12 UniT 01 | Old friends and new friends Write a paragraph about your best friend. What is special about them? What makes them a good friend? Use some of the phrasal verbs from exercise 4 in your paragraph. You could start like this: My best friend is called … She’s/He’s my best friend because she/he can … / … doesn’t … / … is always … WRITING 8 Answers to the quiz: 4 to 6 points Your friendship skills need major repair! You may think of yourself as a good friend, but you certainly don’t act like one. You should support your friends more and put their needs before your own! 7 to 9 points You may love your friends, but you don’t always show it. You don’t go out of your way for them. But if you want to maintain a strong bond, you have to be supportive – even if it means doing something that doesn’t always interest you. 10 to 12 points You put the ‘best’ into ‘best friend’! You totally know what it means to be a true friend. You are always there for your friends and you do thoughtful things to show you care for them. Everyone would like to be friends with you. You keep your promises and never tell a secret. (Are you sure you answered all the questions honestly?) Before you read the extract from a novel in 10, look at the questions below. Write at least one sentence for each question into your notebook. Then compare your answers with your partner. READING 9 Friendship in books Language box Remember how to form questions: full verbs – use do, does or did: Did you like it there? auxiliaries – with inversion: Can we be friends? question words: Where does your friend live? Who do you like best? If you need more information on Questions, go to Grammar revisited, p. 164. M I think it would be much slower than my life now ... I’d probably miss my sister most ... We both love music ... I’d try to be there for my friend ... Imagine you lived on a small island. What would life there be like? How does this compare to the life you lead now? How would you feel if you were away from your family for a longer period of time? Who would you miss most? How would you communicate with your family? What would you do if somebody bullied your friend? Do you have a really close friend? What are they like? What things do you have in common? What secrets would you share with your friend? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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