To our English 11A Class
When you ‘re down and troubled
And you need a helping hand ,
And nothing, no, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I`ll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I`ll be there, yes I will,
You`ve got a friend
You’ve got a friend
B
Work in pairs to complete the following poem.
Part A: Reading
Unit 1: Friendship
Everyone has a number of acquaintances, but no one has many friends, for true friendship is not common, and there are many people who seem to be incapable of it. For a friendship to be close and lasting, both the friends must have some very special qualities.
The first quality is unselfishness. A person who is concerned only with his own interests and feelings cannot be a true friend. Friendship is a two-sided affair; it lives by give-and-take, and no friendship can last lone which is all give on one side and all take on the other.
Constancy is the second quality. Some people do not seem to be constant. They take up an interest with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired of it and feel the attraction of some new object. Such changeable and uncertain people are incapable of a lifelong friendship.
Loyalty is the third quality. Two friends must be loyal to each other, and they must know each other so well that there can be no suspicions between them. We do not think much of people who readily believe rumours and gossip about their friends. Those who are easily influenced by rumours can never be good friends.
Trust is perhaps the fourth quality. There must be mutual trust between friends, so that each can feel safe when telling the other his or her secrets. There are people who cannot keep a secret, either of their own or of others’. Such people will never keep a friend long.
Lastly, there must be a perfect sympathy between friends - sympathy with each other’s aims, likes, joys, sorrows, pursuits and pleasures. Where such mutual sympathy does not exist, friendship is impossible. 

Vocabulary
1. acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ (n): người quen
2. in common (with) /`kɔmən/ điểm chung
3. Close and lasting(a): bền bỉ và lâu dài
4. Quality /`kwɔliti/ (n): phẩm chất
5. unselfish(adj): vị tha/ không ích kỉ
unselfishness/un’selfɪʃnəs/(n): lòng vị tha >6. Concerned with/ about = worried about: liên quan, quan tâm, lo lắng
7. two-sided- affair(n): chuyện của hai người
8. give-and-take(n): cho và nhận
9. Constancy /ˈkɒnstənsi/ (n): sự kiên định
10. Enthusiasm /in`θju:ziæzm/: (n): sự nhiệt tình
I. Before you read:
Vocabulary
11. changeable(a): có thể thay đổi
12. uncertain(a): không kiên định
13. (be) incapable (of) (a) /in`keipəbl/ không có khả năng >< be capable of có khả năng
14. Loyalty(n) /ˈlɔɪəlti/ sự trung thành
loyal to (adj): /ˈlɔɪəl/ trung thành 
15. Suspicion/sə`spi∫n/(n)/suspicious/sə`spi∫əs/(adj): nghi ngờ
16. Rumour /`ru:mə/ (n): tin đồn)
17. Gossip /`gɔsip/ (n): chuyện phím
18. trust (n) /trʌst/ >< suspicion (n) /sə`spi∫n/
>< suspicious (a) /səˈspɪʃəs/
19. mutual /ˈmjuːtʃuəl/ (adj): chung, lẫn nhau 
20. sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ (n) lòng cảm thông
21 sympathize v)
Unit 1 : friendship
lesson a : Reading
2 - Check the new word
a. constancy [`kɔnstənsi] (n)


b. loyalty [`lɔiəlti] (n)

c. Acquaintance[ə`kweintəns] (n)
d. Mutual [`mju:t∫uəl] (adj)

e. Incapable of [in`keipəbl əv]

f. Suspicious[sə`spi∫əs] (adj )
g. Unselfish (adj )
Tỏ ra nghi ngờ
Lòng trung thành

Sự kiên định
Người quen, sự quen biết
Qua lại, lẫn nhau
Bất tài, k đủ khả năng
h. Give and take (n/ v)
Sự nhường nhịn, cho và nhận
vị tha
Exercise 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word/phrase
give- and- take loyal to
unselfish acquaintance

