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Stand by Me   CHAPTER 9




                Glossary                                           Vocabulary Journal
                replica      a very good or exact copy
                             of something                                      Word
                humanitarian  concerned with reducing
                             human suffering

                                                              Meaning
 Stages of        Friendship Garden –
                     China-Malaysia
                 Symbols of Friendship
 Friendship  Friendship  The China-Malaysia Friendship Garden   Synonym           Antonym
 Friendship

 Day
 Day  Childhood  was built in Putrajaya to symbolise
              friendship, diplomatic relations and
              mutual understanding between the
 Friends are those who   two countries. It was o cially opened   Part of speech   Other form
              in June 2015. China too built a replica
 •  Initially invented by Joyce Hall in 1919   are fun to play with.  of the Friendship Garden in Dongguan
 •  Falls on the first Sunday of August  to respect and honour this relationship.
 •  The United Nations picked up this idea
 - recognised it as International   Adolescent

   Friendship Day    Malaysia and Japan –            Interesting Facts About Friendship
 •  Objective: To promote peace among   years  Friends in Need
 nations and races  The period of   Malaysia and Japan enjoy a special   Between 1935 and 1997,
 self-discovery and   political and socio-economic friendship   International Friendship Day did not
 support among friends.  since Malaysia’s independence. When   have any sort of special character or
 What are friends for?                                        figure like Santa Claus or the Easter
 • To talk to  an earthquake and tsunami struck               Bunny associated with it. In 1997,
               Tohoku in 2011, Malaysia responded
 • To depend on                                               the United Nations named Winnie
 • To enjoy their company  Adult years  swiftly.  Numerous organisations and   the Pooh as the World’s Ambassador
 • To care about us  True and lasting friendships   schools gave humanitarian and   of Friendship.
                nancial aid to their friends in need.
 • To solve problems  are cultivated to help each
 • To share secrets  other grow and  nd their
 • To listen to our views  identity. Adults  nd friends   Canada and the Netherlands   1. Fill in the table with an appropriate expression

 who share the same values   – Friendship Based             from the text.
 and enjoy a  mature   on Gratitude
 Activities   relationship.                                       Meaning                 Expression
 • Get together  Dutch Crown Princess Juliana and her      a. developed or nurtured
 • Organise parties  family  ed the Netherlands to Canada to
 • Tie friendship bands  protect themselves from the Germans   b. freedom from political
 • Exchange gifts  who occupied the Netherlands during       control by other countries
 • Write letters  Friendship  the Second World War.  After the war,
 • Make cards  Juliana became the Queen of the             c. the feeling of being
 • Cook something special   comes in various shapes and forms.   Netherlands and presented Canada with   thankful
 Value that special bond while it lasts.  100,000 tulip bulbs to express her
               gratitude. For years, Canada received
 Adapted from      thousands of tulip bulbs from the
 http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/  Netherlands as a symbol of the
 2015/10/how -friendships-change-over-
 time-in-adulthood/411466/  and   Canada-Netherlands friendship.
 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/
 article/canadian-tulip-festival//
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