FriendsBringHappinessWarming-upquestions: What’syourdefinitionof“friend”? What’sarealfriend? Doyouhaveanygoodfriends? Areyouarealfriendtosomeone?UnitOneSeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneListentothefollowingpassageandtrytofillinthemissinginformation.ThinkaboutIt“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.”ThisisanEnglishproverb.Itmeansthatpeoplehavea(1)______tomakefriendswithotherswhoarelikethem.It’s(2)________tochoosefriendswith(3)_________.Takeme,forexample.I(4)________peoplewhoareveryseriousabouttheirwork.Theysetgoalsand(5)________thosegoals.Whentheyhaveproblemsatwork,theydon’trunawayfromtheproblems.Myfriends(6)________theirproblems.I’mserioustoo.Ihavetobeserious.Iworkforahugecomputercompany.Imanagea(7)________systemofcircuitboards.Allmyfriendsappreciatemy(8)_______aboutwork.Ofcoursetheydo.Friendship,afterall,(9)___________(10)___________________________________________someone.FriendshipSeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneListentothefollowingpassageandtrytofillinthemissinginformation.ThinkaboutIt“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.”ThisisanEnglishproverb.Itmeansthatpeoplehavea(1)_________tomakefriendswithotherswhoarelikethem.It’s(2)_______tochoosefriendswith(3)__________.Takeme,forexample.I(4)_____________peoplewhoareveryseriousabouttheirwork.Theysetgoalsand(5)________thosegoals.Whentheyhaveproblemsatwork,theydon’trunawayfromtheproblems.Myfriends(6)_________theirproblems.I’mserioustoo.Ihavetobeserious.Iworkforahugecomputercompany.Imanagea(7)________systemofcircuitboards.Allmyfriendsappreciatemy(8)___________aboutwork.Ofcoursetheydo.Friendship,afterall,(9)__________(10)______________________________someone.preferencenaturalsimilaritiesgetalongwithsticktodealwithcomplexpointofviewisbasedonhavingsomethingincommonwithFriendshipSeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneIn-classActivities—1.QuakerMeetingOnepersonis“It”.Theothersmustallsitdownandbetheaudience.“It”says“QuakerMeetinghasbegun,nomorelaughing,nomorefun.Ifyoudaretocrackasmile,youmayhavetowalkamile”.Then“It”makesfunnyfaces,orsounds,ortellsjokesordoesanythingexcepttouchsamemberoftheaudiencetogetsomeonetolaugh.Thefirstpersontolaughisatthemercyof“It”.“It”candecideonsomehorribleorembarrassingpunishments(likewalkingamile)forthelaugher.Afterthelaugherhascompletedthepunishment,she/heisthenext“It”.Onevariation—allplayerscandecideiftheywanttosetatimelimitfor“It”tomakethemlaugh.If“It”doesnotgetsomeonetolaughwithintheallottedtimeframe,thentheaudiencecandecideonapunishmentfor“It”.Thenext“It”isthenchosenbyapickinggame.SeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOne2.TalkaboutthePictures2.1WaitingfortheHareSeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOne2.TalkaboutthePictures2.2HowWorldPeaceStartsSeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneAfter-classActivitiesPassageforRecitation—MakingFriendsIsNotSoEasyInoursociety,therearebasicallytwotypesofpeople.Thefirstisquiteashy,quietsortofperson:hisfriendsareperhapsfew,buthehasaverygoodandintimaterelationshipwiththem.Thesecondtypeofpersonisfairlylivelyandchatty:hehaslotsoffriends,butalargeproportionofthesearenotrealfriends,butmerelysuperficial“mates”.Inreality,makingfriendsisaverydifficultaffair;ittakesalongtimetodiscoverwhomyouhavethingsincommonwith,andwhomyoucantrust.Tostartwith,wealloftenmakeonemistake:welookatsomeone’sappearanceandimmediatelypresumetoknowwhattypeofpersontheyare.Thiscanbeverydestructiveinsocialrelations.SeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneThemajorityofintrovertsfinditdifficulttoexpresstheirfeelings,andhaveproblemstalkingtopeopletheybarelyknow.It’stoobadotherpeopleoftenthinkthispersonisareticent(沉默寡言的),boringperson.Theymayalsothinkthatheistooarrogantandlooksdownonthosearoundhim.Theyhavetotallymisunderstoodhischaracter.Extrovertslovecontactwithotherpeople.Theyoftengooutandseemtoknoweveryone!Theresultofthisisthatthosewhoknowthispersonfeelhetalkstoomuch,andissomewhatfickle(轻浮的)withnodepthwhatsoever.Infact,thispersonspendsmuchofthetimehidinghisinsecurity.MakingFriendsIsNotSoEasySeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneWeshouldallpayattentiontothispoint:weshouldnotjudgeapersonaccordingtohisoutwardappearance.Everyonehastheirgoodpointsandtheirbadpoints;heshouldbegivenachancetorevealhisinnerdepths.Dountoothersasyouwouldliketobedoneuntoyou!MakingFriendsIsNotSoEasySeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneAfter-classActivitiesEnjoythePoems—TheBestofFriendsbyJillWolfThebestoffriends,Canchangeafrown,Intoasmile,Whenyoufeeldown.Thebestoffriends,Willunderstand,Yourlittletrials,Andlendahand.Thebestoffriends,Willalwaysshare,Yoursecretdreams,Becausetheycare.Thebestoffriends,Worthmorethangold,Giveallthelove,Aheartcanhold.SeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOne...WhentothesessionofsweetsilentthoughtIsummonupremembranceofthingspast,IsighthelackofmanyathingIsought,Andwitholdwoesnewwailmydeartime’swaste:ThencanIdrownaneye,unusedtoflow,Forpreciousfriendshidindeath’sdatelessnight,Andweepafreshlove’slongsincecancelledwoe,Andmoantheexpenseofmanyavanish’dsight:ThencanIgrieveatgrievancesforegone,Andheavilyfromwoetowoetello’erThesadaccountoffore-bemoanedmoan,WhichInewpayasifnotpaidbefore.ButifthewhileIthinkonthee,dearfriend,Alllossesarerestoredandsorrowsend.SonnetbyWilliamShakespeareSeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOneEnjoyaSong—MoonRiverMoonRiver,widerthanamile.I’mcrossingyouinstylesomeday.Oh,dreammaker,yourheartbreaker.Whereveryou’regoing,I’mgoingyourway.Twodriftersofftoseetheworld.There’ssuchalotofworldtosee.We’reafterthesamerainbow’send,waitingroundthebend.Myhuckleberryfriend,MoonRiverandme.SeniorOralEnglishCourseUnitOne