《新时代核心英语教程 综合英语1》Unit 3 教师用书.pdfVIP

Unit 3 Friends for Life I. Unit Overview In Text A, at the beginning J. B. Carrington described his friend ’s appearance exquisitely to give the readers an impression that this friend is a thoughtful company. Based on the mutual kindness and accompany to each other, their friendship has developed gradually. Even being filled with cares and worries of lives, the author showed to us that friendship will relieve us from the routine pressure and burdens. True friends are not only kind and appreciative, but also need things in return. It is the same with the author’s friend that he is thankful for whatever being offered. As the author shared similarities with his friend, both of them enjoyed each other’s society. The old town and the old home may fade away with time; the old friendship will never disappear because it is difficult to find true friends in life. Only at the end of the text, the author gave us a surprising fact that his friend is actually a dog. However, what matters most is the essence of friendship rather than the friend’s background. In Text B, C. S. Lewis summarizes the similarities and differences between companionship, friendship, and Eros. Friendship arises from companionship but goes beyond that. The author explains that by sharing common insight or interest, can the companionship develop into friendship. Moreover, friendship is in fact a love. By interwoven with each other, friendship exists in a network that connects companionship and Eros, but shows its own features. Both texts in this unit revealed friendship from a certain perspective. Text A used ways of description to reveal the friend ’s characters step by step so that the impression and image