Unit 1. Friendship

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Unit 1: Friendship

Part A: Reading

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Before you read

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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 troubled
And you need a helping hand,
And nothing, no, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend


Unit 1: Friendship

Part A: Reading

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Vocabulary

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Be incapable + of + V-ing: unable to do something
e.g. I am incapable of telling lies.

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Lasting (adj) /'la:stiŋ/ : continuing to exist for a long time or forever

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Unselfish >< selfish
=> unselfishness (n)

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Constant (adj) describes a companion or friend who is faithful to you
=> Constancy (n)

- To be concerned with + Ving = take interest in + Ving.


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Loyal to (adj) : firm and not changing in your friendship, faithful

⇒Loyalty (n) /‘lɔiəlti/
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Suspicion (n) feeling that somebody has done st wrong without having any proof.
Suspicious (a)

- Give-and-take (n)

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Sympathy (n) /‘simpəθi/ : support and agreement
Sympathize (v)

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Pursuit (n) /pə‘sju:t/ : what someone tries to get, achieve in a determined way.


Word list

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Be incapable + of + V-ing:
Be concerned with + Ving
Lasting (a)
Unselfish (a):
=> unselfishness (n)
Constant (adj)
=> Constancy (n)
Loyal (adj)
Loyalty (n)
Sympathy (n)
Pursuit (n)


Task1: fill each blank with a suitable word/ phrase

Acquaintance
Incapable of

mutual
unselfish

give-and-take
friend

1. Good friendship should be based on …………….

loyal to
suspicious
mutual

Understanding.
2. The children seem to be ………………………… working incapable
quietly by of
themselves.
3. He is a(n) ……………………. man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit.
unselfish
4. A(n) …………………………..is
a person one simply knows, and a(an) ……………..is a person with whom one
has a deeper relationship
acquaintance
5. You cant always insist on
your own way- there has to be some ……………………….
6. Despite many changes
friend 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

give-and-take

loyal to
suspicious


Task
Task 3.
3. Which
Which of
of the
the choices
choices A,
A, B,
B, C,
C, or
or D
D most
most adequately
adequately sums
sums up
up the
the
ideas
ideas of
of the
the whole
whole passage?
passage?

A
B

A friend in need is a friend indeed
Conditions of true friendship

C

Features of a good friend

D

Friends and acquaintances


Task
Task 4.
4. Answering
Answering the
the questions:
questions:


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5
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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)


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5
4
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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)


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5
4
3
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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
4
3
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2

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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)


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2
5
4
3
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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)


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2
5
4
3
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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)


Task 2
Read and check:
1. A close friend shares joy and happiness with us
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2. Close friends must share common interests
X
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


After you read

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Discuss the question:

“Why do we need to have friends?”
Then report the results of your discussion to the class”


Thank you
and
bye bye!!