【正文】 Writing and checkingAfter they finish writing, use some of their passages as a model. Show them to the whole class and ask the other students to find out the good points in each passage. After talking about some passages, ask them to rewrite their passages to make them better.VI. What would he/she like to do in the future?Are you ready to write about your good friends? Let’s have a try. (They can talk about sb in the class in groups first. In this way, the weak students will know what to write and how to write it.)V. What does he/she like doing?216。 What’s his/her quality of a good friend (personality)?216。 What’s he/she like？216。 What’s his/her name?216。 Go back to the beginning of this class.Have we learnt how to write about these in this unit? Can you remember what we talked about at the beginning of this class?216。 pretty, kink。 What happened?l The teacher gives the first student a paper on which there’s a story, ask the first student to read it carefully and then pass the story on orally. l Speak up, talking about friends.1. Sandy is showing Helen some pictures of her friends. Do you know what they are talking about? Please listen and answer: 178。 2. I never feel boring when I am with him.? have a good sense of humor。 What’s your good friend like?Step 2 Presentation1. Explain some important words. Step 6 BrainstormingT: Do you have any other ideas of a good friend? Can you use some words to describe your best friend? Discuss in pairs and write down the word.2—3 Ss to reportStep 7 Tick and answerT: Which qualities do you think are very important while others are not so important? Please tick them. Then report it to class.It is (very/quite/not) important for my friend to be+ adj. Step 8 SummarizeT: Today we have learned some important qualities about a good friend. It seem that we all think appearance is not so important, but he should be helpful and honest. And I hope everyone can be like that and you will have more friends.Period 2 reading1Aim:To use different strategies to help students to understand the text。 What will you do?Act the dialogue out.Step 4 DiscussionT: Do you like Eddie or Hobo? Why?How is your friend like?Ss discuss in groups of 4 and then report.Step 5 Choose and read1.初中英語8A牛津教程To learn how to use adjectives to describe people’s appearance and characteristics.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Revision.1. feel boredStep 3 Fast readingT: ‘Teenagers’ magazine is holding a writing petition. Some students have written some entries for it. Please read and find out their main qualities.1generous, helpful2humorous (have a good sense of humor), funny3true friend, kindStep 4 Read for details Complete the table after reading their entries once more.NameBettyMaxMayAppearanceSlim, short hairTall, poor eyesight (wear glasses)Small, have straight, shoulderlength hair, pretty.PersonalityGenerousHelpfulHave a good sense of humorFunnyTrue, kindWhat does he/she do?Willing to share things with friendsReady to help people any time . …Tell funny jokes and always make others laughLong legs do not fit under the school desks..Can keep a secretNever say a bad word about anyoneStep 5 Retell 1. T: So we have got a table about them. And you have known a lot about them. Can you say sth about them according to the information in the table. 2. Give Ss 3 minutes to prepare3. Ask 23 Ss to retell the three articles. Step 6 Brainstorming.1. T: Well, when we describe our friends, we also need to describe what he or she is like. What kind of words can we use? Adjectives.Eyes, nose: big, smallFace: round, squareBody: thin, strong, slim, fat, tall, shortHair: short, long, straight, circled, shoulderlength2. We can use so many useful