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Being yourself with friends

You don't have to pretend, if they're good friends, because they know you as you are. And that's not the same everywhere that you go in life. Yep, that's true! Let's recap the l...

Course: Free time and favoritesSection: Talking about friendsSubtitles: en-gb

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Friends are important, I think, because you can be yourself with your friends.

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You don't have to pretend, if they're good friends, because they know you as you are.

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And that's not the same everywhere that you go in life.

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Yep, that's true!

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Let's recap the language we learned during the conversation.

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We learned 'mates' and 'pals', which are other words for 'friends'.

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We heard 'keep in touch with', which means 'see or speak to someone regularly'.

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We also say 'stay in touch'.

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And 'a few', which means 'more than two, but not many.'

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So I have a few friends in Spain, but not many.

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4:50

Next time, we'll talk about holidays and places we would like to go.

4:55

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4:56

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