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Lesson 45 / Friends & emotions
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Integrate, share feelings and behave respectfully with those around you.
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The other children helped me fit in at my new school.
The other children helped me fit in at my new school.
I want everyone to feel that they fit in with our group.
I want everyone to feel that they fit in with our group.
In the lesson, the feeling of belonging to a group; It's not about making something that fits into an empty space.
I opened up to my friend about feeling nervous.
I opened up to my friend about feeling nervous.
It is easier to open up when someone listens kindly.
It is easier to open up when someone listens kindly.
The article is about feelings or private things, not about opening a box.
Cambridge Dictionary · open up
I promised to bring the cards, but I forgot and let my friend down.
I promised to bring the cards, but I forgot and let my friend down.
I do not want to let you down again.
I do not want to let you down again.
Usually not doing what others believe or expect you to do. The past is still “let”.
I look up to my teacher because she is patient and kind.
I look up to my teacher because she is patient and kind.
Many children look up to their older brothers and sisters.
Many children look up to their older brothers and sisters.
Talk about respect, not physical direction. Do not split phrases.
We should not look down on someone for having old clothes.
We should not look down on someone for having old clothes.
Good friends do not look down on each other.
Good friends do not look down on each other.
This is the attitude of considering others lower than yourself, not just looking down. Article used to encourage respect.
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 45, 92, 78, 83, 81. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Mây happily participated with her friends in her new class.
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Mây talked to her friend and shared her feelings of anxiety about the new class.
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Mây apologized to her friend for forgetting to bring the promised item.
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Mây looks up to Minh as he patiently helps the children in class.
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Mây welcomed new friends into the group and did not criticize them for their old clothes.
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Read the conversation and find the expressions you have learned.
I hope I can fit in with the new class.
I hope I can fit in with the new class.
You do not have to open up to everyone immediately.
You do not have to open up to everyone immediately.
Thanks. I already look up to the class leader.
Thanks. I already look up to the class leader.
“Fit in” concerns belonging in a group; “open up” concerns sharing thoughts or feelings. A person may need time to do either.
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The answers below are models. Other answers can also work if they preserve the facts, meaning and structure requested in the task.
A new member feels accepted by a club but is not yet ready to discuss personal worries.
Describe belonging to the club.
The new member is beginning to fit in.
The member is beginning to feel accepted by the club, so “fit in” describes belonging.
Complete: She may open ___ when she feels ready.
up
“Open up” means begin sharing feelings; “when she feels ready” avoids demanding immediate disclosure.
Write a reassuring message.
You can fit in here without opening up about everything immediately.
“Without opening up about everything” separates belonging from having to disclose every personal worry immediately.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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