Listening
Difficult Situations

Listen to people expressing dissatisfaction and complaining about problems at work.

Dealing with Rejection

Listen to three short conversations about social rejection.

Grammar
Adjectives

Review and practise adjectives: location, order, use of prefixes, transformation from verbs and nouns, and use of past participles.

Superlative Adjectives

Practise forming and using superlative adjective structures with the present perfect and other expressions.

Different Ways of Comparing

Practise forming and using different comparative structures such as repeated comparative adjectives, parallel comparative adjectives, ‘than ever’, and comparing phrases and clauses.

Reading
Problems

Read various messages expressing complaints and dissatisfaction.

Can Men and Women Ever Be Friends?

Read an article on friendships across genders.

Use of English
Being a Supportive Friend

Express unhappiness about a situation and respond to another person’s unhappiness by showing concern and encouraging them to speak more.

Discussing Friendship

Participate in a small, informal discussion on issues surrounding friendship—asking for and giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, asking questions, clarifying, challenging ideas, and making sure everyone speaks.

Writing
Paragraph Structure

Review and practise paragraph structure including topic sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences.

Expressing Dissatisfaction

Write an email to a teacher expressing dissatisfaction with a classmate.

Note-taking

Take notes while listening to a video about ‘The Purpose of Friendship’.

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