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Book Three

Unit Three: Friendship

Part I Get Started

Section A Discussion

▇Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.

1Do you have any good friends? What do you usually do with your friends when you are together?

2What kind of people do you like to make friends with?

3Do you think friendship is a necessity in life? Why or why not?

▆Answers for reference:

1Hints: playing games, listening to music, going shopping, seeing movies, chatting on the Internet, exchanging gossips, …

2Hints:

a)Birds of a feather flock together;

b)kindness, diligence, intelligence, humor; ready to render help; share the same hobbies, …

3Just as fish cannot live without water, we cannot live without friends. Without friends, life would be boring and barren.

a) Friends are companions who share both our joys and sadness.

b) Friends are mirrors through which we can see our own strengths and weaknesses.

c) Friends are tolerant towards us and help us make progress.

d) In times of difficulty, friends give us support and encouragement.

Section B Quotes

▇Study the following quotes about adversity. Which quote do you like best? Why?

George Washington

⊙True friendship is a plant of slow growth.

— George Washington

Interpretation:

Just like plants, friendship needs nurturing. Plants follow the life cycle of seeds, shoots and flowers before they bear fruits. True friendship grows in more or less the same way. It takes time to mature.

George Washington (1732-1799): the first President of the US. Washington was commander-in-chief of the colonial army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war he was elected President of the United States twice, but refused to remain in the position for a third time.