The document is a student assignment that includes: 1) Questions about the student's best friends when they were 5 years old and what they used to do together. 2) A reading about the website Classmates.com which helps users reconnect with old school friends and colleagues. 3) Questions about the reading and vocabulary from the text. 4) A short article written by the student about an old friend from school.

1. UNIT 7Lesson: DOLD FRIENDSName: Carlos MayorgaDate: August - 10 – 2010Class: English 4Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali

2. PART A: PRE - READINGB) Who where your best friends when you were 5 years old?My bestsfriends, when I was 5 yearsoldwere Gustavo Jaramillo and Cristian Bermudez. Westudy in thesamekindergarden and weusedtoplaytogether “Supernintendo” at Gustavo´shouse.

3. Where did you meet most of your friends at that age?I used to meet most of my friends at that age at the kinder garden. After that we used to go to the park to play soccer and have so much fun every afternoon.They were my bests friends because I used to spend my time doing so many activities together.

4. What we have in common is the age and also the sense of humor because we laugh a lot. We love to play soccer all the time and also we enjoy watching soccer games in the tv. What did you have in common?

5. What did you use to do together?We used to do together most of the dance at the school as the “San Juanero, La PolleraColorada” we was the show most of the time.

6. PART B: Old friends- -Reading activities. Read the article and answer:What does the web site do?What the web site do is to help you to reconnect with your old friends from classmate or military colleages.Classmates plans to launch a workplace version in the coming months to attract former co-workers who have since list touch.

7. Has you ever used a website like this? Would you use it?I usually use a website like Classmates.com. But I don´t have to pay anything is a social network his name is facebook.com and I can find so many people.

8. Make a list of new words or expressions from the reading (vocabulary). Stumbled onto: When you found something by accident.Profitable: Rentable - (Money making)Regular Joes: Ordinary peopleBulletin Board: is a place where people can leave public message.Connect pay off: When you have to pay to reconnect something.

9. D) Old friends- post reading activities. 1. Gina didn´t remember Ra Sears when he contacted her. (False) because she said how could I forget my first love? 2. Gina and Ray are now married and starting a family. (True) Because Gina Sears is expected to give birth in August to Ray and Gina´s first child. 3. Classmates.com helps you find old school friends. (True) This is the first thing to do in the website that’s the purpose.4. You can contact your old friends for free. (False) You have to pay to become a paying member. 5. The web site doesn´t give out your address and telephone number. (True) the web site doesn´t show your personal information.

10. PART B: WRITING. Part 3-Writing. Use the guidelines (Think about.....) to write your article.My circle of friends Christian is a very good friend of me, we meet at the school, he was in the 5th grade and I was in the 3th grade we used to play soccer in the break. We´re both Deportivo Cali fans. He´s very relax with everything he doesn´t get upset for simple things. Today we are still friends