Personal traits of character

Positive patient easy-going cheerful

Considerate modest witty devoted

Caring polite wise affectionate

Well-mannered honest noble independent

Having a good sense of humor generous merciful frank

Reliable sincere industrious dignified

Intellectual

Negative

Deceitful hot-tempered envious cruel inconsiderate lazy intolerant hostile greedy

1. What is friendship?

I’m convinced that friendship is one of the most important things in the world. F. means mutual confidence, affection and respect. A real F. can’t be one-sided. It is mot just taking but giving in return. A real friend will never fail to give you a helping hand. He will stand by your side when you are in trouble and when you are happy.

2. Why is it nice to have a friend?

The main thing is that you never feel lonely when you have a friend. You always have somebody to share your joys and sorrows. You can also share your secrets and experiences. Besides a real friend is a person who is always ready to give you a helping hand when you are in trouble.

3. What do you think is more important the person’s outlook or his personality?

Appearance doesn’t matter much for me. What I really appreciate in my friend is his personal qualities such as generosity, patience, honesty, dignity, sense of humor….

4. What are the things you expect your friends to do for you? What are you prepared to do for them?

I expect my friends to help me in difficult situations, to understand me, to be perfectly honest with me… But it’s true that friendship is a two-way deal, and the way to have a friend is to be one. So I’m prepared to do a lot of things for my friends that is to defend them against difficulties, to forgive their faults, to be tactful, tolerant and supportive

My best friend.

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts.” I think it was said about our best friends.

What is a “best friend”? Almost everyone has one, and almost everyone is one. I think an ideal friend possesses all the qualities of head and heart. Sandra is my best friend. She is from the UK, a young girl of 15. She has a personality and manners and never fails to make an impression on others. Her presence in a company always makes it lively. She is always fun! Straightforward and easy-going, she never feels shy in a new company. She respects the elders and is affectionate and kind to the youngsters. Sandra is loyal and trustworthy, thoughtful and sincere. We rarely have arguments and even if we do they are never over anything too serious. We like to have talks about things that bother us and help each other a lot. I am proud of my friend. She is intelligent in studies. All the students of our class admire her for being smart and reliable. She is also good at writing. She has a good style of her own. Besides she is a good thinker and always stays positive. I am so happy to have her as my best friend! She is always there for me. I help her out a lot too. We can always count on each other!

My Friend

I’m really lucky to have a wonderful friend. My friend Kate is a pretty girl of 16. She has large blue eyes and fair hair. She is beautifully shaped and has a really attractive slender figure.

Kate is pleasant to deal with. She is gentle, very friendly and tactful, responsible and considerate. She is able to understand other people perfectly well. Kate is a good listener. She is always ready to sacrifice her time for the sake of her friend. And when your troubles and worries are spoken out you feel a great relief.

Kate has a wide range of interests. To my mind we have much in common. She is good at humanitarians as well as me. We are both fond of reading. But she prefers to read novels and fiction, and I’m keen on classical literature. We both like visiting theatres and exhibitions, spending weekends in the country where we can relax and forget urban life with its routine and everyday cares.

My friend has a great sense of humor. Nobody could be compared with her in telling jokes and funny stories. She is the life and soul of any party. Being a well-read person Kate is able to speak over any matter under the sun. She is fond of different discussions. She has her own point of view on any problem and can always find some arguments to support her position. But my friend never becomes aggressive during discussions. She can softly persuade anybody, but if she is wrong she is always ready to admit it.

Kate is a well-organized and disciplined person. She never wastes her time. Being the best student in her class she isn’t swatting all the time, she does her homework quickly and always has enough time for other activities. Much of her spare time she devotes to house-keeping. She is an affectionate daughter and always helps her parents about the house.

We trust each other absolutely. One can always rely on Kate. She keeps her word and if you share a secret with her you can be sure that nobody will learn it. It is really a great bit of luck to have such a friend. I hope that we’ll keep out friendship forever

What questions do you usually ask when you get acquainted with someone?

1. What is your name? 2. What do you like doing in your spare time? 3. Is it easy for you to make friends?

4. Do you have a lot of friends? 5. Do you have any misunderstandings with your friends?

6. Are you always ready to give your friend a helping hand? 7. Do you ever worry about losing friends?

They say “A person has just one true friend.” What do you think about this?

I think there is a difference between an acquaintance and a friend. An acquaintance is someone whose name you know, who you see every now and then and who you feel comfortable with. On the other hand friends are people you love. They are the people who stop you from making mistakes and help you in everything. They tell you the truth and you know if you have a problem they are there to listen… That’s why, your life is not the same without them.

Nowadays teenagers have got up to 300 friends in Contact. What do you think about it?

It’s a well-known fact that emails have replaced letters and postcards almost completely. To keep in touch with our friends who live abroad we use video chats and messages. On the one hand it is nice to have many friends in Contact because you can share your interests and experiences with them but on the other hand I think that email communication can’t replace personal contacts with people.

False friends are worse than open enemies.

To begin with I should say that I completely agree with this proverb because true friends are rare nowadays. Of course there is nothing good in having enemies but it’s a well-known fact that an open enemy is sometimes better than a dozen of false friends. The thing is that you can find out a lot of interesting facts about your personality in order to improve yourself later. An enemy has no interest in lying to you so he can tell the truth about some negative traits of your character or your behavior. But it can be very hurtful if a friend tells you the cruel truth not in private but in public. You feel awful when a friend betrays you or speaks badly about you behind your back. Nothing can be worse when a friend shares your secrets with others or lets you down.

In my opinion a person needs to have only one or two best friends. We need to have someone to tell us about our faults in private, the one with whom it’s interesting to socialize and share our secrets. We need a person who really cares about us, who’ll never betray us. I’m really lucky to have a real friend…..

What questions can you ask a British teenager about his/ her birthday celebration?

- When is your birthday? - Did you have a birthday party last year? - Did you enjoy your party?

- What presents did you get? - Whom did you invite to your birthday party?

- You usually celebrate your birthday at home, don’t you? - Have you ever had a surprise birthday party?

Do you think it’s easy to organize a good party? What mistakes do people sometimes make?

I think that to organize a good birthday party is not easy. First of all you should make or buy invitation card and send them to you guests long before the party. You can’t but agree that the party should be well planned. Choosing a perfect location for the party is another challenging task. It should be reasonable in size. If you are planning an outdoor party weather forecasting becomes a vital factor. If you are going to have a party at home you should decorate the room. The dining-room chairs should be set in such a way that your guests can gossip while eating. The food should be healthy and tasty. The program of the party should include dancing, playing games, singing. Actually you have to do everything possible to make your friends feel comfortable and have fun.

Family.