Unit 3. Friends
Unit 3. Friends
Unit 3. Friends
Friends
Objective: to develop students'
writing skills on the topic; to master
students' speaking skills
A friend is someone who
gives you
total freedom to be yourself
Jim Morrison
Warming-up
1. Work in pairs. Look at the photos. What aspects of friendship are
shown in each picture? Which two show the most important aspects?
Useful expressions:
However …. Although ….. In spite of
Nevertheless ….. While …..
Unlike ……. Therefore
2. Work individually. Match the phrases (1 – 8) with pictures (a – h).
Use your dictionary to check that you understand all the phrases.
a) b) c) d)
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e) f) g) h)
Reading
7. Do you think that friendship plays a very important role in
our life? What’s your opinion? Comment using information from the
text below.
8. Read the letter of Taras to his pen pal. Write a letter to your
penpal and tell him/her about your best friend.
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Word focus:
Pen pal: someone who you exchange letters with as a hobby, but usually have not
met
To look forward to sth: to feel excited about something that is going to happen
Particularly: to a great degree; especially
Hello, Lilly!
I want to tell you about some of my friends. Friendship plays a very
important role in our life. It is difficult to live without true friends. I have a lot of
friends. Last year I was on holiday in Germany. There I got acquainted with
Nora, an American military student. We made good friends with her. I always
look forward to receiving a letter from her.
But I have a lot of good friends at home too. My best friend’s name is
Oleh. He is my former classmate. We are of the same age. He is a dentist by
profession. He is a hard-working person. He is about 185 cm, well-built and
strong. He has an oval face, straight nose, thick hair, blue eyes and an
attractive smile. Oleh is particularly known for his warm and friendly
character. He is always open-minded and interested in other people.
Oleh is a many-sided person. He is fond of reading. Besides, he is a
good sportsman. He enjoys swimming and playing tennis. He is keen on
music. He likes to listen to rock-n-roll and jazz. His favourite singers are
Andrey Makarevich and Yury Shevchuk, his favourite group is “The Pink
Floyd”. Besides, he plays the guitar very well.
We visit one another very often. We go to the cinema or to the theatre,
go to the library and read books together. He gives me a helping hand any
time I need it. I can always rely on him. Besides, he has got a great sense of
humour and it’s impossible to be depressed with him around. I am happy to
have such a good friend.
Oleh and I have got much in common: we are both fond of sport. We
usually spend our free time together. Oleh has a family. We often gather
together in the evening and have some fun.
Sincerely yours,
Taras
9. Match the underlined words in the text with definitions given
below:
a) in addition to; also;
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b) start to know someone by talking or doing something together;
c) to be enthusiastic about someone or something;
d) willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to
your own;
e) having a lot of different features or characteristics;
f) to get or be given something.
10. Answer the questions after the text.
1) Does friendship play a very important role in our life?
2) Is it difficult to live without true friends?
3) How do Oleh and Taras spend their free time?
11. Read the text again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F) or
is the information not mentioned (NM) in the text?
1) Last year Taras was on holiday in Poland.
2) There he got acquainted with Sarah, an American military student.
3) Oleh is a driver by profession.
4) Oleh is always open-minded and interested in other people
5) Oleh’s favourite singers are Andrey Makarevich and Yury Shevchuk,
his favourite group is “The Pink Floyd”.
Writing
12. Write an essay about friendship. Choose one of the topics:
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard
“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not
something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of
friendship, you really haven't learned anything.”
― Muhammad Ali
Speaking
13. Think about your answers to these questions.
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1) What are the differences between adults and children in terms of
making friends?
2) Can adults make friends with children?
3) What do you think the most important factors are when making
friends?
4) What are the possible factors that cause the break-up of friendship?
5) Why is it difficult for adults to make friends?
14. Describe your best friend. You should say:
do you have a lot in common?
do you share joys and sorrows?
do you call first when you fall out with your friend?
is your best friend always there for you when you are in trouble?
and explain why you consider her / him to be your best friend.
15. Work with a partner. Use the following word-combinations to
talk about friendship.
to spend time with smb. to trust smb to give advice to share joys
and sorrows to tell the truth to share secrets to rely on smb. a mate
Home project
16. Find TV commercial “Best friends”.
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