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I lovemy friendsLEVELPERSONAL ANDSOCIAL EDUCATIONJULIE AND HER FRIENDSI think friendship is having fun together. sharing problems.Hi, Lisa. How is itgoing now withyour classmates? helping a friend.There, three timesfive is fifteen andthen 32 being sincere.I’m angrywith Harry. Pearson Italia S.p.A.No Julie.You are wrongabout this.

supportingeach other. keeping promises.Do you wantto come tothe cinemawith me onSaturday?Well done Lisa.I’m going to a party withLisa. I promised, sorry. and lots of other things.1.Match the two partsof the pingabcdea friendpromiseseach otherproblemsfuninfoUK2.Complete these sentences witha word from the list below. support share have fun help keeps1 Harry and his brotherthe samepassion for football.2 Lisa is good at Maths. Julie is good at English.each other.They3 Gregory and Mark do judo. During competitionseach other.they4 You can trust Julie. She alwaysher promises.with him.5 Robert is really nice. I3.What do you think friendship is?You can reply like Julie.What do Britishteenagers dowhen they’rewith theirfriends?Teenage girls chatand gossip, butteenage boys play sport or video games. Both boysand girls say that they don’t spend enough timewith their friends. Teenagers think this is wrong:their teachers and their parents are too strict!Are teenagers sociable?Yes, very sociable. 90% of British teenagers havemore than three really good friends. Only 2% don’thave any friends.and in Italy?How many real friends do young people of your agehave?Have a class survey or look on the Internet.I think friendship is Pearson Italia S.p.A.33

Friendshipis specialLEVELPERSONAL ANDSOCIAL EDUCATIONTestAre you a good friend?1You hate basketball. Your friend loves it.He/She asks you to come and see a match.You refuse. You accept only to please him/her.5Your friend has an argument with someonein your class. You tell your friend to apologise.It doesn’t matter.6 You support your friend and don’t ask any3questions.You remain neutral.Your friend has a broken heart.He/She speaks about this all the time.4Your friend is wearing a horrible pairof trousers. You laugh at him/her. You give him/her your advice.You don’t worry. It’s his/her problem.You listen to your friend’s advice.Never. Sometimes. Always.7Your friend doesn’t telephone you forseveral days.You think there is a good reason for this. You think this is terrible. You usually send You listen to the problem again and again.You don’t see your friend or answer thetelephone. You help your friend and go out withhim/her. You feel angry. You feel sad, but you understand why. You go. Every moment with him/her is great.2Your friend tells you a lie.messages every day. You call your friend. You want to know howhe/she is.8At a party, your best friend doesn’t speakto you. It isn’t possible. Your best friend alwaysspeaks to you.You ignore him/her. You ask your friend what’s wrong.REsultsYou have mostly : You aresensitive and polite with yourfriend. You know how to listen andencourage. You are very wellbalanced. You are a good friend.34You have mostly : You arejealous of your friend and youalways give your opinioon.Let your friendship be more relaxed. Pearson Italia S.p.A.You have mostly : You don’thave a good relationship withyour friend. You don’t care verymuch about him/her. You canopen up more and listen tohis/her opinions.

my name’sStuart“My friends are very important.Every day I spend my time with them, so t I respect my friends’t I listen and I’m interestedopinions and theirdifferencesin others, but I’m also discreett I am sincere and honestt when there is ant I am there for my friends in goodargument, I listen to theother person’s pointof view.”times and bad timest I give my advice and tell themwhen they are wronginfoUKt I can keep secretsFriendship, booksand the cinemat I suggest things that wecan do together1.What does Stuart’s friend Oliver say abouthim? Complete the sentences with wordsfrom the list below. sincere keep a secret together friend wrong good advice ask“Stuart is great. We have a lot of fun. When I have a problem I can(1)him for (3)(2).and he tells me when I’m (4)and he’s a friend inStuart can (5)times and bad times. He is(6)and honest. Stuart is a great(7).”(8)OliverThe books and films of HarryPotter show us how importantfriendship is to young people.Harry doesn’t have any friendsuntil he starts at HogwartsSchool. Here he meets Ron andHermione and they like eachother in spite of their differences. The threefriends work together to help Harry in his questto overcome the dark wizard Lord Voldemort.ProverbsIn the UK there are lots of proverbs aboutfriendship:“A friend in need is a friend indeed”,“A friend is never known till needed”,“A friend to all is a friend to none”,“A friend’s frown is better than a foe’s smile.”and in Italy?Are there the same proverbs about friendshipin Italian?Do you know other Italian proverbs aboutfriendship? Pearson Italia S.p.A.35

