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Section 1 / 4
Warm-up
Speaking Boost A2 · Unit 24
Making Friends
Meeting people, talking about each other and building trust
A2 · Unit 24GrammarWords to learn💬 Speaking-heavy
1.1
Today’s grammar
Focus: object pronouns · reflexive pronouns · each other.
1.2
Talk first
- Where did you meet your best friend?
- Do you make friends easily?
- What makes a good friend?
1.3
After this lesson you will be able to...
- Use me, you, him, her, it, us and them correctly.
- Use myself, yourself and other reflexive pronouns.
- Talk about friendships and meeting people.
- Use each other to talk about two people.
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Section 2 / 4
Vocabulary
2.1
Words to learn
| to meet | зустрічати, знайомитися I met her at school. |
| to introduce | представляти Let me introduce my friend. |
| to trust | довіряти I trust my best friend. |
| to share | ділитися We share everything. |
| to help | допомагати He always helps me. |
| a neighbour | сусід My neighbour is friendly. |
| a colleague | колега My colleague is very nice. |
| a stranger | незнайомець Don’t be afraid of strangers. |
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Section 3 / 4
Grammar
3.1
Object pronouns
Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) do the action. Object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) receive the action: She helps me. I help her. They call us. We meet them.
Object pronouns come after verbs and prepositions: Talk to me. Listen to him. Come with us. This is for you.
| My friend calls me every evening. |
| I know him very well. |
| Can you help us, please? |
| This present is for you. |
🇺🇦 Коротко українською: я → me, він → him, вона → her, ми → us, вони → them. Після дієслова: She helps me. Після прийменника: with us, for you.
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Reflexive pronouns
We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object are the same person: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
I cut myself. She taught herself to play the piano. Enjoy yourself! By myself = alone: I live by myself.
| I taught myself to use the phone. |
| Be careful, don’t hurt yourself. |
| She lives by herself. |
| We enjoyed ourselves at the party. |
🇺🇦 Коротко українською: myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves — коли дія повертається до того, хто її робить. by myself — самостійно / сам.
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Each other
We use “each other” when two people do the same thing to one another: We help each other. They love each other. They talk to each other every day.
Compare: They looked at themselves (each person looked at him / herself). They looked at each other (A looked at B and B looked at A).
| We call each other every day. |
| My sister and I help each other. |
| They trust each other a lot. |
| We don’t see each other often. |
🇺🇦 Коротко українською: each other — один одного. We help each other — Ми допомагаємо одне одному.
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Section 4 / 4
Speaking
4.1
Easy — warm up your speaking
- Do you have many friends?
- Who is your best friend?
- How did you meet?
- Do you call your friends every day?
- Do you like making new friends?
- Do you invite friends to your home?
- Do you know your neighbours?
- How often do you see your friends?
- Do you talk to your colleagues?
- Do you share food with your friends?
- What do you like to do with your friends?
- Do you have friends abroad?
4.2
Medium — say more
- Tell me how you met your best friend.
- What is a good friend like?
- How do you help your friends?
- How do your friends help you?
- What do you do when you meet a stranger?
- How do you introduce yourself?
- Tell me about a time a friend helped you.
- Do you enjoy yourself when you meet new people?
- What can you do by yourself, and when do you need help?
- How do you and your friends keep in touch?
- Describe a kind neighbour.
- What do you talk about with your friends?
4.3
Deeper — explain and give reasons
- Why is friendship important?
- Is it easy or difficult to make friends as an adult?
- Do you think online friends are real friends? Why or why not?
- How can we trust a new person?
- What can people do when they feel lonely?
- How have your friendships changed through your life?
- What do you think is more important: having many friends or a few good ones?
- If a friend tells you a secret, what do you do?
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More questions
- How often do you meet your friends?
- Do your friends call you or message you?
- Who do you trust the most?
- Who makes you laugh?
- What do you share with your friends?
- Do you enjoy yourself at parties?
- Who taught you to speak English?
- Do you and your friends help each other?
- Do you know your neighbours well?
- Who was your first friend?
- Where do you usually meet your friends?
- How do you say hello to a friend?
4.5
Opinions and what-ifs
- Do you think it is easy to start a conversation with a stranger?
- Would you like to have a friend from another country?
- What if you could be friends with anyone? Who would it be?
- Is it good to live by yourself?
- Which is better: a big group of friends or one best friend?
- Do you think people are friendlier in small towns?
- Would you rather talk or text with a friend?
- What advice would you give to a shy person?