Unit 2Friendship1Warm-up ExerciseDo you have friends?Do you often contact each other?How?If ask you to use one word to describe your friends,what would you say?2Friendshipdurableperpetualtrustwarmcloseintimateeverlastinggeneroushelpgenuinelifelongenduringlong-standing3Warm-up ExerciseNow lets listen to the song-Thats What Friends Are For According to the song,what are friends for?For both good times and bad times.What is a fair-weather friend?One who is happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.4Warm-up ExerciseWhats your understanding of friend and friendship?Now lets read a story about friendship together5Global ReadingScan Text A and decide which of the following statements is the theme.1.One should keep in touch with his friends.2.Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.3.A true friend will stand by you forever.4.Late is better than never.Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.6Global Reading Please answer the following questions.What does the story begin with?The story begins with the cab driver reading a letter.What helped start a conversation between the cab driver and the passenger?The letter Tom wrote to his friend Ed.7Global ReadingWhat was their conversation centered on?Their conversation was centered on the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.How did the author get to learn more about the friendship between the driver and Ed?The author got to learn more about their friendship by reading the letter himself.8Global ReadingPartsPara(s)Main Ideas11-20221-35336From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed.Reading the letter by himself,the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.The drivers experience urged the author to reach for his pen.9Global ReadingThe following questions are what the narrator asked the cab driver.Put them in the right order.1)Did you go to school together?2)The letter must have made you feel good,didnt it?3)Is your cab available?4)Is he someone youve known quite a while?5)Is he dead?6)I thought your friend was Ed.Why did he sign it Tom?7)Is the letter from a child or a grandchild?8)Did you two work at the same place?3-7-4-1-5-8-2-610Further QuestionsPart One:True or False1.The driver caught a cold that day.F He had just cried.2.The driver had never seen Ed in the past 25 or 30 years.F He had only seen him once or twice a year.11Further Questions3.The driver had never forgotten his old friend.T4.The narrator was quite eager to read the letter.F He thought it was very personal.12Further QuestionsPart two and three1.What did the driver and Ed use to do before they got married?They went to school and passed time together.2.What did the narrator mean by saying the first sentence in the letter reminded him of himself?He often postponed writing to his friends.13Further Questions3.Who wrote the letter?Who did the narrator think had written the letter?Find out sentences that demonstrate the narrators misunderstanding.The driver wrote the letter.The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter.For example,“I know Id like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.”14Further Questions4.What did the narrator decide to do when he arrived at the hotel?Why?He decided to write a letter and mail it immediately because he wouldnt wait until it was too late.15Detailed ReadingWords and Phrasesbe lost inavailableor somethinggo aheadestimatemight/may(just)as wellnot much ofkeep upcorrespondencepracticallykind of/sort oflose touch(with sb.)a couple ofon ones mindkeep in touch(with sb.)come upurgepostponereferencereunionhang out(every)now and thenawfulchoke upskipright away16Detailed ReadingDifficult sentences1)He sounded as if he had a cold or something.2)At least they do with me because Im on the road so much.3)It might just as well have been family.4)But I take it hes someone youve known quite a while?17Detailed Reading5)But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again,almost more to himself than to me:“I should have kept in touch.Yes,”he repeated,“I should have kept in touch.”6)It had references to things that probably meant something to the driver.7)“Like it says there,”he answered,“about all we had to spend in those days was time.”8)There are fewer and fewer still around.18Detailed Reading9)But we hung out on the same corner when we were single.10)But for the last 20 or 30 years its been mostly just Christmas cards.11)Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me,more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that.19ExerciseLanguage Sense EnhancementLanguage Focus Vocabulary Comprehensive20Language Sense EnhancementRead aloud paragraphs 6 to 15 and learn them by heart.1)come to think of 2)as well 3)used to 4)much of a 5)correspondence 6)take it 7)quite a while 8)so 9)All the way 10)friendship21Language