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ZabanBook.com ‘A Read these statements about friendship. Can you explain what they mi What other statements would you add to the list? WHAT ‘A friend is someone who brings out the best in you. 2. Good friends are always happy to help when you cun into a problem, 3. A friend is someone who cheers you up when you're feeling bad. 4. True friends don't drift apart even after many years of separation of friends 5. A real friend will ways stand up for you when others ore puting you down, 6. Never be afraid fo open up and ask a friend for advice, Airve friend will never urn you down. 7. Moke new friends, but hang on tothe old ones. 8. Good fiends are hard fo come by, harder to leave, cond impossible to do without. “The first statement means a friend inspires you to show all your positive qualities.” B Group work Consider the statements in part A. Useful expressions What makes a good friend? Discuss with your group. “In my opinion, @ good friend is sameone who makes you a better person. it's someone who brings out the best in you.” é p } LISTENING & SPEAKING Friendship among women and men 4) A Listen to a professor talk about author Deborah Tannen'’s ideas. In Tannen’s opinion, what is the main difference between friendship among men and friendship among women? '{B Listen again. According to Tannen, which of these things do male friends often do (M) and which do female friends often do (F)? Write the correct letter. 1. are direct and to the point 4. prefer to share factual information 2. discuss daily life at length 5. value activities over talk ___ 3. reveal private thoughts 6. talk as a way to better understand their lives © Group work Do you agree or disagree with Tannen's ideas about friendship? Why or why not? “Ihave to say that | think some of her ideas seem to be accurate...” 2 RelationshipsGRAMMAR Phrasal verbs ‘A phrasal verb is a verb plus a particle, such as down, into, out, or up. ‘The meaning of a phrasal verb is usually different from the meaning of its parts. ‘Separable phrasal verbs can take objects before or after the particle. | the object is a pronoun, it always appears before the particle. friend is someone who brings out the best in you ‘friend is someone who brings the best out in you. AAtriend is someone who cheers you up when you're feeling bad With inseparable phrasal verbs, the object cannot go between the verb and the particle. Good friends are always happy to help when you run into a problem. Three-word phrasal verbs have a particle and a preposition. Make new friends, but hang on to the old ones. Intransitive phrasal verbs don't take objects. True friends don’t drift apart. GRAMMAR PLUS soe page 105 A Look at the Starting Point on page 2 again. Can you find the phrasal verbs? Which are separable, inseparable, and/or three-word verbs? Which are also intransitive? Write them in the chart. SEE Eas ies www.ZabanBook.com Soo) B Complete the questions with the phrasal verbs and algf&ct@n parentheses. @ ‘Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1. Have you ever had a friend who __brought out the worst / brought the worst out __ (bring out / the worst) in you? 2. Have you ever (run into / a friend) that you hadn’t seen in a long time? 3. Do you usually (stand up for / your friends) when other people criticize them? 4. Can you (do without / a cell phone) and still keep in touch with friends? 5. When friends ask you for a favor, do you usually say yes, or do you (turn down / them)? u 6. Do you (hang on to / your old friends) | f or do you drift apart as time goes by? t 7. Some people like to (put down / their friends) by insulting them. How would you feel if a friend did that to you? ¢ Pair work Discuss the questions in part B. “Have you ever hada friend who brought out the worst in you?” “Yeah, | once had a really messy roommate. She made me so angry.” The best of friends 3é y VOCABULARY Describing friendship A Pair work Complete the chart with the correct parts of speech. a admire empathize 2 beneficial 5. endure 3. clash 6 harmonious B Choose the word from the chart in part A that best replaces the boldfaced words. Compare answers with a partner. harmonious Ryan and Tina work to keep their friendship free-of eenflict. Sometimes their opinions are very different, but they stil get along. They work to make their friendship valuable and constructive. Having the same background helps them understand and identify with each other. Ryan and Tina think very highly of each other's accomplishments. Their friendship will certainly last a long time. o DISCUSSION What should friends have in common? A Look at the statements about friendship below. Do you agree with the statements? ‘Add a statement of your own, Paeone PCy 1. who are close in age empathize with each other better. 2.with similar social backgrounds have more harmonious friendships. | 3. who have similar values and beliefs have stronger connections. 