Step 1 Revision 1)T: For yesterday’s homework I asked you to vote for a best student in your class. Now can you tell me your choice and your reason? Please describe that person in details and let’s guess who it is. Then we can vote for him or her, OK?

2)T: Yesterday we also met three friends in ‘Teenagers’ Magazine. They’re Betty, Max and May. How much do you remember them?

Ss have a group competition by answering questions about Max.

Step 2 Retelling

After the Qs, T leads Ss to tell the main idea of the passage, try to give them some help if necessary.

Step 3 Language points

T: now let’s look at some useful expressions in the passages.

Give Ss some phrases for them to translate:

1) She is as slim as I am.她和我一样苗条。

as+形容词/副词的原级+as

他不如我高。　　　　　　 He isn’t as tall as I .

他做作业和我一样认真。　 He does homework as carefully as I do.

我昨天到家不如我姐姐早。 I didn’t get home as early as my sister yesterday.

2) be willing to do sth.　 愿意做某事

我们愿意为希望工程筹集物品。

We are willing to collect things for Project Hope.

3) any time　　　　　　　 随时,任何时候

如有问题，随时给我打电话。

　If you have any problem, call me any time.

4) be ready to do sth./ be ready for sth.　 乐于做某事；准备好做某事(状态)

雷峰总是乐于助人。　

Lei Feng is always ready to help people.

我准备好考试了。　

　I’m ready for the exam.

get ready to do/ for sth.　　 为…作准备(动作)

5)someone/people in need　 　　需要帮助的人

We are in need of water.　　 　我们需要水。

患难朋友才是真朋友。　

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

6) because of/because

because　 后跟从句　 　　　　　because of　 跟短语(sth/doing sth)

因为下大雨，我们没做早操。

We didn’t do morning exercises because it rained heavily.

We didn’t do morning exercises because of the heavy rain.

7) knock sth off …　　 　　　　把某物从……撞翻

他把那个杯子从桌子上撞落下来

He knocked the cup off the trable.

8. bored/ boring

bored　 (人感觉)无聊，乏味 　　boring　 (某物)无聊乏味

乏味的会议使大家都感到很无聊。　

The boring meeting made everyone feel very bored.

2．教学挂图

1．录音机

能用形容词的各种形式形容人的外貌和朋友的品性。

3．通过讨论朋友的外貌和品质，增进朋友间的了解

2．能用所学知识和方法表达朋友的品质

1．能谈论各自的朋友

3. Ss do a class vote for a ‘best friend’. Write a brief description about a person they consider as a best friend. Read some of the descriptions and then vote for one of them. Explain why they vote for that particular person.

Step 8 Homework

Retell the articles about the three best friends.

Period3: Reading (2)

2. Ss vote for one of the ‘best friends’ described in the articles and tell the reason why.

1. Ss do Part C2, P10 and find out who each of the personalities will vote for and fill in the blanks. Then check the answers by asking and answering in pairs ‘Who will Amy/ Simon/ Sandy vote for?’