all about my friends
best friend
childhood friend
acquaintance
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all about my friends also known as Synonyms vary from region to region and often have a slightly different meaning from the original word. Below are some words known to be used in North America when talking about your friends. best friend: closest friend, dear friend, good friend, BFF* (best friend forever), sister, sistah*,partner in crime, bro* colleague: work friend, friend from work, coworker school friend: college friend, friend from school friend: mate, buddy, pal, chum old friend: lifelong friend, long-term friend girl friend: female friend boy friend: male friend former friend: ex-friend group of friends: clique, peeps*, posse*, crew* * These words are slang and not usually used in a formal situation
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all about my friends describing your best friend
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all about my friends vocabulary & expressions have (something) in common (verb phrase): share an interest, quality, or characteristic
enjoy (someone’s) company (verb phrase): like spending time with or being with someone
mutual friend (noun phrase): person who is a friend of two people who may or may not know each other
fast friend (noun phrase): person whom you like instantly and want to be friends with upon meeting for the first time
family friend (noun phrase): person who has a friendly, often a long-term relationship with an entire family
get on like a house on fire (verb phrase): enjoy someone’s company very much and have a close friendship
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in conversation
I’m not too sure. I don’t know her very well. Isn’t she a __________ friend of yours or something?
So what do you think about inviting Kim to the study group at your house tonight?
No, I just know her from school and I think we have a _______ friend on Facebook . She seems nice.
Yeah, I guess. I just don’t think we have much ______________ . She seems kind of quiet. Actually, she’s _____________! You two will get on __________________ Ok, if you say so, ____________ . Let’s invite her. Which other _________ are coming? Just a few ___________ from History class. It’ll be fun to _______________ and study. I’m glad you are coming over too – I really ___________________________ .
Right back at you, girlfriend. See you at 7! see answers on page 18
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family - enjoy your company - mutual - hilarious - in common - sistah - buddies - hang out - peeps - like a house on fire
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all about my friends grammar point: gerunds & infinitives
enjoy
adore dislike loathe
gerund (-ing form)
spend time go My BFF and I spend most of our time texting each other. gerund (-ing form)
like love hate prefer
gerund (-ing form) infinitive (to + base form)
.
My friends from school love getting out early on Fridays.* gerund (-ing form)
My friends from school love to get out early on Fridays.* infinitive (to + base form)
* There can be a small change in meaning between the gerund and infinitive. See page 18 for more information on verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives.
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all about my friends grammar practice: gerunds & infinitives
Using “go” and “spend time”, describe activities that you do with a) your colleagues b) your peeps and c) your BFF. example: My colleagues and I spend time writing reports.
Using “like” and “dislike”, describe activities that you and your friends have in common. example: My friends and I Iike to hang out at the mall on Saturdays but dislike doing chores at home!
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all about my friends in reading Quotations about friendship “Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.” - Rabindranath Tagore “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson “Friends are God’s way of apologizing for our families.” - Wayne W. Dyer “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” - David Tyson "Whoever says friendship is easy has obviously never had a true friend!" - Bronwyn Polson "Men kick friendship around like a football and it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it falls to pieces." -Anne Lindbergh "Friendships last when each friend thinks he has a slight superiority over the other." - Honore Debalazac "Friendship is love without his wings." - Lord Byron
BUDDY
"... no man is useless while he has a friend." - Robert Louis Stevenson "A true friend stabs you in the front." - Oscar Wilde
BFF
Read the quotations. As in the examples, next to each quotation, write BFF, FAST FRIEND, LONG-TIME FRIEND, or BUDDY according to what kind of friend the quotation is describing. Highlight 5 words that you do not know and find their definitions in a dictionary. Answer questions on page 9. see answers on page 19
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all about my friends in reading: questions
ď ľ What is Wayne W. Dyer suggesting about families?
v Who writes that true friendship is difficult?
w What is one great thing about an old friend, according to Emerson?
x Tagore believes that a friendship must be old to be important. True or false?
y According to Lindbergh, how are male friendships and female friendships different?
see answers on page 19
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all about my friends in speaking: partner practice
In the frame, draw a picture of your closest childhood friend. Describe what activities you miss doing with him or her. example: I miss hanging out in her room and just talking, listening to music, and laughing so hard!
Which of the quotations on page 8 makes you think of your childhood friend? Explain.
Number the “qualities of a good friend” from 1-5 (1= most important). Explain your #1 and #2 choices. example: I think a sense of humour is the most important quality in a friend because if you can laugh, no problem is too big.
Which of these qualities does your best friend have? Which of these qualities do you have?
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all about my friends in speaking: partner practice
Have you seen any of these movies? If so, which ones? Which one is your favorite?
