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Text A. My friend

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It’s about time to go to work.

To have breakfast, to leave the house, to begin lunch, to go to work, to get ready for the lesson, to come home, to cook dinner, to take the dog for a walk, to go to bed.

8. Act out the dialogue. Characters: you and your Mum (Dad). It’s nine o’clock and you are still in bed.

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… that pentheraphobia is a fear of a mother-in-law.

Topic 3. FRIENDSHIP (ДРУЖБА)

Friends are very important in our life. I think one cannot live without friends. The most important thing for being good friends, to my mind, is to be ready to help one another in any situation, to support one another and to solve all the problems together. Friends may have different interests and hobbies, likes and dislikes. They say that the friend in need is a friend indeed.

My name is Elena. I have a very good friend. Her name is Natasha. I think she is a pretty girl. She has expressive, big blue eyes, a snub nose and wavy dark hair. She has a good sense of humour and is pleasant to deal with. We have much in common and never quarrel, because there is no reason for it. We have common ideas, opinions and we discuss different problems together. We have been being friends for a long time. We trust each other and have some personal secrets. I can tell her about my troubles and I am sure that Natasha would help me and give me a piece of good advice. Natasha is an intelligent, sociable and open-minded person. She is always friendly and in good mood. She has a deep and genuine interest in people. We often spend our free time together. It is not very easy now, because both of us are very busy - we are students of different colleges and have a lot of work to do. My friend is going to become a nurse.

As for me, I study at the Moscow Art and Pedagogical College of Technologies and Design. I’ll become a cloths designer. Our future professions are different and the subjects we have to study are different too, but we like to work together and to help one another in our study. When we have some free time, we go for walks, read and discuss books, watch films, go to discos or play computer games. Playing computer games is our hobby. Both of us are fond of sport and go in for swimming and tennis. We often go to the swimming pool or to the tennis court together. I love my friend very much. I think she is a true friend. Our friendship is very dear to me and I try to do my best to be a good friend. I’m happy to have such a good friend as Natasha.

2. Look the text through and say:

What does Elena think of friendship? What does she say about her friend, about herself?

3. Write an essay about your best friend, using the following plan:

His/her name, age.

His/her appearance, character traits.

His/her (future) profession

Your common interests, hobbies.