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1 Friendship What friendship means Have a look at these proverbs about friendship and then answer the questions below. 1 Books and friends should be few but good. To have a friend, be a friend. The best mirror is an old friend. A hedge between friends keeps friendship green. A friend in need is a friend indeed. a) What are the ideas behind these proverbs? b) Do you agree with the message in each proverb? Explain why/why not. c) What does friendship mean to you personally? Tip Add proverbs to your active vocabulary to give your English some extra colour. T How to test true friendship Sometimes it may become necessary to test the loyalty of the people you call your friends. You should be completely honest when you think about the intentions and real basis of your friendship. Read on to learn how to test true friendship. Step one: Try to discuss controversial issues with your friend. Topics like politics and religion can help you to determine whether a friendship is true. A true friend will not pressure you to change your mind. True friendship is not ruined by di erences of philosophies or ideals. Step two: Entrust your friend with a dark or juicy secret. Trust is an important component of true friendship. A true friend should be able to keep your secret to himself/herself no matter how much they ache to spill the news. If word gets back to you that your friend has given away your secret, you know that you need to watch what you do and say around them. Step three: Ask your friend for a huge favour. Make sure the favour you ask for will trouble your friend in a signicant way. is will test just how far your friend is willing to go to help you out of a rough situation. Step four: Tell your friend the truth about their horrible singing. Although this may sting your friend’s ego, it shouldn’t damage your friendship. True friendship is able to survive the honest truth. e ability to be honest with your friend will also test your commitment to a genuine friendship. Step ve: Allow your friend to borrow money from you. Because money oen brings out people’s true intentions and motivations, the lending of it can test a true friendship. A true friend will respect your right to be repaid as soon as they are able to do so; you shouldn’t have to send them reminders. (K. T. Logan, www.ehow.com , 14 September 2009; adapted) a) How do you feel about the idea of testing a friend to see if he/she is a true friend? Can you imagine testing a friend? b) In your own words, say what the idea behind each of the five steps/tests is. c) In which of these situations would you be most or least disappointed if a friend let you down? 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Testing friendship Read the text below, then talk about points a) to c). 2 10 Growing up Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv