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Unit 1 Good Friends Lesson 1Step 1 Presentation and discussion (warm-up)Put some new words on the blackboard and tell them something about a friend.Kind   honest   brave   loyal   happy   wise   strong  beautiful   handsome   rich   smart   funnyThen ask some questions around the class and discuss with them.What should a good friend be like? What qualities should a good friend have?Should they be funny, smart and strong?Step 2 ReadingAsk the students to read the dialogue in the part SPEAKING. Ask some questions:1.What doesn’t John like?2.What does Joe think of music and skiing? And then fill in the form on page 3.Then ask the students to express their ideas freely. Encourage the students to say more about friends.Step 3 ListeningAsk the students to listen to the tape and fill in the blanks in the listening part. Step 4 Talking/PracticeAsk the students to page 85. Make a similar dialogue as in exercise 2.Some useful expressions :Why did you…?   Why didn’t you…?     You said that you would… Please forgive me. You promised to …  I’m very sorry…  It won’t happen again. I forgot.Step 5 HomeworkFinish Exercise 3 in the workbook. Lesson2Step1 RevisionAsk several students to present a speech about friends as a revision. Step 2 Pre-readingPresent the students a picture to illustrate the situation on a lonely island. Ask them to list three items in the box and ask them to give the reasons using the sentences listed on page3. Step 3 ReadingBefore asking the students to read the text, first give the students a brief introduction about Tom Hanks, his films and the film Cast Away. Then students read the text, and answer the following questions.1.How does Chuck Noland come to a deserted island?2. In order to survive on the island alone, what does he need to learn?3. What does he understand at last?4. For us, what lesson we can learn from Chuck?At the same time explain the language points if necessary.Step 4 Post-readingDiscuss the following questions in the Part POST-READING.Step 5 HomeworkPrepare a talk about Tom Hanks or something about one of his film.Lesson3Step 1 RevisionGet the students to give a talk about Tom Hanks or something about one of his films.Step 2 Language StudyAsk the students fill in the blanks with proper words.Step 3 Grammar Illustrate to the students the use of Direct and Indirect Speech.Then ask the students to do the exercise in the Part Grammar on P5.Step 4 PracticeAsk the students to act the exercise2 in the part Grammar out.Step 5 HomeworkAsk the students to finish the exercise2 in their workbook.Lesson4Step 1 RevisionCheck the homework.Step 2 PresentationPresent simples of e-mail to get the students a general idea of e-mail.Step 3 Explaination Tell the students some tips of writing an e-mail by learn the above e-mail simple.Step 4 Writing Ask the students to write an e-mail message.Step 5 Homework Ask the students to try to write an e-mail to their e-pal.

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