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1 People
Proverb
:
A friend in need is a friend indeed
.
= A friend who helps when one is
in trouble is a real friend
.
Sample Answer:
Your Best Friend
A Classmate
A Happy Person
A Smart Person
A Famous Person
A Famous Foreigner
A Person
in History
A Leader
A Person You Would Like to
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Practice
:
A Neighbor
A Successfu
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Person
A Leader You Admire (=A Person in History)
A Person You Would Like to Interview
Key Words
considerate = thoughtful
sweet = warmhearted
generous = kind-hearted
helpful = supportive
optimistic = enthusiastic = positive
determined = motivated = driven
cheerful = encouraging
to hang out
=
to get together
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Your Best Friend
Tell me about one of your friends.
You should say:
who the friend is and how you first met him/her
what you
enjoy doing together
what her personality is like
and explain why your friendship is special
.
·
Name? When where did we meet?
·
How often do we see each other? What do we have in common?
·
His qualities
·
A memory
·
The future
Let me tell you about my best friend. His name is Jeff and we met in high-school where we
used to be classmates
.
Jeff is my best friend because I can really
count on him
:
he's the person
I trust most. He's extremely
considerate
.
He's very
thoughtful. He
always cares about other
people.
We often get together to play basketball. We
hang out on the weekend. We have a lot of
things in common. We
both like sports; we both love to watch the NBA and
especially the
Houston Rockets. We sometimes play online
games too, or watch movies together.
Jeff is a very good listener. He's very
enthusiastic and always
optimistic. Whenever I have a
problem at school, he's always there to
cheer me up
.
He's fun to be with!
Last year, we had to study hard for the college entrance examination and he helped me with
the science subjects
.
He's a hard-working student and he can be serious too because he wants to
become
a lawyer, and he knows what his
priorities are.
Next year, I will go to America to get a Bachelor's degree and Jeff will stay in China, but I
know that we
will keep in touch through emails and messages
.
And even if we don't
get to see
each other often, we both know we can
rely on each other and THIS
is true friendship
!
Vocabulary
·
A versatile person is someone who has a variety of skills and abilities and who is able to change
easily from one sort of activity to another.
·
A convivial person is someone who is friendly and fond of eating, drinking and good company.
·
A vivacious person is someone (usually a woman) who is full of life.
·
A magnanimous person is someone who is very generous towards other people (=unselfish).
·
An erudite person is someone who has studied a lot and is very knowledgeable.
(Source
:
Test Your Vocabulary by Peter Watcyn-Jones)