English11, Unit1: 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

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."

none."-WHICH ONES DO YOU MOST AGREE WITH?

why?

Words and phrases

• suspicious /sə’spɪʃ.əs/ of (adj)

• mutual (adj) /’mju:tʃu.əl/ : shared

• make acquaintance /ə’kweɪn.tənts/ with

• loyal /’lɔɪ.əl/ to

• gossip (V) /’gɒs.ɪp/

• pursuits /pə’sju:t/ (n) : goals/ interests

• sympathy /’sɪm.pə.θi/ : understandingi/ : understanding

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

loyal to sb

trustworthy

sympathize/ sympathetic

constant

selfish, unselfish

Task 1(textbook)

1 mutual understanding

2 incapable of

3 unselfish

4 friend/ acquaintance

5 give-and-take

6 loyal to

7 suspicious

Task 3

1 Why are changeable people incapable of

true friendship?

2 Why must there be a mutual trust between

friends?

3 Why can t people who talk too much keep a ’t people who talk too much keep a

friend for long?

Because they lack constancy/ Because they will soon get tired of their friends.

Because a person needs to feel safe when she tell her friend her secrets.

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/ bold/ malicious

straight/ crooked/ big/ snub

square/ large/ oval/ round/ chubby/ thin/ small

black/ grey/ curly/ wavy/ silky/ oily/ tangled/ smooth/ shiny/ soft/ luxuriant slender/ slim/ tall/

short/ plum supple/ skinny/

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

quick-minded/ quick-witted/ bright

honest/ sincere// patient/ calm

lazy/ hard-working/ studious/ industrious