Listening and vocabulary课堂实录

Reading—Roy’s Story

Objectives To learn about Interpersonal Relationships — Friendship ●

To learn to read with strategies Focus Words close，trust，chat，note，hurt，amount，raise，swing，confront，count，

Quarrel，regret，predict，click，reunite，couple，mention，belong

Expressions

burst out laughing, feel shy and lonely, lose all interest in one’s work, see each other from time to time, have a wallet in one’s hand, feel open, go bright red, put…back, explain why…, lie on the back of a chair, swing open, walk in

Patterns

1. Roy laughed too, a loud happy laugh.

2. I felt shy and lonely at my new school. 3. We trusted each other and we could talk about personal matters, things that

were important to us. 4. Roy, who had always been very close to his father, changed

completely, becoming silent and moody.

Procedures

▇Warming “friendship”

Hello, class. We are friends now. But do you know:

What “friendship” is?

What “an interpersonal relationship” is? Friendship

is a human relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of putting the other's interests before one's own. Their tastes will be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may up by learning about

often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors.

An interpersonal relationship is a social association, connection, or affiliation between two or more people. It varies in differing levels of intimacy and modes of connection, implying discovery or establishment of common ground, and may be centered around something(s) shared in common. Its study is one of the concerns of the social science known as sociology, and, to a lesser extent, of psychology and anthropology. ▇Before you read Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling. ▇While you read Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.

Roy’s Story

I remember the first time/ I met Roy. He was standing/ in the centre of a group of boys, and he

was telling a joke. When he reached the final line, everyone burst out laughing. Roy laughed

too, a loud happy laugh. "Popular boy," I thought/ to myself. My name is Daniel. I was the new boy/ in the class. Our family was from the north of England, but/ my father had been offered/ a better job/ in London, and our whole family/ had moved there. I was twelve and，having lost all my old friends, I felt shy/ and lonely/ at my new school. There were 33 students/ in my new class, and most people weren't very interested/ in a shy new boy. Roy was

one of the few people/ who was

kind/ to me. He often invited

me/ to join his particular group，and as a result, I started

getting to know people. Roy and I became

good friends. We trusted

each other/ and we

could talk about

personal matters, things that were

important to us. Five years later, Roy and I are still in the same class. But just under a year ago, Roy's father was knocked over/ by a car. He died/ a few days later. The family had to move to a much smaller house/ in order to manage financially. Roy, who had always

been very close to his father, changed

completely, becoming silent and moody. He had always

been

a clever, hard-working student/ but now he seemed to lose all interest/ in his work. He started losing friends. These days, Roy and I see each other/ from time to time, but we're no longer close.

About three months ago, a group of us were playing football together/ after school. Having left something/ in the cloakroom, I went inside/ to get it, and found Roy going through the pockets of people's coats. In his hand/ he had a wallet--and I knew/ it wasn't his! My mouth fell open/ and I just looked at him. Roy went bright red. “I'll put it back/ right now,” he said, and he did so. I turned round/ and walked out/ without saying a word. I really hoped

that/ Roy would explain why he had been stealing, but instead/ he started

avoiding me. At the same time, small amounts of money started

disappearing/ from students' lockers. I wondered if the thief was Roy/ but decided not to say anything/ to anyone. I hoped/ it wasn’t him. Last week/ our school had a big fair/ in order to raise money/ for a charity. It was very successful/ and by the end of the day, we had made about ￡500. Our class teacher, Mr White, came/ and

chatted to a group of us/ that included Roy, and held up a box/ for us to see. "There's

￡500/ in here," he said/ with a smile. But/ to our surprise, the next morning, we were told/ that the money had been stolen. Mr White

had left

the box/ in a classroom/ for a few minutes, and when he came back/ it had disappeared. The head teacher asked anyone who thought/ they might know

something/ about the theft/ to come to him. This weekend, having thought about the situation/ for a while, I decided to ask Roy about the theft, and this morning/ I went to see him. Roy was out, and I went upstairs/ to his bedroom/ to wait for him. It was a cold day/ and his jacket was lying on the back of a chair. I put it on /and

put my hands/ in the pockets. I could feel a lot of paper notes/ and I pulled them out. It looked as if there was about ￡500 there. I was so surprised that I just stood there, holding the notes/ in my hands. At that moment, the door swung open, and Roy walked in.