Describe the types of friendships in some of these movies. Use vocabulary from page 1.
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all about my friends in speaking: all about you
Friendships are not always easy and sometimes making new friends can also be difficult.
Speak for 2 minutes about a friendship that you work hard at keeping and what qualities you have that make you a good friend.
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all about my friends pronunciation: sentence stress
When speaking in English, it is important to place stress on the correct words in a sentence to create natural speech. To “stress” a word means to say the word a little louder, more strongly, or more clearly. The stressed words in a neutral-stressed sentence are content words: MAIN VERBS (except for “be” verb), NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, and NEGATIVE AUXILARY VERBS example: My BEST FRIEND is a PATIENT PERSON. adjective
noun
adjective
noun
I DON’T like FRIENDS that CANCEL PLANS with me.
see page 20 for more information on sentence stress
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all about my friends in writing: sentences Order the words below to create a complete sentence. Use all the words. Capitalize and punctuate when necessary. example: childhood ⦁ friend ⦁ in ⦁ I ⦁ my ⦁ haven’t ⦁ seen ⦁ years ⦁ many
I haven’t seen my childhood friend in many years.
I ⦁ have ⦁ in common ⦁ sister’s ⦁ friends ⦁ my ⦁ don’t ⦁ much ⦁ with
___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Facebook ⦁ some ⦁ strangers ⦁ my ⦁ friends ⦁ are ⦁ of ⦁ total ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ you ⦁ do ⦁ men ⦁ can ⦁ friends ⦁ and ⦁ think ⦁ women ⦁ be ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ she ⦁ acquaintances ⦁ has ⦁ but ⦁ friends ⦁ few ⦁ many ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ company ⦁ they ⦁ enjoy ⦁ seem ⦁ each other’s ⦁ to ⦁ really ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ see answers on page 21
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all about my friends in writing: paragraph Write a paragraph about a frenemy you have had, someone who seemed like a friend but did things that were mean or hurtful. Is this person still in your life? Have you ever behaved like a frenemy? Explain. see page 21 for model paragraph
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all about my friends quiz: part 1 A. Write a word that has the same meaning (a synonym) for each word or phrase below:
example: ex-friend = former friend
best friend
=
_______________
colleague
=
_______________
old friend
=
_______________
friend
=
_______________
group of friends
=
_______________
B. Match each word or phrase to its meaning: __ mutual friend
/5
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person who is a friend of two people who may or may not know each other
__ clique
person who acts like both a friend and an enemy
__ fast friend
share an interest, quality, or characteristic
__ have something in common
person who you like instantly and
__ frenemy
group of friends
want to be friends with upon meeting for the first time
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all about my friends quiz: part 2 C.
Complete the sentences below with a gerund (-ing form) or infinitive (to +
/6
base form).
example: My frenemy spends her time planning ways to steal my boyfriend. PLAN
My pals and I go _____________ downtown every Saturday. SHOP
It surprises me how many of my Facebook friends enjoy ___________ READ
my status updates and ______________ at my photos. LOOK
My mom adores _____________ our good family friend, Jon, over. HAVE
Some people prefer ________________ alone and ____________ SPEND TIME
HAVE
only one or two friends.
D.
/4
Answer True (T) or False (F)
You can trust a frenemy. _____ An “old friend” and a “childhood friend” are the same thing. _____ You wouldn’t tell your secrets to an acquaintance. _____ It’s not good to get on like a house on fire. _____ see answers on page 21
Score:
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all about my friends answer key: answers & notes for pages 5 and 6 answers for page 5 in conversation family mutual in common hilarious like a house on fire peeps buddies hang out enjoy your company
sistah*
* any synonym for this word on page 2 is acceptable here
notes for page 6 grammar point: gerunds & infinitives Verb + Gerund (-ing form) or Infinitive (to + base form): from page 6: “like” verbs followed by gerund (–ing form) or infinitive (to + base form):
like love -ing hate prefer
Meaning: almost the same as infinitive form but with emphasis on the enjoyment (or lack of) of an action or a focus on the action itself. Action has been realized.
