2 Speaking and listening Getting back in touch
A. Pair work How do friends lose touch with each other? Add ideas to the list. Have you ever lost touch with a friend? Tell your partner how it happened.
Friends lose touch when one of them……
- Moves away. - gets interested in different things. - _____________________
- Gets married. - gets too busy with school or work. - _____________________
B. (3.10) Listen to Javier talk about his old friends. Does he want to get back in touch with them? Check ( ) the correct boxes in the chart below.
Yes No Don’t know Why did he lose touch?
1. His college friends
2. His running buddy
3. His old girlfriend
C. (3.10) Listen again. Why did Javier lose touch with his friends? Complete the rest of the chart.
3 Writing Your circle of friends
A. Pair work Think about three of your friends. Tell a partner about them. Discuss the questions below.
- What is your friend like? - What do you have in common?
- How did you meet? - What do you do together?
- Why did you become friends?
B. Read the article below and the Help note. Then write an article like the one on page 66 about your circle of friends. Use both and neither to show what you have in common. Include photos if you can.
My circle of friends
My best friend from high school
Ronaldo is a friend I met on my first day of high school. We sat next to each other in art class. Neither of us was very good at art, but we had a good time together in class. He’s very easygoing. He’s the kind of guy who gets along with everyone. We’re both science-fiction fans, so we spend a lot of time at the movies.
Help note
Both and neither
We’re both science-fiction fans. Both of us are science-fiction fans. We both like going to the movies. Both of us like going to the movies. Neither of us was very good at art.
C. Pair work Read your partner’s article. Ask questions about your partner’s friends.