Unit1 Good Friends

      unit1 good friends
teaching objectives and demands:
the activity is designed to encourage students to think about friends and friendship and to activate relevant vocabulary.
ask the students to describe a good friend and give examples of situations where friends have helped them. use the activity as a brainstorming session done either in groups or with the whole class.
language use: manipulate listening, speaking practice
key points:
1. everyday english for communication.
2. words and useful expressions
the first period
step 1. warming up
 students are asked to describe themselves and a friend. you can use these questions in at least two different ways. one alternative is to ask the students to think about three words to describe themselves and then let each student tell the class the three characteristics they have chosen. a second alternative would be to ask the students to write down the three characteristics and let other students guess who is being described. as with the first part, the objective is to elicit student language and get the students to think about friends and friendship.
which words can be used to describe the characteristic?
brave: courage fearless heroic
scared : astonish  fearful  frightened  horrified  shocked terrified timid
loyal: devoted  faithful
wise: bright   clever  cute  gifted  intelligent  smart   well-learned    witty
foolish: silly  stupid
beautiful: attractive  breath-taking  charming cool cute  elegant  eye-catching good-looking
graceful   inviting  lovely   neat  pretty   splendid  stunning
rich:   wealthy   plentiful
funning:  amusing   humorous
happy:  carefree   cheerful contented  delighted  glad  high  merry  pleased
unhappy: bitter blue discouraged  displeased heavy  miserable  sad  upset
step 2. listening
the students will hear friends discuss common problems that may occur in a friendship. the students are asked to identify the problems and suggest solutions. tell the students that friends sometimes have problems and that it is important to know how to solve the problems. the students will hear three arguments between friends and are asked to write down the problems and suggest possible solutions. it may be necessary to divide the task into two parts; first the students write down the problems as they listen to the tape, and then they discuss possible solutions. the students can also listen to one situation at a time and discuss solutions with the whole class.