1. a. Alice wrote an essay about her best friend for homework. Does she like everything about Simon? 

My best friend is Simon. He is very helpful. When I can't do my math homework, he helps me.

• He doesn't like selfish people. That's why he always shores his candy with his friends. I think he is very a kind. He always thinks about other people. Simon always makes me laugh. He is so funnyl Lots of students in our class like him. He is very friendly, too. He has a lot of friends.

• One bad thing about Simon is he can be lazy. He doesn't like doing housework or schoolwork. That's OK because he is my best friend! 

b. Match the underlined words with their descriptions. Listen and repeat. 

1. This kind of person doesn't like working.

2. This kind of person likes helping others.

3. This kind of person makes others laugh.

4. This kind of person is nice to others.

5. This kind of person doesn't like sharing or giving to other people.

6. This kind of person thinks about other people.

c. Do the words have a good (G) or bad (B) meaning? Write the correct letter on the line. 

=> Answer:

a. No

b. 1. lazy (B)                   2. helpful (G)                  3. funny (G)

4. friendly (G)                 5. selfish (B)                  6. kind (G)

2. a. Listen to Harry talking about a book. Does he like the book? Yes/No 

b. Now, listen and draw lines. 

=> Answer:

a. Yes.

b.

3. Listen and practice

4. a. Read the article and circle the best headline. 

1. Good Sister, Bad Sister

2. Two Mean Sisters

3. Howl Met the King

Tam Tran, June 21

One of my favorite stories is from Vietnam. It's about two sisters, Tim and Cam. The two sisters are very different Tim works hard every day helping to cook and clean the house. She always thinks about other people and tries to help her family. Cam is very different to flu. She never does any chores and she doesn't share anything. Cam does lots of bad things to Tim. It's not a nice story, but in the end, Tam's life is very good. I like this story because after such a hard life she is happy.

b. Read and find things that show Tam and Cam's personalities. Write an example next to each adjective.

1. helpful: helping to cook and clean the house

2. kind

3. lazy

4. selfish 

=> Answer:

a. 1. Good Sister, Bad Sister 

b. 1. helping to cook and clean the house

2. thinks about other people/ tries to help her family

3. never does any chores

4. doesn't share anything 

5. You're in a book club meeting. Work in pairs. Take turns talking about the characters from the Harry Potter books. 

=> Answer:

Tuan: I like Ron.

Linh: What's he like?

Tuan: He is very funny.

Linh: What does he look like?

Tuan: He's short and has red hair

Linh: What does he do?

Tuan: He plays a lot.

6. Write an email about your best friend. Write 40 to 50 words. 

Write:

• What his/her name is

• How old he/she is

• What he/she is like

• What he/she looks like

• What he/she does 

=> Answer:

Dear Peter,

Thanks for your email. Your best friend seems really nice. Let me tell you about my best friend. My best friend is Quynh. She's 12 years old. She's a student. She's my classmate at school. She's friendly and funny. She likes making new friends and telling jokes. She's tall and thin. She has brown eyes and short hair.

Write back soon, Mary.