Friends
1. Tell us about your best friends at school and in your neighbourhood
2. Tell us about your classmates. Which ones are your favourites?
3. Do you have any interesting or very successful friends? What makes them interesting or successful?
4. What do you usually do with your friends?
5. Do you have any specific places where you meet up with your friends?
6. What is the best favour a friend has done for you, or a favour you’ve done for a friend?
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EXAMPLE ANSWERS: Friends
1. My best friends at university were my flatmates and classmates. Gökay, Devrim Gökhan and Abduş were my classmates. Gökay is an English language teacher in Karasu, Devrim is an academic at the ELT department in my faculty now, Gökhan is an English teacher and an artist in Berlin, and Abduş is an English language teacher in a state school. Murat, Zafer and Civan were my flatmates. Murat is a bank officer, Zafer is a barman, and Civan is working in the Netherlands.
2. I have a lot of workmates and colleagues. I work with my wife, Esra, who handles all the management and arrangements of Spoken Cafe. Yaren and Alvaro are our full-time English teachers. They are very good teachers and are both a lot of fun.
3. My friend Devrim is a very successful academic. He is very successful and well-known in our field, ELT.
4. I usually gather with my old friends in the summer in Akçay. We walk around together and enjoy our holiday together.
5. We meet on holiday in Akçay or go abroad with my close friends. We love exploring foreign cultures and cities.
6. My friends always supported me with my business, and I always shared my problems or plans with my friends.
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People with active social networks and close friends they talk to live longer than people who rely only on family, according to researchers at Michigan State University. So, whenever possible, make time to see the members of your social circle, even if it’s just for a coffee.
READ/SPEAK
Do you think it is good to have a lot of friends or a few good friends? Do you have a lot of friends? Where do you usually meet people?
If you associate with people who have certain social or ethical problems, legal problems, rumoured bad behaviour, or who may be generally distrustful, you are likely to pick up those same problems
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Do you have any bad friends? Why do you think they are bad?