Unit 4 Reading

Free talk1. Do you have friends?2. Do you have a good friend?3. Do you have a great friend?4. What have you got from him/her?5. Can you tell sth. about your great friend and

what he/she had done for you?

Free talk6. What do you think a great friend is like?

a great friend

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patient

kindhumorous

helpful

friendly

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Teaching aims and demands: 1. Learn the text, and master some imp

ortant words and phrases. 2. Train and improve the students’ rea

ding skills and ability.

A great friend

Revise some difficult words.

Revision

1. acquaintance 5. appearance 2. constant 6. companion 3. philosopher 7. entertain4. company 8. knowledgeable

Skim the text and fill in the blank in the last sentence.His name is “_________”reading

Give the right orders of the center sentences.

To me, he has been a great teacher as well as a friend.

I have a great many friends, but there is one whom I prize over all the rest.

Though he is serious in appearance, he never fails to be interesting.

My friend is endlessly patient.

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To me, he has been a great teacher as well as a friend.

I have a great many friends, but there is one whom I prize over all the rest.

Though he is serious in appearance, he never fails to be interesting.

My friend is endlessly patient.

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A great friend

He is a friend not only to me but (also) to millions around the world.

1. I have known the friend for a long time.

2. My friend is always interesting and serious.

3. My friend is the cleverest and knows all languages of the world.

4. I was once one of my friend’s teachers. 5. Whenever I ask him for help, he will hel

p me.6. He is only my great friend.

True(T) or false(F).

F

TTF

FT

Translate the phrases and underline in the text.

                                                                         

A. 结识某人B. 在外表上C. 也，有D. 乐意做某事E. 陪伴某人F. 许许多多G. 从那时到现在H. 不能，未能I. 再三地，反复的J . 鼓舞K. 不仅…而且

1. a great many2. make sb.’s acquaintance3. ever since4. in apprearance5. fail to6. as well as 7. again and again8. be ready to do9. lift up10. keep sb. company11. not only…but also

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Summary I have many friends, but there is one whom I p

___ over all the rest. I first made his a__________ when I began to go to school. Though he is serious in a________, he never fails to be interesting. He is the most k___________ friend a person could have. He is a______ and enjoyed by everyone who got to know him. He is a friend not only to me b___ to millions around the world. His name is r______.

rizecquaintance ppearancenowledgeabledmired

uteading

Discussion Reading is a great friend. It is important for you t

o make friends with him. Would you share your pleasure in reading with us? Introduce a good book you have read.

1. What is the name of the book?2. How can we get the book?3. What is the book about?4. Why do you think it is good?

Homework

1. Read the text carefully and

loudly after class.

2. Do the exercises in the W

B.

Paragraph 1

When did I first make his acquaintance?

I first made his acquaintance when I began to go to school.

Answer the question.

Paragraph 21. Find out some key words to describe “a great friend”.____________ ________________________ ________________________serious in appearance interesting clever gaythe most knowledgeable

2. Why is he the most knowledgeable friend a person could have?

Paragraph 3

Why does the author think he has been a great teacher as well as a friend?

He first taught me the secrets of my own loanguage and then those of others. With these keys he showed us how to unlock all the arts and sciences of man.

Answer the question.

Paragraph 4When I can’t understand sth., ________________________________________________________When I am bored,____________________________When I am in low spirits,____________________________When I am lonely,____________________________

I can return to him again and again and he is always ready to teach me.

Fill in the blanks.

he entertains me.

he lifts me up.

he keeps me company.

endlessly patient