The Big Idea of the Unit :
Description and comparison of individuals and others; understanding the true meaning of friendship and establishing a correct view of making friends.
Write a short article describing your good friend.
Describing the personalities
and abilities of yourself and
your friends and comparing different.
Realizing the differences
between individuals and
establishing right value system.
1.From the physical part
Section A 1a-1c
Realizing the differences
between yourself and friend.
2.From the personal ability
Section A 2a-2d
Uderstanding the differences
among peers.
3.Grammer Focus
Section A 3a-3c
Knowing that everyone
is unique based on
different contexts.
Describing the traits that friends
should possess and thinking friends
should be the same or distinct.
Knowing that friends
are harmony but not
uniformity and establishing
the right friendship perspectives.
1.Section B 1a-1e
Thinking characteristics
that your friends should possess.
2.Section b 2a-2e
Based on the text case, realizing
that it is normal to there are
differences among friends.
Language-related big idea:
Cultivate students' language expression
ability to describe personal characteristics
with adjectives and adverbs comparative level;
Be flexible in expressing your views on friendship.
Students master comparative
structure and are able to talk
about characters' personality
traits and compare them
Teaches comparative
use of adjectives and
adverbs and antonyms
Can use general
questions to ask
about a person's
characteristics
and judge them
Use a survey
form to compare
yourself or those
around you
Be able to describe themselves
and their friends, engage in
healthy extracurricular activities,
and understand the importance
and essence of friendship
Talk about their
activities and
develop students'
logic ability to
express oneself
and develop the
good habit of
managing time
properly.
Use the functional
language to
communicate
with students
and establish
students' correct
view of making
friends
Use writing to
exercise and
test students'
cognitive and
verbal skills
Core Competencies
①Language ability: Let students compare the level of usage, improve their
language expression ability.
②Quality of thinking: enhance students' thinking about friendship and improve
their critical thinking ability.
③Cultural awareness: Understanding Chinese and
foreign students' understanding of friendship, understanding the cognitive
characteristics of foreign students.
④Learning ability: Improve students' interpersonal skills.