C. LISTENING
BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
(Làm việc theo cặp. Hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi sau đây .)
1.    Who is your best friend?
(Người bạn tốt nhất của bạn là ai?)
2.    How did you happen to meet him or her?
(Làm thế nào bạn gặp bạn ấy?)
3.    How long have vou known each other?
(Các hạn biết nhau được bao lâu rồi?)
4.    What qualities do you admire in your best friend?
(Bạn cảm phục phẩm chất gì ở người bạn của mình?)
Trả lời:
1. My best friend is……
2. I met him/ her when I ...
3. We have known each other for... /since...
4. I admire him/ her because he/ she is helpful, unselfish, truthful, reliable, etc.
WHILE YOU LISTEN
You will hear Lan and Lona talk about their best friends. Listen to their talks and then do the tasks that follow.
(Bạn sẽ nghe Lan và Long nói về những người bạn tốt nhất của họ. Hãy nghe cuộc nói chuyện của họ và làm các bài tập theo sau.)
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Lan’s talk
My best triend is Ha. We’ve been friends for a long time. We used to live in Nguyen Cong Tru Residential in Hanoi. Her family moved to Haiphong in 1985. It is said that Haiphong people are cold, but Ha is really, really friendly. I started to set to know her when I was going on a two-day trip to Doson last year and I didn't know anybody there. I gave Ha a ring and she was so friendly, she said, “Oh, I’ll come to visit you." So she rode on her motorbike to Doson and twenty minutes later she was there. She stayed with me for two days. She happened to know a lot of people there, so she introduced me around, and we’ve been best friends ever since.
Long’s talk
My best friend is Minh. We met in college. I was there singing and Minh was a guitarist. So we worked together a lot. Minh has a great sense of humour, he's very very funny, and that's one of my favourite things about him. And over the years. we have been through good times and bad times with each other, and that's one of the thines I like best about him. And we have a lot of the same interests. We like to go to plays and movies together. But when we’re going through a rough time, he's really a good friend, and he's a very good listener, and he always helped me through.
Task 1. Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
(Hãy nghe và quyết định các câu sau đúng hay sai.)

Lan’s Talk	T	F
1. Ha and Lan shared an apartment in Nguyen Cong Tru Residential Area in Hanoi.
2. Lan thinks that Haiphong people are unfriendly.
3. Lan spent two days in Do Son.
4. Ha took Lan to Do Son on her motorbike.
5. Ha introduced Lan to a number of her friends there.
6.  Ha and Lan have become friends since Lan’s trip to Do Son.
Long’s Talk
1.  Minh and Long have been friends since school.
2.  Long was a guitarist.
3. Long loves Minh’s sense of humour.
4.  They have a lot of things in common.
5.  Minh always helped Long out of difficulties.

Trả lời:

Lan’s Talk	T	F
1. Ha and Lan shared an apartment in Nguyen Cong Tru Residential Area in Hanoi.		x
2. Lan thinks that Haiphong people are unfriendly.		x
3. Lan spent two days in Do Son.	x
4. Ha took Lan to Do Son on her motorbike.		x
5. Ha introduced Lan to a number of her friends there.	x
6.  Ha and Lan have become friends since Lan’s trip to Do Son.		x
Long’s Talk
1.  Minh and Long have been friends since school.		x
2.  Long was a guitarist.		x
3. Long loves Minh’s sense of humour.	x
4.  They have a lot of things in common.	x
5.  Minh always helped Long out of difficulties.	x

Task 2. Listen again and note down the ideas in the table below.
(Hãy nghe lại và ghi lại các ý tưởng trong bảng dưới đây.)
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How and where they met		What they like about their friends
Lan
Long

 

	How and where they met	What they like about their friends
Lan	-   They used to live in the same residential area in Hanoi. -   Lan went on a holiday to Do Son and Ha went there to visit her.	-   Ha's very friendly and helpful. -   Ha's sociable. She's got many friends in Do Son and she introduced Lan around.
Long	-  They met in college. -   Minh played the guitar. Long was a singer. -   They worked together.	-   Minh has a sense of humour. -   Minh likes to no to plass and movies. -   Mirth is a sood listener. -   Minh is friendly and helpful.

AFTER YOU LISTEN
Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about how Ha has been Lan's best friend and how Minh has been Lona's best friend.
(Làm việc theo cặp. Hãy thay phiên hỏi làm sao Hà trở thành người bạn tốt nhất của Lan, và Minh trở thành người bạn tốt nhất của Long.)