Lead-in

the reasons leading to a broken friendship ---having little in common ---lacking trust ---there being conflict of interest ---being jealous of each other ---being indifferent to each other …… Lead-in

Go through the two letters quickly and answer questions in Part A 1. Are the writers of the two letters feeling happy or sad? 2. What did Sarah get for the surprise Maths test? 3. Is Matthew usually a quiet boy? Fast reading They are feeling sad. She got a D. No, he is usually cheerful and outgoing.

Careful reading Read the first letter carefully and answer the following questions. 1.Why other children say we are no fun? 2. What did Sarah think about the maths test? 3.What did Hannah sense? 4.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls’ toilets? 5.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going to be friends any more? Secrets and lies

Read the letter Secrets and lies carefully And answer the following questions. 1.Why other children say we are no fun?. 2. What did Sarah think about the surprise Maths test? 3.What did Hannah sense? 4.What did Sarah tell Hannah in the girls’ toilets? 5.Why did Sarah tell Hannah that they weren’t going to be friends any more? Because we are both very academic and like to study She thought it was quite easy. She sensed something was wrong. She told Hannah how badly she had done in the test. Because she thought that Hannah had told everyone how badly she had done in the Maths tests.

She felt … She thought her best friend Hannah didn’t keep her secret. She scored the lowest mark in her class. She found a piece of paper on her desk that said “stupid Sarah got a D”. She thought Sarah didn’t keep her word. betrayed upsetangry ashamed Careful reading The reasons…

Careful reading A friendship in trouble Read the second letter carefully and answer the following questions. Why did Andrew shout at Mathew after the match? 2. What did Matthew think about losing the match? 3. How did Andrew think of football? 4. What kind boy is Matthew? 5. How is Matthew recently?

1.Why did Andrew shout at Mathew after the match? 2. What did Matthew think about losing the match? 3. How did Andrew think of football? 4. What kind boy is Matthew? 5. How is Matthew recently? A friendship in trouble Careful reading He thought Mathew played badly and did not try hard enough, as a result they lost the game. He thought it wasn’t his fault. Football is very important to him. He is usually cheerful and outgoing. He has been really quiet and looks sad.

Careful reading How Andrew feltWhy she felt so? His best friend Matthew has stopped talking to him. He said some really cruel things to Matthew. They lost the game because of Matthew’s carelessness. He had a dilemma. He felt really guilty. He was angry with Matthew. He had a dilemma. He felt really guilty. He was angry with Matthew. Reading strategy

Consolidation Agony Aunt wrote back to the two students. Complete her responses with the proper words determined apologize proud mean betrayed friendship secrets guilty mark match Dear Sarah, You have every right to feel by your friend if she did tell your secret to others, but it seems unlikely that she did. You say that you are best friends; well, best friends talk about their problems and try to solve them. If she is a good friend, you should for blaming her. betrayed apologize

If you still have doubts, you should think about why you don’t believe her. Was it because you were ashamed of your or your behavior? Did you feel jealous of your friend’s mark? If so, the problem lies with you, not her. Try not to sound too of yourself when discussing your marks in front of others. However, if you feel that she is very bad at keeping and likes to embarrass you in public, you had better find a new friend. determined apologize proud mean betrayed friendship secrets guilty mark match mark proud secrets

determined apologize proud mean betrayed friendship secrets guilty mark match Dear Andrew, It seems you need to apologize quickly to avoid losing a good friend! Don’t forget that some things are important to people, even when they don’t shout about them. The was probably very important to Matthew and he felt about losing, and bad about not being as gifted at football as you are. match guilty

A football team needs all the players to work together and help each other. Each player should play to their strengths. Shouting at your teammate was unfair and just make him feel worse. Although you both said things to each other, one of you has to be first to say sorry. Don’t be stubborn! You say that your is as important as football. Well, then you should be to get your friendship back. Don’t let a small disagreement ruin your friendship. Do not delay. Talk to your friend and I’m sure that before long, you’ll be back playing football together. determined apologize proud mean betrayed friendship secrets guilty mark match mean friendship determined

Student A : Agony Aunt Annie Student B : Sarah Student C : Hannah Student A : Agony Aunt Annie Student B : Andrew Student C : Matthew

What is friendship ?

1.Retell the two letters. 2.Finish the relevant exercises in your Unit Revision.