-est larger largest 以字母e结尾的词，加-r或-st happier happiest 以辅音字母+y结尾的双音节词，先改“y”为“i”,再加-er或-est thinner thinnest 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 more interesting most interesting 部分双音节词和多音节词在前面加more或most better best 不规则变化

20. Form Comparatives and Superlatives more nervous most nervous nervous ____________ _____________ heavy ____________ _____________ cheap ____________ _____________ clearly ____________ _____________ safe ____________ _____________ much ____________ _____________ hot ____________ _____________ dangerous ___________ ______________ bad ___________ _____________ far ___________ _____________ heavier heaviest cheaper cheapest most clearly more clearly safest safer more most hotter hottest more dangerous most dangerous worse worst farthest/furthest farther/further

21. Do you know these activities? hiking skiing diving cycling swimming

22. We think……. Climbing ***** * very exciting not exciting Diving ***** * very dangerous not dangerous Playing football ***** * very healthy not healthy Watching TV * ***** very difficult not difficult

23. Opinions of different activities qq e.g. I thinkclimbing 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.

24. A class survey as exciting as We think climbing is (1) _________________ (exciting) diving. However,diving is(2)________________(dangerous)climbing more dangerous than What about playingfootball? We all think playing football and climbing are (3)_________________(healthy) activities. They’re($)_____________________ (healthy) watching TV. the healthiest healthier than And I think diving is (5)_________________ (difficult) activity of all That’s what we think too. the most difficult

25. Daniel’s diary neat sense of humour small smart square 1oth September People talked about their best friends in ‘Teenagers’ magazine today.I read about Christine. She has a (1)__________face, big blue eyes and a(2)_______nose.She has long hair and looks (3)___________.But I really want 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. square small neat sense of humour smart

26. 写作部分 A presentation on your favourite friend 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） Write down your own presentation on your best friend Hurry up! You have only 4 minutes

27. Summary Proverbs about friends 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. 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。

28. Thank you ! Goodbye !