一、背景链接
1. On Friendship
Everyone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life single handed. We need help from, and also give help to, others. In the modern age, people attach more importance to relations and connections. A man of charisma has many friends. His power lies in his ability to give.
The term, friend, covers a wide range of meanings. It can be a nodding acquaintance, a comrade, a confident, a partner, a playmate, a brother, an intimate etc.
As life is full of strife and conflict, we need friends to support and help as out of difficulties. Our friends give us warnings against danger. True friends share not only joy but, more often than not, they share sorrow.
With friendship, life is happy and harmonious. Without friendship, life is hostile and unfortunate. I have friends in the rank and file. Some are rich and in power. Some are low and common. Some are like myself, working as a teacher, reading and writing and contentwith the simple life we have. To many of my friends, I know what to treasure, what to tolerate and what to share, I will never forget my old friends and keep making new friends. I will not he cold and indifferent to the poor friends and will show concern for them, even if it is only a comforting word.
2. How to make friends
Making friends is a skill like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends，you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying at home alone. Join a club or a group. Talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activities. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us or finding us too tall or too short，too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are and try to put the other person at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk straight, look directly at other people and smile.
If you see someone you'd like to speak to ，say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person一friendship is based on mutual liking and "give and take". It takes time and effort to develop.
问题导读：
1） Do you want to make friends?
2）What kinds of friends do you want to make?
诱思探究
1) Can you suppose the life without friendship in the world?
2) Can you tell your classmates some character of your good/ close friend?
3) Poem
Friends
-By Jill Eggleston
Friends care
Friends share
We need friends
Everywhere!
4) Proverbs:
A life without a friend is a life without a sun. ----French proverb
You can buy friendship with friendship, but never with dollars. -----Unknown
A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. With him, I may think aloud.
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Real friendship is shown is in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.
-----Euripides