4B Friends
HERB activity 18 & 1€ (cD 1 Tracks 18 & 19, 3 minutes 20 seconds)
First, Ron.
Interviewer: Ron
who's your best fiend?
Ron: My best friend is a guy named Tom,
Interviewer: Mm-hmm, And w...what do you do
together? Do you go fishing?
Ron: No, [ike to be alone when I fish. Tom and I
love to go camping.
Interviewer: In the mountains?
Ron: Yeah. It’s great to be out in the fresh air.
Seeing the stars at night.
Interviewer: I know what you mean, And when did
‘you two first meet?
Ron: It was when we were in high school. We were
in the same history class. That was, et me think,
ten years ago.
Interviewer: And you're still good friends.
Ron: Yes, the best!
Next, Sally.
Interviewes
OK. Sally. How about you? Who's
your best friend?
Sally: My best friend’s name is Susan.
Interviewer: Mm-hmm, And what do you two like
to do together?
Sally: Oh, all kinds of stuff. We spend a lot of time
together.
Interviewer:
IK, but what’s your favorite thing to
do? Do you two go camping like Ron and Tom?
Sally: No, we never go camping, No, what we like to do
is go to the movies. We go almost every Friday night
+ Isee. And...uh...when did you first
Sally: Ahh, a long time ago. When we were both
seven years old,
Interviewer: You were seven?
Sally: Yes, a very long time ago, almost 25 years ago.
Interviewe:
ha-ha!
“That isa long time ago! (Hacha.) Ha-
Do you have a best friend, Ken?
Ken: Oh, yeah. My bestfriend is Jim.
Interviewer: And how long have you known each
other?
Ken: Uh...not so long, About a year ~ oh, wait, no,
uh..two years. Yeah, we met at the tennis club
two years ago.
Interviewer: Oh, so you play tennis with each
other?
Ken: Well, agains! each other, really. You know, we
both try to win,
Interviewer: And who usually wins
Ken: Eh...definitely Jim. I almost always lose, I'm
‘not very good at tennis, Uh...but I usually win
when we play chess
Interviewer: Ah! You guys play chess, too?
‘Ken: Oh, yeah. And I'm definitely a better chess
player than he is!
you or him?
Finally, Alice.
Interviewer: Alice, how about you? Do you have a
best fiend?
Alice: Ah, yes, I'do. Her name’s Anna,
Interviewer: When did you meet her?
Alice: Um...et me see. Oh, it was in our freshman
year ~s0, three years ago.
Interviewer: A-ha, Did you meet in high school?
Alice: No, freshman year of college. We're on the
same team,
Interviewer: Oh. So, what do you play?
Alice: Oh, soccer We're both on our college soccer team,
Interviewer: Soccer’s a great game, Do you like to
watch soccer, too?
Alice: Well, not really, But Anna and I talk about all
kinds of sports when we're together,
Interviewer: OK, thanks, Alice. And good luck in
your next game!
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