Book I_16_The Record

1、 Unit 6 The Record Proverbs Its merry when friends meet. Friendship, the older it grows, the stronger it is. Books and friends should be few but good. Love your friend with his fault. Friendship is a plant which must be watered.Reading comprehensionExercise 1. on Page 118T F F F T T F F F TExercise

2、2. on Page 119D C C A B DDiscussion The author and Fred didnt have much in common, what held their friendship together? Admiration. The author admired Freds skill as a craftsman and Fred admired a black statue of a little monkey that sat on the authors mantelpiece. 2. Misunderstandings between the a

3、uthor and Fred. He took the expression on Freds face, bright eyes and the smile for the effect that the music had on him.3. What kind of man is the author? As he himself puts it, he is hopelessly impractical (only interested in classical music) and incurably lazy (getting home is the only time he ev

4、er hurries). He is not sociable (seldom in talkative moods; going home directly after work even on Saturday afternoons) and has not much interest in life (thinking that office work is dull enough; getting home is one of the few things he is good at). The only thing that interests him is listening to

5、 classical music (all day long the only thing he can think about it to get home to listen to a new concerto). 4. How do you think the author felt when he was given the present?1. Astonished that the statue of monkey was made out of the record; angry that Fred should have molded his precious record; disappo