Підручник Англійська мова 8 клас - Калініна Л.В. - Генеза 2016 рік

Unit One: My Friends and Me

1.2. A Friend in Need…

I. Now For it!

Read what famous people say about friends and friendship and say who you agree with:

No man is useless while he has a friend.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Without friends no one choose to live, though he has all other goals.

Aristotel

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends.

Jane Austen

Example: I personally agree with Robert Louis Stevenson. My best friend should tell me about my merits and praise me for my achievements. It’ll stimulate me, I think.

II. Reading

Read what different children say about their friends and say what qualities mentioned by them your devoted friend has.

PART I

My name is David and I’m happy to have many friends. I believe that life is meaningless without them, because sometimes you need a friend to pour your heart out. Of course, you feel safe and protected in the family, but very often I’d like to have a piece of advice from someone who sees life through my eyes and this is my best friend Andrew. He supports me in all situations, no matter if I’m sometimes wrong. But then later he’ll tell me to my face whether I was impolite or unfair. He has never been insincere. I appreciate that.

David

My friend’s name is Dan. I like to socialize with him because he is unpredictable. Every date is different with him and unforgettable. Last time he taught me how to write a limerick. It’s a kind of a little illogical and strange at first poem which has only five rhyming lines. I thought my efforts would be useless, but Dan praised me. He can find the words to encourage me and I never feel inferior to him. I suppose due to this quality Dan has many devoted friends and finds them easily. It’s impossible not to love him, he is so cute!

Sally

PART II

My best friend Ann calls me ’a shoulder to cry on’. She always tells me secrets and I never turn a deaf ear to her. My pieces of advice are never discouraging or disrespectful. And vice versa. I do my best to help her out.

Very often friends are everything to me. It’s cool always doing fun stuff like dancing at parties, hanging at the computer club or just talking. They say I’m a good mixer because I have many friends. Very often I bake a cake and invite them to my place to talk about life, listen to music or watch a new film. Sometimes we argue, but they never bully me. Life is cool with them.

Kate

They say it’s neat to have friends. Unfortunately, I’m unpopular with my classmates because I don’t have trendy clothes and don’t hang at parties or concerts. I think friends can betray you or make fun of you.

Some of my classmates envy my success. I study well and it makes them feel jealous because they are often irresponsible and that’s why they are unreliable. My parents try to reassure me and say that there are no blameless people. They want me to look at my classmates differently. They say it’s odd that I don’t have friends. They may be right. Sometimes I wish I had some real friends, but they are very rare.

Andrew

I’m very shy in what I say or do even with my friends and suffer from it a lot! I wanted to invite my friends to my house for a party, but I was afraid I wouldn’t cope with it. It was so disappointing. When my elder sister learned about my problem she gave me a helping hand. I had a party. All my friends came and we enjoyed ourselves talking, dancing, playing. We found the way to each other and were happy. I experienced my own power and my sister and my friends helped me.

Ann

IІІ. Language Track

1. From the text, reproduce words with sounds /v/ and /w/ in their contexts. Practise saying them in your own sentences.

Example: I believe, life is meaningless without friends.

I believe, a person is happy when he has friends and unhappy when he is without them.

1. Study the difference in meaning. Find them in the text and reproduce in context.

Make up your own sentences by analogy.

Mind!

2. From the text, reproduce words in contexts which are formed from the following verbs. Illustrate them with your own examples.

Example: to support - supportive

My friends are very supportive.

I appreciate my friend who is very supportive and helpful.

• to predict

• to forget

• to devote

• to mix

• to encourage

• to respect

• to popularize

• to blame

• to confide

3. In the text, find words/phrases with which children characterize themselves and their friends. Categorize them into positive and negative. Use some of them to talk about your friends.

Example: I have much in common with my friends because we see life through our own eyes.

1. In the text, find the adjectives with a negative meaning and reproduce them in contexts. Interpret their meaning.

2. Classify these adjectives according to the prefixes or suffixes they are formed with and illustrate with your own examples.

Example: If your friend is unreliable, you can’t trust him.

3. Complete the instructions.

If you want to characterize somebody negatively, use…

IV. Communication Track

1. Speaking

a) Give your characteristics of a good friend. Say what qualities he/she might have. Use:

• I think…

• My devoted friend should…

• If he/she is a true friend…

• It’s an open secret that…

• Besides…

• I’m happy when…

• As a rule, friends…

• Finally, a friend…

b) Pair up with your friend and complete a dialogue about your friends round the beginning.

- Hey, meet my friend Borys!

- Hi, Borys, glad to meet you.

- Me too. It’s cool to have such a friend as you…

- …

c) In the whole class dispute over the truth of the following statement «Friends are like books, should be few, but good.»

2. Listening

a) Before you listen

You are going to listen to a part of the story «The Devoted Friend» by O. Wilde. Judging by the title try to predict:

• the characters of the story;

• their relationships;

• the qualities the friends had.

b) While you listen

Listen to the story and correct the mistakes in the statements given.

Example: Hans was very proud of his friends who had unusual noble ideas.

1. Hans liked to listen to his friends’ ideas about gardening.

2. The Miller gave his friend Hans a lot of things in return.

3. In winter Hans suffered a lot from loneliness.

4. When winter came the Miller continued to visit his friend Hans.

5. The Miller enjoyed taking a big basket of vegetables from Hans in spring.

c) After you listen

Comment on the Miller’s ideas of friendship.

«Real friends should have everything in common».

«True friendship is free from selfishness».

«When friends are in trouble they should be left alone and not be bothered by visitors».

3. Writing

a) Before you write

• If you want to argue with people about devoted friends and friendship and express your opinion, write an opinion essay.

• In groups, brainstorm with your friends what arguments should your essay contain.

• Make a list of words and phrases you can use in your opinion essay to sound convincing.

b) While you write

How to write an informal opinion essay

At Home: In your WB write an opinion essay about devoted friends and friendship.