FRIENDSHIP

Activity 1:
Read the following questions and use them to
begin your conversation:

1. Do you think friends are more important than family these

days? Why, why not?
2. Do you agree with the following humorous quotation?
’’ A friend is someone who knows all about you … and still likes
you!’’
3. Do you think that friends should have a lot in common? Is it
important to have the same nationality, background, opinions,
taste, financial status, etc?
Phrases:
• Friendless: having no friend(s)
• Friendly: be good towards other people
• Unfriendly: not friendly
• Friendship: when two people are friends
• Environmentally-friendly: not bad, good for environment
(=nature, air, water…)
• User-friendly: (computer) easy to use, simple
• Fair-weather friend: somebody who is a friend only ingood
times, and not there in bad times
• Friendly fire: (in a war) shooting on your own side in the
war, not on enemy
 Activity 2: Use the following words to fill the spaces below. Then make questions from
the statements and use them to start a conversation with your partner.
friendless unfriendly friendship environmentally-friendly
friendly user-friendly fair-weather friend friendly fire

1. I think English teachers have to be very _________________. It’s part of the job to be nice to
students.
2. I know someone who is very _____________________. Every time I try to talk to him/her s/he
just looks at me and walks away!
3. I think having a ___________________ between different people is a good thing.
4. I cannot imagine anything worse than being _________________. People who don’t have
friends must be very lonely.
5. I have a __________________. S/he is only my friend when everything is OK; if I have any
problems s/he doesn’t contact me until everything is OK again. S/he never offers to help
me.
6. I think computers are very _____________________. It’s really easy to learn to use them.
7. I think the army should financially compensate the families of soldiers who are killed by
________________. It seems very unfair to be killed by your own side.
8. I don’t think cars are very _____________________________. They pollute the atmosphere
and contribude to smog.
Activity 3: Read the questions and use them to begin a conversation.
• Who is your best friend? Why is s/he your best friend?
• What qualities do you look for in a friend? Which of these qualities do you think is
the most important? Do you look for the same qualities in a best friend or do you
want something extra in your closest friend?
• Who was your first friend at school? Why did s/he become your best friend? How
long did the friendship last? Who were your friends before you went to school? Did
you have a particular toy that was your friend? Do you stil have it? Why/not?
• Did you have any imaginary friends as a child? Wen did you grow out of them?
• Have you lost contact with any good friends? What stops you getting back in
contact?
• How difficult is to maintain a friendship? Can a friendship last a lifetime?
• Have you ever fallen out with your friends? How did you make it up?
• Do you prefer going on holiday with your family or your friends? Do you think it is a
good idea to go on holiday with friends? Why/not?
• What are the advantages of having a pen-pal or an e-pal of a different
nationality? Do you have a pen-pal or an e-pal? Would you like one?
Activity 4:

Answer the following question with a longer

answer:

* DO YOU THINK THAT MEN AND WOMEN CAN

BE FRIENDS? *
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Vocabulary:

• INSEPARABLE (adjective): unable to be separated or treated

separately
• The twins are inseparable.

• YOLO – a famous abbreviation that stands for ’’You Only Live Once’’ –
one should enjoy each moment of his/her life
• Geeky (adjective): clumsy, socially inactive, not good with people
• I have many geeky friends.

• Boisterous (adjective): noisy, energetic, or cheerful

• Drake is a boisterous guy.
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Inseparable (short story)

Jason – a popular boy in school and Samantha’s best friend

Samantha – a shy girl who loves to dance ballet
Laura – a girl Jason likes in school. They start to hang out
together
- This story is about Jason and Samantha who grew
up together. The two had been inseparable, until
Jason found a new set of friends and forgot about
Sam. Their friendship has been put to the test, but
they proved that they were true friends.
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Jason and Samantha have always been inseparable. Their moms

are also best of friends. They love hanging out in each other’s rooms
and talking about school and life. They are both so passionate about
what interests them, but aside from that, they are quite the opposite.
Jason is a jock who loves to live life to its fullest. “YOLO – You Only
Live Once“ is his life motto. He loves going to parties and attending
different types of events. Academics are not very important to him. He
would rather sneak out at night to go to a friend’s house than do his
homework. He is a typical teenager who is popular in school, and he is
very passionate about music. He loves playing the guitar and he wants
to be a composer someday. That is something that only Samantha
knows about him.
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Samantha, on the other side, is the geeky type of girl.

Unlike Jason, Samantha would rather stay at home and read
books. She knows what Jason is always up to, but she just
smiles at him and even offers to do his homework for him. Sam
is a ballet dancer, and she is also very passionate about that.
Students from Grey High often wonder why they are so
close, since they are very different. Jason is always boisterous
and enthusiastic, while Sam is always quiet and shy.
Samatha is actually a clever girl, who loves to talk, but
only with her closest friend, Jason.
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Questions:
1) Who are the main characters in the story?
2) What does Jason like?
3) What is Samatha like?
4) Are Jason and Samatha the same? Why/not?
5) Who likes ballet?
6) Who does the homework, Jason or Samatha?
7) Who plays the guitar?
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Vocabulary:

• Sarcastically (adverb): marked by or with irony in order to mock

someone.
• She sarcastically answered the question her teacher asked her.

