1. Introducing ourselves: Let’s play. Think about five or six things we should know about you.

Use the
pictures to talk about yourself.

2. Personality adjectives. Negative, Positive or Neutral? Read the list of adjectives below. Then classify
them into negative, positive or neutral. You will have to justify some of your answers.

*arrogant *confident *friendly *funny *dishonest *clever *mean *patient *lazy *nasty * strong *quiet *rude
*serious *shy *unfriendly *outgoing *creative *easy-going * mean * honest * hard- working * talkative *
funny * impatient *polite * weak
POSITIVE NEGATIVE NEUTRAL

3. Let’s talk:
a) Which adjectives would you use to describe your personality? And your best friend?
b) What should an ideal friend be like?
c) How important is friendship for you?

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 4. Reading Comprehension Activity. Read the text below. Then work on the activities

Friendship

Nowadays many people claim that it is so hard to find a real friend because society has changed and people have become too
materialistic .

Well, a real friendship is more than saying hello, going out together or having
fun at weekends. Real friendship means trust, love, loyalty and respect from
both sides .You know you have a true friendship when someone else knows you
better than yourself. A real friend stands by you when the times are rough, he
supports you and trusts you all the time , helps you deal with stress and you
make better lifestyle choices that keep you strong. Real friends encourage us
to make the right choices in life. They do not get us into trouble.

According to some recent studies, friendship is very important to our mental

health and helps us to develop our self esteem. In simple words, real and good
friends are the ones who are loyal, honest and love us the way we are.

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4a. Read the text and answer the following questions:

1. Why do people think it is hard to find a real friend?

2. What does real friendship mean?
3. What do real friends do when you are going through a difficult situation?
4. What is the relationship between friends and life choices?
5. According to some research, why are friends important?
6. Which characteristics describe a real friend?
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4b. Vocabulary. Match the words above with the definitions below:
A. to make someone more likely to do something: ____________________
B. to say that something is true or is a fact : ____________________
C. the quality of being loyaL : ____________________
D. to do something in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem : ____________________
E. excessively concerned with material possessions; money-oriented: ____________________ F. to believe
that someone is good and honest and will not harm you: ____________________ G. difficult or unpleasant:
____________________
H. belief and confidence in your own ability and value: ____________________

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 GRAMMAR PRACTICE.
1. Read the following text. Then choose the right tense.
1. Read the following text. Then choose the right tense.

Hi, this is a picture of my best friend, Lucy and me. Lucy is the one with blonde hair. Lucy 1) was/ is/ is being my best friend.
I 2) am meeting/ met/ meet her when we were five years old. Lucy is a great person. I know I can count on her. She 3) always is
standing/ stands/ stood by me when I feel sad.
We always 4) are spending/ spend/ spent a lot of time together. She always 5) came/ comes/ is coming home after school and we
6) do/ did/ are doing homework together.. Right now she 7) studies/ is studying/studies because last week she 8) failed/ is failing/
fails a Biology exam.
The day we took this picture, we 9) were/ are being/ are on holiday.
Next summer holidays we10) are going travel/ will travel / are travelling to Disney
together and if everything is ok, we 11) are probably going to spend / will probably 12)
spend/ are probably spending some days in Miami. I am so excited! I love spending time
with her. In fact, I can’t imagine my life without her. She is like a sister for me.

2. Complete the chart. Use statements from the text above.

GRAMMAR POINT EXAMPLE FUNCTION

SIMPLE PRESENT

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE FUTURE

NEAR FUTURE

3. Play Time: Let’s play an online game and see how much you remember :) 4. Complete the following short conversations.. Use
the right tense.

A)
AMY: Hi, what _________ ( you / do) ___________ right now?
TED: I ( not/ do) _________________ much. I ( arrive) ____________ from school five minutes
ago. And you?
AMY: I ( watch) _____________ TV.
TED: Why didn’t you come to school?
AMY: Last Thursday I (sprain ) __________my ankle.
TED: Oops! That sounds bad.
AMY: Yeah…but if I stay in bed, I ( probably/ get) ___________ better soon.

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6. My best friend and me. Make a presentation about your best friend. Use Lucy’s text as a model. Include pictures

7. Song Time! Listen to this song by Bruno Mars and fill in the gaps.

*SEE * FRIENDS * SONG * GOODBYE *LIGHT

Oh-oh
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the 1. _________
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
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I'll be the 2. _________to guide you
We'll find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our 3. ________in need
You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it, I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah
If you tossin' and you're turnin' and you just can't fall asleep
I'll sing a 4. _________beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Every day I will remind you, oh
We'll find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it, I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah
You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
I'll never let go, never say 5. _________
You know...
You can count on me like one, two, three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four, three, two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh