Cover of the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 3.2 - Real friends? for the textbook Speakout Elementary - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss. What are the three types of friends? Give an example of each type of friend.

Answer

'online' friends

  • friends on the internet (Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites)

'have fun' friends

  • friends you do activities
  • go to social events with (play football, go running, go to the cinema, go to a party)

'real' friends

  • close friends / best friends
  • friends you talk to about personal things
  • friends who help you when you have a problem