Lead-In
Discuss with your partner.
- How often do you say thank you in your family? When do you say it?
- What ways to show gratitude[explanation: gratitude [ˈɡrætɪtʃuːd] – tänulikkus] have you learnt from books and/or films?
- How important is it to you to stay in touch[explanation: stay in touch [ˌsteɪ ɪn ˈtʌtʃ] – ühendust hoidma] with your friends?
- What are some of the things you miss about your friends during the summer holidays? What about the things you don’t miss?
Friends
- Why does John say it was good to have his friend around?
- When Caitlin says “It makes things easy”, what does it refer to?
- Why did Harrison get angry with his friend?
- In Megan’s opinion, what makes friendship stronger?
Pairwork 1
A. Interview your partner and note their answers down. Switch roles.
- Do you stay in touch with your childhood friend(s)? Why/Why not?
- Do you ever fight with your friends? If so, over what?
- Do you have many friends on social media? Can they be trusted? Why/Why not?
B. Using your notes, talk about your partner.
- When you speak angrily to someone and show that you disagree with them.
- It’s the same as significant.
- It’s something you hope to achieve.
- It’s part of someone’s character.
- When you have a good opinion of someone and treat them with kindness.
- It’s a state of feeling thankful.
- It’s similar to pleasant and attractive.
- When you feel sad because something or someone is not present.
- Do you your family when you are away for a long time?
- My is to finish this essay by Friday.
- We would like to express our to everyone who helped us open this store.
- A: What are they about?
B: Something trivial, I guess, like whether cats or dogs make better pets. - What are some of the that you seek in a friend?
- Remembering each other’s birthdays
- Making cool presents for each other
- Caring about friends and their feelings
- Being able to apologise when necessary
- Being honest no matter what
- Saying thank you
- Liking the same food, clothes, films, books, etc.
- Respecting people’s need for space
Pairwork 3
Look at the list of places and events below. Discuss how easy or difficult it is to meet someone there. Make a TOP 3 list of the places/events where it is the easiest to make new friends.
a concert
a café
social media
a field trip
a cinema
a summer camp
a gym
a competition
Word Formation
To make nouns from adjectives or other parts of speech, we need to add a suffix. Some of the most common noun suffixes are -(i)ty, -ness, -ance/-ence, -ship, and -ment. Study the examples below.
-(i)ty | -ness | -ship |
honesty responsibility | kindness helpfulness | friendship hardship |
Many words describing personal qualities have the -(i)ty suffix. For example, honesty, loyalty, generosity. |  |
When describing something or someone, we often need to use the opposites of adjectives. To form them, use negative prefixes like un-, in-, and dis-.
NB! The prefix in- becomes:
- il- if the word starts with an l: illogical
- im- if the word starts with a b, m or p: immature
- ir- if the word starts with an r: irresponsible
un- | dis- | in-/il-/im-/ir- |
unkind unfriendly | dishonest disloyal | inactive impatient |
Learn these by heart!
Noun | Adjective | |
+ | – | |
friendliness | ||
impatient | ||
polite | ||
rationality | ||
sociable | ||
unoriginal | ||
trustworthiness | ||
Pairwork 4
Make word chains with your partner using adjectives describing people. Start a new chain each time you run out of words.
inactive – energetic – creative – emotional – l ...
How Am I Doing?
I can speak about my friends and what matters to me in friendships. | |
I can form different words that help me talk about people and friendships. |
