Обучение говорению на английском языке на материале «Мир взаимоотношений»

35 meanings with the meaning of the word “friend”. Formulate your own understanding of the terms “friend” and “friendship”. WORDS: a companion, a partner, a peer, a neighbour, a girlfriend, an acquaintance, a colleague, a mate, a pen pal, comrade, associate, co-worker, keypal. Exercise 1. Person’s character is the major factor we consider while choosing our friends. Each of us possesses positive traits(merits) as well as negative ones (drawbacks=flaws). a) Study the words below and place them in the chart. Add 5 more words of your own to each column. Provide these words with nouns of the same root and antonyms. negative traits (drawbacks=flaws) positive traits (merits) neutral could be both WORDS: selfish, devoted, caring, flexible, envious, modest, stingy, enthusiastic, grateful, aloof, indifferent, tolerant, optimistic, generous, lazy, irresponsible, self-centered, unreliable, loyal, polite, outgoing, cooperative, shy, fussy, honest, sincere, thoughtful, critical, bossy, independent, witty, conservative, punctual, passionate, chatty, imaginative, depressive, sympathetic, candid, cheerful, hot-tempered, dull, quarrelsome, persistent, arrogant, helpful, respectful. b) Describe one of your group-mates using 5 of these adjectives, let other students guess the name of the student. c) Work in pairs. Make up 5-7 questions for you partner to find out what qualities he/she has. Report your findings in class. e.g. Do you like to give orders and instructions and control everything? (bossy) Exercise 2. What behavior is observed in friendship? What do friends do or never allow themselves to do? a) Match English expressions with their Russian equivalents to find out.