Chapter 3: Friends and family

1. Can you talk me about your best friend?

Hello teacher
My name is Nguyen, my full name is Ngo Quoc Nguyen, you
call me Jacky.
I was born in Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province with a
coastline stretching along the city, and many beautiful beaches.
My hobbies are listening to music, reading and fishing.
I am currently working at Viet Nhat Industrial Joint Stock
Company as a laboratory manager, with daily work of checking
and analyzing environmental parameters and reporting to the
authorities. I have been married for almost 1 years now.
My wife and I are living in Thu dau mot city in a small
apartment.
Today, I will talk about the topic of the your best friend .
It can’t be easy for me to say who my best friend is because,
fortunately, I have many very good friends. OK, I would say that
is a girl named Phuong, who were my classmate in 5 years. We
have much in common but also better at different aspects so we
can complement each other in teamwork. she is such a
harmonious, nurturing and caring girl who always stands by me
when I’m confronted with troubles. I learnt much from her and
found her pieces of advice really helpful. Additionally, she
understands me so thoroughly that she is almost sympathetic to
everything I do.
I would like to end my talk here.
Thank you so much teacher.
Wishing you a lot of health and happiness.

Who is he/she?
What’s his/her job?
How long have you known each other?
How can you know?
I met her at university and we are classmates.
What does she look like?
What do you usually do with him/her
Why she becomes your best friend/ what are the most important qualities
for friends to have?
Friendly, honest, reliable
Because she has many things in common with me, for example:
interests, personality.
be honest with each other.
He/She is good at …..: giỏi về………
I have many friends, but Mai Phuong is my best friend. She is a thoughtful woman.
She can give me useful advice when I’m in troubles. Phuong is 30 years old. She is the
mother of two boys. She is taller than me. She has a long black hair. She has oval face;
big black eyes. Although she is older than me, she has the same hobby as me. We both
love shopping and fashion. She is my best friend because she is responsible and reliable
person. I hope our friendship will last forever.

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Lend : cho vay /muon
Borrow: cho vay/muon
Flirt: thả thính, tán tỉnh, cua
/lecturer/Since I studied at elementary/primary school/pretty/ keep in touch by zalo
Twice a year. She is living in Hue while I’m living in HCM city
She stills/is single: còn độc thân
Loc is my best friend/ lecturer/ high school when we studied grade 10/
Studying, listening, and giving each other helpful advice and support to each other when
we are in troubles.
I have known him for …..years
2. How often do you see your friends?
Twice a year because I live far away from my friend.
Every weekend
At the weekends
3. Do you think friendship is important nowadays?
Yes, of course. Friendship is important because friends can help me share sadness
and happiness.
Friends help us have a good health. They can do exercise with me every morning.
I can relieve my stress by sharing with my friends when I have problems at work.
My friends will give me useful advice and I feel better.
My friends are always beside me when I’m in troubles.

Friends can share with you the joys and sorrows in life. There are things I can't tell
my parents, I can talk to my friends. In addition, in work or study, friends can help
you

4. Is it important to stay in touch with your friends throughout the years?

Keeping in touch with friends makes my life more interesting and colorful.
Keeping in touch with friends helps me stay active and optimistic.
Friends help me remember my childhood days with good memories.
Because I want to keep relationships with friends to make life more interesting.
When you make mistakes/ wrong, what should a good friend do?
- They should talk with me. They can share and talk this problem which I wrong.
- Listen to my problems and give me advice
- A good friend will be forgiving and tolerant for my mistakes.
- Understand for my situation and become ready to help me in my all bad
conditions.
- A good friend can scold me, but he/she is always beside me to overcome the
difficult situation.