Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: Friendship. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| got on like a house on fire | Two people who get on like a house on fire have similar interests and quickly become good friends e.g. As soon as I met my boyfriend’s sister, we got on like a house on fire. |
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| floormate | Person with whom one shares a floor in a building. e.g. My floormates in college became best buddies in the freshmen year, but after a few became items and others were at odds with those involved in the romantic relationship everyone became each other’s frenemy. |
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| become items | To say that two people are an item means that they are involved in a romantic relationship. e.g. My floormates in college became best buddies in the freshmen year, but after a few became items and others were at odds with those involved in the romantic relationship everyone became each other’s frenemy. |
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| be at odds with | People, facts, and political parties can all be at odds when they are in a state of disagreement e.g. My floormates in college became best buddies in the freshmen year, but after a few became items and others were at odds with those involved in the romantic relationship everyone became each other’s frenemy. |
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| frenemy | Someone who’s a friend and an enemy at the same time. e.g. My floormates in college became best buddies in the freshmen year, but after a few became items and others were at odds with those involved in the romantic relationship everyone became each other’s frenemy. |
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| speak the same language | If two or more people speak the same language, they have similar opinions or ideas, so they understand each other very well. e.g. My best friend and I know each other inside out; we speak the same language and are thick as thieves. |
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| thick as thieves | To say that two people are as thick as thieves, means that they are very close friends who are very loyal to each other. e.g. My best friend and I know each other inside out; we speak the same language and are thick as thieves. |
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| one-up (someone/something) | To make a point of outdoing, outperforming, outclassing, etc., someone. e.g. If your friend always dismisses or one-ups your successes, puts you down, and/or doesn’t believe you can succeed, then they aren’t a true friend — kick their unpleasant attitudes to the curb. |
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| put someone down | To belittle or degrade someone or something. e.g. If your friend always dismisses or one-ups your successes, puts you down, and/or doesn’t believe you can succeed, then they aren’t a true friend — kick their unpleasant attitudes to the curb. |
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| kick something to the curb | To discard, abandon, or dismiss someone or something that has become redundant, obsolete, useless, or unwanted e.g. If your friend always dismisses or one-ups your successes, puts you down, and/or doesn’t believe you can succeed, then they aren’t a true friend — kick their unpleasant attitudes to the curb. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Who is your best friend?
- Who were your best friends in school years? Are you still close friends with them?
- What kind of qualities do you look for in a good friend?
- Are any of your friends completely opposite to you or are most of them similar to you?
- Do you make friends easily or do you find it difficult to make new friends?
- What are the most common reasons for friendships to fall apart?
- What is the best way to meet new friends?
- What separates true friends from acquaintances?
- Are you a good friend? Why or why not?
- Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer. — Jean de La Fontaine. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons to support your answer.
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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