Module 1
Lessons 1 and 2
Student’s Book pages 5-6-7
Friends
Before you start
Look at the pictures. Are the people in each picture friends? Discuss with a partner.
I think the boys are friends because they are playing on the computer together or I think the boys are brothers, not friends, because they have to share a computer.
Read the title. What does “first impressions” mean? How do you think they can be important? Why / Why not?
Answers
The first mark left on something.
Think about a first impression you have formed – of a new school, home or friend, etc. – and then whether your opinion changed over time. If our opinions can change since a first impression is formed, they can be very important to begin with.
The key words
|
The word |
The meaning |
The part of speech |
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impression |
the first idea, feeling or opinion you have about someone or something |
Noun |
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close |
near in relationship |
Adjective |
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serious |
being quiet, sincere and sensible |
Adjective |
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reliable |
able to be trusted and depended on |
Adjective |
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skilful |
showing ability to do something |
Adjective |
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talented |
clever, skilful and showing great ability |
Adjective |
While reading
First impressions
To be honest, the first time I met Jamal, I didn’t imagine that we would ever be close friends. He arrived about a year ago at our school. I saw him in the playground. He made friends quickly as he was very friendly and funny. He told jokes and made all the other students laugh. In class, he was clever and hard-working. He didn’t take much notice of me that first week – we seemed so different. I’m quite serious and really shy.
Well, one afternoon, about a week later, I met Jamal on the basketball court. We were alone and we started to play basketball together. We soon discovered that we had a lot in common: we both love basketball and music. From that day on, we became really good friends. Jamal is actually a kind and reliable person. He’s a really skilful basketball player and he thinks I’m talented because I play the piano really well.
Our classmates find it strange now to see us together – the outgoing Jamal who always has a big smile, and me, the quiet and shy boy. They find it difficult to believe we’re best friends. After school, we usually sit and read or listen to music together. Every Saturday, we go and watch a basketball match or practise together on the courts.
It just goes to show how first impressions can be so wrong.
Rashed
The text talks about:
- Rashed and Jamal’s friendship.
- What makes a good friend.
- First impressions can be so wrong.
After reading
What was Rashed's first impressionof Jamal?
He didn’t imagine that they would ever be close friends.
Where did Rashed see Jamal at the first time?
Rashed saw him in the playground.
Jamal is funny. Write the evidence that shows that from the passage.
He tells jokes and makes all the other students laugh.
What do they have in common?
They both love basketball and music.
When did Rashed meet Jamal and where?
One afternoon, about a week later, Rashed met Jamal on the basketball court.
Why do their classmates find it strange now to see Rashed and Jamal together?
Because they are different, the outgoing Jamal who always has a big smile, and me, the quiet and shy boy.
They are best friends. How?
After school, we usually sit and read or listen to music together. Every Saturday, we go and watch a basketball match or practise together on the courts.
First impressions can be so wrong. Explain.
The first time Rashed met Jamal, he didn’t imagine that they would ever be close friends, however they are best friends now.
TRUE or FALSE:
1-Rashed is outgoing. FALSE
Jamal is outgoing.
2-He arrived about two years ago at our school.
He arrived about a year ago at our school.
3-They were alone and they started to play tennis together.
They were alone and they started to play basketball together.
4-First impressions can be so right.
First impressions can be so wrong.
Write the reference of:
1-I’m quite serious and really shy.
I refers to Rashed.
2-We seemed so different.
WE refers to Rashed and Jamal.
3-He arrived about a year ago at our school.
HE refers to Jamal.
4-He’s a really skilful basketball player.
HE refers to Jamal.
5-He thinks I’m talented because I play the piano really well.
HE refers to Jamal.
I refers to Rashed.