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ContentsUnit 2 FriendshipBefore Reading English Song Thats What Friends Are For2 Background Information5 Word Web5 Topic-related Prediction5 Warm-up Questions5Global Reading Scanning6 Group Discussion6 Part Division of the Text6 Further Understanding6Detailed Reading8After Reading Useful Expressions16 Sentence Translation16 Writing Style17 Listening Comprehension17 Discussion18 Writing Practice18 Talk about the Pictures20 Proverbs and Quotations20Supplementary Reading Culture Notes21 Reading21 Comprehension Tasks24 26Before ReadingBefore Reading English Song Thats What Friends Are ForI. Introductory RemarksJust what are friends for? To have fun with, of course, to share in the good times. Yet most people would say that a real friend is more than just a fair-weather friend. A fair-weather friend? A fair-weather friend is someone whos happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives, while a good friend, a true friend, is one wholl stand by you when you find yourself in difficulties. Thats certainly what the song is about. As they tell each other So lets listen to them as they sing the song.II. Thats What Friends Are ForListen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.And I never thought Id feel this wayAnd as far as Im concerned Im glad I got the chance to sayThat I do believe I love youAnd if I should ever go awayWell, then close your eyes and tryTo feel the way we do todayAnd then if you can rememberKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, thats what friends are forFor good times and bad timesIll be on your side forevermore Thats what friends are forWell, you came and opened me And now theres so much more I seeAnd so by the way, I thank you And then for the times were apartWell, then close your eyes and knowThese words are coming from my heartAnd then if you can rememberKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, thats what friends are forIn good times and bad timesIll be on your side forevermoreThats what friends are forKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, thats what friends are forFor good times and bad timesIll be on your side forevermoreThats what friends are forKeep smiling, keep shiningKnowing you can always count on meFor sure, thats what friends are forFor good times and for bad timesIll be on your side forevermore Thats what friends are forCount on me, for sureCount on me, for sureCount on me, for sureThats what friends are forKeep smiling, keep shiningIII. Questions and Answers1. What is a fair-weather friend?(One who is happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.)2. Do you know anything about the singers?(Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight.Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick was a pop and R&B (Rhythm and Blues, 节奏蓝调音乐) music star of the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s she worked jointly with Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder on the Grammy-winning single Thats What Friends Are For, a fundraiser for AIDS victims. Elton JohnElton John (1947), an English rock composer, singer and pianist, is one of rock musics durable (持久的) performers. He played the piano by ear from age four, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music at 11. The top pop star of the 1970s, his performance was featured by wild eyeglasses and outlandish (奇异的) costumes on the stage. Despite health problems in 1993 he continues to perform live across the world, mostly on the softer side these days.His latest success includes the best-selling sound track for The Lion King (1994), a Disney film. And the recording of Candle in the Wind 97, sung at the funeral of Princess Diana, became the largest-selling single in history within a month of its release (发行). He was knighted (授予爵士称号) in 1998.)3. According to the song, what are friends for?(For both good times and bad times.)4. How can friend and friendship be defined?(Friend Definition A:A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of ones heart, chaff (谷壳) and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift (筛，过滤) them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. George Eliot (18191880), English novelistFriend Definition B:A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may think aloud. Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882),American poet and philosopherFriend Definition C:A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes. Doug Larson (19021981),English middle-distance runnerFriendship Definition A:True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. Charles Caleb Colton (17801832),English author and clergymanFriendship Definition B:Friendship is a ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul (天气恶劣的). Ambrose Bierce (18421914),American author and journalist,from The Devils DictionaryFriendship Definition C:Friendship is a treasure that always helps us overcome any kind of difficulty. Friendship is a comfort which always understands worries and emotions. Friendship is a blessing because it teaches the way to live. Unknown)5. Can you give some examples of great friendship?