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1、Experiencing EnglishBook OneProceduresPassage A: Freshman FriendshipPassage B: Love Beyond the GraveProcedures of Passage AWarm-up Activities Culture Notes Language Points Difficult Sentences Summary Follow-up Activity AssignmentsUnit 8 Love and Friendship nPassage A Freshman FriendshipWarm-up Activ
2、itiesnLook at some pictures of friends.Youre happy; I am happy.Warm-up ActivitiesChildhood sweetheart Warm-up ActivitiesNo discord, no concord Warm-up ActivitiesA friend in need is a friend indeed.Warm-up ActivitiesAge, not a problemWarm-up ActivitiesAs long as you are by my sideWarm-up ActivitiesnQ
3、uestions for discussion:n1. Theres an old saying that goes “In order to have good friends you have to be a good friend.“ What does that mean? Do you think it is true? n2. How to be a good friend? How do friends treat each other?Warm-up ActivitiesnPossible answers nGood friends listen to each other.
4、nGood friends dont put each other down or hurt each others feelings. nGood friends try to understand each others feelings and moods. nGood friends help each other solve problems. nGood friends give each other compliments. nGood friends can disagree without hurting each other. nGood friends respect e
5、ach other. nGood friends are trustworthy. nGood friends give each other room to change. nGood friends care about each other.Warm-up ActivitiesCulture Notesn1. Roommates and Majors in Americann Collegesn2. American and Chinese Friendshipsn3. Class Reunions1. Roommates and Majors in American CollegesI
6、n future years its very easy to change roommates, and in the junior or senior year its quite common for students to move to off-campus apartments. So theres much less likelihood that freshman roommates will become lifelong friends. Freshman roommates are usually assigned randomly, with no attention
7、to their majors, they may take none of the same classes, and do not have to choose their majors the first year.Culture NotesAmericans are very adept at making new friends, while Chinese people are very skillful at keeping their old friends. The main reason for this is that Americans experience more
8、changes in their personal circumstances, such as changing jobs, moving to another town, or getting divorced. 2. American and Chinese FriendshipsAt any given time an American may have only a few close friends but many casual acquaintances. Over the course of a lifetime an American will probably have
9、more friends than a Chinese person has, but a Chinese person may have more lifelong friends. Culture NotesIn many Western countries it is customary for the people who graduated from a college or school in the same year to gather periodically at the campus or in their hometown for a class reunion. 3.
10、 Class ReunionsIt often includes parties, dinners, dancing, golfing, bowling, and other special events such as visits with former teachers. Reunions usually occur every five years, beginning five years after graduation. Certain reunions such as the 10th, 25th, and 50th are often considered special,
11、and are more elaborate than the others. Class ReunionCulture NotesLanguage Points1.acquaintance: n. a person whom one knows, esp. through work or business, but who is not a close friendnI dont want to talk about my personal stuff with business acquaintances.nWe began the semester as acquaintances an
12、d ended it as friends.Language Points2.barely: adv. almost not; hardlynThe fog was so bad that we could barely see the road in front of us.nI could barely understand my roommates jokes but I laughed anyhow.Language Ppare: v.1) to examine or judge (one thing) in relation to another thing in order to
13、show the points of similarity or difference nThe report compares the different types of home computer available.nThe police compared the suspects fingerprints with those found at the crime scene.Language Points2) showing that two things are alikenWhen we won the local basketball championship we natu
14、rally compared ourselves to the NBA.nAfter the battle Napoleon compared himself to other successful generals from history such as Alexander the Great. Language Points4. far from: a long way from being; not at allnThe dispute over the missing money is far from over. nOn graduation day your education
15、is far from over. Thats why its sometimes called commencement day. 5. incline: v.1). to tend to encourage or cause sb to feel, think, etc.nThe news inclined me to change my mind. 2). (to cause to) slope; to cause to move downwardnHe inclined his head at me in greeting.Language Points5. incline: v.3)
16、. to tend (to); be likely (to show a quality)nI inclined to take the opposite point of view. Language Points6. Collocations about “true” and “false”nfalse teeth/hair/eyelashes/friend/coin； fake money/fur (look like real material or object in order to deceive people)nartificial leg/smile/flower/silk/rainfall nreal leather/ real life/real gold/real name/person/worldLanguage Pointsntrue sto