4. with similar personalities have the most enduring friendships. | 5. benefit from having friends with the same educational background. J) 6. should only mingle with friends who have the same interests. 7. from different cultures often clash with each other. 'B Group work Share your opinions and explain your reasons. “The way | see it, people who are close in age can empathize better with each ‘other. They share many of the same experiences and understand each other.” “1 ee your point, but I don't think age is that important. If people like doing similar things, they can be good friends.” © Group work How many people agreed or disagreed with each statement? Report your findings to the class. “Three of us agreed that friends who are close in age empathize with each other better...” 4 MOMIRY PelationshipsWRITING www.ZabanBook.com Developing a thesis statement 35 . So The first paragraph of a composition contains a thesis statemetf, wich presents | ¢ the main idea. The remaining paragraphs each have a single focus expressed in a topic sentence that develops the thesis statement. A Read the composition. Underline the thesis statement in the first paragraph. B Match each of the other paragraphs with the phrase below that best summarizes its focus. ___ why we have a ___ what we have how we are close friendship in common different My best friend, Eva, and | are differant in many ways, but we have one important thing in common ~ we love to travel Whenever | have the urge to explore new place, | can always Count on Eva to go with me. Our friendship shows that people who are very different can stil have similar interests. e ‘The differences hetween Eva and me are significant. Eva is an artist who laves to take photographs end draw pictures of the interesting things she sees. | am ¢ marketing representative for a pharmaceutical company and spend a lot of my time estimating sales figures. Eva is a very impulsive person, and fm very organized. She's very quiet, but fm a very talkative person who enjoys teling stories. e Eva and | are both adventurous and love traveling. We discovered this shortly after we met several years ago. One day we were talking about vacations, and we found we had both visited many of the same places. We immediately made a plan ta go to a nearby historical city the following weekend Although we are quite different in many ways, Eva and I have become close over the years, and we now have a very special and enduring friendship. Every time we get together, we always have so much to talk about and have the best time. One reason for this is that we share a love of trevel and adventure, The other reason is that our differences complement each other, 80 we always get along well whenever we travel together, € Write a composition about a close friend. Then exchange your composition with a partner, and answer these questions. 1. What is the thesis statement? Underline it. 2. Does each paragraph have a single focus? Write the focus for each in the margin of the text. 3. What else would you like to know about your partner's friend? Ask at least two questions. (ESSMNEY The best of friends 5LESSON B > Make new friends, but keep the old G j STARTING POINT ZabanBook.com Meeting new people ‘A Read about how Yuan Lin, Brandon, and Jacob met new pe meeting people do you think is best? « > Jacob “1 decided to move to England last “didn’t know many people at my year. | felt really lonely at first. in new job, but | kept being invited by fact, | regretted moving here. But ‘my co-workers to a lunchtime yoga | never gave up trying new things. class. 1'm so glad | finally said yest a Then, | saw an ad for a Chinese- : ‘couple of my colleagues play soccer, English language exchange. it was a too, and they're considering starting great way to meet cool peoplet” f company team!" 2 ‘ many nice people! some of us get together at each other’s homes and ictice what we learn. We've become lly good friendst" “A language exchange is a great idea. You can meet people who are interested in languages and culture, so everyone already has something in common.” B Group work What other ways of meeting new people can you suggest to ‘someone in these situations? Add another situation to the list. Someone who... * movedtoanewneighborhood —« startedanewjob —« is over 65 years old + has little free time * is very shy . 6 2 J LISTENING ot A chance meeting A Pair work When was the last time you unexpectedly ran into someone you know? Tell your partner about your experience. °@ B Listen to Dena talk about how she met her friend Kate. Where were they when they first met? Where did they meet again? € Listen again. Then answer the following questions. 1. Why were Dena and Kate going to Los Angeles? 2. What did Dena regret after she said good-bye to Kate? 3. How much time passed between their first and second meetings? 