Unit1 Good Friends

extension what does it take to make a friendship work? the students can work in groups and select one kind of friendship described in the reading and think about the advantages and disadvantages of such a friendship. what problems might arise? how could they be solved? (the students can refer to the listening activity).
suggested answers
1 c
2 a fair-weather friend will only like you when you are happy and popular; a forever friend is a true  friend and will help you when you are in trouble.
3 list the characteristics of each kind of friend:
a fair-weather friend only likes you when you are happy and popular, doesn’t help you when         you have problems. (students can add more)
a school friend  studies and plays together with you, sees you in school. (students can add  more)
a forever friend knows everything about you, always listens to you. (students can add more)
4 sarah helped janet overcome her shyness and deal with her classmates. janet helped sarah study math.
5 answers may vary.
6 you can make friends with people from other countries by reading e-pal/pen pal ads in newspapers or on the internet.
7 one of the advantages of having friends in other countries is that you can learn more about the world. you can also learn more about other languages and cultures. there are a few disadvantages, including the fact that it can be difficult to be friends if you live far away from each other.
8 answers may vary. one possible interpretation is that all the people around us could be our friends; friendship is a two-way relationship and it takes work and patience to develop a good friendship. 
step 3  writing
ask the students to read the e-mail and find out what the girl wants to know more about. tell the students to think about what they want to tell the girl. as a pre-writing activity, the students can list the things they want to include in the e-mail. when the students have written the e-mail, you can compare what they have written.
assessing
a learner log is a set of questions that will help the students to reflect on how and what they have learnt. the students are asked to rate their “comfort level” and summarize what they have learnt. you can use this as an activity in class or let the students complete the log at home. throughout the book we offer different assessment tools and we recommend that you try as many of them as possible. learner logs and other similar assessment tools are simple to use and have a positive effect on the students’ learning and learning habits over time. the students may find it difficult to answer the questions at first, but if you use the log consistently it will help the students pay more attention to their learning strategies and set better goals. once the students are used to the format and expectations, you can use the learner log and other assessment activities in combination with discussion and goal-setting activities.