Friends, Good Friends — and Such Good Friends

Judith Viorst (born February 2, 1931) American author, newspaper journalist,

and psychoanalysis researcher

OUTLINE

1. Questions

2. Text Type

3. Main Ideas

4. Text Pattern

5. Language Points

1. Comprehension Questions

What does the title tell us?

How has my definition of friendship changed?

Who are my intended audience? Why?

What if I use you/your instead of we/our?

What effect does my use of quotations have?

How would you describe the tone of the essay?

What is the 8th category of friends?

1. Comprehension Questions

What categories are the following relationships according to my categerization?

Classmates

Colleauges

Key pals

County fellows

Club members

Boyfriends/girlfriends

Classmates

Colleauges

Key pals

2. Text Type

Narration

Description

Exposition

Argumentation

记叙文 a movie描述文 a picture说明文 a lecture议论文 a debate

These are the four major global and ideal types. A combination of text types is often found to inte

ract.

3. Main Ideas

1.Friendship is built on love, trust and

sincerity.

2.Friendship is characterised by the same

affection.

3.Friendships vary in terms of

intensity/intimacy.

What are the first three paragraphs about?

What is the first three paragraphs about? My definition of friendship has

changed: ...

3. Main Ideas

3.Friendships are defined by their level of

intimacy.

4.The best friends totally love and trust

each other.

5.The best friends needn’t agree about

everything.

What are the last three paragraphs about?

What is the last three paragraphs about? The best of friends.

4. Text Pattern

Sequence / timeSpace/spatialCompare-contras

tAdvantage-dis.Cause-effectProblem-solutionTopical （ G-S ）

顺序、时间空间比较 - 对比利弊因果问题 - 解决话题（总分）

The numbers tell a lot.

5. Language Points

Sprout, pinch, sibling, rivalry, texture, dormant, revive, chemistry, keep score, cross-generational friend, blind with rage, serve functions, meet needs…

Words and expressions

There are the women with whom, if our paths ... Our crossroads friends are important for what wa

s … But the fact that our feeling on seeing each other

…

Sentences

Your questions?