GPHHUUHUNANUNUHNHHUDUUUVVUU TVS ood How to Be a Good 03 Friend WRITING Think about your friendships with others. Do you consider yourself a ASSIGNMENT good friend? In what ways can you become a better friend? (ea ig B grou Read the following website article. Then, answer the questions. le « © http:www.betterlving.com a= Positive Characteristics: Survey Results by Irene Davis Last month, Better Living magazine carried out an online survey of its readers, most of whom are between the ages of sixteen and seventy. It asked them to select what they believed the most important characteristics a person could have were. A list of ten words was provided. The words were kindness, imagination, determination, optimism, bravery, compassion, honor, loyalty, fairness, and tact. Survey takers were asked to rank all of the words on a scale from one to ten. They were not permitted to choose other words, but they were asked to leave comments. The characteristic that came in number one overall was loyalty, 22% ofthe survey takers voted it fr ‘number one. One comment, by reader J Sullivan, “A person needs to be loyal to himself and others. I can't imagine any other characteristics being more important than loyalty.” The second-most important characteristic was optimism. Roughly 14% of people selected it. Many comments about it were like the one submitted by T. Watson, who wrote, “Optimism is what helped humans fly to the moon and defeat all kinds of diseases. We believed we could do these things, so we did them.” Interestingly, the word that came in last in the survey was tact. Only 3% of the survey takers voted for it for the number-one position. “I don't want people to be tactful around me,” wrote H. Harper. “I want them to tell me exactly what they'e thinking. Let the diplomats worry about being tactful. But I want nothing to do with it. 1 What comments did people make about the characteristics? fen words listed, which is the most important in your opinion? Which is the least important? Why? Unit 3Brainstorming Think aboutthe topic and brainstorm some ideas for your essay. Refer to the words and definitions below for help. Then, answer the questions. Enrico Changes Change2 Changes EA trust(y)tobelieveorhavefaithin __apologize(y) tosaythatoneissorry kindness n) the act of being friendly ‘another person forhaving done something ornice honesty (7) the act ofteling the silence) quietness;theactofnot _ warmhearted ad) having akind or truthandnot ying talking ormaking noise ice atire keepasecret(phy)nottotellone loyalty (n) theactofbeingfaithful _—_coldhearted (ad) lacking kindness; person'sprvateinformation orstories _tosomeone orstanding with that being unfriendly toward others toothers person, especially duringhardtimes tactful ad having the abiltytosay tellasecret (phy totellone person's selfless (adi) havinglittleconcemnfor _theright thing; being able todeal with private information orstoriesto ‘one's selfregarding money, fame,or sensitive situations well another position tactless (ad) lacking the ability tosay dependable (ad) trustworthy; likely selfish (ad) desiringmoreof things _theright thing; making inappropriate todowhatone says one willdo suchas money, fame, and power commentsatthe wrong ime {good listener i) aperson who Use person (ph) totakeadvantage _keepintouch phir) toll, write, listens closelytowhatotherpeople _ofaperson corcommunicate with someone, say respect (v) tohonora person; to often whilenot being abe to see that poorlistener(n) aperson who show great regard toa person individvalinperson ignores others whiletakingorwho _disrespect(v) totreataperson reach out ph) tomake anattempt does not wanttolistentoothers rudely or poorly ‘tocommunicate with someone orto forgive(v) topardonsomeoneforan favor(n) anactsomeonedoesfor _—_—be friendly tothat person action often negative, the person did another person out ofniceness inthe past Fill in the blanks with the words above. 1 asked my friend for a , and he agreed to help me. 2 Sometimes is much better than simply talking all the time. Choose the correct words for the sentences. 3 I cannot be friends with him because he cannot (keep a secret / tell a secret). 4 Davids such a (coldhearted / warmhearted) person that everybody likes him.Making an Outline Look at the ideas you came up with in the brainstorming section. Then, use them to create an outline for your essay. Details Detail2 Detail3 First Draft — Use the outline you wrote above to write the first draft of your essay.How to Make Your Writing an Introduction ‘Writing Better The introduction is always the first paragraph in your essay. This makes it extremely important because its the first thing you write that readers will ee. You must therefore get readers interested in your essay, explain your thesis, and describe how you propose to defend your thesis in your introduction. ‘The frst sentence should hook readers and make them want to read your essay. You can do thisin many ways. These include asking a question, describing a touching event, or providing shocking statistics. Next, write a thesis statement clearly explaining what you will argue in the essay. Make the thesis statement straightforward to avoid confusing readers. Then, mention the points you intend to make to defend your thesis. Many essayists write the introduction after finishing the rest oftheir essay. This way, they know exactly what the thesis statement should be as well as which examples to write about. Try doing ths the next time you write an essay. Model Essay — Read he following sample essay. Complete the introduction to the essay by using the information in the passage above How te Be a Good Friend Have you ever wondered how to be a good friend? | used to be friendless, and it really bothered me. For me, being a good listener, being trustworthy, and engaging in give ond toke were vital to becoming a good friend People love talking about themselves, so a goed friend shouldbe a goed listener: | was once abig tolker whe loved telling people about myself but nobody wanted to listen to me. When! started being quiet and listening to others, |acquired more Friends, Few people listen well, so good listeners are highly valued as friends, Next, itis crucial te be a trustworthy person, |lost countless friends in the past because | could not keep their secrets. If somebody told me a secret, | immediately blobbed about it to others. | realized |had to become more trustworthy, People learned they could speak to me in confidence, and would not tell others anything, Finally, there must be give and take for a relationship tobe successful, When people did favors for mme,| never retumed their kindness, But friends de not act that way, se changed my ways, Now, when «a friend does something nice For me, return the favor by doing something nice for that friend Being a good friends net difficult: You simply need to listen te others and aveid talking about: yourself too much, In addition, be trustworthy and engage in give and take, Follow those three simple steps, and you can be a good friendUse ‘when’ to talk about two activites, actions, or situations that happen at the same (Grammar in Writing time. Put “when” in front of one sentence to connect itto another. f you use "when" at the beginning of a sentence, add a comma ,) before the second sentence begins. + When you area trustworthy person, you will have many friends. > You will have many friends when you are a trustworthy person. “+ When she started listening wel, people lied her. —+ People liked her when she started listening well. Write two sentences with “when” at the beginning of the sentence and two sentences with “when” in the middle of the sentence. 1 2 Circle “when” in the essay on the previous page. Reread your first draft. Then, complete the following self-evaluation. ie Ny 1 Did | write a five-paragraph essay? Yes [NO 2. Did include a thesis statement in the introduction? Ses (NO 3. Did! use examples in each body paragraph? ClyYes [No 4 Did l include a topic statement in each body paragraph? YES ONO 5 Did Irestate the thesis statement in the conclusion? Yes (NO 6 Did! use correct grammar? OYes (NO 7 Did use correct spelling? (Yes CN 8 _ Didluse correct punctuation? ClYes [No 9 Did use sequence words properly? 1YES ONO 10 Did | use transition words well? DYES CINO 11. Did | avoid using contractions? Yes ONO 12. Did make logical arguments? TES ONO unit( Now, using the self-evaluation, write your final d Read your partner's essay and make positive and negative comments on Se it. Use the self-evaluation form on the previous page if you need help Divide into groups of four and read al ofthe essays. Then, decide which essay is the best. Discuss why you feel that way with your group members. Nite eerste CMEC Me Ron emeces AN ee eee Tee see oto POR aT rie some ee eer Rae R nT Centos