PERSONAL ANDSOCIAL EDUCATIONThe world oftnuAynogAehTlems. She can help you.out your probAsk Jasmine’s advice abllove with a beautiful girOh dear Jasmine! I’m inr?heelikcan I tell her that Iwho lives near me. HowI do?out with me? What canHow can I ask her to goPlease help me!Ben 14 years oldions, Ben? Is she yourCan I ask you some questdoesn’tOr are you someone sheneighbour, or a friend?t your, Ben. Suggest things thaknow? First speak to hel.u can tell her how you feecan do together. Then yogoesBe natural and I hope itDon’t prepare a speech.er.astdisshe says no, it isn’t awell. Remember that ifHello Jasmine,weres older than me. When weMy brother is 11 monthdon’t.d together, but now weyounger we always playetes medoesn’t like me. He irritaI don’t like him and heawful!and we quarrel a lot. It’sSasha 12 years oldand sisters are essential.Fights between brothersen youYou were good friends whThey help you to grow.e.always change at this agwere young, but thingsgersnateeds and interests. AllYou have different frienrs.grow apart for a few yeaeak toents become violent. SpHowever, don’t let argumsolution.your brother and find aDear Jasmine,ool.and it’s horrible. I hate schI haven’t got any friendss onays of friends and I’m alwThe popular girls have lotmy own.rentstworking site, but my paI want to join a social neI do?don’t want me to. What canLaura 13 years oldjealousof good friends. Don’t beYou only need a coupleaand don’t find friends onof girls who are popularatleopile and talk to pesocial networking site. Smy say.lk and listen to what theschool. Don’t be shy. Talp others.Be yourself and always heHELP, Jasmine!!hing: my school work, myMy parents control everytwithI listen to. I can’t go outleisure time and the musict some really nice friends.my friends and I have goMy home is a prison!!Bill 14 years oldw?you are responsible. HoShow your parents thatl.ooschgs. Work hard atTake part in family outinr youto your friends. TogetheIntroduce your parentswithtime. When you go outcan negotiate your freeur parents’ rules.your friends, respect yoGood luck!Your Jasmine xxNow it’syour turnA letterto JasmineWrite to Jasmine and ask her advice about something. You can ask her aboutan emotional problem or about a problem with your friends and family.36 Pearson Italia S.p.A.

emotionsLEVELBen1.Who 1234hasn’t got any friends?doesn’t know how to ask a girl to go out with him?wants more freedom?isn’t friends with her brother?2.What is Jasmine’s advice? Choose the correct answers.Sasha LauraBill11 She wants Ben to tell the girl that he likes her immediately.234meet the girl, talk to her and then tell her that helikes her.2 She wants Ben to be natural.prepare a speech.3 Sasha and her brother aren’t friends at the moment because teenagers sometimes grow apart for a few years.they are both jealous.4 She wants Sasha to talk to her brother.make their parents talk to him.5 She wants Laura to become a popular girl.see that it’s more important to have good friendsthan lots of friends.6 She wants Laura to speak to people with a smile.make friends on a social networking site.7 She wants Bill to be free to do what he wants.show his parents that he is responsible.8 She wants Bill to improve his behaviour at home and at school.change his friends.infoUSAGuides for parents and teenagersThere are lots of self-help books in the USA. There arebooks for parents to help them with their teenagers andbooks for teenagers to help them with their parents.One book for parents is: Get Out of My Life, but FirstCould You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent’s Guide to theNew Teenager, by Anthony E. Wolf.One book for teenagers is: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens,Personal Workbook, by Sean Covey.and in Italy?Do you know a book or magazine that can help teenagers with theirproblems?Which one? Tell your class about it. Pearson Italia S.p.A.37

Friendship is special 1 You hate basketball. Your friend loves it. He/She asks you to come and see a match. _ You refuse. You accept only to please him/her. You go. Every moment with him/her is great. 2 Your friend has an argument with someone in your class. You tell your friend to apologise. You support your friend and don’t ask any questions.