Speaking test:
HOW CAN
FRIENDSHIP
LAST FOR
EVER ?
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Explain your point of view with clear
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Lesson 19: A friend I could never forget
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1- Read the text and complete the table:
Name
Nationality
Violet
British
Helen
American
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Husband
Dennis
John
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2- These statements are false, correct them with details from the text:
a/ Violet knew her friend on the social media (p1)
- « So when I saw the appeal for pen friends, I wrote a reply.”
b/ Helen’s letters are not interesting for Violet (p3)
-Helen's letters became the highlight of my week.
c/ Violet and Helen phoned each other everyday (p 5)
- “ I had exchanged hundreds of letters but had never spoken on the phone, let alone met.”
d/ The relationship between Violet and Helen ended quickly, (p7)
- “For 50 years Helen and I were part of each other's lives and every time the post
arrives I think of her.”
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3- What does the following words refer to
in the text?
• It (p1) = The envelope
• Her (p3) = Helen
• His (p6) = John
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4- Tick the correct option:
a) America was the land of milk and honey
(p2)
• In America only, milk and honey are sold
• American people are rich
b) A wave of homesickness swept me (p6)
• She was bored from America
• She felt longing for her home
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5- a/ What does the underlined word express?
In contrast, America was the land of milk and honey.
It expresses contrast (opposition/ comparison)
Britain was in war, in contrast, America was prosperous
c/ What are the words that can replace in contrast?
However – contrasted to- in comparison with – as opposed to – over
against
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Plot Diagram: A friend I could never forget
Violet traveled to America to meet
her penfriend, They enjoyed their
time together
They exchanged letters for 38
years talking about every thing
Helen wrote a letter to violet to
start their friendship
Violet sent a reply for a
penfriend appeal
She went back home
and they continued
writing letters to each
other
Violet heard about her friend’s
death and this relationship
reached its end
The text is about a friendship that lasted for 50 years, It’s a true, a lovely
and unforgettable friendship
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WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH
TO TALK ABOUT
PENFRIEND’S BENEFITS
Group work
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