Department of Education

Supplementary Material for Students

Intermediate 3

UNIT 1- Friends
Activity 1
How would you complete the following sentence?

Activity 2
Complete the box showing the structure of information questions with the elements below:
Question Word
(Wh-word)

..

.....

..

Now, complete the table with examples. Choose from the questions on page 5 in your book.
Take a look at these pairs of sentences. How are they different?
Have you ever been to an English speaking country?
When did you go?
How long have you been learning English?
How long have you lived in Bs As?
Who do you admire most?
Who did you admire most when you were a child?
How long has David Schwimmer been married to Zoe Buckman?
How long was Ross Geller married to Rachel?

Activity 3
be + adverb

auxiliary + adverb + main verb

Subject + verb (+ objects)

adverb + main verb

+ adverb phrases.

Activity 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Is it common in your country to have a roommate?

Have you ever shared your apartment/house with a friend of yours? How was it?
Have you changed a lot since you finished high school or university? How?
What makes a good roommate?
Would you be a better roommate now than when you were younger?
If you had to choose a friend to share your apartment with, who would you choose? Why?

Activity 5
1.
2.
3.
4.

Is it important for you to have friends with whom you could have a lot of things in common?
Is there an age in life when it becomes more difficult to become close friends with someone new?
What are, in your opinion, the most common reasons why friends drift apart?
Do you get along well with
your boss?
your in- laws?
brothers/ sisters?
your friends wives/ husbands/ romantic partners?

5. Who would you say is always there for you?

6. Have you ever argued with one of your friends? When was
the last time? What did you argue over?
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Supplementary Material for Students

Intermediate 3

Activity 6

How do you get along with your siblings?

Do you have a lot in common?
How are you different?
Has your relationship changed over the years?
to have a lot of things in common
to become close friends
to drift apart
to get along well with

to be there for you

to argue (over sth.) with someone

Activity 7

Your younger brother Tom and you never

had a lot in common growing up. In fact he
was very different from you and a bit
annoying. You used to argue all the time.
Now that you are both adults, you have
become really close and get along very
well.
Ask your partner B about his/her
sibling to find out what was then
and what is now. Answer his/her
questions about the relationship
with your sibling.

Your elder sister Mary and you shared

everything growing up. You used to be very
close friends and rarely argued over
anything. However, over the years you have
drifted apart a bit. She got married, moved
to another country and went her separate
way. The last time you met she seemed
different, like a distant acquaintance.
Ask your partner B about his/her
sibling to find out what was then and
what is now. Answer his/her
questions about the relationship with
your sibling.

Useful language:
How/ get along with...?
How long...?
...had a fight?
... last time you saw each other?
...a lot in common.

...get along
...well/badly.
...drift apart.
... go (our) separate ways.
...be there for me.

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