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To our English Class. Look at these pictures, guess what topic all of them talk about:. Unit 1: Friendship. Part A: Reading. www.themegallery.com. Before you read. Work in pairs. Practice reciting the poem and discuss the question: . What do you think about the friend in the poem?.
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Look at these pictures, guess what topic all of them talk about:
Unit 1: Friendship Part A: Reading www.themegallery.com
Before you read • Work in pairs. Practice reciting the poem and discuss the question: • What do you think about the friend in the poem?
You’ve got a friend When you're down and troubledAnd you need a helping hand,And nothing, no, nothing is going rightClose your eyes and think of meAnd soon I will be thereTo brighten up even your darkest nightYou just call out my nameAnd you know wherever I amI'll come running to see you againWinter, spring, summer or fallAll you have to do is callAnd I'll be thereYou'vegot a friend
Vocabulary • Be incapable + of + V-ing: unable to do something e.g. I am incapable of telling lies. • Lasting (adj) /'la:stiŋ/: continuing to exist for a long time or forever • Unselfish: not selfish => unselfishness (n) • Constant (adj) describes a companion or friend who is faithful to you => Constancy (n)
Loyal (adj) /‘lɔiəlti/ : firm and not changing in your friendship, faithful => Loyalty (n) • Sympathy (n) /‘simpəθi/ : support and agreement • Pursuit (n) /pə‘sju:t/ : when someone tries to get, achieve, or find something in a determined way
Word list • Be incapable + of + V-ing: • Lasting • Unselfish: • => unselfishness (n) • Constant (adj) • => Constancy (n) • Loyal (adj) • Loyalty (n) • Sympathy (n) • Pursuit (n)
Task1: fill each blank with a suitable word/ phrase Acquaintance mutual give-and-take loyal to Incapable of unselfish friend suspicious mutual • Good friendship should be based on ……………. • Understanding. • 2. The children seem to be ………………………… working quietly by themselves. • 3. He is a(n) ……………………. man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit. • 4. A(n) …………………………..is a person with whom one has a deeper relationship • 5. You cant always insist on your own way- there has to be some ………………………. • 6. Despite many changes in his life, he remained …………………… his working principles. • 7. He started to get ………………………..when he told him that she had been to Britain for many times incapable of unselfish acquaintance give-and-take loyal to suspicious
Task 2 Read and check: √ 1. A close friend shares joy and happiness with us X 2. Close friends must share common interests √ 3. It takes time to have good friendship √ 4. We cannot go out and choose a friend easily √ 5. Friendship may be changeable through the time √ 7. You may not have a close friend if you are sociable X 6. We often feel easy when with a close friend
Task 3.Which of the choices A, B, C, or D most adequately sums up the ideas of the whole passage? A friend in need is a friend indeed A Conditions of true friendship B Features of a good friend C Friends and acquaintances D
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1 2 3 4 5 0 1 What is the first quality for true friendship and what does it tell you? => Unselfishness. A person who is concerned only with his/ her own interests and feelings cannot be a true friend. (para. 2)
2 2 3 4 5 0 1 Why are changeable and uncertain people incapable of true friendship? => Because they take up an interest with enthusiasm, but they soon get tired of it, and they feel the attraction of some new object. (para. 3)
4 O 2 3 4 5 1 What is the third quality for true friendship and what does it tell you? Loyalty. Two friends must be loyal to each other, and they must know each other so well that there can be no suspicions between them (para. 4)
5 0 3 4 5 1 2 Why must there be a mutual trust between friends? => Because if not, people cannot feel safe when telling the other his or her secrets (para. 5)
6 0 2 3 4 5 1 Why can’t people who talk too much keep a friend long? => Because they cannot keep a secret, either of their own or of others’(para.5)
7 0 2 3 4 5 1 What is the last quality for true friendship and what does it tell you? => Sympathy. Where a mutual sympathy does not exist, friendship is impossible. (para. 5)
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After you read • Discuss the question: “Why do we need to have friends?” Then report the results of your discussion to the class”