ESL magazine lesson: Friendship

Types of Friendship

In life there are many types of friendships we can have. English uses different names for these types of friends.

Open Ended

Look at the definition for the word casual.

"Casual Friends Make a Difference"

Based on this title, what do you think the reading will be about? (Please write in full sentences)

Casual Friendship

What we will be reading will talk about the importance of making many friends in life.

Open Ended

In your opinion, what are some of the benefits (good things you get) from having many casual friends?

Poll

How many casual friends do you think is enough?

• A few (3-7)

• A decent amount (10-30)

• Many (30-50)

• AS MANY AS POSSIBLE!!

but first....

• Just like Chinese, ideas are separated by paragraphs

• Each paragraph includes a pattern

• The topic sentence comes first and tells you the main idea

• The middle sentences provide detail and evidence for the main idea

• The end of a paragraph has a conclusion (it summarizes the ideas of the paragraph)

Multiple Choice

The first paragraph topic is actually at the bottom (called the thesis).

What is the thesis of this paragraph?

• many casual friends helps us have better lives

• All friendships are important

• casual friends are better than best friends

• "They are the friends we see only now and then."

Open Ended

Do not copy the exact words. Write your answer in a complete sentence

middle paragraphs (called body paragraphs) use topic sentences at the beginning. In your own words, write what the topic of this paragraph is.

Multiple Select

The middle sentences give evidence or more information about our topic. In this paragraph, what evidence supports the topic?

• people are 58 percent more likely to get a job through a casual friend than a close friend

• second, casual friends connect us to other groups of people

• casual friends introduce us to their other friends

• they help when we want to know about good restaurants or exciting movies

Open Ended

In your own words, write 1-3 sentences that summarizes the reading

Multiple Choice

research shows that having more close friends makes you happier than having more casual friends

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which of these are casual?

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary word best fits the sentence?

"Although Kerry had a terrible week, she tries to stay _______ by thinking about the good things that will be happening next week instead."

• positive

• negative

• casual

• connect

Multiple Choice

According to the article, what should we do in order to make more casual friends?

• talk to more strangers

• Send many Facebook requests

• spend more time chatting with the people we see everyday

• put up posters saying we are looking for casual friends around town

Discuss: Where Do You Usually Meet Your Friends