Navigate B1 slide 16, Review ex-es 1a, 2a,5a
1a Complete the advice about friendship with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple, present continuous or present perfect.
1 If your life have changed (change) recently, your friends might need to change too.
2 If you just have moved (just/move) to a new area, it’s a good idea to join some clubs.
3 People usually make (make) friends at work, so try inviting some work colleagues out socially.
4 Don’t automatically say no to an invitation, even if you get (get) ready for bed when the phone rings. If you keep saying no, people will stop inviting you.
5 Try to meet your friend’s friends. They like (like) them, so you probably will, too.
6 When someone refuse (refuse) your invitation, try again another time.
2a Choose the most appropriate form to complete each sentence. Sometimes both forms are possible.
Social networking sites do not seem / are not seeming to help people make close friends, according to researchers who studied how the websites change / are changing friendships.
Although social networking means / is meaning that many people now have / are having hundreds or even thousands of ‘friends’, the researchers believe / are believing that to become a real friend, it is still important to actually meet up. Social networking has become / is becoming very popular recently, but although people now keep in touch / are now keeping in touch with more friends online, the researchers found that we still usually have only around five close friends. We only develop real friendships when we know / are knowing we can trust someone.
5a Complete the sentences using the noun form with a suffix of one of the words from the box.
develop — happy — inform — member — relation — secure
1 Developing is more important than having lots of money.
2 My relationship with my boss has never been very good.
3 How can you afford the membership at the tennis club?
4 He gave me some very useful information about the new apps that are available for my phone.
5 Have you seen the new security of houses by the river?
6 I don’t really like my job, but I need the happiness of a regular salary.
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