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Friends

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Discuss the following questions.

1. Who is your best friend? What is he or she like? Describe him or her to your partner.

2. Why is he or she your best friend? What special qualities does he or she have?

Match the words below with the definitions.

a) to become familiar with someone’s personality

b) to tell each other your latest news

c) to communicate with someone

d) to have a friendly relationship with someone

e) to have many similar interests and opinions

f) to like each other

g) to see and talk to someone

h) to stop talking to someone because you are

angry with him or her

i) to spend time with someone by appointment

j) to start communicating with someone after a

period of no communication

k) to stop communicating with someone

C. Fill the gaps below with the words from B in the correct form.

1. I first ........................ him when I was at school.

2. We .......................... immediately. We enjoyed spending time together from the start.

3. We ........................ . We liked the same music and the same sports.

4. We .......................... very well. We learned a lot about each other.

5. We .......................... when I went away to university. I was too busy to email or phone him.

6. We .......................... after university. I rang him one day because I missed him.

7. We .......................... because we understand each other.

8. We never ................ with each other because we tend to agree with each other on most things.

9. We .......................... by email and phone. We speak to each other at least once a week.

10. We .......................... once a month or so. We usually go to pub together then have a pizza.

11. We enjoy ................. with each other. It’s nice to chat about what’s happening in our lives.

D. Ask your partner the questions below.

1. How did you meet your best friend?

2. Did you hit it off immediately?

3. What do you have in common?

4. Have you ever lost touch/contact?

5. Why exactly do you get on well together?

6. Have you ever fallen out with each other?

7. How do you keep/stay in touch/contact?

8. How often do you meet up?

9. Do you enjoy catching up together?

E. Discuss the following questions with your partner.

1. Who are your closest friends? What are they

like? Describe them to your partner.

2. What do you and your friends usually do

together?

3. Who is your oldest friend? How long have you

known each other?

4. Do you find it easy to make new friends? Why

(not)?

5. Who is your newest friend? How did you

meet?

6. What qualities are most important to you in a

friend? Honesty? A sense of humour?

Something else?

7. Have you ever had a pen-pal? Why (not)?

8. Why do some people like having a pen-pal?

9. How do you keep in contact with friends who

don’t live near you? How difficult is it to stay in

touch?

10. Have you ever made friends with someone

through the Internet? Have you ever met this

person face-to-face? Why (not)?

11. Do you think a man and a woman can be ‘just

good friends’? Why (not)?

12. What is more important to young people

nowadays, friends or family? Which is more

important to you, and why?

13. Are you a good friend? What qualities do you

offer your friends?

Discuss the following statement.

A man’s best friend is his dog.

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1. to catch up

2. to get back in touch/contact

3. to get on well

4. to get to know each other

5. to have a lot in common

6. to hit it off

7. to keep/stay in touch/contact

8. to lose touch/contact

9. to meet

10. to meet up

11. to fall out (with someone)

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