Step1.Warm-up

　　 1. Ss listen to an English song AULD LANG SYNE.

　　 2. Brainstorming: let Ss say some words about friendship - honest, friendly, brave, humorous, funny, wise, kind, open-minded, responsible, helpful....

　　 Step 2.Talk about your old friends

　　 Ss talk about their old friends in JuniorMiddle School, talk about their appearance, personality, hobbies, etc.

　　 Self-introduction

　　 Step 3. Make new friends

　　 Ss go around and ask their new friends some information and fill in the following form

　　 Name

　　 Age/hobbies/favorite sports, books, ...

　　 2. Report to the class: who will probably be your friend why.

　　 Step 4. Do a survey

　　 Ss do the survey in the text ,P1

　　 Sep 5. Listening and talking

　　 Do Wb P41 (Talking). While Ss listen to the material, ask them to take notes about the speaker's views of making friends.

　　 When Ss make their conversation, ask them to try to use the following expressions.

　　 I think so. / I don't think so.I agree. / I don't agree.

　　 That's correct.Of course not.Exactly.I'm afraid not.

　　 Step 6. Discussion

　　 Divide Ss four in one group and each group choose a topic to discuss. There are four topics.

　　 Topic 1: Why do you need friends? Make a list of reasons why friends are important to you.

　　 Topic 2: There is a saying "to have a good friend, you need to be a good friend." What do you think of the saying and how can you be a good friend?

　　 Topic 3: Does a friend always have to be a person? What else can be your friend? Why?

　　 Topic 4: List some qualities of a person who does not make friend easily.

　　 Step 7. Summary

　　 Ask Ss themselves to summarize what is friendship and what is the most important in making friends.

　　 T shows more information about friendship and a poem about friendship.

　　 What is friendship?

　　 I want to find the answer to the question

　　 What is friendship?

　　 When it rains, I think friendship is a small umbrella.

　　 It can give me a piece of clear sky.

　　 When I'm crying, I think friendship is a white handkerchief.

　　 It can wipe my tears dry.

　　 When I am sad, I think friendship is a warm word.

　　 It can bring me happiness again.

　　 When I am in trouble, I think friendship is a strong hand.

　　 It can help me escape my troubles.

　　 When I sit in a quiet place, I think friendship is a very wonderful feeling.

　　 It can't be pulled and torn, because it is in everyone's heart.

　　 It is there from the beginning to the end of our lives.

　　 3. Tell Ss: make new friends and keep the old; one is silver and the other is gold.

　　 Step 8. Evaluation

　　 Ss finish the following evaluation form. Standard: A, B,C

　　 Contents

　　 自评

　　 他评

　　 1. I'm active in talking with others.

　　 2. I'm active in cooperating with others.

　　 3.I can express myself fluently, accurately and appropriately.

　　 4. I know more about friendship after this lesson..

　　 5. Do you think you need to improve yourself in some aspects? Which aspects?

　　 Homework:

　　 Look up the new words and expressions in warm-up and pre-reading in a dictionary.

　　 Write a short passage about your best friend.