1. He is a (an) man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit.
2. Friendship is a two-sided affair; it lives by
3. A (an) is a person one simply knows.
4. Despite many changes in his life, he remained his working principles.
(n)
(adj)
(np)
(adj)
unselfish
give-and-take
acquaintance
loyal to
II. While you read
Listen to the reading passage.
(Page 13 and 14, English 11)
Activity 1: Complete the chart below
True friendship
5 qualities
sympathy
trust
loyalty
unselfishness
constancy
Base on the above chart do task 2, page 14
Activity 2: Do task 2 (page 14)
Task 2: Which of the choices A, B, C, or D most adequately sums up the ideas of the whole passage?
A
A friend in need is a friend indeed
B
Conditions of true friendship
C
Features of a good friend
D
Friends and acquaintances
Activity 3: Do task 3 (page 14)
Task 3: Answering the questions.
What is the first quality for true friendship and what does it tell you ?
Why are changeable and uncertain people incapable of true friendship ?
What is the third quality for true friendship and what does it tell you ?
Why must there be a mutual trust between friends ?
Why can’t people who talk too much keep a friend long ?
What is the last quality for true friendship and what does it tell you ?
Strategies
1. What is the first quality for true friendship and what does it tell you ?
+ Underline key words.
+ Locate key words in reading passage
Paragraph 2, line 1+ 2
+ Answer the question
The first quality is unselfishness. It tells us that a man who is concerned only with his own interests and feelings cannot be a true friend.
① What is the first quality for true friendship and what does it tell you ?
It is unselfishness. It tells me that a man who is concerned only with his own interests and feelings cannot be a true friend. (lines: 5-8)
Activity 2:
 Why are changeable and uncertain people incapable of true friendship ?
Because they take up an interest with enthusiasm but they are soon tired of it and they feel the attraction of some new object.(lines: 9-12)
 What is the third quality for true friendship and what does it tell you ?
It is loyalty. It tells me that the two friends must be loyal to each other, and they must know each other so well that there can no suspicions between them. (lines: 13- 17)
Activity 2:
 Why must there be a mutual trust between friends ?
If not, people cannot feel safe when telling the other their most intimate secrets. (lines;18- 20)
 Why can’t people who talk too much keep a friend long ?
Because they cannot keep secrets either of their own or those of others. (lines: 20- 21)
 What is the last quality for true friendship and what does it tell you ?
It is sympathy.It tells us that to be a true friend you must sympathize with your friend. Where there’s no mutual sympathy between friends, there’s no true friendship. (lines: 22- 24)
Activity 2:
Task 4
Read and check:
1. A close friend shares joy and happiness with us
2. Close friends must share common interests
3. It takes time to have good friendship
4. We cannot go out and choose a friend easily
5. Friendship may be changeable through the time
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X
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√
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After you read
Discuss the question:
“Why do we need to have friends?”
Then report the results of your discussion to the class”
After you read
 To help each other physically & psychologically .
 To share common interests, joy and sadness.
Qualities for
true friendship
acquaintance
interests
enthusiasm
suspicions
sorrows
unselfishness
constancy
loyalty
trust
sympathy
? Pick out the qualities for true friendship
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart all the new words.
Answer the questions ( Activity 2).
Retell all the qualities of a true friendship.
Prepare for the Speaking Lesson in advance.
Unit 1: FRIENDSHIP
Speaking
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PERSONALITIES
Describing
People
Height
Physical
Characteristics
Build
Face
Nose
Eye
Appearance
Height
Tall
Short
Medium
Build
skinny
slim
of normal
build
muscular
obese
Oval
Round
Square
Triangle
Face
EYE
Brown
Blue
Black
Small
Big
Green
black
brown
red
blonde
grey
straight
crew-cut
curly
pony tail
HAIR
Appearance
beautiful
pretty
handsome
good-looking
Appearance
plain
Nose
Straight: thẳng
Crooked: khoằm
Flat: tẹt
Big
Small
She is about 20 years old.
She is slim.
She has long straight black hair.
She has an oval face with big eyes, a straight nose and heart-shaped lips.
She’s very beautiful
Task 1
Look at the people in the textbook (p.15)
and describe their physical characteristics
Personalities
Caring: chu đáo
Hospitable: hiếu khách
Modest: khiêm tốn
Sincere: chân thành
Generous: hào phóng
Honest: trung thực
Helpful: hữu ích
Understanding: thông cảm
Pleasant: dễ chịu
Friendly: thân thiện
Humorous: hài hước
Quick-witted: nhanh trí
Good-natured: tốt bụng
Studious: chăm chỉ
Intelligent: thông minh
Patient: kiên nhẫn
Calm: điềm tĩnh
Task 2
Discuss and number the following personalities in order of importance in friendship:
Caring Sincere Helpful
Hospitable Generous Understanding
Modest Honest Pleasant
Task 3
Talk about your best friend:
His/her name
His/ her age
His/ her physical characteristics
His/ her hobbies
His/ her personalities
Why you like him/ her
SINCERE
GENEROUS
MEDIUM
PRETTY
BEAUTIFUL
GOOD-LOOKING
TALL
HONEST
HANDSOME
SHORT
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart all the new words.
Retell all the qualities of a true friendship.
Prepare for the Clistening & writing Lesson in advance.