The document is a lesson on making friends that provides advice in three main points: 1) To make friends, you must have a pleasing personality by showing genuine interest in others and kindness. Smiling comes from the heart and creates happiness. 2) Avoid arguments by admitting when you're wrong and apologizing or excusing yourself if the other person keeps arguing. 3) Choose friends carefully and say no to peer pressure to do wrong things like skip school or smoke. Walk away from bad influences and don't follow crowds doing dangerous things.

1. MAKING FRIENDS
Chapter 4 Form 3

2. LEARNING OUTCOME:
2.2 Process information by:
a. skimming and scanning for specific
information and ideas;
b. extracting main ideas and details;
c. discerning sequence of ideas ;

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson the students
should l be able to:
•write a short letter/email with
guidance to a friend/cousin in
Malaysia on giving advice.

4. MAKING FRIENDS

5. Read on the talk on “Making Friends”.
Good morning, boys and girls. Today I’m going to talk about making friends. Making friends can be difficult
nowadays especially with so much peer pressure. You are the odd one out if you do not belong to a group that sport a
certain hairstyle or wears clothes that are similar in fashion. This does not mean you should follow the crowd blindly.
In order to make friends, first of all you must possess a pleasing personality. You need to become genuinely
interested in other people and show kindness to others. If you want people to like you, make them feel important and do
it sincerely. Smile always. It costs nothing to smile but it enriches those who receive it. A smile cannot be bought or
borrowed. It comes from the heart. It creates happiness in the home and in the classroom.
We do get into arguments occasionally. Some people thrive on arguments though it gives them a sour
disposition and creates a depressing atmosphere around them. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid
it. If you are wrong, admit it quickly and apologise to your friend. If other party continues arguing, excuse yourself and
walk away.
Boys and girls, it is of utmost importance to choose your friends carefully. If others try to persuade you to play
truant, smoke, steal, gamble or fight, dare to say No”. When you do wrong things, you will lose honest, good and upright
friends in no time. Walk away from those who try to influence you to do wrong things.
Be strong mentally and you will not be swayed by bad influences. The more you practise being mentally
strong, the easier it will become. It is dangerous to follow a crowd. You are treading on dangerous grounds if you mix
with the wrong type of friends who will stab you in the back at the very first opportunity that arises.
So, boys and girls, choose your friends wisely. Do not give in to peer pressure to do things that are wrong.
With that I thank you.

6. A. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

7. 1.
A.nosey and prying
B.fashionably dressed
C.genuinely interested
D.very odd and strange
A person who is …… can make friends
easily

8. 2.
A.a smile
B. a friend
C. kindness
D.happiness
The word It in paragraph 2 of the speech
refers to

9. 3.
A. Continue arguing.
B. Walk away quickly.
C. Admit it and apologise.
D. Create a depressing
atmosphere.
What should you do if you are wrong
about something?

10. 4.
A. a friend
B. an enemy
C. a relative
D. a teacher
The phrase the other party refers to
….. you were talking with.

11. 5.
A. stop you from breaking laws
B. are mentally strong and stable
C. dare to say “No’ to bad influences
D. want to influence you to do the wrong
things
You should walk away from people who

12. 6.
A. follow trend setters
B. choose friends wisely
C. always argue with others
D. smile to ourselves consistently
From the talk, we can conclude that we
should

13. B. CHOOSE THE BEST MEANING FOR THE
FOLLOWING WORDS AS FOUND IN THE
SPEECH.
Vocabulary : Meanings in Context

14. 1.
A. exercises
B. plays
C. wears
sports (paragraph 1)
…to a group that sport a certain hairstyle
or wears clothes that are similar in
fashion

15. 2.
A. nice
B. enjoyable
C. welcoming
pleasing (paragraph 2)
…you must possess a pleasing personality.

