Introduce Jeff Green Huang Lei and Mary Smith

Introduce Jeff Green, Huang Lei and Mary Smith to your classmates. Jeff Green is quieter than most kids. He likes reading and studies harder in class. He’s shy so it’s not easy for him to make friends. He thinks friends are like books — you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good. His best friend Yuan Li is quiet, too. They enjoy studying together.

Huang Lei is quite different from his best friend, Larry is taller and more outgoing than him. Larry is much less hard-working than Huang Lei. They both like sports, but Larry plays tennis better, so he always wins. Larry often says, “My best friend helps to bring out the best in me. ”

Mary Smith’s favorite saying is, “A true friend reaches for your hand touches your heart. ” Her best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, she’s funnier than anyone she knows. Mary broke her arm last year but Carol made her laugh and feel better. They can talk about and share everything.

Can you say some saying about friends? A good friend is like a mirror. Friends are like books — you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good. A true friend reaches for your hand touches your heart. A brother may be not a friend, but a friend will always be a brother.

Wang Lingling’s best friend is Liu Lili. They Example: are both tall, but Wang has long straight hair, Liu has short straight hair. Wang Lingling likes reading, but Liu Lili likes sports. They are both popular in class. They’re both outgoing.

Wang Lingling is serious. Liu Lili is funnier than Wang Lingling. Wang is more hard-working than Liu, but Liu is smart.

3 b Make notes about two of your friends. One friend should be similar to you; the other friend should be different. A friend who is similar to me Name: tall and thin likes reading quiet and serious hard-working has good grades A friend who is different from me Name: funny and popular is good at soccer speaks loudly smart a good listener

3 c Write two paragraphs describing your friends. Example: My friend A is quite similar to me. We are both tall and thin. We are both quiet and serious. We like reading together. We are hard-working in class, so we often get good grades.

My friend B is different from me. She’s funnier and more outgoing than me. She always speaks loudly. She is good at soccer. She’s smart and she’s a good listener.

4 Read the job ad. Then compare two of your classmates. Decide which classmate is better for the job. Student Helper Wanted! The English Study Center needs a weekend student helper for primary school students. You must:

• be a middle school student • have good grades in English • be good with children • be outgoing Call the English Study Center at 443 -5667 for more information.

A: So who do you think should get the job, Jenny or Jill? B: Well, Jenny is smarter. I think she should get the job. A: Jenny is smarter, but I think Jill is more outgoing.

下列招聘要求，� 当需要什么� 的性格或 � 好的人呢？ have good grades in English → smart, clever, hard-working, likes reading … be good with children → friendly, kind, funny, likes playing games be outgoing → outgoing, speaks loudly, likes sports

Put the words in the correct columns in the chart. hard-working, run fast, quiet, serious, jump high, smart What people are like What people can do hard-working quiet run fast smart serious jump high

Can you add more words or phrases in the chart? What people are like What people can do funny study harder outgoing play the guitar better friendly get up early popular sing more clearly

2. Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words in brackets. 1. My brother is _______ funnier (funny) than me. He makes people laugh a lot. 2. I’m outgoing, but my best friend is a lot _______ (outgoing) than me. more outgoing serious (serious) as 3. My brother is as ____ my sister. They both like to study.

4. My cousin can run ______ faster (fast) than me. She is taller than me, too. 5. Jim is _____ friendlier (friendly) than Tom, so Tom has more friends than Jim.

3. Think of your best friend. Write down two ways in which you are similar, and two ways in which you are different. My best friend and I are both outgoing. My best friend and I can run very fast. My best friend can sing better than me. My best friend is less hard-working than me.

Jenny is a little more hard-working than Mary. 詹妮比�� 更努力一点。 Linda is a lot funnier than anyone I know. 琳达比我所了解的其他人都更滑稽的多。 My sister is a bit more serious than me. 我姐姐比我更� 重一点。