Unit 3: My Friends
Part 1: Getting Started
Introduction to friends and descriptions
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Getting Started: My Friends
11. Warm-up Discussion
Think about these questions:
- Who is your best friend?
- What does your best friend look like?
- What is your friend's personality like?
Words to describe friends:
- tall / short - cao / thấp
- friendly / kind - thân thiện / tốt bụng
- funny - vui tính
- smart / clever - thông minh
- hard-working - chăm chỉ
22. Dialogue: Describing Friends
Conversation between Minh and Lan
Minh: Who is that girl over there, Lan?
Lan: That's Hoa. She's my best friend. We are in the same class.
Minh: What does she look like?
Lan: She's tall and slim. She has long black hair and brown eyes. She has a round face.
Minh: What is she like?
Lan: She is very friendly and funny. She always makes me laugh. She is also hard-working and kind.
Minh: What is she doing now?
Lan: She is reading a book in the library. She loves reading.
33. Key Vocabulary from the Dialogue
| Word | IPA | Vietnamese | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| tall | /tɔːl/ | cao | She is tall. |
| slim | /slɪm/ | mảnh khảnh | He is slim. |
| friendly | /ˈfrendli/ | thân thiện | She is friendly. |
| funny | /ˈfʌni/ | vui tính | He is funny. |
| hard-working | /ˌhɑːd ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ | chăm chỉ | She is hard-working. |
44. Comprehension Questions
Answer these questions about the dialogue:
- Who is Hoa to Lan?
- What does Hoa look like?
- What personality does Hoa have?
- What is Hoa doing now?
- Where is Hoa?
Answers:
- She is Lan's best friend.
- She is tall, slim, has long black hair, brown eyes, and a round face.
- She is friendly, funny, hard-working, and kind.
- She is reading a book.
- In the library.