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Listening practice – describing friends – Foundation tier

Describing friends

A group of five teenage friends are taking a selfie and smiling at the camera.

Vocabulary – friendships

le copain/l’amimale friend
la copine/l’amiefemale friend
avoir le sens de l’humourto have a sense of humour
être fier/fière deto be proud of
être jaloux/jalouse deto be jealous of
énerverto annoy/get on someone’s nerves
se rendre compteto realise/to come to understand
compréhensif/compréhensiveunderstanding
avoir confiance ento trust
compter surto count on, rely on
critiqueto criticise
se disputerto argue
se faire des amisto make friends
le copain/l’ami
male friend
la copine/l’amie
female friend
avoir le sens de l’humour
to have a sense of humour
être fier/fière de
to be proud of
être jaloux/jalouse de
to be jealous of
énerver
to annoy/get on someone’s nerves
se rendre compte
to realise/to come to understand
compréhensif/compréhensive
understanding
avoir confiance en
to trust
compter sur
to count on, rely on
critique
to criticise
se disputer
to argue
se faire des amis
to make friends

Listen to these three people talking about what makes a good friend.

Question

What does Mark say about what makes a good friend? There may be more than one option.

AHe dislikes people who are mean.
BHis friends are generous.
CLaughing with friends is important.
A
He dislikes people who are mean.
B
His friends are generous.
C
Laughing with friends is important.

Question

What does Jamila say about what makes a good friend? There may be more than one option.

AShe dislikes people who don’t share.
BHer friends are generous.
CLaughing with friends is important.
A
She dislikes people who don’t share.
B
Her friends are generous.
C
Laughing with friends is important.

Question

What does Benjamin say about what makes a good friend? There may be more than one option.

AKindness is important.
BHis friends are generous.
CHe dislikes people who are mean.
A
Kindness is important.
B
His friends are generous.
C
He dislikes people who are mean.

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