(Marx and EngelsMarx valued Engels friendship so highly that he once said he loved and admired his friend very much. Engels had been aiding Marx who suffered greatly from bitter poverty. Were it not for the help Marx obtained from Engels, Marx would hardly have been able to overcome poverty and he surely would not have left behind him a monument.Qu Qiubai and Lu XunQu Qiubai was one of CPCs principal leaders in the early period. Under the persecution (迫害) of Wang Ming, one of the CPCs early leaders, Qu was dismissed from his important posts in the CPC Central Committee. But he soon took an active part in the struggles launched by the left-wing cultural front, together with Lu Xun, in Shanghai. During the two years of joint work , they became true friends.)Before Reading Background InformationHalloweenHalloween is celebrated annually. It is on the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now, in Britain and America, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”.“Trick or treat” is a traditional activity at Halloween. Children dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say “Trick or treat”. This means that they will play a “trick”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, e.g. sweets or money. Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them.Before Reading Word WebThe stories in this unit are about friendship. Write down five words which you would use if you were writing a poem on this subject.(durable, long-standing, enduring, lifelong, genuine, help, generous, everlasting, intimate, close, warm, trust, perpetual)Before Reading Topic-related Prediction1. Text A is titled All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter. Before you read the story, think about the answers to the following questions.- What does a cabbie do?- What is a letter used for?- Who wrote the letter to the cabbie?- Why was all the cabbie had only a letter?2. Read the last sentence of Text A and try to guess what the story is about.When I got to my hotel room I didnt unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.3. Read Text A as quickly as possible, and find out if you are right. Can you summarize the story with three sentences?Key words: lost in thought; read a letter; an old friend; lifelong friendship; regret; author decidedBefore Reading Warm-up Questions1. Do you often write letters to your friends?2. Did you ever write a letter which was not sent? Why did you keep it?Global ReadingGlobal Reading ScanningScan Text A and decide which of the following statements is the theme.1. One should keep in touch with his friends.2. Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.3. A true friend will stand by you forever.4. Late is better than never. (Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.)Global Reading Group Discussion1. The following questions are what the narrator asked the cab driver. Put them in the right order.1) Did you go to school together?2) The letter must have made you feel good, didnt it?3) Is your cab available? 4) Is he someone youve known quite a while? 5) Is he dead? 6) I thought your friend was Ed. Why did he sign it Tom? 7) Is the letter from a child or a grandchild? 8) Did you two work at the same place? (3 7 4 1 5 8 2 6)2. What were the cabbies responses to these questions?3. The narrator thought that the cabbie had received a letter from a friend named Ed. Which round of question-and-answer in the text leads to the misunderstanding? (The second round: “Is the letter from a child or a grandchild?”“No. Ed was my oldest friend.”)Global Reading Part Division of the TextPartsPara(s)Main Ideas1120From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed.22135Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.336The drivers experience urged the author to reach for his pen.Global Reading Further UnderstandingI. For Part 1 True or False1. The driver caught a cold that day. (F)(He had just cried.)2. The driver had never seen Ed in the past 25 or 30 years. (F)(He had only seen him once or twice a year.)3. The driver had never forgotten his old friend. (T)4. The narrator was quite eager to read the letter. (F)(He thought it was very personal.)II. For Part 2 & 3 Question and Answers1. What did the driver and Ed use to do before they got married?(They went to school and passed time together.)2. What did the narrator mean by saying the first sentence in the letter reminded him of himself?(He often postponed writing to his friends.)3. Who wrote the letter? Who did the narrator think had written the letter? Find out sentences that demonstrate the narrators misunderstanding.(The driver wrote the letter. The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter. For example, “I know Id like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.”)4. What did the narrator decide to do when he arrived at the hotel? Why? (He decided to write a letter and mail it immediately because he wouldnt wait until it was too late.)Detailed ReadingDetailed ReadingI. Difficult Sentences1. He sounded as if he had a cold or something. (Para. 2)What can we infer from this sentence?(This sentence implies the sad state of mind the taxi driver was in.)2. At least they do with me because Im on the road so much. (Para. 5)Paraphrase the sentence.(At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot for long distances.)3. It might just as well have been family. (Para. 6)Translate the sentence into Chinese.(也可以算是一家人。)4. But I take it hes someone youve known quite a while? (Para. 7)What does “I take it” mean?(“I take it” means “I understand (that); I assume (that)”.- As I take it, they wont accept the proposal.)5. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. Yes,” he repeated, “I should have kept in touch.” (Para. 16)1) Paraphrase the sentence.