Friends
1.- Introduction
In today’s lesson, we are going to talk about our friends. We are going to look at different adjectives used to describe our friends and also the verbs be, look and seem to describe people.
2.- Speaking Task
A. Answer the following questions. Give as much information as possible.
- Do you have many friends?
- How often do you see your friends?
- What sort of things do you do with your friends?
- Do you have a best friend? Describe her/his personality.
For help answering the questions, please look at the answer key.
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B. You are going to listen to your teaching answering the questions. Make a note of her answers.
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Audio Script
I’ve got about 8 good friends.
Some of my friends I see more than others simply because some of my friends live quite far from where I live. I live in London and some of my friends live in Spain and I so I probably see them three times a year. The friends I have in London I see once a month.
Usually, when I get together with my friends, we go out for lunch or dinner, we go shopping or we go dancing.
I have two best friends. One of my best friends is quite quiet and shy when you first meet her but she’s very kind and talkative when you get to know her. My other best friend is extremely outgoing and easygoing. She’s great fun to be with.
3.- Focus on Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe personality
A. Match the following adjectives with their Spanish translation.
Sociable / Responsable / Terco/a / Tímido/a / Perezoso/a
Acomodadizo/a / Hablador/a / Callado/a / Trabajador/a
B. Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives.
| 1) | My best friend is really . Everyone finds it difficult to talk to her. | |
| 2) | Alex works six days a week. he is extremely . He doesn´t have a lot of time to relax. | |
| 3) | We never do anything at the weekend. We are really . | |
| 4) | Louise never stops talking. She´s really | |
| 5) | Simon is a fun person to be with. he doesn´t mind what we do or where we go. he´s . | |
| 6) | My sister has just been promoted at work. Shés very . She looks after all of the employees and is very succesful. | |
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4.- Pre-Listening Task
A. How would you describe the people in the pictures?
Use these verbs: Studious, Hardworking, Easygoing.
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| 2) | He/she seems |  |
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5.- Listening
[Objeto Flash Eliminado] Sonido
C. Here are the answers to the questions. Decide which question matches each answer.
7.- RELATIONSHIP METAPHORS
Metaphors are an important part of a language. Being able to use them in a foreign language is an admirable skill. Here are a few common metaphors related to relationships.
When you have completed the exercise, try and learn them and use them in context.
A. Match the relationship metaphors with their literal meaning
B. Answer the following questions out loud. Try to use a few of the relationship metaphors.
- How do your grandparents get on?
- How do your cousins get on?
- How do your aunt and uncle get on?
- How do you get on with your friends?
8.- Speaking Task
You have four minutes to talk about one of your friends. You have to:
- Describe their personality
- Tell us how long have you have been friends
- Tell us where you met him/her
- Tell us what kind of things you do together
- Any additional information
You can write notes to help you.
