## Les 2 - Friendship 1

    Welcome to steunles two,

    Let's take a closer look at reading strategies (see image below):

    - Do you know what to think of before reading a text?

    - Do you know how to read a text?

    - Which of the tips below will you be using?

    Now that you know how to read a text, and what to do beforehand and afterwards,

    let's start reading.

    Read the text below and link the right picture with the right description.

    TIP:

    - When you do not know a word, try to see what you DO understand.

    - If you really don't know... look it up in the dictionary!

    Read Melanie's story of how she met Charlotte, and answer the questions below.

    I had joined a new school, and made a friend with a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl named Charlotte. She told me that I could go to her house after school, so I told my mum and we waited the next morning to find the girl and her parents in the playground before school. Every blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl that walked past, I responded “no,” to my mum, who was nagging me to find the girl. In the end, I just said “yes” at the next girl I saw, despite her not being Charlotte. Her name was Kaylin, and little did I know that 10 years later I would become her god-sister. She is my best friend and I’m so glad I didn’t find Charlotte in time.

    A person you just met is telling you about her life. Read the text and answer the questions below.

    I would like to tell you, a little bit about some things I like, and then a little bit about some things I don't like. first of all, I really enjoy exercising. Some of my favorite types of exercises are swimming, especially in rivers in the country and in big oceans, because I like to jump over the waves. I also really enjoy dancing. I like dancing to American music, because that's what I know best and I also, like Salsa and Merengue, which are more Latin types of music. I also like to walk in the woods and to explore. I like to walk through forests, and I like to hear rivers.

    I enjoy meeting new people too. I like to, find out about different ways of life, what different people think, where they're from, and how they live. probably one of my favorite things are animals. I really love dogs, and cats, and horses. when I was little I always tried to talk my mom in letting me have more animals. But usually she wouldn't. so I think now that I'm going to have my own house, I'll try to get lots of animals. Some things that I don't really like are rude people. Sometimes people are not very nice to strangers, and that makes me feel bad. I also don't really like driving. I tend to get pretty bored in the car. And it seems like it just takes a long time to get there. one final thing I don't really like is waiting. Sometimes I'm not a very patient person. And I just like to hurry things up.

    Let's do some more vocab!

    - Read the words below and find the right definition.

    Done with this lesson?

    Go to lesson 2 and see if you like that one!