UNIT ONE FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP RULES

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UNIT ONE FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP RULES 1 2 3 4 5 6 Do you think you are a true friend? Do you think your friends are true friends?

1 UNIT ONE FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP RULES Do you think you are a true friend? Do you think your friends are true friends? What qualities do you think a true friend should have? Do you get on well with your friends? What do you do when you hurt one of your friends? Do you have any pastime activities with your friends? 10

LISTENING 1 Answer the questions. 1. Do you share your problems with your friends? 2. Do you trust your friends? 2 Listen to the CD. Answer the questions. 1) What is it about?

2 LISTENING 1 Answer the questions. 1. Do you share your problems with your friends? 2. Do you trust your friends? 2 Listen to the CD. Answer the questions. 1) What is it about? 2) What s the message with it? 3 Listen to the first two stanzas of the song Count on Me by Whitney Houston and Cece Winans. Find the correct option. Then fill in the blanks. Count on me through 1) and thin A friendship that I will never 2) When you are 3) I will 4) strong Helping you 5) carry on 6) on me, I will be 7) Don t be afraid Please believe 8) when I say Count on me I can see it s hurting you I can feel your 9) It s 10) to see the sunshine through the rain I know sometimes it 11) as if It s never gonna end 12) you ll get through it Just don t give in cuz you can 1) a) think b) thing c) thick 2) a) end b) and c) ant 3) a) week b) weak c) wig 4) a) bee b) be c) bin 5) a) too b) to c) two 6) a) Call b) Cell c) Cool 7) a) three b) tree c) there 8) a) me b) be c) my 9) a) pen b) pan c) pain 10) a) heart b) hard c) hurt 11) a) seems b) sees c) seas 12) a) But b) Boat c) Bought 4 Listen to the rest of the song. Enjoy the song. Oo, I know sometimes it seems as if We re standing all alone But we ll get through it Cuz love won t let us fall There s a place inside all of us Where our faith in love begins You should reach to find the truth in love The answer s there within, oh I know that life can make you feel It s much harder than it really is But we ll get through it (we ll get through it) (Just) Just (don t) don t give in (oh) 5 Listen to the CD. Tick the qualities the singer has in the lyrics of the song. a) pessimistic b) supportive c) optimistic d) lazy e) understanding 11

6 Then read the rules of the friendship. Which ones did you catch in the lyrics of the song? Put a tick ( ). FRIENDSHIP RULES Never expect anything. First, give. Help without expecting anything.

Teach your friends how to treat you. Strengthen your friendships by sharing fun and intellectual experiences. Do not allow your friends to violate your morals and principles.

3 6 Then read the rules of the friendship. Which ones did you catch in the lyrics of the song? Put a tick ( ). FRIENDSHIP RULES Never expect anything. First, give. Help without expecting anything. Let them know how much you value their friendship. Give courage to your friends when they need. Do not criticize or condemn your friends. Do not try to change your friends. Accept them as they are. Teach your friends how to treat you. Strengthen your friendships by sharing fun and intellectual experiences. Do not allow your friends to violate your morals and principles. Do not leave him / her when he / she needs help. Keep in touch by sending s, SMS and ecards. TRUE 7 Match the words with their meanings. 1) to expect a) to make stronger 2) to value b) to strongly disagree with sb/sth 3) to condemn c) to disobey 4) to treat d) to act toward sb in a particular way 5) to violate e) to think something will happen 6) to strengthen f) to think something to important to you. 8 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions to find out each other s friendship rules as in the example. Pay attention to the checklist. Checklist Ask and answer questions. Share your ideas. Help your friend speak. Correct your friend s mistakes Sample Dialogue: S 1 : Your best friend has an important exam tomorrow. Do you give courage to him? S 2 : Of course. I always make a telephone call if he has an important exam and wish him luck. What about you? S 1 : I prefer face - to face...hmm... S 2 : Face to face chat? S 1 : Yes, I prefer face to face conversations to telephone calls. To me, they are very impressive

4 READING 9 Answer the questions. 1. Do you send ecards to your friends? 2. When do you send them and why do you send them? 10 Read the ecards. Which ecards are about apology? Put a tick next to them. 1) 2) Thanks for being I didn t mean such a wonderful to hurt friend. you. 4) 3) I m really I know I can always count on you. lucky to bump into you. 6) 5) I did not I know why I love mean it, sharing my thoughts and really! feelings with you. Coz you understand me best. 7) 8) It s wonderful to have a friend I m sorry like you! for hurting you! 9) I AM 10) awfully sorry! 11) Forgive me, please! 13 You may be out of sight But never out of my heart Coz when it comes to heart to heart chats I can only think of you! I feel great to have a friend like you!

