English11, Unit1: Reading and speaking

friendship reading and speaking You’ve got a friend! When you re down or troubled’ And you need a helping hand And nothing, no, nothing s 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, whenever I am I ll come running, to see you again’ Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All you ve got to do is call’ And I ll be there, yes I will’ You ve got a friend!’ Task 1.What is your definition of a true friend A friend in need is a friend indeed. Read the following definition of friendship • "A true friend stabs you in the front."- , • "Friendship. A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul." • "Friends are God's ways of apologizing for our families." • "A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!" • "Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate." • "A friend to all is a friend to none."- WHICH ONES DO YOU MOST AGREE WITH? why? Words and phrases • suspicious /sə’sp .əs/ ɪʃ of (adj) • mutual (adj) /’mju:t u.əl/ : sharedʃ • make acquaintance /ə’kwe n.tənts/ɪ with • loyal /’l .əl/ ɔɪ to • gossip (V) /’g s. p/ ɒ ɪ • pursuits /pə’sju:t/ (n) : goals/ interests • sympathy /’s m.pə.θi/ : understandingɪ Check your new words How does the dog look? What are they doing? What is the problem between the animals here? What are the qualities of a good friend? unselfishness constancy symp athy trust loyalty LOYALTY? loyal to sb TRUST? trustworthy sympathy? sympathize/ sympathetic [...]...constancy? constant unselfishness? selfish, unselfish Task 1(textbook) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 mutual understanding incapable of unselfish friend/ acquaintance give -and- take loyal to suspicious Task 3 1 Why are changeable people incapable of true friendship? Because they lack constancy/ Because they will soon get tired of their friends... people who talk too much keep a friend for long? Because they will soon give away their friends’ secrets who are they? How does he look? What does he look like? He’s got big, round eyes and a small chin His nose is straight and his face chubby big/ large/ small/ narrow dreamy/ bright/ beady/ deep/ protruding dark/ blue/green/ violet as dark as night/ as blue as the sea/velvety blood-shot/ red tender/ kind/... large/ oval/ round/ chubby/ thin/ small black/ grey/ curly/ wavy/ silky/ oily/ tangled/ smooth/ shiny/ soft/ luxuriant straight/ crooked/ big/ snub Adjectives of personalities caring/ considerate/ understanding kind/ gentle/ nice/ kind-hearted/ good-natured simple/ plain/ complicated/ sophiscated easy-going/ difficult/ impossible helpful/ superficial/ thoughtful tactful/ artful/ well-behaved/ pleasant . friendship reading and speaking You’ve got a friend! When you re down or troubled’ And you need a helping hand And nothing, no, nothing. 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, whenever