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　　Unit 1 Friends
　　Language functions and focus
　　1. Use an adjective before a noun or after a linking verb to describe someone/ something
　　e.g.: She has short hair.
　　Her hair is short.
　　2. Use comparatives to compare two people /things
　　e.g.: Sandy’s hair is longer than Millie’s hair.
　　3. Use superlatives to compare three or more people things
　　e.g.: He is the tallest boy in my class.
　　4. Use ‘as’+ adjective+ ‘as’ to compare people / things
　　e.g.: Millie is as tall as Kitty.
　　5. Use adjectives to describe someone’s physical features and appearance
　　e.g.: Sandy is tall and has long hair.
　　Language skills
　　Listening
　　1. Identify main ideas to obtain information about a friend
　　2. Interpret information to obtain a general understanding of the people in a conversation
　　3. Identify specific and relevant information to complete letters about teenagers’ future plans
　　Speaking
　　1. Use questions and answers to talt people’s appearance and personality
　　2. Use everyday expressions to show agreement and confirm information
　　Reading
　　1. Guess general meaning from keywords and context
　　2. Skim text for overall meaning and scan for details
　　3. Identify specific information about different people from their friends’ descriptions
　　Writing
　　1. Collect information and organize ideas to describe the appearance and personality of a friend
　　2. Produce a particular text-type for an audience using a given model
　　Study skills
　　Look for main points and keywords to help understand and remember a passage more easily
　　Bacnd information
　　Book 8A continues the story about the lives and experiences of the six central characters introduced in Book 7A. Here, the characters are Grade 8 students. Your students will be able to identify with the different situations and contexts. Language is presented through real-life experiences, exposing students to real communication.
　　Overview of the unit
　　The main topic of this unit is describing the appearance and the qualities of a good friend. Students learn to talt their friends and their future plans.
　　Unit opening
　　Bacnd information
　　The opening page arouses students’ interest in the topic of the unit through the funny interactions of two cartoon characters (Eddie and Hobo). This opening page introduces the idea of friendship and sharing.
　　Warm-up activities
　　1. Read the conversation between Eddie and Hobo. Check understanding of ‘kind’ and ‘share’. Ask,
　　e.g.: What does Eddie give Hobo? (He gives him some cake and milk.)
　　Is there anything else in the fridge? (No, there isn’t.)
　　What does Hobo want? (He wants to share Eddie’s pizza in the bowl.)