The best

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The best of friends
I. the contents:
- Helping students consolidate and understand more how to say about their friendship;
describe the body (appearance,character …) of their relatives, friends, famous people and
favorite activities.
- Saying the same and the difference from them.
II. Skill :
* Starter:
- Getting used to communicative situations and knowledgeable language, vocabulary,
structure sentences.
* Speaking:
- Describing appearance and character of other people and their favorite activities.
- Saying the same and the difference from them.
* Listening:
- Listening to descriptions of famous people.
- Listening information and filling the gaps, completing the missing words of the
paragraph.
* Reading:
- Reading about people’s descriptions (match the paragraphs to the headings, answer
questions).
- Reading comprehension (True/False statements).
* Project (Writing).
- Guided writing about oneself, relatives, friends and famous people.
- Write the paragraph about people who they like best or famous people.
* Test yourself:
- Doing a test.
III. Grammar and vocabulary:
* Grammar:
- Present simple tense to talk about general truths.
- Simple past tense.

- Comparasions of adjectives: short adjectives and long adjectives.
- Attributive, predicative and descriptive adjectives.
- Relative pronoun: “Who”
- Structures of advice with “ Should”
* Vocabulary:
- Adjective about body, appearance and character.
- Descriptive and characteristic nouns.
- Verbs of interest: “Like, dislike, love, hate …”
IV. Unit allocation:
Lesson 1: Starter. Lesson 4: Listening.
Lesson 2: Reading. Lesson 5: Project/ Writing.
Lesson 3: Speaking. Lesson 6: Test.
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The best of friends
Lesson 1: STARTER
Task I: Fill the opposite adjectives with the following words:
Example: Tall short
a. attractive f. big k. noisy
b. light g. dull l. strong
c. slim h. short m. sociable
d. old i. curly n. mean
e. shy j. exciting o. thick
* Divide the class into eight groups and ask them to find the opposite adjectives.
* Ask Ss to say before the class. (Ss give the opposite adjectives).
Answer keys:
a. ugly f. small k quiet
b. dark g. lively l. weak
c. fat h. long/ tall m. unfriendly.
d. young i. straight n. generous

e. outgoing j. boring o. thin
* Ask Ss to make up sentences (using above adjectives).
Example: Tall short
1. His brother is tall but his sister is short.
2. She looks weak but she is strong enough to carry the heavy box.
* Oder Ss to play “ Who is faster; more intelligent”.
* Divide the class into 8 groups and ask Ss to go to the board and write sentences.
Who writes more sentences exactly will be winner.
* Hang on some pictures about famous people ( singers, footballers, leaders,
teachers, students) ask SS to describe.
Task II: Friendship.
* Ask Ss to work inpair and discuss about friendship.
“ A friend is someone who………………………………….………”
* Call on some Ss to give their opinions.
+ Possible answers:
- A friend is someone who helps you in your study.
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- A friend is someone who understands you and loves you.
- A friend is someone who always pays attention you.
- A friend is someone who shares your sadness and happiness.
- A friend is someone who never tell alie with you.
- A friend is someone who always say you the truths.
- A friend is someone who ………………………….
* Ask Ss to discuss the questions.
+ Do you and your close friends have the same or difference characters?.
+ which characters do you like a friends/ a famous person, singer/ musician)…has?
Why?
* Call on some Ss to give their opinions.
Task III: Agree or Disagree.

- How similar do people need to be to become good friends?
- Do you agree with the statements in this list. Add more statements pf your own.
- Let Ss give some opinion, then tick (v) in column agreement or disagreement.
Friends
agree disagree
1. Should be the same age as you.
2. Should have similar appearances.
3. Should have the same interests and personalities.
4. Should like playing sports such as: soccer, volleyball…
* Ask Ss why they agree those opinions.
Why they disagree those opinions.
Homework
• Ask Ss to describe a famous person who they like best.
The best of friends
Lesson 2: reading
I: Pre – reading:
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+ Divide class into groups.
- Ask Ss to answers five question below:
1. who is your best friend?
2. when did you meet him/her?
3. what does your friend look like?
Is your best friend like?
4. what are your friend’s best qualities?
5. how is your friend similar to or different from you?
- Call on some students to give their answers.
New words:
- sensible - exploring
- talkative - personalities.

II. While – reading: - Ask Ss to read the text silently.
My best friend, Anna and I study in the same school. I met her in the school English
Speaking Club three years ago.
Anna look pretty and attractive. She is about five feet tall. I think. She is slim – slimmer than
me – with an over face, shoulder – length straight hair and round grey eyes. Anna and I are
different in many ways, but we have one important thing in common. Whenever I have
difficulties in my study, she always give me help or advice. She is very sensible and generous.
The differences between Anna and me are great. Anna loves talking photographs and
drawing pictures of the interesting things she sees. I am interested in singing, especially
English songs and talking the films. She is very quite, but I’m a very talkative person who
enjoys telling stories.
Still, Anna and I both love exploring new places. We discovered this shortly after we
met three years ago. One day we were talking about vacations and we found we had both
traveled to many same places. Yesterday we made a plan to visit a nearby historical city the
following weekend.
Although our personalities are quite different, Anna and I have become close over the
years, and we now have a very special friendship. Every time we meet, we’ll always full of
news, and It’s always a pleasure. I think the main reason for this is that respect and enjoy
each other’s personality and interest.
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- Divide the class into 8 groups and do 3 tasks.
Task I: Match the paragraphs to the headings:
Paragraph 1: a. Anna’s appearance and personality.
Paragraph 2: b. The differences.
Paragraph 3: c. The situation the met.
Paragraph 4: d. The reasons of their friendship.
Paragraph 5: e. The similarities.
- Call on some students to give their answers before the class.
Answer keys: 1 – c; 2 – a; 3 – b; 4 – e; 5 – d.

Task II: Answer the following questions.
1. When and where did they meet?
2. What is Anna like?
3. What does she look like?
4. What do they have in common?
5. How are they different?
6. Why do they have a close friends?
- Ask Ss to work in pairs and find the answers.
- Call on some pairs Ss to say before the class.
Answer keys:
1. They met Anna’s school English Speaking Club three years ago.
2. She is pretty and attractive.
3. She is slim with an oval face, shoulder – length straight hair and round grey eyes.
4. They love exploring new places.
5. They are great differences.
+ Anna loves talking photographs and drawing pictures of the interesting things she
sees. She is very quite.
+ Other is interested in singing, especially English songs and talking the films, and is a
very talkative person.
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6. Because they are always full of news. They respect and enjoy each other’s personality
and interest.
Task III: Read the text again and fill in the following table:
Adjectives describing
appearance
Adjectives describing
personality
Structures describing like
or dislike

Slim ... ...………………… …
…………………………….
…... ... ...………………… …
…………………………….
…... ... ...………………… …
…………………………….
Answerkey: Slim – straight – grey.
Sensible – generous.
Love/enjoy – Ving; Be interested in + Ving.
III. Post reading:–
Work in group. Tell each other about one of your best friends.
Attention should be paid to the appearance, the personality.
The similarities or differences and the reasons of your close friendship.
IV. Home work:
- Write about a famous person you like.
The best of friends
Lesson 3: speaking
I: Pre – speaking:
* Ask Ss to repeat adjectives describing appearance and personality and definite them.
Examples: Weak – lacking in strength.
Lively – Full of life or energy or interest.
Long – Measuring much from end to end in space or time.
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