‘My friend and I’
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Our family and our friends play a great role in our lives. We spend a lot of time together. I’m sure that everybody has friends. It’s very often happens that we have our best friends in our families: brothers, sisters, mother, father, grandmother or grandfather. And sometimes family is more important than friends. But at your age, among teenagers friends mean a lot. In order to discuss this theme “Family and friends” we will learn several new words. Here they are.
to support – to help, to agree, to understand.
My family supports me in all situations.
I always support my best friend even when he gets into trouble.
to betray – to behave dishonestly towards a person who believes you.
You can’t betray your family and friends.
He betrayed me once and I don’t believe him now.
to envy – to wish to have something, that somebody has and you do not
People envy him because he has the most beautiful house in the city.
to feel jealous – to feel unhappy because somebody you like shows interest in another person
I feel jealous every time my boyfriend looks at other girls.
to ignore – to not pay attention to somebody or something
I didn’t come to her birthday and now she ignores me
to deserve – to earn something by good or bad actions or behavior
You’ve trained for many years and deserve to win this competition.
to quarrel – to demonstrate disagreement, often aggressively and with shouting.
They quarrel with each other so often that I don’t understand why they are still together.
to appreciate something – to understand how good somebody or something is
I appreciate my parents because they always try to understand me.
to avoid – to stay away from somebody or something
She is afraid of dogs and when we walk she always tries to avoid them.
Exercise 1.
Read the text paying attention to the marked words
Text
Alan (14): Family means a lot to me. It's not just two, three or seven people living together, but a unity of people who support each other in different situations. Anything can happen in this life, but I know that the only people who will always love and understand me are my family. Blood is thicker than water. That's why family is much more important to me than friends. Friends can betray you. There are lots of books and films about this. They can envy your success at school and your success with girls, and even your cool jeans or a bike can make them feel jealous. It doesn't matter that I don't have many friends. And if I get into trouble, the people I ask for advice are my parents.
Catherine (13): Friends are everything to me. Life isn't worth living without friends. My family... they don't care about me, and frankly speaking, I don't care much about them either. The only things they care about are their jobs and making money. Even my grades at school don't worry them much. Sometimes they ask me about my progress, but I'm never sure if they hear my answer. I would feel absolutely lonely if I did not have friends. We often gather at my place or somewhere else to speak about life, listen to music and have fun. Sometimes we quarrel, but I don't believe that my friends mean to hurt me. Life is cool with them.
Julia (15): I think I'm very lucky. I have a family that loves me and friends I enjoy spending time with. My parents and I are people of different generations, so we don't see the world in the same way. But I know they wish me well and I appreciate their advice. (Though sometimes I ignore it and forget about it.) They don't like all of my friends, but they don't just say "no". They try to explain their point of view, and sometimes I find their arguments quite convincing. I agree that not all people you go out with may be called friends. Real friends are very rare and you should cherish them. And if you happen to find them, take care of them, never hurt them and try not to lose them.
Exercise 2.
Correct the following statements.
1. Alan thinks that in family people don’t help each other.
2. Catherine’s parents never worry about their jobs and making money.
3. Julia doesn’t like his parents’ opinion and advice.
4. Alan thinks that your success at school and success with girls always pleases your friends.
5. Catherine says that her friends mean nothing to her.
6. Julia thinks that friends will never give you away.
7. Alan says that your cool jeans or a bike always make them happy.
8. Julia thinks that you to find a real friends is easy, there are a lot of them.
9. Catherine and her friends never say rude and angry words to each other.
10. Julia always pays attention to her parents’ advice.
ЭТАП ТРЕНИРОВКИ
Exercise 3.
Look through the text once again and find the antonyms to the words and situations on the blackboard.
to be unimportant
to forget about your friend when he/she needs you
to agree with your friend always and in everything
to pay attention to
to be happy that your neighbors have bought a new, very expensive, rare car
to feel glad that your best friend spends more time with his/her new friend than with you
Exercise 4.
Fill in the table
| Word | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
Exercise 5.
Write down what a real friend do and what he/she will never do.
| + | – |
| … | … |
Exercise 6.
