The document discusses old friendships and describes some of the author's childhood friends from when she was 5 years old. It then discusses the website Classmates.com, which helps users find people from their past. The author notes that Classmates.com allows you to contact old friends but that you must pay an annual $36 fee to be a member. It also lists some new vocabulary words from the reading like "colleagues" and "fee".

1. OLD FRIENDS MARIA DEL PILAR QUIROGA G.GROUP: O10/08/2010

2. b. Old friends- Pre-Reading activities - Who where your best friends when you were 5 years old? My friends when i was 5 years old, were Maria Paulina and Sara, we all lived in the same neighborhooh

3. Where did you meet most of your friends ata that age? I meet most of my friends at that age in my neighborhood, in the school, or some times my parents were friends of their parents and thay introduced me to them

4. Why were they your best friends? They were my best friends because we had a lot in common, we played a lot, and in special occasions we exchanged gifts

5. What did you have in commonWe had in common our hobbys, music, games, age and a lot of different things.

6. What did you use to do togetherWe used to do together gifts to our parents with things that other people considered garbage. Some time we invented new games that we played until we got tired

7. c. Old friends- -Reading activities. Read the article and answerWhat does the web site do?The site help members to find people from their past Has you ever used a website like this? Would you use it?Yes I use facebook I think is very similar to classmates.com, the only different that I see is that facebook is free and in classmates.com the member have to pay, and both have the same function connect people and find old friendships

8. Make a listo of new words or expressions from the reading (vocabulary). Remember to write the definitions.Colleagues: a fellow worker or member of a staff, department, profession, etc.Fee: A fixed sum charged, as by an institution or by law, for a privilege: a license fee; tuition fees.Forward: At, near, or belonging to the front or forepart; fore: the forward section of the aircraft.

9. ARE THE SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE1. Gina didn´t remember Ray Sears when he contacted her (F)Gina didn’t forget Ray because he was her first love2. Gina and Ray are now married and starting a family (V) 3. Classmates.com helps you find old school friends. (V)4. You can contact your old friends for free. (F).if you want to be a member of classmates.com you have to pay $36 a year.5. The Web site doesn´t give out your address and telephone number. (V)

10. PART B: WRITINGMy oldest friend: Sara and I met cach other in my old neighborhood, I know her since she was 7 years old. Until now that, she has 23 years old we grew up together and she is my best friend. Ricardo: He is my classmate buddy, we have all the classes together, I met him in second semester he is from Buga, and he always a missed his natal town.We born see this English class together.

11. Ana Lucia: I since I stort collage, we on have a lot of different things in connon, we go party, shopping, and other we became friends. She coofs delicios, and always invite me to dinner in her house. I love that because is always a diffent plate.