Unit 3　Language in use

7.Listen and choose the problem the speaker describes.

I'm Charlie.I've been best friends with Sam for over ten years—since we were young children.But now that we are older,we seem to be changing.We don't have the same friendship any more,and I miss it.I want to stay friends with Sam,but I'm not sure it's going to work.What should I do?Should I make new friends?Or should I try to get our friendship back again?

8.Work in pairs.Choose the best piece of advice in your opinion for the problem in Activity 7.

1.Boy 1:I just want to say to Charlie, best friends come and go, you know. Nothing can stay the same all the time, not even a long friendship of ten years. When you grow up, you change. You want different things. You are not the same as you were ten years ago, and your friend isn't the same either. Don't think about the past so much.

2.Girl:When I was ten, my best friend moved away to another town. Our friendship nearly ended, but then I called her and told her how I felt. You need to make sure Sam knows how you feel, and if you are really good friends, then your friendship will not end.

3.Boy 2:Do something special together, just you and Sam. Plan a day to do something interesting. Or just do things together that you enjoyed in the past. You'll see if there's still some of that old friendship left.