1、Project Project Giving an oral reportGiving an oral reportSometimes we need to give an oral report about a certain topic.To make the report convincing(令人信服的令人信服的),we should base it on facts.So it is necessary for us to design a survey(调调查查).And a questionnaire(问卷调查问卷调查)is a good form of a survey.Tee
2、nagers friendshipsTick the answer which most applies to you.1.How many best friends do you have?A lot A few NoneLead-inFinish a questionnaire:Are you a boy or a girl?Boy Girl2.How often do you have a long conversation with your friends?More than three times a week Once a week Seldom Never 3.What top
3、ics do you mostly talk about with your best friends?Hobbies and interests Families and friends School and study Emotions and feelings Future planes and dreams4.Do you share your secrets with your best friends?Always Sometimes Never 5.Do you think boys and girls have the same attitudes towards friend
4、ship?Yes NoGirls seem to have more to talk about with their best friends than boys.Friendships between girls are usually anchored in shared emotions and support,but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests.Girls have more friendships than boys.If you choose No to Question
5、 5,what different attitudes do they have?Reading 1.What puzzles Robert?He cant understand how girls can talk for so long.SkimmingRead the passage fast,and find the answers to these questions:T or F questions:Girls have more friends than boys,according to studies.Boys can easily name a best friend wh
6、en asked.Scanning TFA boy is likely to be cautious about sharing his feelings with his close friends.A girls best friend might be eager to tell her about something that has happened in her life.TTRead the passage and answer the following questions:1.What did Amanda reply when asked what she and her
7、friend talked about?They talked about almost everything:film stars,pop songs,recipes,everything.Reading in detail:2.Why cant boys name a single best friend?Because they are busy with homework and have so many friends that it is hard for them to choose.3.Can girls name their best friend?Yes,they can
8、answer without pausing.4.What are friendships between girls based on?They are anchored in shared feelings and support.5.What are friendships between boys based on?They are based on shared activities or interests.Thinking What is most important in you life?What friendship means to you?What friendship
9、 means to meWhat is your attitude towards this question?we must maintain a firm attitude.我们必须保持坚定的态度。我们必须保持坚定的态度。attitude n.态度态度1.When I asked him his a_ towards school,he did not say anything.ttitudesLanguage points anchor vt.扎根于;使基于;下锚;使扎根于;使基于;下锚;使 固定固定 n.锚锚2.Friendships between girls are usually
10、 anchored in shared feelings Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.她的小说基于对日常生活的体验。她的小说基于对日常生活的体验。base vt.base sth.on upon 建立在建立在基础之基础之上上,以以为根据为根据3.Their relationship _ mutual respect.他们的友谊建立在相互尊重的基础之上。他们的友谊建立在相互尊重的基础之上。was based on/uponI base my hopes on the news we had yesterday.我的希望是以我们昨天
11、所得到的消息我的希望是以我们昨天所得到的消息为根据。为根据。The law requires equal treatment for all,regardless of race,religion or sex.法律要求对所有人平等对待,不论种族、法律要求对所有人平等对待,不论种族、宗教或性别。宗教或性别。regardless of the expense/consequences.不顾花费不顾花费/后果后果4.regardless of:不管不管,不论不论5.respond【语境展示语境展示】1)Hearing what he said,I didnt know how to respond
12、.2)When a baby is upset and his parents respond,he learns that he can rely on them.3)The government should listen to what the people say and respond to their needs.4)The doctor told me that our body often responds to stress by getting sick.【自我归纳自我归纳】1.根据例句根据例句1、2可知,可知,respond可用作可用作不及物动词,意为不及物动词,意为“_
13、”。作出反应,回应作出反应,回应2.根据例句根据例句3、4可知,可知,respond可与介可与介词词_搭配,构成固定短语,表示搭配,构成固定短语,表示“回答,响应回答,响应”。【联想拓展联想拓展】1.respond to还可以表示还可以表示“(药物等)(药物等)有效有效”。如:。如:The patient didnt respond well to this kind of treatment.这种治疗方法对该病人没有明显的效果。这种治疗方法对该病人没有明显的效果。to2.respond还可用作及物动词。如:还可用作及物动词。如:She responded that she would nev
14、er see him again.她回答说她再也不想看到他了。她回答说她再也不想看到他了。3.response n.反应,反响,回答。如:反应,反响,回答。如:The headmasters response to our project is encouraging.校长对我们这个课题的反应很振奋人心。校长对我们这个课题的反应很振奋人心。6.thanks to【语境展示语境展示】1.Thanks to her help,we finished the task on time.2.Thanks to their encouragement,I was not upset by the fai
15、lure.3.Thanks to the bad weather,your picnic had to be cancelled(取消取消).【自我归纳自我归纳】根据以上例句可知,根据以上例句可知,thanks to意为意为“幸亏;由于幸亏;由于”。它的意思与短语。它的意思与短语_的含义相近。的含义相近。because of【拓展拓展】no thanks to意为意为“并非某人并非某人/某事某事物之功物之功”。如:。如:It was no thanks to you that we managed to finish the important report.我们能完成这份重要的报告并不是我们能完成这份重要的报告并不是你的功劳。你的功劳。