PROJECT IDEAS

1 Pick 20 words from this chapter that were new for you. Use the new words and write them in 20 sentences of your own.

Vocabulary/Writing 25 points

2 Create a Missing Poster. You may be missing a friend, a family member, a pet or even an item. Describe who, or what, is missing with as many adjectives and verbs as you can.

Writing 50 points

3 Play a version of 20 questions with a classmate. Each of you think of a thing, a person or a place. Take turns asking each other twenty yes- or no-questions in order to find out what your classmate is thinking about.

Talking 25 points

4 Some parents feel a bit lost as their children hit puberty and start having a life of their own, away from their parents. Ask your teacher for the list of questions from parents and write answers that will help parents understand their teenagers better.

Reading/Writing 50 points

5 If you had a vlog like Jenna’s, what would your vlog be about? Write a script and record an episode of your very own vlog. Show it to your class or a friend.

Writing/Presentation 75 points

6 Hopefully you have someone you look up to. This person could be an artist, a football player, a historical person or maybe an uncle or a friend. Create a presentation with text and pictures and tell your class about this amazing person.

Research/Writing/Presentation 75 points

7 Randy Newman wrote the song You’ve Got a Friend in Me for the movie Toy Story, a fun song with an important message. Google the phrase You’ve Got a Friend in Me + lyrics and translate the lyrics into a Swedish song that actually can be sung. Sing it with your classmates!

Reading/Writing/Language work 75 points

8 Do you have a similar story to the one in Jenna’s vlog to share? Have you assumed things about new people you’ve met? Share your story. Write and record it, or write a scene and act it out.

Writing/Presentation 100 points

9 Pick out 10–15 key words from the text Friend or Enemy?. Use the key words to summarize the content and present it to a classmate.

Reading/Vocabulary/Presentation 50 points

10 Watch the movie Pay It Forward. What did you think about the ending? Share your thoughts with a classmate.

Listening/Watching/Talking 50 points

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Differences

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Before watching

Look at the photos and try to guess.

What do you think the two people have in common?

What are their differences?

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Useful topics

• food/snacks

• books

• movies/tv-series

• sports

Useful starters

• computer games/board games

• interests/hobbies

• school

• clothes

I think they both like/don’t like … My guess is they …

I think their differences are … I guess one of them ...

After watching

Work in pairs and answer the questions.

1. How did the guessing go? Was it easy or difficult?

2. What did you find out about the friends?

3. Think about you and your best friend. What do you think other people would think about you if they saw you together?

4. Do you think you have to have a lot in common to be best friends?

Useful starters

I found out that …

The first/second/third pair of best friends … I think other people would say that my best friend and I …

When other people see us together, they think we …