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1 Listen and complete the information.
balance Flyboarding inventor more popular the beach water

0. There is a new sport called Flyboarding .

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1. This is a sport people do at the beach .
2. A Flyboard uses water jets to push people into
the air or underwater.
3. Flyboarders need a lot of balance and acrobatics.
4. Surfing and waterskiing are more popular than flyboarding.
5. Franky Zapata is the inventor of the flyboard.

2 Read and correct the false information.

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here are many reasons that people become friends. Friends are usually close in
age. They come from similar families. They share interests and hobbies. Maybe
they watch sports together or talk about art. One interesting influence
on friendship is a psychological effect called reciprocity. This just means
that when someone likes you, you will probably like them, too.
Popularity and attractiveness can also be influences. People like to
be friends with popular, attractive people. Sharing secret information
about yourself (at an appropriate moment) also increases friendship.
It shows trust and honesty.
The biggest influence on friendship, though, is much simpler: location.
People become friends with the people they see every day, at work
or at school. Staying friends with people over long distances is a lot
more work.
0. Friends usually come from very different families.
Friends usually come from similar families.
1. Friends don’t share interests and hobbies.
Friends share interests and hobbies
\. Reciprocity means you like people but they don’t like you.
Reciprocity means that you like people, and they like you too.
3. Friends don’t usually care about popularity or attractiveness.
Friends usually care about popularity or attractiveness
4. Sharing secrets shows that someone is dishonest and dangerous.
Sharing secrets shows that someone demonstrates trust and honesty

5. Long-distance friendships are easier than having friends at work or school.

Long distance friendships are more work than having friends at work or school.

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