My Best Friend in English


Lesson 9


How to Describe My Best Friend in English? 

The proverb, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” proves to be very true in my life. 

My best friend stays with me through thick and thin, shares his deepest secrets and intimate thoughts with me, expresses empathy for me, encourages me to do what is best, acts as a lighthouse for me when I'm lost, prepares me to be a kind person, understands my problems and gives solutions to them, trusts me and values me over others.

It was 2019 when our friendship started. Since then we've been strengthening the relationship between us. We went on holiday, visited many great places and spent time together. We motivated, encouraged and helped each other when facing difficulties.

The best quality of my friend that appeals to me most is his helping nature. The proverb, “Birds of a feather flock together.” holds true in our case, because we both love to help the needy and give the poor a hand up.

I feel that I'm extremely fortunate to have such a loyal, trustworthy and honest friend in my life. 

Long live our friendship!


Words to Learn (more words here)

1. To prove→To show the truth by giving evidence

Synonym→To certify 

Antonym→To disprove 

2. To share→To mention the secrets to someone

Synonym→To Narrate 

Antonym→To hide 

3. Intimate→Inmost or personal

Synonym→Unvoiced 

Antonym→Expressed 

4. To express→To say something explicitly using words 

Synonym→To convey 

Antonym→To conceal

5. Empathy→The ability that enables you to understand what your beloved people feel 

Synonym→Affinity 

Antonym→Apathy 

6. To value→To treat someone as important

Synonym→To esteem

Antonym→To disregard

7. To strengthen→To make something stronger

Synonym→To toughen 

Antonym→To weaken

8. To motivate→To encourage someone to do something

Synonym→To persuade

Antonym→To discourage

9. To encourage→To give someone confidence to do something

Synonym→To hearten 

Antonym→To Dissuade

10. Helping nature→A person of helping nature loves to help others.

11. The needy→People who are in need of something

12. To appeal to someone→To be attractive to someone

Synonym→To fascinate 

Antonym→To repel 

13. Fortunate→Someone who has good luck

Synonym→Lucky 

Antonym→Unfortunate 

14. Trustworthy→Someone who can be trusted

Synonym→Reliable 

Antonym→Unreliable 


Proverbs, Idioms and Phrases to Learn 

1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.→A friend who helps you and is able to be relied on

2. To stay with someone through thick and thin→To stay with someone in every situation either difficult or easy 

3. To express empathy for someone→To feel what others feel when they go through some difficulty

4. To act as a lighthouse for someone→To guide someone as a lighthouse guides ships at sea 

5. To value someone over someone or something→To treat someone as more important than others

6. Birds of a feather flock together.→People of same interests are found together

7. To hold true→To be true

8. To give someone a hand up→To provide someone with what is needed


Exercise 1

Can you recall the synonyms of the following words? 

1. To strengthen

2. To encourage

3. To apeal to 

4. To value

5. To express

6. To prove 


Answer keys:- 

1. To toughen or make stronger 

2. To persuade

3. To fascinate 

4. To esteem

5. To convey

6. To certify 


Can you recall the antonyms of the following words? 

1. To strengthen

2. To encourage

3. To appeal to 

4. To value

5. To express

6. To prove 


Answer keys:- 

1. To weaken

2. To dissuade

3. To repel 

4. To disregard

5. To conceal

6. To disprove


Exercise 2

Do you understand the following proverbs and idioms? 

1. Birds of a feather flock together.

2. To act as a lighthouse for someone

3. To stay with someone through thick and thin


Answer keys:- 

1. People of same interests are found together

2. To guide someone as a lighthouse guides ships at sea

3. To stay with someone in every situation whether it's difficult or easy