8A Unit One FriendsPeriod 1 Comic strip and welcome to the unitLearning aims1. To revise vocabulary and expressions to describe people.2. To generate ideas about peoples appearance and personalities.3. To categorize adjectives to describe important qualities of a friend according to personal preferences.Learning activitiesActivity one Preview一、写出下列单词的词性、词义和划线部分的音标。1. more_ _ 2. nothing _ _ 3. bowl_ _ 4. honest_ _ 5. secret_ _ 6. joy_ _7. special_ _ 8. sad_ _9. believe_ _ 10.magazine_ 二、了解下列生词的用法。1. honest 词性：_ 词义：_ 一个诚实的男孩 _2. secret 词性：_ 词义：_ 的秘密_ 保密 _3.sad 词性：_ 词义：_ 比较级：_ 最高级：_4. believe 词性：_ 词义：_ 我相信你的话。_.5. joy 词性：_ 词义：_ 使某人高兴的是 _ 三、翻译下列短语。1.something to drink 2.nothing else 3.some more food 4.believe what he says 5.使我开心 6.分享我的快乐 四、理解下列句子。1. What makes your friends so special?句意： make +名词+形容词 表示 “_”。 使我们国家变得强大 _ 使我们学校变得更美丽_Activity two Welcome to the unitStep 1 Free talk1.Do you have a friend ? 2.Whats he/she like ? 3.What does he/she like ? 4.What kind of person do you think your friend is ? Why ? Step 2 Finish Part B on Page 7,and then share your opinions with your partner.Step 3 Finish Part A on Page 7 and then describe each others best friend.Model : Meimei is my best friend. She is helpful. I can talk to her when I have problems because she always helps me solve them.Step 4 Make a dialogue.Model: A: Who is your best friend?B: Meimei is.A: Why?B: Because she is honest. I think it is very important.A: Do you believe what she says?B: Yes. She never tells a lie.Activity three Comic stripStep 1 Listen to the comic strip and answer the following questions.1. Hobo is hungry. What does Eddie give him ?2. Does Hobo want to have anything to drink ? What is it?3. What else does Hobo want?4. Is there anything else in the fridge？5. Will Eddie share his pizza with Hobo? Can you guess?6. What will you do if you are Eddie?Step 2 Read and act outStep 3 Fill in the blanks with proper words. Hobo was _ .He _ Eddie _ something to eat. Eddie was _ and gave Hobo some cake. He _ gave Hobo some milk. Hobo wants to have some _ food,_ theres _ else in the fridge._ they can _ Eddies in the bowl.Exercises【检测反馈】一、根据句意及首字母提示填空。1. The boy is thirsty. Can you give him something to _ ?2. Students should be p_ to the teachers.3. Its a s_ between you and me. Dont tell others.4. To my j_ , he can speak very good English.5. Mike often _ his happiness and sadness with us.二、选词并用其适当形式填空。fun cry play help we1. The English dictionary is _ to us.2. Please come and join _.3. My friend often tells me _ stories.4. How about _ basketball this afternoon ?5. Dont make that baby _ all the time.三、单项选择。( )1. I have _ about my best friend to tell you.A. something otherB. other somethingC. something elseD. else something( )2. Jenny is so kind that she often _ her toys with her friends.A. showsB. givesC. bringsD. shares( ) 3.-Can I have some more food ?-_ .A. Here you are. B. Here are you.C. Let me have a look.D. You can have.( ) 4. It was cold outside, so his parents made him _ at home.A. stayB. staysC. stayingD. to stay( ) 5. Tom looks very _ and his grandfather is looking _ at him.A. happy; happy B. happy; happilyC. happily; happyD. happily; happilyExercises【巩固提升】一、句型转换。1. My sister is friendly.（对划线部分提问）_ your sister _ ?2. What other things do you need to take ? （保持句意基本不变）_ _ do you need to take ?3. They did their homework yesterday. （改写成否定句） They _ _ their homework yesterday.二、阅读理解。David is a hard-working boy with a good education. He works in the office of a factory. His boss is very pleased with him. One evening, David went out with his brothers. It was