Project Giving an oral reportTeenagers friendshipsCampus lifeQuestionnaireAre you a boy or a girl? Boy Girl 1. How many best friends do you have? A lot A few None2. How often do you have a long conversation with your friends? More than three times a week once a week seldom neverLead inTick the answer which most applies to you.3. What topics do you mostly talk about with your friends? Hobbies and interests Families and friends School and study Emotions and feelings Future plans and dream4.Do you share your secrets with your best friends? Always Sometimes Never5. Do you think boys and girls have the same attitudes towards friendship? Yes No6. If you choose No to Question 5 , what different attitudes do they have?Girls have more friendships than boys.Girls seem to have a lot to talk about with their best friends than boys.Friendships between girls are usually based on shared emotions and support . However, friendships between boys are usually based on shared activities or interests.Questions:1.What is the passage mainly discussing?2. What puzzles Robert?Some things about Amanda and her friends. For example , he cant understand what girls can talk about for so long.Fast readingFriendship plays an important role in our lives. However, girls and boys have different types of friendships and different attitudes towards friendship.3. Whats the difference between boys and girls in their attitudes towards friendship?4. What are boys and girls friendships each based on?Girls always seem to have a lot to talk about with their best friends. They seem to have more friendships than boys. Boys cannot name a single best friend. Girls friendships are based on shared feelings and support while boys friendships are based on shared activities or interests.1. People cannot but feel _, for they simply cannot understand how he could have made such a stupid mistake.A.puzzled B. delighted C.induced D.inspiredLanguage pointsa puzzled expressionHe was quite puzzled about what to do next.他完全不知道接下去该怎么办.I was puzzled to see her behaving like that. 看到她那样的举止使我感到困惑.puzzled adj. 迷糊的,困惑的 觉得困惑的 (about, as, to)This mystery puzzles me. 这件神秘事情使我百思不解.I am puzzled by the difficult questions. puzzle out 经过苦思想出; 猜出 puzzle over 苦思苦想puzzle Vt. 困惑；苦思 He is completely absorbed in his business.他完全专心于他的业务absorb Vt. use up much of the attention, interest or time of 吸引.的注意力或兴趣, 耗费的时间,使全神关注absorbent adj. 能吸收的, 有吸收力的, 吸水的 absorption n. 吸收, 专注2. He was a _ in a book. 他全神贯注于一本书.bsorbedWhat is your attitude towards this question? we must maintain a firm attitude. 我们必须保持坚定的态度.attitude n. C way of feeling, thinking or behaving 态度意见,看法3. When I asked him his a_ towards school, he did not say anything.ttitudesWhat you say now is not consistent with what you said last week.你所说的与你上星期所说的话不相符你所说的与你上星期所说的话不相符.He is been a consistent friend to me.他是我历久不渝的朋友他是我历久不渝的朋友.The idea in his various speeches are not consistent.他在各项演说中所得的观念不一致他在各项演说中所得的观念不一致.Consistent (with) 与与.一致一致, 符合符合consistent adj. 一致的，经常的，一贯的一致的，经常的，一贯的consistently adv.4. 5. Andrew h_ before he took the last cake. 安德鲁拿最后一块点心之前犹豫了一下.esitatedhesitate 1.Vi to stop and consider before an action 犹豫; 踌躇He hesitates at nothing.他对什么事都豪不迟疑.I always hesitate to advise my friends on what to read.我总是不大愿意指点我的朋友们该看些什么书. 2. Vt. 不愿; 不欲 ( hesitate to do) feel that perhaps one should not do ; not wish to do; be unwilling to doIf you have any questions , dont hesitate to ask me.如果你有什么问题,尽管问我. 3. Vt. 怕麻烦别人 be unwilling ( to trouble somebody)He accepted the invitation without hesitation.他毫不犹豫地接受了邀请. hesitation n. 踌躇, 犹豫 an act of hesitatingI base my hopes on the news we had yesterday.我的希望是以我们昨天所得到的消息为根据. base Vt. base sth. on upon 建立在基础之上, 以为根据6. Their relationship _ mutual respect. 他们的友谊建立在相互尊重的基础之上. was based upon The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion or sex.法律要求人人平等法律要求人人平等,不管是什么种族、宗教或性别。不管是什么种族、宗教或性别。 regardless of expense 不考虑费用不考虑费用 regardless of the consequences 不顾后果不顾后果regardless of : 不管不管, 不论不论 paying no attention to 不顾不顾,不注意不注意Fill in the blanks using the words from the box below. Change the form where necessary.get along worldwide support quality in the world base on suppose share reply1.Helen is my best friend. She always _ her secrets with me.2. This evidence _ my belief that he is guilty.3. The company has become very successful in China because its products are of a high _.sharessupportsquality4. I asked my father if I could watch TV after finishing my homework , and he _ with a nod.5. No one knows how _ the Great Wall was built without the use of modern machinery.6. Our conclusion should _ careful research.7. Kate is very friendly , so it is easy _ with her.replied in the world be based on to get along8. IBM is known _ for its advanced technology.9. Sometimes he can be quite mean, but I _ in general , he is a nice man.worldwidesupposeB. Giving an oral reportPlanningWork in small groups. You want to survey people to determine how attitudes between boys and girls differ on a certain topic. favourite food hobbies the future family school subjects music My own topic _Preparingdiscuss and agree on an each of the following questions:What is the primary purpose of our survey?How many questions will we ask?Who will take our survey?decide which group members will be responsible for each task. Producingwrite multiple-choice questions that can be answered quickly and are easy to total when the survey is complete.Conduct the survey and calculate the results.briefly discuss the conclusions the group has drawn, based on the survey results.Presentingit is time to present your findings to the class in an oral report.Discuss the conclusions the group has come to regarding differences between the attitudes of teenage boys and girls.HomeworkFinish the WB exercises(B1, B2, D1, D2) Revise some language points of this period.