5 11 Do the questionnaire. Fill in the Me column as Yes or No. Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions in turn. Then discuss and find four more questions. Questions 1. Do you remain loyal to your friends in good and bad times? 2. Do you respect your friends? 3. Do you keep your promise? 4. Do you always tell the truth to your friends? 5. Do you keep your friends secrets? 6. Are you honest to your friends? 7. Are you an optimist? 8. Do you value your friends? 9. Do you try to change your friends? 10. Do you accept them as they are? 11. Do you criticize your friends? 12. Do you allow your friends to violate your morals and principles? 13. Do you share your fun and intellectual experiences with your friends? 14. Do you send s or SMS to your friends regularly? 15. Do you tell your friends how much you love them? 16. Do you make surprises for your friends? 17. Do you see your friends bad sides? 18. Do you always catch your friends attention on you? Me S 1 S 2 S 3 12 Read the Evaluate Yourself. Then, discuss your results. Evaluate Yourself: If you have got more Yes answers than No answers, you are a real true friend, but if you have more No answers than Yes answers, you should stop and think over your friendship rules. 13 Imagine your friend can t make friends easily. What must/mustn t he/she do to make friends? Give him/her some instructions. Write as in the example. Example: Don t tell lies. Help your friends if they need. Listen to your friends problems. 14

READING 14 15 16 Answer the questions. 1. Do you have any true friends? 2. What qualities make them special for you? 3. What do you and your friends do in your free time?

6 READING Answer the questions. 1. Do you have any true friends? 2. What qualities make them special for you? 3. What do you and your friends do in your free time? Look at the picture in exercise 15. Then, describe the teenagers in the picture. İpek is a Turkish girl. She is an eight grade student at a school in the USA. Read the diary of her. Then label her and her friends in the picture. Dear diary, Today was very special for me because it was my birthday. My best friends gave me a surprise party today. I got happy. After History class, Mark took me to the school canteen. When I entered the canteen, everybody was shouting and wishing me happy birthday. I love Mark, because he is not selfish and bossy and he loves sharing. When I first met him in the class, he invited me to sit next to him at the first day of school. He has always got a heart-warming smile with his bright black eyes. He is tall and well-built. He goes trekking every weekend. The same day he introduced me to Steven. He was really helpful. He immediately found me a locker and helped me put my stuff in it. I think Steven is a true friend, too. I am very lucky to meet him. Steven is tall and fat. He is wearing a pair of eye glasses. He loves playing chess. He is reliable and honest. I share my thoughts and feelings with Steven. He never criticizes me and he is not pessimistic. He always accepts me as I am. Let s come to Alice. I met her in the lab. Her curiosity to Science suprised me, because Alice is the most beautiful and elegant girl I ve ever seen. She is tall and slim with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes. She looks trendy and she isn t reserved. She loves talking. She prefers low-heeled boots to high-heeled shoes. She is a good swimmer. Claire was with Alice. She isn t interested in Science any more. She is a real bookworm. She is persistent; nothing stops her when she decides something. I think she is very imaginative. She is short with straight shoulder-length black hair and green eyes. I love them very much. 15

7 17 Read the text again and complete the table by locating the specific information about İpek s friends. Name Physical Appearance Personalities Mark tall,... not selfish,... Steven Alice Claire 18 Read the diary again. Put T for true or F for false sentences. 1. İpek s friends, Mark, Steven, Claire and Alice gave her a surprise party. 2. İpek didn t expect a surprise party, because she was new at school. 3. Mark goes rafting every weekend. 4. Steven is reliable and honest, so İpek trusts him very much. 5. Steven condemns İpek when she shares her thoughts and feeling with him. 6. Alice s look took İpek by surprise. 7. Claire is interested in literature. 19 Read the sentences. Then guess the meanings from the context and complete the sentences with the correct option. 1. My elder sister s bossy approach draws me crazy; a) she always tells me to do something. b) she always sees the positive sides of the events. 2. Mary s little son is pessimistic; a) he always insists on everything he wants to do. b) he always sees the bad sides of the events. 3. His persistent characteristic gave him a chance to have a new job; a) if he has difficulties, he gives up doing something. b) if he has difficulties, he never gives up doing something. 4. I don t get on well with reserved people; a) because they always keep everything to themselves. b) because they lose their temper quickly. 16

20 Work in groups. Choose a classmate as a best friend. Others ask and try to find who he/she is. Who finds the correct answer gets the turn. Pay attention to the checklist. Checklist Ask and answer.

Make yourself understood without stopping in ease. LISTENING 21 Look at the picture. Answer the questions. 1. Do you love children? 2. What qualities do they have?