Meaning: almost the same as gerund form but often used in a comparison or statement of preference. Action is conceptual or hypothetical.
like love to + base form hate prefer
Verbs and expressions followed by gerund (–ing form): admit adore appreciate avoid celebrate commence consider contemplate delay
deny detest dislike dread endure enjoy face fancy finish
go imagine involve keep lie loathe mention mind miss
postpone practice report resent resist risk sit stand suggest
can’t stand can’t bear can’t help spend time spend money no good no use worth not worth
neglect offer plan prepare pretend promise prove refuse seem
swear tend threaten volunteer vow wait want wish
Verbs followed by infinitive (to + base form): afford agree aim appear arrange ask attempt beg care
choose consent dare decide demand deserve expect fail fight
Verbs followed by gerund (–ing form) or infinitive (to + base form) with NO change in meaning:
happen help hesitate hope intend learn long manage mean
start begin continue
Verbs followed by gerund (–ing form) or infinitive (to + base form) with complete change in meaning:
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come dread forget regret try
go on mean remember stop
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all about my friends answer key: answers for page 8 & 9 answers for page 8 in reading These are suggested answers. The purpose of the activity is to think about types of friendships. “Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.” FAST FRIEND - Rabindranath Tagore “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson LONG-TIME FRIEND “Friends are God’s way of apologizing for our families.” - Wayne W. Dyer BUDDY “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” - David Tyson LONG-TIME FRIEND "Whoever says friendship is easy has obviously never had a true friend!" - Bronwyn Polson BFF "Men kick friendship around like a football and it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it falls to pieces" BUDDY -Anne Lindbergh "Friendships last when each friend thinks he has a slight superiority over the other." - Honore Debalazac BUDDY "Friendship is love without his wings" - Lord Byron "... no man is useless while he has a friend." - Robert Louis Stevenson "A true friend stabs you in the front." - Oscar Wilde
BUDDY
BUDDY
BFF
answers for page 9 in reading: questions He is suggesting that families are not perfect, can be difficult to be with, and, perhaps are not much fun. Bronwyn Polson One great thing about an old friend is that you can be “stupid” (silly, relaxed, unguarded)with him/her. False Lindbergh suggests that men can do anything in a friendship and it won’t be damaged, yet women try to be careful in a friendship and it is easily damaged.
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all about my friends answer key: notes for pages 13 notes for page 13 pronunciation: sentence stress Basic rules for neutral-stress sentences: content words are stressed
structure words are unstressed
Content Words
Example
Structure Words
Example
main verbs*
SELL, GIVE, EMPLOY etc…
pronouns
HE, SHE, THEY etc…
nouns
CAR, MUSIC, MARY etc…
prepositions
ON, AT, INTO etc…
adjectives
RED, BIG, INTERESTING etc…
articles
A, AN, THE
adverbs
QUICKLY, LOUDLY, NEVER etc…
conjunctions
AND, BUT, BECAUSE etc…
negative auxiliaries
DON'T, AREN'T, CAN'T etc…
auxiliary verbs
DO, BE, HAVE, CAN, etc…
* when “be” is used as a main verb, it is usually unstressed. Correcting information through word stress: "Your sister is at the mall, isn’t she? "No, SHE isn't, but MY MOM is. Changing meaning through word stress: They SEEM to REALLY ENJOY each other’s COMPANY (neutral stress) THEY seem to really enjoy each other’s company Meaning: Two other people do not each other’s company They SEEM to really enjoy each other’s company Meaning: It looks like they like each other but maybe they don’t They seem to REALLY enjoy each other’s company Meaning: They are having a lot of fun They seem to really ENJOY each other’s company Meaning: It’s a bit surprising that they like each other (possible correction of a statement as well) They seem to really enjoy EACH OTHER’S company Meaning: They like each other but not anyone else. They seem to really enjoy each other’s COMPANY Meaning: They like to spend time together but maybe don’t work well together or don’t enjoy other activities together. (stressing this word would be a bit unusual)
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all about my friends answer key: answers
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answers for page 14 in writing: sentences I don’t have much in common with my sister’s friends. Some of my Facebook friends are total strangers. Do you think men and women can be friends? OR Do you think women and men can be friends? She has many acquaintances but few friends. OR She has few friends but many acquaintances. They seem to really enjoy each other’s company. OR They really seem to enjoy each other’s company.
answers for page 15 in writing: paragraph Write a paragraph about a frenemy you have had, someone who seemed like a friend but did things that were mean or hurtful. Is this person still in your life? Have you ever behaved like a frenemy? Explain. MODEL PARAGRAPH: I have one frenemy. She is actually the girlfriend of an old friend. She acts very sweet to me and is always inviting me to do things but she also talks about me behind my back to our mutual friends. My “real” friends tell me the mean things she says about me. I can’t believe how two-faced she is. When a group of us are hanging out together, I try to stay away from her. I have to be nice to her when her boyfriend is around though. When I was younger, I sometimes gossiped about other girls behind their backs. Now I know how they must have felt and I feel very bad about it.
answers for page 16 quiz: parts 1 A & B. A: for possible matching synonyms for page 16 part 1 A., see page 2 B: a e d c
b
answers for page 17 quiz: part 2 C.& D. C: shopping reading/looking having spending time/having OR to spend time/to have D: False False True False
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