Vocabulary

to make a friend – подружиться

slender – стройный

just – справедливый

understanding – понимающий

responsible – ответственный

to quarrel – ссориться

misunderstanding – непонимание

to make peace – мириться

fairness – справедливость

Answer the questions

1. What is Daniel’s friend’s name?

2. When did Daniel and Frank make friends?

3. What is Frank’s appearance like?

4. What is Frank’s personality?

5. Does Frank have a brother or a sister?

6. What is Frank’s family like?

7. What do Daniel and Frank do together?

8. What does Daniel do when he quarrels with Frank?

9. What does Daniel like about Frank?

10. What does Daniel respect in Frank?

Text 3

My name is Zhenya, I am seventeen. I would like to tell you about my girlfriend. Her name is Olga. She is also seventeen. We study together in the Astrakhan College of Building and Economics. Olga is very pretty.

She has long blonde curly hair, dark blue eyes with long eyelashes. She is tall enough. I like her personality. She is warm-hearted, gentle and kind. Everybody loves her. She is always ready to help people when they are in need.

We began dating 4 months ago and that was a great period in my life. She is as good as gold. I like to be around her, because she knows a lot of interesting stories, funny jokes. We spend the best time together.

Olga is the only daughter of her parents and they adore her. But she is not selfish at all. We meet every evening and spend weekends together. My life would be ruined without her. I am so happy I have such a beautiful girlfriend; I hope we’ll be friends forever.

Vocabulary

pretty – хорошенький, симпатичный

eyelashes – ресницы

warm-hearted – добродушный

gentle – нежный

to be in need – нуждаться

to adore – обожать

selfish – эгоистичный

to be ruined – быть испорченным

Answer the questions

1. What is Zhenya’s girlfriend’s name?

2. How old is Olga?

3. Where does Olga study?

4. What is Olga’s appearance like?

5. What is Olga’s personality?

6. When did Zhenya and Olga begin dating?

7. What is Olga’s family like?

8. How often do they meet?

9. What does Zhenya think about his life without Olga?

10. Is Zhenya happy to have Olga as a girlfriend?

II. Make up your own sentences using the vocabulary given after each text

III. Make a short summary of each text using the vocabulary

IV. Role play “Tell me something about your friend”. Make up dialogues between:

• Zhenya and Jessica

• Jessica and Daniel

• Daniel and Zhenya

V. On the basis of the texts make up a story about your friend using the questions:

• What is your friend’s name?

• How old is your friend?

• Where does your friend live and study?

• What is your friend’s appearance?

• What is your friend’s personality?

• What is your friend’s hobby?

• What do you do with your friend together?

• What is your friend’s family like?

• Why do you like to have such friend?

VI. Write a composition about your friend using the vocabulary, the lexical material and some addition information

VII. Retell your composition