Do you still remember your childhood friends?How did you become friends?Are you still in contact?Can you describe something interesting that happened between you?What is the thing that impressed you most deeply from your childhood?Talk about your friend with each other.Words revisionComplete the following sentences with the words in the box.1. Ive always understood one should try and be _ of other people.2. I felt incredibly _ of myself for getting so angry. considerateashamedalike ashamed betray considerate forgive loss pain scold3. When I tell someone I will not _ his confidence I keep my word.4. Shed find a way to _ him for the theft of the money.betrayforgiveLook at the words again, which words can you use to describe feelings or a relationship between people?Feeling:Relationship:alike ashamed considerate loss pain betray forgive scold Read some sentences from the passage. What do you think it will be about?a. It was the worst loss I have ever experienced.b. Our neighbours next door had a son, and we grew up together.c. Im now back in touch with Danny, and its a privilege to call him my friend.d. We were on good terms with everyone in the village.e. The first time I lost my best friend, I thought it was the end of the world.f. He was a very considerate boy for someone so young.g. And then at the age of 14, his parents moved to London.The words in the box and some of the words in these sentences indicate that the passage is about a friendship that someone has lost.I. Read the passage and number the sentences in the order they appear.Key: e b f d g a c1. Childhood friendships can be very close and it can be upsetting when parents have to separate two friends. The writer still misses the good friendship he had with the boy who he grew up with in a village in Scotland.II. Choose the best summary.2. The writer lived in Scotland and grew up with the boy who lived next door. The boy then went to love in London, which was too far away to stay in touch. Now they have grown up theyre best of friends again.3. As a child, the writer had a close friend. They played together all the time. Then the friend moved away and the writer was extremely upset. Even today, now they are in touch again, he still finds the memory painful.I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks with the information in the text.The time I grew up with DannyWe spent long summer evenings in the pine forests, 1. _, and 2. _ left by the birds in the cages.We would chase the squirrels away and 3. _ them to ripen.On windy days wed 4. _ to the loch and 5. _ in our faces. digging up worms for fishingcollecting featherswait for slide down the stony slopesfeel the spray of the seaThe time I grew up with DannyWe made brooms 6. _; we built a tree house.We gave a salute to the local policeman as he passed on his bicycle.Dannys parents moved to London. The pain was acute, and I couldnt 7. _, because I felt he had betrayed me. This is the first time I lost my best friend, I thought it was the 8. _ I have ever experienced.NowIm now back 9. _ Danny, and its a privilege to call him my friend.out of branchesforgive him for leaving meworst lossin touch withNowIm 10. _ my feelings, and I dont want to rewind the recording of my life and remember my loss and my pain.ashamed of II. Tell whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.1.A happy childhood is very important for the writer. ( )2.The writer will never forgive his childhood friend for leaving him. ( )3. The writer was afraid of a kind of flies that bit him and made his face swell. ( )4. The boys thought the policeman in their village was an enemy spy. ( )5. The writer feels ashamed of his feelings when he thinks about his childhood. ( )III. Read the passage and answer the questions.1.What do you think a happy childhood means for the writer?2. A happy childhood means living in a small village in a close family, and having a best friend to grow up with.2. What was the countryside around the writers home like? The countryside around his home had pine forests, and was near the sea as well.3. How did the writer and his friend spend their time together? They spent their time together digging worms, collecting feathers, chasing squirrels and going to the sea.4. Why do you think the writer couldnt forgive Danny for going to London? Because he felt the loss of his friend so strongly, it as like the end of the world for him. 1. be on good/bad terms with 与某人关系好或不好与某人关系好或不好 e.g. Were on good terms with all the neighbouring countries. 我们与所有周边国家的关系都很我们与所有周边国家的关系都很 好。好。2. be in touch with与某人有联系与某人有联系 get in touch with与某人联系上与某人联系上 keep in touch with与某人保持联系与某人保持联系 e.g. How do you keep in touch with each other after graduation?