3.　　　 Then have the students do the survey in the textbook.

2.　　　 Ask the class whether or not they agree with all the qualities listed.

1.　　　 Have a member of each group report on what their lists have in common and list them on the board.

1. List some qualities of a good friend or your ideal friend. Have the students get into groups of four to find out what each has listed.

Tell your partner your standards of good friends by using the following structure:

I think a good friend should (not) be……

In my opinion, a good friend is someone who……

2. What types of friendship do you have? Please tick them out. Then fill in the blanks.

girl friends　　　　　　　 boy friends　　　　　　 pen friends

long -distance friends　　　　 　　　　friends of the same age

e-friends (friends over the internet)　 friends across generations　

unusual friends like animals, books……

1).______ is /are most important to you.

2). You spend most of your free time with ____.

3). You will share your secrets with _____.

4). When in trouble, you will first turn to _____.

Step 3　 Make a survey

1. Give a brief description of one of your friends. The following phrases and structures may be helpful:

His/Her name is ……

He /She is …… years old.

He /She likes …… and dislikes ……

He /She enjoys …… and hates……

He /She is very kind/friendly/……

When /Where we got to know each other.

3.　　　　　　　　 Do you like making friends? How do get in touch with your friends? Do you have many friends? Where are they now? Do you have any old friends in our school? Have you made any new friends in our class?

Step 2 Think it over

2.　　　　　　　　 What do you think of our new school? Do you like it? Could you say something about it?

1.　　　　　　　　 How did you spend your summer holidays? How did you feel? What did you do in your summer holidays? What did you do in your spare time?

6. Teaching procedures and ways:

Step 1 Lead-in and Warming-up

Before the lesson, the teacher can arouse the students’ interests by showing a video of Auld Lang Syne.

At the beginning of the first class, we can get the students to talk about their summer holidays. The students can talk freely as they like.