• Company – being with someone

• I enjoy my best friend's company a lot.

• Dejected (adjective): sad and depressed

• I felt dejected by his decision.
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‘It’s funny how my mom loves to visit your mom every single day.’ Jason
said while playing with the basketball. “Yes, it is! That’s why I’ve been stuck with
you!” Samantha said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. Both of them laughed and
spent another evening talking to each other. They both enjoyed each other’s
company. Samantha has always been grateful that she had Jason as a friend,
and she treated him more than that, she treated him like an older brother.

“Do you know why we hang out a lot? Because I learn so much from your
sarcasm!” Jason said chuckling, then he continued, “but seriously, I am excited
about the party after that, Laura invited me to their house!” Jason tried to
continue, but Sam did not listen to him anymore. Sam started feeling dejected
and fearful that that could be the day she would lose her best friend.

Samantha knew that day would come eventually; the day when Jason
would find someone he could be himself with, as well. Samantha just kept silent
while they continued to walk. When they got to school, Laura was already waiting
for Jason at the entrance.
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Questions:

1) Why, according to Jason, Sam and him hang out a lot?

2) What do the two of them enjoy?
3) Who is the third person except Jason and Samantha?
4) Where did Laura invite Jason?
5) Why does Samantha think she will lose her best friend?
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Vocabulary:

• A snap of fingers (idiom): happening so fast and easily, suddenly

• In a snap of fingers, he stopped being my friend.

• Preoccupied – thinking about someting very much, and not thinking

about other things
• My mother is preoccupied with paying the bills.
• Scholarship (noun): money for someone’s education
• I am so grateful for my scholarship.
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After that day, Jason kept on hanging out with Laura and
all her friends. It turned out that Sam was right, Jason had finally
found a group of friends and that meant he might not need her
anymore. It’s like everything changed in a snap of fingers.
Sam felt sad about it, but she preoccupied herself with
ballet dancing so that she wouldn’t think much about it. One
day her dance teacher told her that she had been offered a
scholarship for a college in Chicago. That was big news for her.
Jason knew about Sam’s big dream, and had always
supported her. He heard about her scholarship when Sam’s
mom and his were talking. So he rushed to Sam’s house to
congratulate her.
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Questions:

1) What happened with Samantha and Jason?

2) What did Sam get?
3) What did Jason do when he heard about that?
4) Where is Samantha going and why?
5) Why did Jason rush to Sam’s house?
6) How would you feel is your friend went somewhere far?
7) What do you think Sam will decide to do?
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Vocabulary:
• Injured (adj): hurt, physically hurt
• Her leg was injured, so she had to stay in bed.

• Break in tears – crying because of sadness

• She broke in tears when her grandfather died.

• Catastrophe (noun): a disaster, something very bad

• The fire in the shopping mall was a catastrophe.

• Operation (noun): surgery

• Mike had an operation of his stomach, because it hurt very much.

• Solace (verb): to give comfort to somebody, to say nice words

• She solaced her sister after they lost their father.
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Sam finally decided that she would not take the scholarship.
She had received a letter from the University of California. Her
mother called her on her way to school saying Jason had injured
himself in a basketball game and had broken his arm. She was so
worried that she ran to the hospital.
Sam broke in tears when she saw her best friend lying on the
hospital bed. Jason’s mom entered the room and said: ’’You are
the only one here, I wonder where the rest of Jason’s friends are?’’
They didn’t even know how this catastrophe would change his life.
The doctor said that Jason has to undergo an operation, but both
of them knew that they cannot afford that. Sam and Jason’s mom
hugged and solaced each other.
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Questions:

1) Did Sam accept her scholarship?

2) What happened with Jason?
3) Whom did Sam see in the hospital?
4) What do you think Jason’s mom felt when Jason was in the hospital?
5) What do you think is this story’s genre? Why?
a) Tragedy
b) Mystery
c) Comedy
d) Happy Ending
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Vocabulary:

• Regret (verb): to feel sad about something you lose

• He regrets that the left his friend because of a small thing.

• Recover – to return to the normal state of health

• Bill is now fully recovered.

• P.S. – stands for ’post scriptum’, a message that the writer forgot
to say in the main part of the letter
• Drag (verb): to pull someone or something
• She drags her big bag with her.
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Months have passed and Jason finally went to college. He never saw
Sam again after his operation. Her mother told him that she took the
scholarship in Chicago and will not be back for two years. He regretted that
he had wasted time not hanging out with her more.
One day, Jason’s mom came and gave him a letter. ‘Sam wants you
to have this’. Jason took the letter and started reading it.
‘Dearest Jason,
I’m sorry I have to go without saying goodbye. I took the scholarship in
Chicago. When I saw you on that hospital bed, with a broken arm, I chose to
use the money I had saved for your operation. I told your mom not to give
this letter to you if you are not fully recovered yet. I believe you already are!
Congratulations!
P.S. I told you, I am not closer to my dreams than you are! We are equally
close to them, even if it means I have to drag you with me! Have a nice life
and see you soon!’
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Questions:
1) What is the moral (=message) of the story?
2) What is friendship for you?
3) Do you think Samantha did the right thing?