4. How did Samantha, the guest at the party, know Kate? 6 RelationshipsGRAMMAR Gerund and infinitive constructions ‘These verbs are normally followed by a gerund: appreciate, consider, enjoy, give up, keep, put off, suggest. They'e considering starting a company team! These verbs are normally followed by an infinitive: ask, decide, expect, intend, need, refuse, seem, tend. | never expected to meet so many nice people! ‘These verbs are followed by either a gerund or an infini hate, preter, start. Last month | started taking / to take a cooking class. Infinitives and gerunds can also occur in the passive voice. They follow the pattern subject + verb + being/ fo be + past participle. | kept being invited by my co-workers to a lunchtime yoga class. She asked to be chosen for the job. : begin, bother, continue, A Look at the Starting Point on page 6 again. Can you find another verb followed by a gerund and another verb followed by an infinitive? B Choose the correct form of the verbs. Sometimes both answers are possible. Monday, March 18 Me never been a really popular guy. I'm the type of person who tends [EM to have / having one or two good friends rather than lots of acquaintances. Well, when | moved away from ‘my hometown after getting a job in Denver, | really needed [Eto make / making some new friends. Because I'm shy, | considered [El to change / changing my personality to become more outgoing. But that was very difficult for me. Just the same, | didn’t give up Ello try / trying. | decided [Ei to create / creating a new image for myself. | bought myself some new shoes, new clothes, and | even got a new haircut and started [J to wear / wearing contact lenses. However, it didn’t seem [El to change / changing anything. | was beginning to regret [Ell to leave / leaving my hometown when, all of a sudden, | got a call from my old friend Jim. He was planning, Ellto move / moving here pretty soon. He wanted some advice about finding an apartment in the city, and | suggested Ef) to share / sharing an apartment with me. Well, he agreed! | really enjoy ilto have / having someone to spend time with, and together we've made a lot of new friends. Posted by DenverDan 12 COMMENTS. © Pair work Complete these sentences with your own information, and add details. ‘Then compare with a partner. 1. I don't lke it when friends refuse... . to do smalll favors for me, like lending me a book. It’s so rude. 2. It can be annoying when friends expect . . 3. I couldn't say no if a friend suggested . .. 4, When I'm with my good friends, | don’t bother .. Make new friends, but keep the old. .VOCABULARY ia | eee ‘A Which word best completes these sentences? Write the correct letter. a. rebuild. reconnect e. rehash ag. replace b. recall. redefine f. rekindle h, resurface 1. You can _f_ old friendships by 5. Can you the first time you met your sharing memories. best friend? 2. Don't __ old arguments over 6. Friends you think are gone forever and over. sometimes ___ unexpectedly. 3. People often __ themselves, but 7. Visit your hometown and __ with they're essentially the same. your roots. 4. Aclose friend is impossibleto__. 8, Ittakes time to__a damaged friendship. B Pair work What other re- verbs do you know? How would you define them? Compare your list with a partner. Recapture, reconsider... o DISCUSSION Friendship maintenance A Look at these ideas for m think are the most important. Advice for Maintaining Praise your friends often and keep | > Use social media to help you feel a positive, optimistic attitude when ‘connected to friends but not to you're around them. replace face time, D> Never betray a friend's trust itcan | pe Be a good listener and try to ‘cause real resentment, empathize with your friends. Try to be completely honest with > Respect your friends’ point of viow your friends at all times. leven when you disagree, Don't rehash > Don't hold unkind words against a ld arguments. friend. Consider any problems he or | p> Watch out for “unhealthy" friendships, she has that might be the cause of ‘Sometimes it's better to end a the hurtful words. friendship and move on with your life, (aa ining friendships. Choose three that you B Group work Tell your group which three pieces of advice you chose, and explain why. Then share any other ideas you have about maintaining friendships. Ces “Well, I think it's important to always be completely honest with your frends. Ifyou aren't honest with your friends, they might not be honest with you.” 8 RelationshipsREADING - @ Technology and friendship A Pair work Discuss these questions. Then read the article to compare your ideas with the author's. 1. What are some ways that interacting online might encourage people to connect in real life? 2. How could social media help shy students participate more in class? HOW SOCIAL MEDIA “FRIENDS INTO REAL-LIFE FRIENDSHIPS TRANSLATE hen social media first gained attention, | heard many people say online connections couldn't possibly be real friends. Some even feared people might trade face-to-face interaction for a virtual ite online. But now the majority of the people | know consider at least some of their online friends to be like extended family. Which made me wonder - does social media actually encourage people to connect “in real life”? (One example of online life transiating into