欢迎来到英语课堂Module3ListeningandvocabularyInterpersonalRelationships—FriendshipReadthepassageonpage33andanswerthequestions.1.AreLiaoMeiandWangChaosustillfriends?Yes,theyare.2.Whydoyouthinkthegirlshavekeptintouch?Becausetheyareoldfriends.Activity1Doyouthinkthatgoodfriendsshouldneverquarrel?DiscussionMatchthequestionsandthewordsinActivity1.livelypersonalityquarrel(v.&n.)regret1.Whichworddescribessomeone’spersonality?Activity2lively2.Whichwordmeanstofeelsorryaboutsomethingthathashappenedorthatyouhavedone?3.Whichwordmeanstoarguewithsomebody?Hurt(adj.)livelyQuarrel(v.&n.)regretActivity2quarrelregretMatchthewordsinBoxAwiththewordsinBoxB.bestgethavekeeplosemakeonlychildaninterest(in)intouchon(withsomeone)touchfriendupActivity3Listentothepassageandanswerthequestions.1.WhyhasLiaoMeineverfeltlonely?2.Wheredidthetwogirlsmeet?3.Wheredidtheylive?4.Whatdowelearnaboutthegirls’parents?5.Whydidthetwogirlsquarrel?Activity4&5Part1MynameisLiaoMeiandI’m20yearsold.I’manonlychild,andmyfriendshipsareveryimportanttome.EversinceIwasakid,myparentsalwaysmadesurethatIhadotherchildrentoplaywith,soIneverfeltlonely.I’vealsobeenveryluckybecauseI’vealwayshadabestfriend,someonewhoI’vebeenreallycloseto.ListeningtextMybestfriendsincetheageofelevenwasagirlcalledWangChaosu.Wemetatsecondaryschool.We’dbothjuststartedthere.Iremembermeetingherforthefirsttime.Iwaswalkinghomeformschoolandshewasgoingthesameway.Sowewalkedhometogetheranddiscoveredthatwelivedveryneareachother.Wegotonwitheachotherimmediately.We’retwoofakind,WangChaosuandI—we’rebothquitelively.Wefoundthatwesharedalotofthesameinterests.ShelovedallkindsofsportandsodidI.Wesoonbecamebestfriends.Weusedtogoaroundtoeachother’shousesallthetime.Ourparentsgotonverywelltoo.Buthavingsaidthis,ImustsaythatWangChaosuandIquarrelfromtimetotime.WehadareallyseriousquarrelwhenIwassixteen.Ibecamefriendlywithtwogirlsthatshedidn’tgetonwith,andIstoppedseeingherforawhile.Itwasn’tanicethingtodoandIregretdoingthatnow.WangChaosuwasreallyhurt.Shedidn’ttalktomeforaboutsixmonths.Butthenwemadeupandbecamefriendsagain.1.WhyhasLiaoMeineverfeltlonely?Becauseherparentsalwaysmadesureshehadfriendstoplaywith.2.Wheredidthetwogirlsmeet?Atsecondaryschool.3.Wheredidtheylive?Veryneareachother.5.Whatdowelearnaboutthegirls’parents?Theygotonverywell.4.Whydidthetwogirlsquarrel?BecauseLiaoMeimadefriendswithtwoothergirlswhomWangChaosudidn’tlike.1.WhereisLiaoMei’scollege?2.WhatdoesLiaoMeisayyouneedtodotokeepyourfriends?3.HowmanyfriendshasLiaoMeilosttouchwith?4.Whyhasshelosttouchwiththem?Part2WangChaosuandIstayedbestfriendsuptotheageofeighteen,butthenwebothwenttodifferentcolleges.ShestayedinourhometownandIwenttoacollegetwohundredkilometersaway.We’restillgoodfriends,butwe’renotbestfriendsanymore.It’sdifficultwhenyou’resofarawayfromsomeone.ListeningtextIthinkthattokeepyoufriends,therearecertainthingsyouhavetodo.Forexample,youmustremembertokeepintouchifyouwanttostayfriendswithsomeone.WangChaosuandIkeepintouchthroughemailwhenwe’reatcollege,andofcourse,weseeeachotherwhenIcomebackhome.Wealwayshavealottosaytoeachother.Wetalkaboutourfeelingsandareveryhonestwitheachother.Ithinkthat’sveryimportant.IregrettosaythatIhavelosttouchwithfourorfivefriendssinceI’vebeenatcollege.It’sapity,butI’vechangedandthey’vechangedtoo.Wejustdon’tclickanymore.IthinkthereasonwhyWangChaosuandIarestillfriends,asIsaidearlier,isbecausewehavesimilarpersonalities,andwe’rebothstillcrazyaboutsport.It’smyguessthatwe’llalwaysbegoodfriends.Ihopeso.1.WhereisLiaoMei’scollege?200kilometresaway.2.WhatdoesLiaoMeisayyouneedtodotokeepyourfriends?Keepintouch.3.HowmanyfriendshasLiaoMeilosttouchwith?Fourorfive.4.Whyhasshelosttouchwiththem?Becausetheychanged.
