FRIENDSHIP IS GOOD FOR YOUR

HEALTH
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FRIENDSHIP IS GOOD FOR YOUR

01 HEALTH
Karen and her new friend, Emily, met often.
They went for coffee, to dinner, or to the movies
together. Karen slowly started to feel better and
she talked about their problems to Emily too.
Karen had a problem with her job. She was very
depressed at work. She worked a lot of hours but
her boss didn't pay her better. She was afraid of
talking to her boss about it. Karen talked about
this problem with Emily. After that, Emily didn't
Before you read, look at the picture feel afraid anymore. Then, she talked to her boss
and read the title of the story. and he agreed to give her more money. Now
Karen is happy at work too.
a After one year, many of the other people felt
Circle your answers and write them on the lines.
happy too. They didn't need medicine to feel
Happy sad friends
a What is the most important idea of the story? Color
the right bubble.
a) These people are
_____________________
All depressed people need medicine.
b Think about your friends. What do you do together?
Write two sentences. Our friends can make us happy and

healthy.
My friends and I
_________________________
B
_______________________________ Answer:
________
We
a) Do you agree with the idea of the text?
02 Friendship is good for your health
________________________________________
_________
Karen Casey was very unhappy all the time. She
didn't have any friends to talk to. She was depressed. ________________________________________
Depression is very serious. Many depressed people _________
need medicine to be healthy and feel better. But some
b) Do you have many friends?
depressed people don't need medicine, they need a
good friend. ________________________________________
Some scientists studied a group of depressed people. _________
They wanted to help them. They studied Karen and
some other people. The scientists didn't give ________________________________________
medicine to Karen and the others. Instead, each _________
depressed person made a new friend. The scientists
thought that friendship would make these people
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healthy.
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HEALTH

C
Color the words in the chart that are related to
FRIENDS.

Trustworthy Helpful Selfish

Respectful Negative Kind

D Now, introduce your best friend and provide

information about what you and your best friend
do or don’t have in common.
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y detallada.
Demuestra dominio y
comprensión del tema.
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pronunciación, entonación en el
área de inglés, lo cual hace más
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entendible su información.
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audiencia.
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pertinente a lo trabajado en
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