Unit 2 Family and Friends Lets watch the

Unit 2 Family and Friends

Let's watch the video and share your opinions on family.

Family means father , mother I love you. Family gives us light , to disperse the darkness of the front; gives us smile, to forget the annoyance of life.

Let's think: What kinds of friends do you like to have? What is the friend ?

A real friend is someone who is always there for you. A real friend helps you in everything you need. Besides having real friends, you must also be a real friend to your friedns.

Proverbs on friendship (谚语) u A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 友多无好友 u The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席 u A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情

Proverbs on friendship (谚语) Ø people who often gather together by doing something meaningless and even illegal 狐朋狗友 Ø bosom friends Ø friendship betwenn gentlemen 君子之交 Ø friendship between villains Ø friendship between generations 忘年之交 莫逆之交 小人之交

How to make friends ? You must be friendly to others. Friends should negotiate instead of quarrelling. You must choose someone with who you get along and with who you identify yourself. You must never choose someone just because he/she makes you look "cool".

How well do you know your family and friends?

Activity 2: Use the questionnaire to interview your partner about his/her family and friends. Write down your partner's answers. Then tell the class the interesting things about him/her. Example: Lishuo's name means happy and prosperous. She has three brothers, but her parents love her most.

New words and phrases cousin, circle, loner Words seldom, nearby, occasionally Phrases get along well; circle of friends; live nearby; meet up with sb. ; make friends with; hundreds of; be into sth; not much of a; would rather do sth. than;

Practice • Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box. get along well cousin hundreds of circle would rather do. . . than make friends with 1. I _______ the dishes _______cook. 2. He drew a _______ on the blackboard with a piece of chalk. 3. The restaurant receives ______ customers every day. 4. Did you ________ with your roommate? 5. We must ______ those who have good character and kindness of heart. 6. Don't haze the new roommate, he's my_____.

A. My Aunt is Coming to Visit Us！ Preview the new words and phrases. 1. cope with problems 处理问题 2. How well do you know. . ? 有多了解 3. live alone or with your family 独住还是跟家人 4. get along well 相处融洽 5. know each other for a long time 相识已久 6. at Sring Festival 在春节 7. live far away from 住得很远 8. meet each other very often 经常见面 9. the circle of friends 朋友圈 10. every three years 每三年

A. My Aunt is Coming to Visit Us！ Sue's aunt is coming to visit her. Listen to the conversation and tick. How often does the aunt probably visit Sue's family? A. Once a year. B. More than twice a year. C. Every three years.

A. My aunt is Coming to Visit Us ! 1. cousin: 1. 同辈兄弟姐妹。2. 表亲 3. 堂兄弟姐妹，表兄弟姐妹。 2. Do you get along well? get along with sb. 与某人和睦相处 She has never really go along with her cousin.

2. I wish my cousins lived nearby but they don't. nearby(在附近，不远) adv. 可用作副词或者形容词。 The cinema nearby can seat 1000 people. adv 附近那家电影院可容纳一千名观众。 She is staying at a nearby hotel. 她住在附近一家旅馆里。 adj.

Useful expressions about relationship Ask： Answer： Do you get along well? We have known each How long have you known other. . A very long time, since I each other? was a kid. Do they live far away No. We live in the same from you? neighbourhood. Do you meet each other very often ? Seldom, but we call a lot. How often do you see each other? Occasionally.

Activity 3: Ask your partner about his/her friends/relatives with the above expressions. Then complete the table below. ( On Page 22) Activity 4: Work in pairs and complete the conversation below. ( On Page 22)

B. Circle of Friends 5. Listen and tick your answer. Where are Sally's friends from? A. Her school. B. Her neighbourhood. C. The Internet. 6. Listen and tick. (T or F) ①Sally is 17 years old and Andy is 25 years old. F ②Sally has hundreds of friends all over the world. T ③Andy's circle of friends is qiute big. F ④Andy seldom goes on Facebook or My. Space. T

7. Listen again and complete the paragaphs. 8. Talk about the circle of friends with your classmates and fill in the form below. 9. Finish the following paragraphs with the information you've gotten in Activity 8.

Circle of friends(朋友圈) 1. be into sth 对……特别感兴趣，很喜欢 2. loner 独来独往的人 3. not much of a= not a good 不是一个好的 4. face to face 面对面地 5. meet up with 意外碰到，不期而遇 6. sit at 坐在……旁 7. a bit of 有一点 8. all over the world 遍及世界各地