Friendship and love

Love and friendship are the most inspiring things in the world. Experiencing love and having friendships can bring out the brightest moments in our lives. Love and friendship can become the source of positive energy, joy and happiness. But they can also become the reason of big problems in our lives and bring about frustration and confusion.

So, today in the lesson we will:

● talk about friendship and love;

And

● put the knowledge into practice.

First, let’s answer the question:

Who is a true friend?

A true friend is someone who can help you in any situation. If you are in trouble, a good friend will feel that. He will come and help you even if you don’t ask him.

You will never lie to a true friend. Sometimes we do bad things and we are sorry about them. A good friend will understand you, support you and forgive you in any situation. A true friend will be there for you even if the whole world is against you.

A real friend will never betray. You can share all your secrets with him and discuss the plans for the future. He is able to listen, give a good piece of advice and save your secrets even if you fight.

Now let’s answer the following question:

What does the term “friendship” mean?

Friendship is a special kind of relationships between people. They need it because they expect help and comfort from each other. Friendship is something that cannot be bought or sold.

Those who have friends have less stress and live longer. Friendship is usually based on common interests and mutual understanding, true encouragement and sympathy. Usually people meet, get acquainted, communicate and as a result become friends. But only time can show whether the friendship is strong or not.

And the third question is:

What is important in a friendship?

The most important feeling that exists between friends is trust. It never appears from nowhere, it’s a result of communication and support in difficult situations.

Respect is also very important. It means that you don’t criticize your friend’s lifestyle, you always try to understand him, discuss problems with him and explain your feelings and emotions to him.

Guys, we’ve talked about friends and friendships. Now try to answer the following question:

What does a good friend and a bad friend do? Read the sentences below and write them in the correct chart!

Let’s check the right answers!

A good friend…

keeps your secrets

cares about you and your problems

helps you if you are in trouble

tries to solve your problems

treats you in a nice and kind way

is always with you in bad times

shares everything with you

A bad friend…

makes fun of you

talks behind your back

tells your secrets to other people

doesn’t listen to your problems

doesn’t help you when you need

only cares about himself

takes your things without permission

Great! Now let’s read the letters from our pen friends Freddie and Melanie.

They have written about their close friends. And first, let’s listen to Freddie.

“Hello, everyone! Today I would like to tell you about my true friend. His name is Dylan. He makes my life brighter and more interesting. I can always rely on Dylan and share my thoughts with him. We spend lots of time together. I can’t imagine my life without him. When I’m bored, I can always phone my friend and ask him to come over.

I fully trust Dylan and I know that he would do anything for me. For example, Dylan has once saved my life. When we were both ten, we went to swim in the sea. While we were swimming, I had a leg cramp. Nobody noticed that I couldn’t swim to the shore, but Dylan did and he helped me to get out. I know that it’s not easy to find a true friend. That’s why I try to appreciate the relations I have with my best friend.”

Guys, we’ve just read Freddie’s letter.

Now…

Read the sentences and complete them according to the text!

Let’s check the right answers!

1. Freddie has got a true friend whose name is Dylan.

2. Dylan makes Freddie’s life brighter and more interesting.

3. Freddie can always rely on Dylan and share his thoughts with him.

4. When he is bored, he can always phone his friend and ask him to come over.

5. Freddie fully trust Dylan and he knows that his friend would do anything for him.

6. Once when Freddie had a leg cramp, Dylan helped him to get out of the water.

Now, everyone, let’s read Melanie’s letter.

“Hello, guys! From my point of view, friends are very important in our life. The most significant thing for being good friends, to my mind, is to be ready to help one another in any situation. It’s also important to support one another and to solve all the problems together.

And today I would like to tell you about my fake friend Kate. We used to spend lots of time together, dance and sing together, laugh and even cry together.

I thought that this person wanted to be my friend, but then I found out that Kate was talking behind my back to other people. After that I stopped being her friend, but she apologized to me and we became friends again. After a while Kate came to my house and stole my necklace. That marked the end of our friendship. As a result, now I don’t want to make any friends, because friends can betray you!”

Boys and girls, we’ve just read Melanie’s letter.

Now…

Read the sentences and complete them according to the text!

Let’s check the right answers!

1. Melanie has got a fake friend whose name is Kate.

2. From her point of view, friends are very important in our life.

3. She thinks that good friends are always ready to help one another in any situation.

4. Melanie found out that Kate was talking behind her back to other people.

5. After a while Kate came to Melanie’s house and stole her necklace.

6. The theft marked the end of the friendship between Kate and Melanie.

Now, everyone, let’s talk about love!

If you ask someone "What is love?", he or she will hardly find enough words to express its meaning. That’s why we’ve decided to find the meanings of the word “love” in different vocabularies. Let’s read some of them.

Love is a very strong feeling of affection towards someone who you are romantically or sexually attracted to.

Love is the feeling that a person’s happiness is very important to you.

Love is a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child or friend.

Love is a great interest and pleasure in something.

Now let’s listen to Jason talking about love.

“Hello, guys! I would like to share my opinion about love with you. Love is the best feeling in the world. There is love for parents or children, love for animals, love for friends, love for boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife. When you love someone or something, your heart and soul become warmer and kinder. Love helps to live and survive in the hardest moments of our lives. It brings harmony and peace. The only type of love that can be painful is unrequited love. It’s when you love someone, but he or she doesn’t feel the same about you. It’s sad but it often happens. Moreover, I think that all people have experienced one-sided love at least once in their life. Again, I don’t think it’s a disadvantage of love. One-sided love teaches us something new, enriches with life experience and makes us stronger. However, when love is mutual, it’s the best thing that can ever happen to a person.”

– James, have you ever experienced one-sided love?

– Yes, I have! And it was the worst time in my life.

– I can imagine that! All people in the world want to love and to be loved.

– Yeah, I agree with you! I think that love is the most important thing in everyone’s life.

– James, now it’s time to check the knowledge of our viewers.

– Yes, you are right, Charles! Let’s do that!

Match the two parts of the sentences!

Let’s check the right answers!

1. The only type of love that can be painful… is unrequited love.

2. All people have experienced one-sided… love at least once in their life.

3. When you love someone or something, your… heart and soul become warmer and kinder.

4. One-sided love teaches us something… new and enriches with life experience.

5. All people in the world want to… love and to be loved.

6. Love helps to live and survive… in the hardest moments of our lives.

7. When love is mutual, it’s the best… thing that can ever happen to a person.

That’s all for now, boys and girls! In conclusion, I would like to say that love and friendship make the world go round. Both of these things inspire us and make us happy!