WARM -UP
Make a meaningful sentence with these words:
friend, need, indeed, is, a, in , friend, a,
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Part A: Reading
UNIT 1. FRIENDSHIP
BEFORE YOU READ
Practise reciting the poem and discuss the question :
“ What do you think of the friend in the poem?”
When you ‘re down and troubled
And you need a helping hand ,
And nothing, no, nothing’s 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’ve got to do is call
And I`ll be there, yes I will,
You`ve got a friend!
You’ve got a friend!
B
New words :
1. friendship (n) :
2. (an) acquaintance :
tình bạn
người quen
3. unselfishness (n) :
4. constancy (n) :
sự kiên trì
5. loyalty (n) :
lòng trung thành
6. trust (n) :
sự tin cậy
7. sympathy(n) :
sự thông cảm
8. give –and – take (n) :
sự cho và nhận
9. mutual (adj) :
lẫn nhau
10. incapable of (adj) :
không có khả năng
tính không ích kỷ
ǂ suspicion :sự nghi ngờ
CHECKING
WHILE YOU READ
TASK 1
Fill each blank with a suitable word / phrase
1. Good friendship should be based on ……….......................understanding.
mutual
2. The children seem to be....…….................working quietly by themselves.
3. He is a (n) ……................man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit.
unselfish
4. A (n) …….....................is a person one simply knows, and a (n ) ........
is a person with whom has a deeper relationship .
acquaintance
5. You can’t always insist on your own way - there has to be some ...............................
give – and – take

loyal to
suspicious
6. Despite many change in his life, he remains …………… his working principles.
7. He started to get …………………. when she told him that she had been to Britain for many times.
friend
incapable of
TASK 2
Which of the choices A, B,C or D most adequately sums up the ideas of the whole passages?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. Conditions of true friendship
C. Features of a good friend
D. Friends and acquaintances
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 long 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.
FIVE QUALITIES OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP?
unselfishness
constancy
loyalty
trust
sympathy
TASK 3
Answer 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 ?
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)
 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)
 Why must there be a mutual trust between friends ?
There must be mutual trust between friends, so that each can feel safe when telling the other his or her secrets. (lines:18- 20)
 Why can’t people who talk too much keep a friend long ?
Because they cannot keep a secret, either of their own or 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)
AFTER YOU READ
Discuss the question:
"Why do we need to have friends?"
Then report the results of your discussion to the class
 To help each other physically and psychologically .
 To share common interests, joy and sadness, etc.
Possible answers
HOME WORK
-copy all the lesson into your notebooks.
- Learn all the new words by heart.
- Prepare Lesson 2. SPEAKING.
Thanks for your attention!