IV. The following is a summary of Tina and Will's friendship. Put the lines of the summary in the correct order.

( ) met. They became close ( ) separate ways and they've drifted ( ) friends and got on ( 1 ) Tina and Will hit it ( ) in common. Now they have gone their

( 2 ) off immediately when they first ( ) out and they say that they are still ( ) there for one another. ( ) apart. They haven't fallen ( ) well together. They had a lot

V. Speak about your close friends.

1.How did you first meet? 2.What was your first impression of them? 3.What do you like about them? 4.What do you dislike about them? 5.What do you have in common? 6.How do you differ? 7.What made you such close friends? 8.What do they look like? 9.What are they like as persons?

10.What special talents and abilities do they have? 11.What kind of clothes do they wear? 12.What are their jobs? 13.What are their families like? 14.What are their hobbies and interests? 15.What do you do and what do you talk about when you're together?

VI. Think about your best friend. You are going to tell a partner about him or her. Choose from the list the things you want to talk about. Think about what you will say and what language you will need.

VII. Tell your partner (or all your group mates) about your best friend.

VIII. Some people say that “a friend cannot be easily found, but he can be dearly sold”. What do you think about it?

Part 2 Talking about Friendship and Love Problems.

I. Study the vocabulary notes to understand the text better:

сompanionship – общение, товарищеские отношения

to nurture [´nə:t∫ə]– лелеять, питать (привязанность и т.п.); воспитывать, обучать

mutual – обоюдный, взаимный

attachment – привязанность

to negotiate boundaries – преодолевать границы

to sustain – поддерживать

acquaintance – знакомый

intimacy – тесная связь, близость

versatility – многосторонность, гибкость, непостоянство, подвижность

hatred – ненависть

brutality – жестокость

sibling – родной брат или родная сестра, siblings - дети одних родителей

rivalry – соперничество, конкуренция

spouses [´spaυzız]– супружеская чета, супруги; spouse [´spaυz]– супруг, супруга

affection – привязанность, любовь

familial – семейный

II. Read the text. Get ready to comment on it.

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies". (Aristotle)

Friendship "definition" is different in various nations...On Kavkaz friendship is when you are ready to die for your friend...In some African tribes friendship can be considered as your willing to be eaten by your friend. For some, it is the trust in an individual that he / she won't hurt you. For others, it is unconditional love. There are some who feel that friendship is companionship. People form definitions based on the kind of experiences they have had. This is one relation that has been nurtured since times immemorial. There are famous stories about friends in mythologies of different religions all over the world. They say a person who has found a faithful friend has found a priceless treasure. Similar interests, mutual respect and strong attachment with each other are what friends share between each other.

What is love? It is one of the most difficult questions for the mankind. No one can give the proper definition of love. To some ─ “Love is friendship set on fire”, for others ─ “Maybe love is like luck. You have to go all the way to find it”.

Love is patient, love is kind. Love can occur between two or more individuals. It bonds them and connects them in a unified link of trust, intimacy and interdependence. Love should be experienced and not just felt. The depth of love cannot be measured. Look at the relationship between a mother and a child. The mother loves the child unconditionally and it cannot be measured at all. Love can be of different varieties. Romantic love is a deep, intense and unending. It shared on a very intimate and interpersonal and sexual relationship. The term Platonic love, familial love and religious love are also matter of great affection. It is more of desire, preference and feelings. The meaning of love will change with each different relationship and depends more on its concept of depth, versatility, and complexity. But at times the very existence of love is questioned. Some say it is false and meaningless. It says that it never exist, because there has been many instances of hatred and brutality in relationships. The history of our world has witnessed many such events. There has been hatred between brothers, parents and children, sibling rivalry and spouses have failed each other. Friends have betrayed each other; the son has killed his parents for the throne, the count is endless. Even the modern generation is also facing with such dilemmas every day.

Psychology portrays love as a cognitive phenomenon with a social cause. Also, in an ancient proverb love is defined as a high form of tolerance.

Be together, share your joy and sorrow, understand each other, provide space to each other, but always be there for each other’s need. And surely love will blossom to strengthen your relationship with your matter of affection.