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The relationship between friends and parents

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How to make a relationship successful?

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Features of character

Divide these features into positive and negative

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Depressed Jealous Bored Nervous Upset Frightened Embarrassed Excited Annoyed Guilty Sympathetic Worried Talkative Bossy Selfish Nasty Friendly Cheerful Polite Quiet Ambitious Generous Honest Brave Sociable Impatient Shy Stubborn Rude Hard-Working

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Match the verb phrases with their explanations

  • 1. Adore each other
  • 2. Get to know each other on a school trip
  • 3. Fall out during the vacations
  • 4. Split up six months ago
  • 5. Doesn’t get up with Natalia any more
  • 6. Is going out with
  • 7. Someone who Natalia can’t stand
  • 8. Looked after Natalia when she was little
  • 9. Have a good laugh together
  • 10. Makes fun of classmates a lot
  • 11. Keeps in touch with Natalia online

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  • A) are boyfriend and girlfriend;
  • B) hates;
  • C) doesn’t have a good relationship;
  • D) love very much;
  • E) stays in contact;
  • F) ends a relationship;
  • G) makes jokes about;
  • H) have an argument;
  • I) have fun together;
  • J) took care of;
  • K) become friends.

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5 of 9

Choose the best word to complete the sentences:

1. Mark and Ruth is a wonderful couple. They___ __each other.

a) make fun of b) adore c) can’t stand

2. She’s so much fun. We often___ a good laugh together.

a) have b) make c) get

3. Fiona is my___ . She’s the daughter of my father’s new wife.

a) aunt b) stepsister c) cousin

4. Claire and her sister argue a lot-they ____ every day.

a) split up b) can’t stand c) fall out

5. I don’t go out with him any more – he’s my_____.

a) classmate b) ex-boyfriend c) old school friend

6. Jack is really____ because his best friend is moving to another city.

a) embarrassed b)upset c) frightened

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Describe a person who sits next to you

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Have you ever had any problems with people online? What happened? Give your advice.

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Do you get on with your parents and grandparents?�Do you think they don’t understand you and your generation?�

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Rules of successful relationship

  • 1.Make yourself happy: try to be confident and cheerful; have different interests and hobbies.
  • 2.Try to get to know the other person better.
  • 3.Learn to listen your partner: What’s important to him? What makes him happy or upset? What sort of things does he worry about?
  • 4.Respect somebody’s feelings.
  • 5.Don’t be jealous for no reason.
  • 6.Have a good laugh together

(see the funny side of any problem).