▇After you read Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book and make your own sentences with them. remember the first time…, stand in the centre of a group of…,tell a joke, reach the final line, burst out laughing, a loud happy laugh, think to oneself, the new boy in the class, from the north of England, be offered a better job, lose all one’s old friends, feel shy and lonely, at one’s new school, a shy new boy, join a particular group，as a result, become good friends, trust each other, talk about personal matters, in the same class, under a year ago, be knocked over by a car, move to a much smaller house, manage financially, be close to his father, change completely, become silent and moody, a clever, hard-working student, lose all interest in one’s work, see each other from time to time, a group of…, play football together, after school, go inside, go through the pockets of people's coats, have a wallet in one’s hand, feel open, go bright red, put…back, right now, turn round, walk out without saying a word, explain why…, at the same time, small amounts of money, disappear from…, have a big fair, money for a charity, by the end of the day, make about ￡500, chat to a group of .., hold up…for…to see, with a smile, to one’s surprise, the next morning, this weekend, think about the situation for a while, ask…about the theft, go upstairs, a cold day, lie on the back of a chair, put… on, put…in the pockets, pull… out, hold…in one’s hands, at that moment, swing open, walk in

■Reading the text again to fill in the necessary information Roy’s Story

How was Daniel at school Having lost all my old friends, he felt shy and lonely at his new when he was twelve? How was Roy to Daniel? Why did Roy change?

school. Roy was one of the few people who was kind to him.

Just under a year ago, Roy's father was knocked over by a car and died a few days later.

What did the author find He found Roy going through the pockets of people's coats.

Roy doing one day? What did Roy start to do? He started avoiding him.

What happened to the The money had been stolen.

raised charity money? What did the author find?

He found a lot of paper notes in Roy’s jacket.

What happened at that The door swung open, and Roy walked in. moment? ■Closing down by contrasting friendship with comradeship Friendship can be mistaken for comradeship. Comradeship is the feeling of affinity that draws people together in time of war or when people have a mutual enemy or even a common goal. Former New York Times war correspondent Chris Hedges has written: "We feel in wartime comradeship. We confuse this with friendship, with love. There are those, who will insist that the comradeship of war is love -- the exotic glow that makes us in war feel as one people, one entity, is real, but this is part of war's intoxication. As this feeling dissipated in the weeks after the attack, there was a kind of nostalgia for its warm glow and wartime always brings with it this comradeship, which is the opposite of friendship. Friends are predetermined; friendship takes place between men and women who possess an intellectual and emotional affinity for each other. But comradeship -- that ecstatic bliss that comes with belonging to the crowd in wartime -- is within our reach. We can all have comrades." [3] As a war ends, or a common enemy recedes, comrades return to being strangers, who lack friendship and have little in common. Additional Materials

Complete the article with one word in each blank: I remember the first day __1___ I met Roy for the first time. I was the new boy in the school. I was twelve and，___2__ lost all my old friends, I felt shy and __3___ in my new class. Roy and I turned out to be good friends. We __4___ in each other and we could talk about private __5___. Then, gradually, I found Roy changed completely. He ___6__ to have lost all interest in his study. One day, having left __7___ in the cloakroom, I returned to get it, and __8___ Roy going through the pockets of people's coats. Roy looked up __9___ found me at the door. He turned bright red. This Sunday, having __10___ about the situation for a long time, I made up my mind to ask Roy about the theft.

(Keys: 1.when 2.having 3. lonely 4.believed 5.matters.6. seemed 7. something 8. saw 9.and 10.thought)

Answer the reading comprehension questions: 1.

What does the word “line” mean in the sentence When he reached the final line, everyone burst out laughing. ? A. a series of people in order of importance: Orders came down the line from the very top.

B. a row of words on a page or the empty space where they can be written; the words of a song or poem: Look at line 5 of the text.

C. the words spoken by an actor in a play or film: to learn your lines

D. a remark, especially when sb says it to achieve a particular purpose: Don’t give me that line about having to work late again.

2. Why was I shy and lonely when I was twelve? Because _____. A.

Roy laughed at me too B.

our family was from the north of England C.

our whole family had moved there D.

I was twelve and，being in a new place, have lost all my old friends

3.

Why did Roy change completely? Because ________. A.

Roy's father was knocked over by a car. He died a few days later B.

The family had to move to a much smaller house in order to manage financially

C.

He started losing friends

D.

All of the above

4.

What should you not do if you know someone who steals? A. If you know someone who steals, you should just shrug it off.

B. You can tell the person that stealing is wrong. C. Leave it up to the adult to decide how to handle the situation. D. Call up the police. (Keys: CDDA)