SAYING GOODBYE

 

Amina: Hi, Fatima! I can’t believe today is your last day at school.

Fatima: I know, Amina. I’m moving to another city tomorrow. I just wanted to say goodbye to everyone before I go.

Amina: Oh, I feel so emotional right now. We’ve shared so many good memories together.

Fatima: Yes, I’ll never forget our time in class. You’ve been such a great classmate and friend.

Amina: Promise me you’ll stay in touch, okay?

Fatima: Of course! I’ll call you and send messages.

Amina: (gives her a hug) Take care, and I wish you good luck in your new school.

Fatima: Thank you! I’m really grateful for your friendship.

Amina: Goodbye, Fatima. We’ll miss you so much!

Fatima: Goodbye, Amina. See you again someday!

 

A Goodbye Friendship Story

Amina and Fatima stood together in the school courtyard on a warm afternoon. It was a special day, but also a sad one—today was Fatima’s last day at school.

Amina looked at her friend with teary eyes.
“Hi, Fatima! I can’t believe today is your last day,” she said softly.

“I know,” Fatima replied. “I’m moving to another city tomorrow. I wanted to say goodbye to everyone before I go.”

Amina felt her heart tighten. “Oh, I feel so emotional right now. We’ve shared so many good memories together.”

Fatima smiled gently. “Yes, and I’ll never forget our time in class. You’ve been such a great classmate and friend.”

Amina reached out and held her friend’s hands. “Promise me you’ll stay in touch, okay?”

“Of course! I’ll call you and send messages,” Fatima said with a warm smile.

Amina hugged her tightly. “Take care, and I wish you good luck in your new school.”

“Thank you,” Fatima replied. “I’m really grateful for your friendship.”

Amina stepped back and looked at her friend one last time. “Goodbye, Fatima. We’ll miss you so much!”

Fatima waved as she walked away. “Goodbye, Amina. See you again someday!”

Even though they were going separate ways, both girls knew their friendship would always remain in their hearts.

Vocabulary and Meanings
Word / Phrase	Meaning
Goodbye	A word used when leaving someone
Emotional	Full of strong feelings such as happiness or sadness
Memories	Things or experiences you remember from the past
Classmate	A person who studies with you in the same class
Stay in touch	Keep talking or communicating with someone
Hug	To hold someone tightly in your arms to show love or friendship
Wish	To hope that something good happens to someone
Grateful	Feeling thankful or appreciative
Move	To change place, house, or position
Friendship	A relationship between friends

 

 

Word Families
Base Word	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
Goodbye	goodbye	—	—	—
Emotion	emotion	—	emotional	emotionally
Memory	memory	memorize	memorable	memorably
Classmate	classmate	—	—	—
Touch	touch	touch	touching	touchingly
Hug	hug	hug	—	—
Wish	wish	wish	wishful	wishfully
Grateful	gratitude	—	grateful	gratefully
Move	movement	move	movable	—
Friendship	friendship	befriend	friendly	friendly / friendlily

 

Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Form of the Word

Use the correct form of the word in brackets (noun, verb, adjective, or adverb) to complete each sentence.

1.      I felt very __________ when I said goodbye to my friends. (emotion)

2.      My teacher gave me some good __________ before I moved to another city. (advise / advice)

3.      We shared many happy __________ from our school days. (memory)

4.      Please __________ me when you reach your new home. (touch)

5.      She gave me a warm __________ before leaving. (hug)

6.      I really __________ you the best in your new school. (wish)

7.      We will always be close because of our strong __________. (friend)

8.      He spoke __________ about his time at the old school. (emotion)

9.      I’m very __________ to all my teachers for their help. (grateful)

10.  The __________ to a new city was difficult at first. (move)

 

Exercise 2: Matching Words with Their Correct Forms

Match each base word in Column A with its correct related form in Column B.

Column A (Base Word)		Column B (Related Form)
1. Emotion	A	Friendship
2. Memory	B	Gratefully
3. Friend	C	Emotional
4. Wish	D	Memories
5. Grateful	E	Movement
6. Move	F	Wished
7. Touch	G	Touching
8. Hug	H	Hugged
9. Goodbye	I	Farewell
10. Advice	J	Adviser

 

Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each sentence.

1.      When I left my school, I felt very __________.
A) emotion
B) emotional
C) emotionally
D) emotionless

2.      We shared many happy __________ from our childhood.
A) memory
B) memorize
C) memories
D) memorial

3.      My best friend gave me a big __________ before leaving.
A) hug
B) hugging
C) hugged
D) hugs

4.      I will always be __________ for your help and support.
A) gratitude
B) gratefully
C) grateful
D) great

5.      Let’s keep in contact and __________ in touch.
A) stay
B) staying
C) stayed
D) stays

6.      The teacher gave us some useful __________ before the exam.
A) advise
B) advice
C) advising
D) adviser

7.      We moved to a new house last week, and the __________ was easy.
A) move
B) moving
C) movement
D) moves

8.      They have a strong __________ that will last forever.
A) friend
B) friendliness
C) friendly
D) friendship

9.      She spoke __________ about her last day at school.
A) emotion
B) emotionally
C) emotional
D) emotionless

10.  He __________ me good luck on my journey.
A) wish
B) wishing
C) wished
D) wishes

 

True or False Questions:

1.      Fatima is leaving school because she is moving to another city.

2.      Amina doesn’t feel sad about Fatima leaving.

3.      They have shared many good memories together.

4.      Fatima promises to stay in touch with Amina.

5.      Amina gives Fatima a hug before she leaves.

6.      Fatima says she is not grateful for Amina’s friendship.

7.      They plan to see each other again someday.

8.      Fatima is staying in the same school.

9.      Amina wishes Fatima good luck in her new school.

10.  Fatima will call and send messages to Amina.

 

ANSWER KEYS

Key Answers for Fill in the Blanks

1.      emotional

2.      advice

3.      memories

4.      contact / touch (accept both)

5.      hug

6.      wish

7.      friendship

8.      emotionally

9.      grateful

10.  move/movement

 

Key Answers for Cross-Matching

| 1 → C | 2 → D | 3 → A | 4 → F | 5 → B | 6 → E | 7 → G | 8 → H | 9 → I | 10 → J |

 

Key Answers for Multiple Choice

1.      B) emotional

2.      C) memories

3.      A) hug

4.      C) grateful

5.      A) stay

6.      B) advice

7.      C) movement

8.      D) friendship

9.      B) emotionally

10.  C) wished

Answer Key for True and False

1.      True

2.      False

3.      True

4.      True

5.      True

6.      False

7.      True

8.      False

9.      True

10.  True