FocusVocabulary_I1)absolutely2)available3)every now and then4)are urging/urged5)destination6)mostly7)hangs out8)right away9)reunion10)or something11)estimate12)going ahead22Language FocusVocabulary_II1)in the examination was still on his mind2)was completely choked up by the sight of his team losing in the final minutes of the game.3)was so lost in study that she forgot to have dinner.4)has come up and I am afraid I wont be able to accomplish the project on time.5)of equipping the new hospital was estimated at$2 million.23Language FocusVocabulary_III1)were postponed;the awful;is estimated2)reference;not available;am kind of 3)not much of a teacher;skips;go ahead24Language FocusCollocationCollocationUsage1)to2)for3)at4)from5)in6)to;on 7)on8)with1)more or less2)kind of/sort of3)Something4)kind of/sort of5)more or less6)or something25Comprehensive ExerciseCloze ICloze ICloze II1)choked up2)awful3)practically4)neighborhood5)correspondence6)available7)destination8)reunion9)Mostly10)postponing11)absolutely1)how2)savings3)embarrassment4)phone5)interrupted6)touch7)envelope8)signed9)message10)needed26Translation_I1)Half an hour had gone by,but the last bus hadnt come yet.We had to walk home.2)Mary looks as if she is very worried about the Chinese exam because she hasnt learned the texts by heart.3)Since the basketball match has been postponed,we might as well visit the museum.4)He stayed in Australia with his parents all the way through World War II.5)Since I graduated from Nanjing University in 1985,I have kind of lost touch with my classmates.27Translation_II It is not easy to keep in touch with friends when they are far away.This is certainly true in my case.It has been a couple of years since I left my old neighborhood and all the friends I had there.Ive been meaning to write to them but something or other comes up and I just dont seem to find the time.They are always on my mind,however,and I think I will certainly make an effort to keep up correspondence with them in future.28DiscussionThe texts in this unit are about friendship.Decide which of the following statements you agree or disagree with.Real friends are always of the same sex.Childhood friendship rarely lasts into adulthood.Time and distance can never alter real friendship.29AssignmentWriting a letter to your friends-Tell him or her how much you miss the days you were together.-Tell him or her something about your new life on campus-Discuss about when will you meet next time and what will you do.30Review of the TextUseful ExpressionsSentence Translation31Useful Expressions完全沉浸于完全沉浸于 引起引起的注意的注意坐進后座坐進后座 得了感冒什么的得了感冒什么的不著急不著急接著，繼續(xù)接著，繼續(xù)記住了，能背出來記住了，能背出來家書抵萬金家書抵萬金老是在外旅行老是在外旅行不大會不大會be completely lost inget sb.s attentionsettle into the back seathave a cold or somethingin no hurrygo aheadknow sth.by heartLetters from home always mean a lot.be on the road so muchnot much of a hand at 32Useful Expressions保持通信往來保持通信往來從小學一直到高中從小學一直到高中老街坊老街坊沉默沉默失去聯系失去聯系老同學聚會老同學聚會時間不饒人時間不饒人在一起閑逛在一起閑逛點頭稱是點頭稱是在遠處在遠處 keep up correspondenceall the way through both grade and high schoolan old neighborhoodin silencelose toucha class reunionTime goes byhang out on the same cornernod in agreementin the distance33Sentence Translation Sentence Translation I hadnt seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood.近近25到到30年來，我跟他一年只見一兩次面，因為年來，我跟他一年只見一兩次面，因為我從原來住的老街坊搬了出來。我從原來住的老街坊搬了出來。34Sentence Translation Sentence Translation But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again,almost more to himself than to me:“I should have kept in touch.Yes,”he repeated,“I should have kept in touch.”可我知道他還在想著老埃德。他又開口時，與其可我知道他還在想著老埃德。他又開口時，與其說是跟我說話，還不如說是自言自語：說是跟我說話，還不如說是自言自語：“我真該我真該一直保持聯系。真的，一直保持聯系。真的，”他重復道，他重復道，“我真該一我真該一直保持聯系。直保持聯系。”35Sentence Translation Sentence Translation Of course thered be always a note wed each add to the cards usually some news about our families,you know,what the kids were doing,who moved where,a new grandchild,things like that but never a real letter or anything like that.當然，我倆都總在卡上寫幾句當然，我倆都總在卡上寫幾句 通常是關于通常是關于各自家里的情況，不是嗎，孩子們在干些什么，各自家里的情況，不是嗎，孩子們在干些什么，誰搬到哪兒，添了個小孫子，都是這類事誰搬到哪兒，添了個小孫子，都是這類事 可一直都沒正兒八經地寫過信什么的?？梢恢倍紱]正兒八經地寫過信什么的。36Sentence Translation Sentence Translation Ive been meaning to write for some time,but Ive always postponed it.早就想寫信了，可就是一拖再拖。早就想寫信了，可就是一拖再拖。Every time I go to a class reunion,for example,there are fewer and fewer still around.比如說，每次我去參加老同學聚會，來的人總是比如說，每次我去參加老同學聚會，來的人總是越來越少。越來越少。37Sentence Translation Sentence Translation Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me,more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that.你多年的友誼對我非常重要，遠比我能說出來的你多年的友誼對我非常重要，遠比我能說出來的重要得多，因為我不擅長說這樣的話。重要得多，因為我不擅長說這樣的話。He looked sort of sorrowful,or as if he were trying to see something in the distance.“I guess I should have written it sooner.”他神情有點悲傷，似乎想看清遠處什么東西。他神情有點悲傷，似乎想看清遠處什么東西?！拔蚁胛艺嬖撛缧戇@封信。我想我真該早些寫這封信?！?8