Friendship

Friendship 

8th grade – advanced

In this year, you will be practicing reading, writing and learn new vocabulary, involved in collaborative work in a computerized learning environment, where you will be exposed to different tools that will be in this book.

Enjoy the book,

Your teacher, Hagit.

List of eight new words related to our topic – friendship:

Learn the new words and practice the assignments below. You can choose between three of the sites, but use at least two:

Match the words with its translations using the links:

https://quizlet.com/_7lg4by?x=1qqt&i=2ildj7

https://wordwall.net/resource/698254/friendship

https://www.quia.com/mc/3074890.html

“Amy and Pam”

Read the story:

bookbuilder.cast.org/view.php?op=view&book=66812&page=1

“Amy and Pam”

Read the comics on the next page, and answer the question:

What was difficult for Pam?  

Reading comprehension questions:

Enter this link and answer the questions in it:

https://create.kahoot.it/share/friendship/54644136-e1d0-481f-b66e-181020ddbd02

Listening Practice

www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-in-the-news-thai-2/unit-1/session-1

Watch the video and answer the questions below:

Who are the characters in the story?

What do the characters like to do together?

What makes the characters’ friendship so special?

Write the new words you learned from the video and translate them?

A Writing Assignment

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E7gaU7wJfMB-n98LoxXmY3XxsRJLIKnL/view?usp=sharing

1. Watch the animation clip on the link above.
2. Write a title for the clip, What do you think is the theme of the clip?
3. Write a short story based on the clip. Who are the characters?, what happened?, how do you think they feel or think?.
4. Write names for each of the character.
5. Prepare your own clip and write a short story based on your clip according to the instructions above.

Forum assignment

The “Face of a Hero”

The late Roy Klein was a 31 years old married man with two children, an Israeli major in the Golani Brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces. During Lebanon war he spotted a grenade thrown at his soldiers and knew that in order to save his soldiers he had to do something. He threw himself on the grenade and muffled the explosion with his body. His action saved his soldiers while sacrificing his own life.

This assignment is for a 12^th grade. The class will be divided into 5 groups. Every group will have 4 students.

Group work – Read the story and answer the questions below at the forum. Every group will write answers in the group forum.

1. What was Roy’s dilemma?
2. Do you think he done the right thing? Why?
3. What can we learn about his character according to the story?
4. What do you think Roy’s family feels about his actions?
5. Write a letter to Roy and express your feelings toward him.

Extra activity

You can practice this website and get extra knowledge & points, you can choose “feelings” as your topic or any other topic you like:

https://www.mes-games.com/

Dear students,

I hope you enjoyed the book.

If you have any question don’t hesitate to ask me.

Your teacher, Hagit.