real-life interaction happens on Mashable’s Social Media Day, when thousands of people attend in-person meet-ups to celebrate the power of online connections. Another example is location-based ‘apps that help users connect face-to-face by allowing them to see who else has checked in at the same store, restaurant, or party ~ or even who is ving in a city they plan to visit. They might then decide to seek each other out “in real life.” ‘APew Intemet and American Life Project report found that people using social networking sites have more close relationships and receive more support than others. They are also more likely to reconnect with old friends and use social networking to keep up with those they are already close to. Other research shows that social media may also deepen what could otherwise be passing relationships. A study by Dr. Rey Junco found that college students who interacted with each other land their professors on Twitter were more likely to ‘meet outside class to study. They also developed unexpected real-life connections and were also more likely to ask questions in class. “What | find most fascinating is that I've consistently seen that students who start a course being more introverted and not speaking up during class discussions become more extroverted and participate more when encouraged to communicate through social media with their professors and their classmates,” Junco said. However, if social media does increase the likelihood Source: “How Social Media Friends" Translate Into Real-Life Friencships,” by Ter Thorton, Medtashft B Group work Discuss these questions. Then share your answers with the class. 1. In what ways are virtual friendships similar to and different from real-life friendships? 2. Would you be more or less willing to share ideas on social media than you would in class? Why? 3. What other issues and complications might come up when online friends meet face-to-face? Make new friends, but keep the old 9eo, Third Editi Sosy | Workbook@Contents Relationships Clothes and appearance . Science and technology Superstitions and beliefs . Movies and television Musicians and music...............60.000csceeeeeeeeeee eee 31 Changing times ........... 0.6... cece cece cece eee eeeeeeueeee Consumer culture. Nature. . Language. Exceptional people............ ome Business matters ................cccceeeeeeeee eee eeeeS=wZaban BOOk-conmag RELATIONSHIPS 2) é j GRAMMAR Ft Read this paragraph from a blog post about friendship. Find the phrasal verbs and write them in the correct columns in the chart. {have a lot of friends, but my best friend is Anna, She is one of those great friends you come by only once in a while. Anna knows how to cheer me up when I'm feeling bad, and she brings out the best in me when I'm feeling happy. Whenever | un into a problem, she always has great advice, and she usually helps me solve it. She never puts me down when | do something silly or embarrassing. | guess the thing I ike best about Anna is that | can open up to her and talk about anything, like bad grades in school or family problems. | would never turn her down if she needed my help. | would stand up for her in ust about any situation. really hope that we don’t drift apartin the future. I don‘tthink I could do ithout her friendship! % Sep: ed come by 2 VOCABULARY Choose the words that best complete the sentences. 1. When Mike's and Ec'’s ideas about art @lasf)/ admire, they argue. 2. My sister is a truly admirable / beneficial person. She works two jobs, goes to school at night, and still has time to help me with my problems. 3. Jon and Scott empathize / harmonize well as a team since they have similar working styles. 4. Kim and Emily have a truly clashing / enduring relationship. They have been best friends for more than 10 years. 5. Catherine has benefited / endured a lot from living with her grandmother, who is very understanding and a great listener. 6. Lara is good with teenagers. She is very empathetic / harmonious, really listening to their problems and helping them find their own solutions. The best of friends 1ey GRAMMAR : ‘Complete these conversations with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use an object pronoun where needed. cheer (someone) up drift apart stand up for do without ‘un into turn (someone) down 1. A: I'm surprised that Tom didn't support what you said in the meeting | thought he agreed with you. B: He does agree with me, but he was afraid of what our boss would say. I can’t believe he didn’t stand up for met 2. A: What's wrong with Carmen? She looks so sad. B: I'm not sure. Let's ask her to go to lunch with us. Maybe we can 3. A: Did Eric ask you to present your work at the conference next week? B: Yes, he did, but! ______....__+_+__ because | have other things to take care of at work. 4, A: Sam isn't serious about anything. | think we could really him on our team. : agree. Let's talk to the others about it and make a decision. B: 5. A: Have you seen Yuki lately? B: Actually, | her when I was downtown today. 