The document discusses editing and maintaining friendships. It suggests people should thoughtfully consider how they spend their free time and who their real friends are. The document advises "editing" friends that one doesn't genuinely want to see or who take up a lot of time but aren't real friends. People are encouraged to remove unnecessary friends from their contact lists.

1. Let´s learn English!
By: Natalia
Zonia
Julieta

2. ASK TO YOUR CLASSMATE
 Do you
think they
will be
friends for a
long time?

3. What are the best qualities that
you search in a person to be your
friend?
Affectionate
Calm
Intelligent
Charming
Hard-working
Cute
Reliable
Optimistic
Generous

4. VOCABULARY PRACTICE
1. Let´s start with a funny
game in order to practice
vocabulary.

5. HANGMAN
You must guess the
correct writing verbs and
use them in the following
sentences.

6. SENTENCES
 1.…a book about how to _________ (throw
away) unnecessary objects.
 2.… a new friend who ________ (know
somebody/something) quite well.
 3.…I sort of relaxed and felt I was
__________ (be friendly with) them again.
 4.… I decided to try to ___________ (make
contact with somebody).
 Let´s check it 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. NOW READ THE ARTICLE

8. Read the article again. Choose the best
summary of the each paragraphs

9. 1. People need to “edit” their
fiends if…
 A. they have moved to a different area.
 B. all their friends are people from work or
school
 C. they are spending a lot time with people
who are not real friends

10. 2. People today are often very
busy, so…
 A. they should see their friends less.
 B. they should think carefully about hoe they
spend their free time.
 C. they should try to make friends with people
from work/school

11. 3. The writer says that…
 A. we should ask ourselves who our real friends
are.
 B. most our friends are unnecessary.
 C. we shouldn’t treat friends as possessions.

12. 4. The kind of friends we
probably need to “edit” are…
 A. old friends who don´t talk very much.
 B. new friends who talk too much.
 C. friends that you don´t really want to see any
more.

13. FOLLOW-UP
 Select some friends you need to “edit” of your
cell phone and do it.

15. 1.
 …a book about how to
get rid of (throw away)
unnecessary objects.

16. 2.
… a new friend who get on
with (know
somebody/something)
quite well.

17. 3.
…I sort of relaxed and
felt I was getting to know
(be friendly with) them
again.

18. 4.
… I decided to try to get
in touch (make contact
with somebody).

19. ANSWERS
 1. GET ON WITH/ GET IN TOUCH/ GET TO
KNOW/ GET RID OF
 2. GET ON WITH/ GET IN TOUCH/ GET TO
KNOW/ GET RID OF
 3. GET ON WITH/ GET IN TOUCH/ GET TO
KNOW/ GET RID OF
 4. GET ON WITH/ GET IN TOUCH/ GET TO
KNOW/ GET RID OF

20. GOOD ANSWER

21. WRONG ANSWER