Bring a photo of your friend or relative. Describe his/her appearance

6. Read the text and underline the words that describe a character:

MY FRIENDS

Lucky are the people who have friends. I’m happy to have lots of friends. Some of them are very close, some are less. But all of them make my life interesting and enjoyable.

I want to tell you about my two close friends. They are Tanya and Sasha.

Tanya is my school-mate. We made friends a few years ago. We are of the same age. We have been studying together in one form all the years of our school-life. We have much in common: the same interests and the same attitude to life. Very often our opinions coincide, sometimes they differ. But we never quarrel. If there is some misunderstanding between us we try to make peace as soon as possible.

We have nothing in common in appearance. Tanya is pretty in her own way. She is not a beauty but rather attractive. She is a thin and slender girl with blue eyes, not very tall. Her hair is fair and straight, her face is oval and her forehead is high. My girl-friend has a turned-up nose and beautiful blue eyes with bushy eyelashes. She wears spectacles.

Tanya is a warm-hearted, gentle, quiet and well-bred person. Everyone loves her. She has a good sense of humour and often makes me laugh. Tanya knows a lot of interesting stories and funny jokes. Though Tanya is the only child in her family she is not selfish. She is always ready to help people when they are in need.

My girl-friend is always well dressed and neat. She does well at school. Tanya is good at Chemistry and she has chosen medicine as her future profession. Besides, my girl-friend goes in for sport. We go to the swimming pool together twice a week. She lives far from my house but we meet every day at the weekends. Sometimes we go to the theatre or to the museum. When the weather is dull we stay at home and discuss books or listen to music.

Sasha is my best friend too. We live in the same block of flats, so we see each other almost every day. We are of the same age but we don’t study at the same school. We have known each other for many years. Sasha is a tall slender boy. He has dark hair, large green eyes, a straight nose and thin lips. Sasha is a nice guy.

My friend is very honest and just, understanding and kind. I trust him a lot and I’m sure that I can rely on him in any situation. Sasha never lets people down. My friend is very responsible. He always finishes whatever he starts. Sasha plays the piano very well. I think he is very talented. He has a very good ear for music and is fond of jazz.

Sasha has the most brilliant parents I’ve ever met. They love him very much. I like to come to Sasha’s home but we can’t spend a lot of time together because we are very busy. We work hard at school. Sometimes when we have free time we can go to the centre of the city and walk there visiting small cafes, art galleries. We like to discuss films, TV programmes and books.

I respect my friend for his fairness, strong will, intellect and modesty.

I’m happy to have such friends as Tanya and Sasha. I miss them when we don’t see each other for a long time. I’m sure we’ll be friends forever.

VOCABULARY

EXERCISES

7. Match the antonyms:

8. Fill in the gaps:

1. He is quite _________, as he goes in for sport.

2. I have a reliable friend and I can _________ on him in a difficult situation.

3. Real fiends try not to _______, even if their opinions don’t coincide.

4. I can’t say that she is a beauty but she is _________ in her own way.

5. My friend is a very ________ person and I can easily ask him for help if I have any problems.

6. My sister is fond of music. She has a good ________ for music and she is ______ at singing.

7. Now I live far from my parents and I _______ them very much.

8. Her _________ eyelashes always attract people’s attention.

9. As a rule I try to _________ other people’s opinion.

10. He is ________ and it is pleasant to deal with him.

11. My friend has a good _________ and he likes to make people laugh.

12. They say if there is only one child in a family, s/he can become ________.

13. These two people have nothing common in _________. One of them is tall and slender but another one is short and overweight.

14. I respect my friend for being __________. He never lies.

15. Optimists are people who have a very positive __________ to life.

16. I have a _________ friend. 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.

9. Work in small groups. Explain the following words by turns. The other students in the group should guess the word:

10. Answer the questions about your friend:

1. Do you have many friends? Are they your close friends?

2. What is your best friend’s mane? When did you make friends?

3. How old is your friend?

4. Do you study together?

5. Do you have much in common?

6. You have the same attitude to life, don’t you?

7. Do your opinions always coincide?

8. Have you ever quarreled? Why?

9. Do you have anything in common in appearance?

10. How does your friend look like?

11. Does your friend wear spectacles?

12. Does your friend have a sense humour?

13. Your friend isn’t selfish, is he?

14. Does your friend always help people when they are in need?

15. Does your friend do well at University? What subject is your friend good at?

16. Does your friend go in for sport? What sport does he prefer?

17. How often do you spend your weekends?

18. Does your friend have a good ear for music? Does your friend play any instrument?

19. What music does your friend like?

20. What do you respect your friend for?

21. Are you sure you’ll be friends forever?

11. Work in pairs and think what a real friend does.