Read the text once again and tell what
a) Julia
b) Catherine
c) Alan
think about the role of family and friends in their lives (use active vocabulary).
Exercise 7.
Write down adverbs to the verbs.
to support absolutely
to betray
to envy
to feel jealous
to ignore
to deserve
to quarrel loudly
to appreciate something
to avoid
Exercise 8.
Define the meaning of given words.
betrayal
avoidance
jealousy
appreciation
envious
Exercise 9.
Fill in the table
| Word | Attributes | Participle 1 | Participle 2 | Noun |
Exercise 10.
Read the situations and give the equivalents to the marked words..
1. Sara and Helga were best friends. They told each other everything. Once a new boy, whose name was Jack, came to their class. Helga and Sara liked him very much. But Jack liked Sara more. Helga was upset.
2. One day Sara came up to Jack to say hello but he said nothing and went away. Whenever Sara saw Jack he always tried not to meet with her.
3. Sara told Helga about it, but Helga just smiled and told Sara to not pay attention to him.
4. Next day Sara saw Helga and Jack together in the café. In the evening she called Helga and said, that Helga behaved dishonestly towards her.
Exercise 11.
Make up a short poem about family or friendship. Use as many new words as you can.
Exercise 12.
I’m sure you’ve read many books, you’ve watched many films and cartoons, where people, and not only people support, betray, envy, feel jealous, to ignore, deserve, quarrel, appreciate something, avoid. And may be it happened in your life. Use this table
| Name of the book/film/cartoon/… | Characters | Situation | Verbs |
| Cinderella | Cinderella Step-mother and step-sisters | She hardworking, loved her farther, didn’t quarrel with her step-mother and step-sisters. They envied her when she became a princess. | deserve, didn’t quarrel envy |
| what | may | ||
| he/she/they | be | ||
| did | more | ||
| than | |||
| one |
Обучение реплицированию
Explanation of a teacher
When you talk with your friend and discuss something you should remember about some tips, which will help you to be a very nice person to talk to.
· No matter what mood your are in you should be polite.
In order to express agreement use such phrases as:
Exactly!
No doubt!
Definitely!
Certainly!
Of course!
Sure!
You’re absolutely right.
That’s exactly what I think/ what I wanted to say.
I couldn’t agree more.
I agree entirely.
I fully agree with you.
I think you are (absolutely) right.
I agree with you.
That’s true.
So do/am I.
Neither do/am I.
Me too.
In case you don’t agree with your friend use such polite expressions as:
I’m afraid, I can’t agree with you.
You may be right, but…,
I can’t fully agree with you.
I can agree with you up to a point, that ...
I do not have the same opinion,
I have a different point of view,
Yes, possibly / perhaps / may be, but …
Yes, you could be right, but ...
Yes, I see what you mean, but …
Yes, I take you point, but …
I’m afraid I don’t agree (with you) at all.
That may be true, but ...
I’m not sure if it is really so.
I doubt ...
I don’t think that’s correct.
I’m not sure I agree with you.
Perhaps, but don’t you think that ...
That isn’t always true.
I can’t agree with you there.
· When you discuss something in order to show your interest in the subject you should take an active part in the conversation. It means that you should give your suggestions. In order to do this you may use such expressions as:
What about going to…?
Let’s go ...
Why don’t we…?
I think we could go...
It might be a good idea to...
My suggestion is...
In my opinion, it would be good to…
I suggest…
Would you like to…?
How about doing …?
How do you feel about doing …?
Do you fancy doing…?
What about doing…?
Perhaps, we could …
· In case you haven’t caught what your friend has just told you may ask him/her to repeat. Use such expressions as:
I'm sorry, could/would you repeat that, please?
Could you say that again, please?
In the...?
You'd like 'The Times 'and...?
· Sometimes while talking we need to express some feelings: surprise, doubt, disappointment, certainty, uncertainty, ignorance.
In order to express surprise and doubt you may use such expressions as:
What a surprise!
Good heavens!
Incredible!
Unbelievable!
Well, I’ll be blown!
I am/was surprised to hear that.
I am/was totally confused!
