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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real friends are those you can depend on whatever happens. Even when times get rough, they will be there to give you a helping hand, lend you their ears, or just be a shoulder for you to cry on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it seems that for men, it is not that easy to make friends and keep their relationships with their best mates stand the test of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the audio and read the transcript about how big a challenge it is for men to make friends and maintain their friendships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/6-minute-english_2023\/ep-230914<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201ddrift away<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cSo why do we sometimes find it hard to make friends, or that the friends we used to have seemed to have somehow <\/em>drifted away<\/em><\/strong>?\u201d <\/em>Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cdouble-edged sword<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cNo, it’s a real <\/em>double-edged sword<\/em><\/strong> being the face of a book called \u2018Billy No-Mates\u2019 I’ve gotta say\u2026 but I think.. so loneliness doesn’t look like me.<\/em>\u201d Use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cthird space<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cMax thinks the answer is getting out and meeting people in \u2018<\/em>third spaces<\/em><\/strong>\u2019, which are separate from either home or work.<\/em>\u201d? Use this idiom in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Explain your views on this, “Men find it difficult to make friends.<\/em>“.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What do you think are reasons men find it harder to maintain strong friendships, especially as they get older?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What are ways you maintain your relationship with your close friends solid?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Why is having close friends important?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What are the downsides of having too many friends?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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