UNIT 9 – A friend in need is a friend indeed

UNIT 9

A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

A The importance of friendship B The burden of the past C That's what friends are for

In this unit, you will

a. read, listen and talk about • the importance of friendship

b. practise • conditional sentences • adverbs • quantifiers • indirect commands • prepositional phrases with AT • phrasal verbs with look • asking for and giving advice

130 LEAD-IN

1. Explain the proverb: A friend in need is a friend indeed.

2. Place the following in order of importance to you. • A friend supports you through good and bad. • A friend is willing to listen. • A friend makes you laugh. • A friend makes you feel loved. • A friend is always ready to help you. • A friend gives you courage to do things. • A friend keeps you company when you are sad. • A friend has always got time for you. • A friend never lies to you. • A friend accepts you as you are. • A friend is not a person without faults. • A friend will never give you up for anything else.

Friends make life a little sweeter!

3. Choose three ideas that describe a good friend of yours.

4. Add a few more things that you find important, but are not mentioned here.