Дружба (английский язык)

Topic: How to make friends and influence people                                      

Textbook: Star First Certificate

Aims and objectives:

enlarge SS vocabulary;

develop students’ speaking skills;

develop students’ listening skills;

develop skills of computer work;

Equipment : textbook, tape recorder, computers.

Procedure

Greeting. Warm up.

Good afternoon! Today  we are going to speak about friendship. I suppose that it is one of  the actual problems for you because you are school leavers now, and next year you are going to study at university, to make new friend and new relationship. Our today’s guest Professor Finney  will give you useful advice..

But let’s remember what qualities people should  and shouldn’t have to be liked by other  people, to succeed in life?

Listen to me and help me, please.

- if your friend tries to understand your problems and give any help you need, he is….(helpful)

- if your friend cares only about himself and not about you, he is…( selfish)

- if your can trust your friend a secret and get  support in any situation, he is…(reliable)

- if your friend is usually in a good mood, he is…

( cheerful)

- if your friend  is careful not to say or do something that will upset or embarrass you, he is…(tactful)

- if your friend talks too proudly about himself, he is…(boastful)

- if your friend always gives you  presents or pays for lunch, he is…(generous)

- if your friend is  clever, successful, and extremely good,  he is…(brilliant)

- if your friend never seems pleased or satisfied if he grumbles at everything, he is…(gloomy)

- if your friend pays too much attention to himself that he doesn’t notice what is happening to you, he is…(self-centered)

- if your friend expects that something bad will happen in the future or that situation will have a bad result, he is…

(pessimistic)

- if  your friend feels angry and unhappy because you  have something that he would like, he is…(jealous)

if your friend is  unwilling to talk proudly about his abilities and achievements, he is…(modest)

Introducing the topic:

Look at the blackboard. What is the problem mentioned here? “How to make friends and influence people?”

Have you got any ideas how to do it?

people should be:

generous, sympathetic, tolerant, tactful,

easy-going, reliable, helpful.

support  friends)

Is it  an easy task to make friends?

We have remembered what qualities we need to make friends but what else is important?

To answer the question you should listen to our guest Professor Finney and she will give you advice how to be liked by people and improve your relationship.

Listening

But she uses some specific  words which may  be difficult for you.

- self-esteem a feeling of being happy with your own.

- character and abilities (syn. self-respect).

- peer a person who is the same age or who has the same status as you.     

- snigger to laugh in a quite unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at smb’s problems or mistakes giggle to laugh in a silly way because you are amused embarrassed or nervous.

Open your books, page 19 exercise 1 read the task and the sentences..

Listen to the text and complete the sentences.

Who is ready to do the task? OK!

But let’s return to our table. According to Professor Finney what else would you add?

- to get on well with people in order to build self- esteem

- to feel good about yourself

- not to be negative all the time

- don’t ignore people

- don’t look only on the gloomy side

- listen to people

- make eye contact

- try to understand people)

Well done! And now, I’d like you to take your seats at the computers and find information about friendship, read it and choose any ideas you like. You will also have a short test to test your friendship.

Speaking

Now you are really experienced enough to give advice yourself. All people from time to time have problems in their life and need advice.

Ex. 2 page 19 Look at the task.

You will have four minutes to role play the situations.

Don’t forget to use  the phrases from our Useful language box.

OK! You are wonderful actors!

Do you remember what we are discussing?

Look here1 It’s time to make up a conclusion.

What is the best advice for a person, who wants to make friends and influence people?

SS ( -don’t ignore peopleunderstand people)

Homework

You are absolutely right1 But Professor Finney says in another way she calls it rapport. And at our next lesson we’ll continue  speaking about what rapport is and how to create rapport. But to do it you should

do Ex.2-4 p21 SB  It will be your homework.

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