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课件网) Unit 3 I’m more outgoing than my sister. Section B 2a-2e Learning goals At the end of the class, you will be able to: Get the main idea of a paragraph by finding its topic sentence Get the key points of the three passages on whether friends should be the same or different Express ideas clearly and logically by learning the structure of a passage Brainstorming popular _____ funny _____ quiet _____ hard-working _____ serious _____ friendly _____ outgoing _____ smart _____ shy _____ 2a. Write the comparative forms of the following adjectives. Then use them to write five sentences . more popular funnier quieter more hard-working more serious friendlier more outgoing smarter shyer My friend David is more hard-working than me, but I am funnier than him. 2b. Should friends be the same or different? Read about what these people think. Jeff Green Huang Lei Mary Smith My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. I’m quieter and more serious than most kids. That’s why I like reading books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good. Jeff thinks friends should be the same. Should friends be the same or different? It’s not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite different from me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports, but he plays tennis better, so he always wins. However, Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So I’m getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working, though. I always get better grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more. Huang thinks friends can be different. Should friends be the same or different? Should friends be the same or different? I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different. My favorite saying is, “ A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact, she’s funnier than anyone I know. I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen. Mary doesn’t care if her friends are the same or different. the main idea the topic sentence the first sentence How can we get the main idea? My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. I’m quieter and more serious than most kids. That’s why I like reading books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too, so we enjoy studying together. I’m shy so it’s not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good. Underline the comparative words and phrases. Underline the comparative words and phrases. It’s not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite diffe ... ...
