IO8- Donna Maldonado‏

EXTENSIVE READING REPORT – INTERMEDIATE

 

1.    Title of the article: Frienship

2.    Source of the article: http://alunosdomarinete.blogspot.pe/2013/06/friendship-texto-english-for-all-eliana.html

3.    Author's name: Eliane, Maria Clara

4.    Before you read, look at the picture(s) if any, as well as the title. What do you think the article will be            about?

     I think the article is about how to identify your true friends, which it is the true meaning of friendship and its value at different time of life.

  

5.    Read the article and describe what you understand of it in as much detail as possible.

     The article says that from a biological prespective the friends aren´t important in our lives. But in reality, we need have friends because we need to talk to someone dependable about ours family problems, what happens to our love life and what we feel about that, also about work. We ask for many advices and then they give us. Also the article says for men the meaning of friendship is companionship and for women frienship means have empathy to each to other and help all the times they need. Besides that friendship is over when one or more stars to criticize, blaming and complaining about the other person. In conclusion the true friends never speak bad things about you and they always saty with in good moments and especially in those times when you need a friend.

 

6.    Vocabulary Use: Choose 05 new vocabulary items (words, collocations or idiomatic expressions, etc.)       and write their meanings and 02 examples related to your real experience. 

      a. Assume: To accept something to be true without question or proof. 

          - We mustn´t assume the suspects' guilt.

          - They were chatting kindly on the phone last night so I assumed everithing was fine.

      b. Geared: Designed or organized to achieve a particular purpose, or to be suitable for a particular group of people.

          - In a desert I feel very geared. 

          - The police leave well geared a the tourist.

      c. Share: To have or use something at the same time as somebody else.

           - I share my things with my cousin.

           - Share is a very nice value.  

       d. Failure: Lack of success in doing or achieving something.

           - Yesterday I had a failure in the work.

           - Our company  was a failure.

       e. Adept : A person who is good at doing something that is quite difficult.

           - My cousin is adept at classical music.

           - Carola became adept at vegetarian food.

  Student's Name: Donna Maldonado