You don’t say so!
Fancy that!
Indeed?
What?
Really?
Are you sure?
You can’t be serious.
It can’t be true.
You must be joking./ You must be kidding.
I can’t/couldn’t believe it!
Would you believe it?
In order to express certainty you may use such expressions as:
Of course...
Certainly!
I’m absolutely sure ...
That’s for sure.
In order to express uncertainty you may use such expressions as:
Wеll, I'm not quite sure...
You see,...
Actually, ...
In fact,...
What I mean is ...
The point is...
Let me think,...
How shall I put it?
Frankly speaking,...
I’m not sure.
I’m not certain (at all).
In order to express ignorance you may use such expressions as:
I can’t say (for sure).
I don’t know, I’m afraid.
I’m afraid, I have no idea.
Sorry, I don’t know.
In order to express disappointment you may use such expressions as:
Oh, how disappointing.
I’m disappointed that ...
I’m (so) sorry (that ...)
· You may ask him/her to comment on or precise his/her statement. Use such expressions as:
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
I'm sorry, I don't quite see what you mean.
Sorry, I didn't quite catch what you were saying.
· You may repeat his/her question or a part of it for precision and better understanding. Use such expressions as:
Did you say...?
At the post office?
Thirty or forty?
Would you like to know .. ?
Are you asking about...?
Should I describe...?
Do you want me to comment on . .?
How do I react to ...?
· In order to be a good interlocutor you shouldn’t speak much more that your friend. In order to show your ability to involve your partner in conversation find out his/her attitudes, opinion and in making a decision take them into account. Use such expressions as:
What do you think of …? (specific person/ thing)
What do you think about …? (general topic)
How do you feel about doing …?
What do you mean (by saying “…”)?
Why do you think …?
What do you think about it?
Do you like the idea?
Do you agree with me?
What is your opinion about it?
· You should not only ask your friend about his/her opinion, but also you should invite your friend to come up with suggestions. Use such expressions as:
What would you suggest?
What would be your idea…?
What would you recommend?
You might like to come up with some ideas?
What would be your first choice?
· When you come to an agreement you may use such expressions as:
What do we decide?
Which option do we choose in the end?
Do you think we could make a final decision?
I think it’s time we made a decision.
Exercise 13.
St. A, say what you think about friendship, use the table
| Introducing opinion |
| (Personally) I think … (Personally) I don’t think it’s … I’m sure that … In my opinion … (formal) I sometimes think that ... It seems to me that ... I believe that ... In my (personal) opinion.... On the one hand …, on the other hand… In my point of view ... I think ... Frankly speaking … They say … |
St. B agree or disagree with St. A and say what you think, use the table
| Agreeing | Disagreeing |
| Exactly! No doubt! Definitely! Certainly! Of course! Sure! That’s exactly what I think/ what I wanted to say. I couldn’t agree more. I agree entirely. No wonder. I fully agree with you. I think you are (absolutely) right. I agree with you. So do/am I. Neither do I/am I. Me too. | possibly, Yes, perhaps/may be, but … you could be right, Yes, I see what you mean, but … Yes, I take you point, but … I’m afraid I don’t agree (with you) at all. That may be true, but ... I’m not sure if it is really so. I doubt ... I don’t think that’s correct. I’m not sure I agree with you. May be/Perhaps/ Probably, but don’t you think that ... That isn’t always true. I can’t agree with you there. I totally disagree (with you). Nothing of the kind. (informal) Nonsense! (informal) |
A good friend quarrels with you about silly unimportant things.
A good friend defends you if someone hurts you.
A good friend betrays you in difficult situations.
A good friend supports you if you are right.
A good friend supports you if you are wrong.
A good friend appreciates your advice.
A good friend follows your advice in any case.
A good friend envies your success.
A good friend avoids conflicts with you.
A good friend cheers you up.
A good friend ignores your interests.
A good friend cares about your feelings.
A good friend feels jealous if sometimes you are more successful.
Exercise 14.
Give the definition of the word and an example.
to support
to betray
to envy
to feel jealous
to ignore
to deserve
to quarrel
to appreciate something
to avoid