16. 3.
A. weaken
B. flourish
C. succeed
thrive (paragraph 3)
Some people thrive on arguments though …

17. 4.
A. outlook
B. position
C. opinion
disposition (paragraph 3)
…it gives them a sour disposition and …

18. 5.
A. miserly
B. gloomy
C. overcast
depressing (paragraph 3)
…and creates a depressing atmosphere around
them

19. 6.
A. pass up
B. get around
C. keep away from
avoid (paragraph 3)
…of an argument is to avoid it.

20. 7.
A. limited
B. greatest
C. regulated
utmost (paragraph 4)
…it is of utmost importance to choose …

21. 8.
A. direct
B. moral
C. current
upright (paragraph 4)
…you will lose honest, good and upright
friends in no time…

22. 9.
A. invited
B. directed
C. influenced
Swayed (paragraph 5)
… and you will not be swayed by bad
influences.

23. 10.
A. living
B. walking
C. crushing
treading (paragraph 5)
You are treading on dangerous grounds
if …

24. Writing an email

25. C. Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
Most of us have experienced peer pressure at one time or another. Peers
are people of our age like our classmates. Peer pressure is when peers try to
influence how we behave or what we do or when they try to get us to do
something. It is not easy to resist peer pressure. But if we pay attention to
put own feelings and beliefs on what is right and what is wrong, we will gain
self-confidence. This will help us to stand firm, walk away and resist doing
something we do not want to do.
Parents and teachers always advise us to choose our friends wisely. Peer
pressure is the main reason why they say this. If we make friends with those
who cut classes, smoke or lie, we tend to imitate them and be like them. It is
always best to stay away from peers who are a bad influence. We can always
find other friends who know right from wrong.

26. Write an email to your friend, advising him/her
on how to stand up to peer pressure.
Your email must:
obe about 60 words
obe in continuous writing (not in note form)

27. How to stand up to peer pressure?
1. pay attention to put own feelings and beliefs on what is right and what is wrong
- we will gain self-confidence
- will help us to stand firm
- walk away and resist doing something we do not want to do
2. listen to parents and teachers who always advise us to choose our friends wisely

29. D. Write an informal letter.
Using the points given below, write a letter to your cousin,
on the dos and don’ts of being a good friend.
owhen you are writing on dos and don’ts, make sure you
use all the points given for both sides of the topic
ohave a good introduction and elaborate on the points as
much as you can to make it more interesting to read
omake sure your letter is not less than 120 words

30. The Dos and Don’ts of Being a Good Friend
Dos Don’ts
o Always stand by your friend
o Tell the truth-be sincere and
forthright
o Keep your promises-be
dependable- return what you
borrow-be on time
o Keep secrets of those who
trust you
o Betray your friend for your own
benefit
o Lie – cheat- trick – deceive
o Break promises- be unreliable
o Ask a friend to do anything wrong
or spread gossip that could hurt
others

31. LETTER WRITING
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32. ANSWERS
Exercise A
1.C
2.C
3.C
4.A
5.D
6.B
Exercise B
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.A
5.B
6.C
7.B
8.B
9.C
10.A

33. pinkychoky@gmail.com
How to stand up to peer pressure?
Dear Pink,
Well, to stand up to peer pressure, firstly, we need to know what
is right and wrong so that we will gain self-confidence. It will also
help us to stand firm. We should walk away and resist ourselves
from doing the wrong things. We must listen to our parents and
teachers who always advise us to choose our friends wisely.

34. 123, Taman Paradise
Jalan Kuching Serian
93520 Kuching
25th February, 2016
Dear Pinky,
You have asked for my advices on the do’s and don’ts of being a good friend. Well, to be a good
friend, we must always stand by our friend. We must always tell the truth, be sincere and forthright to our
friend. Always keep our promises and be dependable. If we borrow anything from our friend, make sure we
return it on time. We must keep secrets of those who trust us.
Never betray our friend for our own benefit. Never lie, cheat, trick and deceive our friend. Never
break promises and unreliable. Never ask a friend to do anything wrong or spread gossip that could hurt
others.
That are my advices on how to a good friend. Be a good friend to others and they will be good
friends to you, too.
Hope you be able to be a good friend. Good night. Meet you again in my next letter, till then, bye.
Your cousin,
Blla