That’s what friends are for

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LISTENING

A Before you listen to the song That’s what friends are for, sung by Stevie Wonder, fill in the gaps with the words from the box below. B Listen to the song and check your answers. close heart count as far as apart side away And I never thought I’d feel this way And _________ I’m concerned I’m glad I got the chance to say That I do believe I love you Well you came and opened me

And if I should ever go ______ Well then ______ your eyes and try To feel the way we do today Well then close your eyes and know

And then if you can remember

Keep smiling, keep shining Knowing you can always______ on me, for sure For good times and bad times I’ll be on your ______ forever more That’s what friends are for

And now there’s so much more I see And so by the way I thank you

Oh and then for the times when we’re ______ That’s what friends are for

The words are coming from my ______ And then if you can remember …

IDIOMS

Relationships Match the meanings of the idioms in bold (1-4) to their explanations (a-d). 1. Susan was head over heels in love with James. 2. She was very unhappy when her boyfriend left her and

I gave her a shoulder to cry on. 3. Although they are twins, Mary and her brother are like chalk and cheese. 4. My relationship with Mary had many ups and downs. a. totally different b. bad times and good times c. listen to a friend when they talk about their problems d. very much in love

FAMOUS QUOTES

Discuss in pairs the following quotations. Many people will walk in and out of your life; but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. (Unknown) No man is the whole of himself; his friends are the rest of him. Don’t wait for people to be friendly, show them how. To keep a new friend, never break with the old. (Russian proverb) Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.(Randolf, G.)

VOCABULARY

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1 Choose the word/words from the Key word list in the correct form to complete the sentences. 1. The ______________ they felt for each other was obvious. 2. It was obvious that the house had been poorly_____________. 3. Investigators are ______ _______the cause of the accident. 4. You must find out where this event _______ _______. 5. Prices have increased ____________ this month. 6. He appreciated her _________________ to help.

2 Complete the table with the correct forms. verb obey maintain

noun

devotion embarrass adjective

GRAMMAR

3 Choose the most suitable option. 1. We have a suggestion to make. How do you feel/would you feel if we offered/would offer you the job of assistant manager? 2. If you lent/will lend us the money, we pay/would pay you back next week. 3. Let me give you some advice. If you smoked/would smoke less, you didn’t feel/wouldn’t feel so tired. 4. You won’t finish/haven’t finished the task on time unless you start/don’t start immediately.

4 Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: much many a little little a few few

1. They said that just ___________help could make a big difference. 2. I’ve paid very _______attention to how ______snow we’ve had. 3. I haven’t had ______________assignments this term. 4. _________people know as much about computers as Marco does.

5 Write the sentences, putting the words in the correct order. 1. Ross / in a polite way / always /criticizes / my work ___________________________________________ 2. James / on Saturday / played / in Paris / brilliantly ___________________________________________ 3. Charles / extremely / with problems / is / good at dealing ___________________________________________ Key p. 154

KEY WORD LIST

Verbs support maintain blame obey embarrass

Nouns devotion fault glow depth willingness

Adjectives/adverbs beyond slightly casual

Phrases look after look out look down (on) look up (to) look like look into look up

Expressions take care of take part take place take by surprise take advantage of at any rate at all costs at short notice / at a moment’s notice

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