6. A: Ist true that you and Roger aren't in touch anymore? B: Yes, itis. We kind of when | moved to Los Angeles. @ GRAMMAR : Complete these sentences to make them true for you. 1. Nothing cheers me up as much as _going out to dinner with a few of my good friends! 2. [like to hang on to friends who 3, When someone puts me down, | 4. [will stand up for anyone who 5. |can do without people who 6. | open up around people who 2 Relationshipso WRITING ae A Read the thesis statements. Find the three best paragraph topics to support each one. Write the topics below the thesis statements. Paragraph Topics ee ghs C C Cc C C Cc cs Cc c ic Cc Thesis statements. 1. Developing a friendship requires attention and work. Be a person that your friend can trust. 2, People living in big cities often have trouble making friends, but there are ways to solve this problem. 3. Maintaining a long-distance friendship is difficult, but it can be done. B Write one additional topic for each thesis statement in part A. { 2. 3. © Choose one of the thesis statements and write a composition. Use three paragraph topics that best support your thesis. The best of friends 3a GRAMMAR _ Complete the questions using the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs. Note that one of the constructions uses the passive voice. Then answer the questions and give reasons. 1. Do you get annoyed when friends ask ____to borrow __ (borrow) your clothes? No, | don't get annoyed because | know my friends will return the clothes. 2, Would you give up (Practice) an instrument or sport if you got to spend more time with friends? 8. Would you refuse ___ (go out) with a friend if he or she wanted to ‘see @ movie you weren't interested in seeing? 4, Do you expect (invite) every time your best friend goes out? 5. Which friend do you prefer (hang out) with the most? 6. When a friend treats you to lunch, do you enjoy (g0) toa casual restaurant or a more formal one? 7. Would you continue (talk) to a friend if he or she never answered your texts or emails? Relationships€ j VOCABULARY Choose the words that best complete the sentences. 1. Maria and Emma @anaTed), other for many years. Good friends are impossible to replace / resurface. They share so many of our memories. Too much damage has been done to Al and Sam's friendship to redefine / rebuild it. | can't rehash / recall the name of my tenth-grade English teacher. Tim has reconnected / redefined his outlook on life. He's more optimistic now. .. Don't bring that subject up again. | don't want to rehash / rebuild it with you. After studying for the exam for two days, Cara redefined / resurfaced to eat dinner with her family. 8. I'm glad | came home for spring break. I've been recalling / reconnecting with friends that | haven't seen since last summer. @ j GRAMMAR eee, Imagine your friend is coming to visit you for the weekend, Write sentences describing ‘some possible activities you can do together. Use the cues and the gerund or infi form of the verbs. resurfaced their friendship after drifting apart from each NOS EN 1. plan/ take a walk somewhere nice 2. suggest / relax at a cozy café We should plan to take a walk somewhere nice. 3. consider / go to a club 4. prefer / get tickets to a concert NEY Make new friends, but keep the old... |Gg READING aaa A Read the article. Find the words in boldface that match the definitions. 1. causes spurs 4, a good indication of __ NR es he core i 5. more commonly affected by - 3. annoying reminders ____ 6. take care of and engage socially Your FRIENDS & Your HEALTH “You're not what you eat ~ you're who you eat with,” wrote Scientific American's Christie Nicholson, ‘reporting on research examining why our friends’ weight influences our own. The study found that See et ce RMR Lee eet td ‘he influence of our social networks on our waistlines. But helping you lose weight isn't the only way your friends can affect you. Here are some other ways friends are good for our health: a ea el are Dua your family ~ nagging — can actually work when it's coming from a pal pushing you to move more. Also, working out with a friend has the added benefit of keeping you committed to your workout plan ‘There's no roling over to hit the snooze button on that early morning run if someone's waiting for you ena FRIENDS KEEP YOU RELAXED Talking with friends really can help you get through ee enema ct srr Rte gen eee Soe at Cen ees ieccshn courages Sr aes: cl Ton ST stressed spurs the releas ee Ta do ee en ee friends are also good for the heart. Stronger social tes in general seem to lov PU ee he ug us nO cal est ic FRIENDS HELP YOU LIVE LONGER in an anai cee ear Mn ac ras) had a 50 percent greater chan erm survival than those with weaker social networks. I's nat quite as simple as connecting Te ea acres AORN Tac! significant body of research linking longer lifespan B Choose the statements that are supported by information in the article. 1 1. Men don't seem to benefit from the relaxing effects of friendship. 0 2. 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