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课件网) UNIT 4 My friends Lesson 5 Icebreakers 1 Warming up 1 Write words in the table and circle the word that best describes you. Then play Bingo. 2 Share three things about yourself. 3 Meet another friend. Pay attention to the student you are interested in. Choose one word to describe him/her. Talk with that student and get more information about him/her 4 Make cards for your icebreaker game. Now you have two new friends. Make a card for each of them. UNIT 4 My friends Understanding cultures: High mountains and flowing water 1 Aristotle summarised three kinds of friendship. What kind of friendship do you like best Discuss with your partner. · Self-interested friendship: Some people use others for their own purposes. · Friendship just for fun: All they want is to have a good time. · True friendship: They truly love and support each other. 2 Read this Chinese story about friendship and answer the questions. Yu Boya was a famous musician during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was good at playing the guqin . One day, when Boya was playing his instrument, Zhong Ziqi, a woodcutter stood by quietly. He enjoyed the music so much. When Boya played a piece of music about high mountains, Ziqi said, “This is as high and great as Mount Taishan!” When Boya played a piece of music about water, Ziqi said, “The music is as great as a flowing river!” Boya realised that Ziqi could understand his music. The two became the best friends. Years later, Boya went to visit Ziqi. He was sad to find that Ziqi had passed away. He played the music High Mountains and Flowing Water for Ziqi. Then he broke his guqin. He never played music again because he believed no one could ever get the meaning of his music again. A What were Boya’s two songs about One was about high mountains, and the other was about water. B What kind of friendship did Boya and Ziqi build They built a deep and true friendship. 3 Write about you and your friend. The following questions may help you: ·What is your friend’s name What is he/she like ·How did you meet him/her ·What do you often do together 4 Do you know the following stories of friendship Search the internet for more information and share what you know with your classmates. Remember the words and expressions learnt in this lesson. 2. Use the table in Activity 4 to make a card for one of your friends. Homework
