be willing to,愿意，乐意,e.g. She is willing to learn. 她很乐意学。,1 . Study the following words and expressions to prepare for the listening.,e.g. He is willing to help you. 他乐意帮助你。,take the first step,迈出第一步,Man has taken the first step to the universe. 人类已经向宇宙迈 出了第一步。,approach,vt. 接近,靠近 n.方法,方式;态度,He cautiously approached the house. 他小心地走近那房子。,approach,vt. 接近,靠近 n.方法,方式;态度,e.g. I like his approach to the problem. 我喜欢他解决这个问 题的方法。,embarrass,使窘迫,使为难,Linda seemed embarrassed by her mothers question. 琳达似乎被她妈妈的问 题弄得有些窘迫。,open the conversation,开始谈话,She opened the conversation on her arrival. 她一到，就开始了谈话。,show interest in,表现出对的兴趣,She showed her interest in repairing computers. 她表现出对修理电脑的兴趣。,marriage,婚姻，结婚，结婚仪式,The marriage will take place in May. 婚礼将于五月举行。,set a time,定时间,We set a time to meet at the entrance of a cinema. 我们定好时间在一个 电影院的门口见面。,2. Listen to a passage for the first time and decide what the purpose of the passage is.,The purpose of this passage is to _ let us know that Americans dont value friendship. B. make us believe that the Americans are not worth making friends with. C. give us some suggestions on how to make friends with Americans. D. give us reasons why we should make friends with Americans.,3. Listen to a passage for the second time and complete the following tips.,Americans,willing,small talk,join you,expect,time,interest,culture,for dinner,4. Listen to the passage again and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Correct the false one.,1) When making friends with Americans, you should invite them to parties.,When making friends with Americans, you should visit places Americans enjoy.,2) You should be willing to take the first step so as to make friends with Americans. 3) As you start your conversation, you should talk about something serious.,As you start your conversation, you should use small talk to open the conversation.,4) When the Americans say “Lets get together sometime”, they are trying to invite you to have a get-together. 5) Its easy to tell whether an American would like to be your friend.,Its not easy to tell whether an American would like to be your friend. It will take time to tell.,its not,always a real invitation.,Discuss what advice should be followed in making friends with the Chinese and then make up a conversation with your partner. One of you will play the role of an American, who is puzzled by the Chinese way of treating friends.,Work in groups,Useful expressions,A (a Chinese) and B (an American) greet each other. 2) A expresses his/her surprise at seeing Bs puzzled look.,You can make up your conversation according to following cues.,3) B expresses that he/she is puzzled by the Chinese way of treating friends and asks for advice. 4) A gives B his advice. 5) B expresses his thanks. 6) A and B say goodbye.,My Most Unforgettable Friend,What is friends? What is friendship? Study the following sayings and definitions about “friend” and “friendship”.,1) A friend is a gift you give yourself. 朋友是你给自己的礼物。,2) A cheerful friend is like a sunny day spreading brightness all around. 快乐的朋友就像阳光 灿烂的日子，到处充 满着光明。,3) A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success. 真正的朋友会忽略你的失败，却又 能容得下你的成功！,4) A good friend is hard to find, harder to lose, and impossible to forget. 好友难寻不易失，一生永不忘。,5) True friendship is like sound health: the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. 真正的友谊像健康：只有失去才知其珍贵。,6) The only unsinkable ship is friendship. 友谊之舟，永不沉没。,7) The secret to friendship is being a good listener. 友谊的秘诀在于倾听对方的心声。,8) Friends are made and kept in three ways. First , by honouring them in their presence. Second, by speaking good about them in their absence. Third, by serving them in their needs. 友谊三部曲： 当面尊敬； 背地夸奖； 难时帮助。,Discuss and share your ideas with your partner. Then write your own sentences about a true friend and true friendship. If possible, you can write more than one sentence.,Discussion,Tips: the sentence is the basic unit of English language. And to be able to manage the sentence is important for anyone who wishes to write effectively.,A true friend is _ True friendship is _,A friend can be a person. What else can be a friend of yours? Complete the following table by noting down the key words.,toys,animals,1)Who/what is your friend? 2)How did you get to know each other? 3)Why is he/she/it unforgettable? Give examples. 4)How do you view friendship?,Give brief answers to the following questions. Then write a composition with the title “My Most Unforgettable Friend”.,【写作指导】 1. 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，内容是关于友谊、朋友的。 2. 这类文章一般分为两部分：一部分叙述事件的经过，另一部分叙述事件对作者造成的影响或给他的教训等。 3. 本文的要点如下： 难忘的好朋友是谁； 和他/她是如何认识的；为什么他/她很难忘；举例说明； 对朋友/友情的看法。,4. 句型搜索： We were on good terms with each other and often went to school or went home together. . is warm-hearted, energetic, intelligent and easy to get along with. But one day a quarrel broke out between us for. Having lost a close friend because of my actions, I felt ve