8 20 Work in groups. Choose a classmate as a best friend. Others ask and try to find who he/she is. Who finds the correct answer gets the turn. Pay attention to the checklist. Checklist Ask and answer. Describe personal qualities. Ask for and give information about your friend s habits and pastimes. Help if your friend needs. Don t interrupt with any hesitation or false starts or pauses. Make yourself understood without stopping in ease. LISTENING 21 Look at the picture. Answer the questions. 1. Do you love children? 2. What qualities do they have? Sample Dialogue: S 1 : She is tall but not thin. S 2 : Not slim. S 1 : She has got brown eyes and brown short hair. S 3 : Is she wearing a pair of glasses? S 1 : Yes. She likes doing sports. S 2 : Does she... ride a bicycle? S 1 : Yes, she rides a bicycle. S 3 : Is she shy? S 1 : No, she isn t. She is sociable. S 2 : Are you sure? S 1 : Yes, I am. S 2 : Is she helpful? S 1 : I am not sure; but I think sometimes, yes. S 3 : Is she honest? S 1 : Yes, she never tells lies. S 2 : Is she imaginative? S 1 : Yes, she always comes with new ideas. S 3 : I suppose I found your best friend. She is Listen to the CD. Tick ( ) the qualities you hear. honest talkative happy loyal imaginative funny sociable serious jealous brave reserved persistent shy passionate 17

9 23 Listen to the CD. Answer the questions. 1. Who thinks children are his / her true friends? 2. Who thinks a few of children are spoilt and lazy? 3. Who thinks children are loyal and honest? 4. Who thinks we should give a good education to children? 5. Who thinks children are warm-hearted and loyal? 6. Who thinks we shouldn t be mean to children? 24 Work in pairs. Express your opinions and thoughts and your expectations about children. READING, WRITING AND SPEAKING 25 Ask and answer the questions in turn. 1. Do you think friendship is temporary? 2. Do you think you share a common understanding with your true friend? 3. Do you think you should be grateful for your true friend? 4. Do you think you should accept your friend s ideas? 5. Do you think you should be honest to your friends? Read the letter. Find what Samenta s problem is. Read the letter again and fill in the blanks. reliable / hang / temper / makex2 / take / call / love / stand / away / honest / white Dear Auntie Pam, Please help... How to come over this problem! This is a very serious problem for me because I am always unlucky in my friendships. I easily 1) friends because I am sociable, not shy. After a while I always have a break up. I can t 2) telling lies to me. Whenever I 3) them to go out with, they tell me Yes. if they don t have any friends, but they say No. if they have some friends to 4) out with. As usual they don t tell me the truth, only tell me little 5) lies. To me, they are not little white lies and, they don t want me. So, I get frustrated and call them some names. I hate losing my 6) easily, but I know I am right. If there is a good friendship, friends should be 7). I feel myself completely used and thrown 8). They shouldn t 9) me granted; they should 10) me. I am really full of affection. I always keep their secrets. They think I am 11) but I cannot trust them. I never 12) fun with their weaknesses. I never miss their special days, unfortunately on my birthday they are not with me. Should I ignore them? What should I do? Best wishes, Samenta 18

28 Read Samenta s letter again. Imagine you are Auntie Pam. Complete the letter using and, but and because. Give Samenta some advice. Dear Samenta, I just got your letter.

10 28 Read Samenta s letter again. Imagine you are Auntie Pam. Complete the letter using and, but and because. Give Samenta some advice. Dear Samenta, I just got your letter. I was sorry to hear about your problem. You should Why don t you I strongly advice you to You shouldn t You had better It would be a good idea to You ought to I hope this helps you : Don t forget things will get better soon. Be sure everything will be O.K. by the time. Good Iuck! Auntie Pam 29 People make friends through the Internet. What do you think about it? Work in pairs. Complete the table. Then, make your choice; face-to-face friendship or friendship through the Internet. Discuss giving reasons. MAKING FRIENDS TROUGH THE INTERNET Pros Cons Sample Dialogue: S 1 : I prefer face-to-face friendship because I want to communicate with my friends in the real world, not in fictional world. S 2 : Are you sure? I don t agree with you because you can catch the common understanding easily through the Internet. S 1 : But you can t catch the lies easily because you can t see or hear them in their natural circumstances. S 2 : Are you sure? S 1 : Yes, I am. 30 TASK : Make a list of the qualities of your ideal friend. Use a dictionary when you need. 19

DAY 4 DAY 1 READ MATTHEW 7:24-27 HEAR FROM GOD LIVE FOR GOD. If you play an instrument, you know that it takes a LOT of practice.

DAY 4 DAY 1 READ MATTHEW 7:24-27 HEAR FROM GOD LIVE FOR GOD. If you play an instrument, you know that it takes a LOT of practice. DAY 4 If you play an instrument, you know that it takes a LOT of practice. You can t just sit down at a piano and play your favorite pop song. You have to start by learning the notes and chords. That takes