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What Is The Difference Between Friendship In 1st And 10th Forms?
Written by Alina Kovalenko,10c

  Each person once had a REAL friendship in life, which was not connected with material prosperity, popularity, for mercenary purposes... Everyone probably has thought about what real friendship is and how to distinguish it from “deceitful”? So, let's start with what friendship is for each of us? Friendship is a close relationship based on mutual trust, affection, common interests.

Over the years, our emotions /life outlook/interests/priorities have been changing. Throughout the school life we have been friends with different people. So… how does our friendship change in 1st grade and in 10th? This question seems complicated to me, because each person has had their own experience in relationships. Today I will talk about my experience and my thoughts. First of all, friendship is not an easy thing for me, because only a true friend can hold you back, listen to, understand, laugh at your jokes, and know all your secrets and amorousness ...

Firstly, I want to raise the theme of the first class because it is that time when we begin social life. In this class we learn how to cooperate, make friends, communicate… It seems to me that in the first grade we cannot make real friendship, because we only get to know each other, and our heads are not filled with how to make friends, and we are focused on "what is school? how to keep up with everything? what clubs to go to?”.

Secondly, the 2nd – 4th grades is that time when all the children are already familiar with each other, and are in some kind of social groups (those who like to dance, those who like to read fantasy ...). This time is distinguished by the fact that you are free enough and you can walk with your friends, it seems to me that it is at this time that children begin to show their first liking, increase the circle of communication… For me, the end of the 4th grade ended sadly (at that time), since I was friends with two girls who, after the DPA (final exams), transferred to other schools.

Thirdly, the period of the 5th – 7th grades, you and the class are one and the same, and there are no problems, the children at this time continue to be very energetic and slightly docile. At this time, children begin to select a circle of people with whom they are pleased to be friends and communicate, large interest companies begin to be created.

The next period of school life is the 8th -9th grades, at this stage you all know each other fairly closely. It will be hard for you to part with people who want to leave after the ninth grade. On the other hand, your opinion about some people can change dramatically, because the older we get, the more problems and difficulties we have. By this time, we begin to review your social circle and begin to draw your conclusions.

Since I’ve been in the tenth grade for only a month, I can’t tell you objectively what is happening at this time. But I can only say one thing, don’t be afraid to change something, because all the changes in our life are for the better.

To conclude, I want to say only one thing, each class of school life has its OWN STORY that you write, and only YOU can influence everything! If you want to change the circle of communication, CHANGE! Want to do something nice to another person, DO! Do whatever you want, we have only one life, and we need to live it with wonderful people.