Vocabulary

to fall into a pit	упасть в яму
to be as good as dead	все равно, что быть мертвым
to jump up out of smth	выскочить, выпрыгнуть из чего
to take heed to	принять к сведению
to yell	кричать
crowd	толпа
pain	страдание
to make sth out	справляться с чем-л
encourage	ободрять, поддерживать
deaf	глухой
the entire time	все время

2. Choose any opinion below and say which you like best and why.

1. "A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway." – Jerome Cummings

2. "Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty." – Sicilian Proverb

3. "What is a friend? I will tell you...it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself." – Frank Crane

4. The only way to have a friend is to be one." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

5. "Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait to hear the answer."

6. "Love is temporary...but friends are forever." – Kelly Wheeler

7. "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." – Helen Keller

8. "It takes years to build up trust, and just seconds to destroy it." – Unknown

9. "A person who has no friends, lives only half way." – Unknown

10. "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." – Dale Carnegie

11. "Life is partly what we make it, and partly what is made by the friends whom we choose."

3. Discuss the following statements:

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY...

In friendship "honesty" is the key word. One should always be honest to his or her friends. Praise them honestly and openly. Say you're sorry, when you hurt your friend.

GIVE MORE THAN YOU TAKE...

Be there when they need you or you may wind up alone. Love them unconditionally, that is the only condition. Make them feel special, because aren't we all special? Never forget them, who wants to feel forgotten.

BE SUPPORTIVE...

Cheer them on, we all need encouragement now and then. Encourage their dreams and aspiration, Life seems almost meaningless without them. Your words count, use them wisely. Use good judgement. Wish them luck, hopefully good. Just be there when they need you. Really listen, a friendly ear is a soothing balm

FORGIVENESS...

Forgive them for, "To Err is Human", and you just may end up making the same mistakes in course of time.

KEEP THE FAITH...

Have faith in them. For, there is no love without trust. Zip your lips when they confide in you

EXPRESS YOURSELF CLEARLY…

Know when they need a hug, and couldn't you use one? Offer to help, and know when. "No, thanks" is just politeness. Quietly disagree, noisy No's make enemies.

Friendship isn't always easily described. The Eskimos, they say, have a hundred different words for snow. Unfortunately, the English language isn't quite as innovative, though it has vast opportunities to differentiate meaning. Certainly, Love is one of those opportunities. And so, too, is Friendship.

Instead of different words, however, we use simple adjectives. Close friend. Best friend. Childhood friend. Intimate friend. Trusted friend. Beloved friend.

Friends are special people. Our friends can be as diverse and infinite as the adjectives we choose. Our friends, in a very real sense, reflect the choices we make in life.