(But I realized that the taxi driver was still thinking of Old Ed when he spoke again. It seemed that he spoke more to himself than to me. He repeated that he should have kept in touch.)2) Why did the driver repeat that he should have kept in touch?(He could have let Ed know how he missed him.)6. It had references to things that probably meant something to the driver, (Para. 21)1) What does it refer to?(It refers to the letter.)2) What does reference mean here?(It means the act of mentioning.)3) Paraphrase the sentence.(The letter mentioned something that might be important to the driver.)7. “Like it says there,” he answered, “about all we had to spend in those days was time.” (Para. 23)Paraphrase the sentence.(“As the letter says there,” he answered, “though we didnt have much money we had a lot of free time.”)8. There are fewer and fewer still around. (Para. 25)Paraphrase the sentence.(Fewer and fewer of us are left alive.)9. But we hung out on the same corner when we were single. (Para. 28)Paraphrase the sentence and translate it into Chinese.But we passed our free time together before we got married. (不过没成家时我俩总在一起闲荡。)10. But for the last 20 or 30 years its been mostly just Christmas cards. (Para. 28)Paraphrase the sentence.(But generally speaking we have sent only Christmas cards to keep in touch with each other for the last 20 or 30 years.)11. Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that. (Para. 29)Paraphrase the sentence.(Your friendship over the years has been very important to me, more important than I can say because Im not good at expressing my feelings.)II. Words & Expressionsbe lost in / lose oneself in: be absorbed in; be fully occupied with - He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. - I had lost myself in thought. - 他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。(He was lost to the world in this task.)available: adj.1. able to be got, obtained, used, etc.- If you dont want to buy a kite, you can make your own using directions available in the book.- We have already used up all the available space. - 对不起,这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。(Im sorry. Those overcoats are not available in your color and size. )2. able to be visited or seen; not too busy- 律师现在没空。 (The lawyer is not available now.)or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said - The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. - Heres some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something.NB:同义的短语：or something like that go ahead: continue; begin (sometimes followed by with + n.)- The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. - Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. estimate: 1. vt. form a judgment about (a quantity or value)- Bills personal riches were estimated at $368 million. - I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5,000 to $8,000.- 我估计她有35岁。 (I estimate her age at 35. )2. n. approximate calculation or judgment made about a quantity or value- According to some estimates, the number of farms has increased by 50 percent. - My estimate of her character was wrong. CF: estimate, evaluate & value这组词都有“估计”或“估价”的意思。estimate 指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑，也可以是随意的。- He estimated he would do the hundred miles by noon. (他估计自已到中午时能走完这一百英里路。)- I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house. (我请三个建筑公司估计修缮房屋的费用。)evaluate 很少表示用金钱来估计某物的市场价值，而是对其相对或内在价值的评定。 - The research project has only been under way for three months, so its too early to evaluate its success. (这个研究项目进行了不过三个月，所以要对它的效果作出评价为时尚早。)value 指估计某物的价值、价格。 - He valued the house for me at 3,500. (他为我给这幢房子估价，价值3,500英镑。)Put into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary. 1. How do teachers evaluate their students work? 2. It was estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 spiders in one acre of grass field. 3. They have gone to have their jewels valued.might / may (just) as well: If you say that you might / may (just) as well do sth., you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it.- Anyway, youre here; you might as well stay. - The post office is really busy. Well have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home.- 这道甜食我还是不吃了吧。 (I might as well give the sweet course a miss.)not much of: not a good - 天气不是很好。(It is not much of a day. )- Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career. - He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding professor. keep up: continue without stopping - They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments. - I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month. Collocation:keep t坚持；信守keep up with跟上；赶上keep on继续进行；反复地做keep out of躲开；（使）置身于之外keep off避开；不让接近Put into each gap one of the above phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. Keep off the grass! 2. If this rain keeps up, the garden will be ruined. 3. Try to keep out of trouble. 4. Dont run I cant keep up with you. 5. He just kept on writing, paying no attention to the cry of the baby. 6. He always keeps to his promises. correspondence: n.1. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters (often followed by with + n.)- His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.- 敌人空袭后通信中断了。(The correspondence dropped after the enemys air raid. )2. the letters that sb. receives or sends (used as an uncountable noun)- Mary really never mentions her step-mothe