Task 14. Listen to the recording “Men hurt more in rocky relationships”.

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A. Who's better at what? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote.

B. Match the following synonyms from the recording.

1. affected a. talking more

2 rocky b. overstated

3. coping c. coped with

4. exaggerated d. shaky

5. brave e. conscious

6. dealt f. influenced

7. masculine g. needy

8. dependent h. managing

9. opening up i. manly

10. aware j. courageous

C. Listen to the tape and decidewhether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. An article suggested men are hurt more in mountaineering accidents.

2. The study looked at details of more than 1,000 relationship break-ups.

3. The lead researcher said men are very insensitive.

4. The researcher said men try to cover up their real emotions.

5. Women deal with problems through tears and chats.

6. Men drink alcohol when they want to make emotional pain disappear.

7. The researcher said there is no link between break-ups and drug use.

8. The research said divorced men are more sensitive.

D. Answer the following questions.

1. Are men or women better at dealing with relationships when things go wrong?

2. What bad relationships have you had?

3. Are men more sensitive than people think they are?

4. When was the last time you put a brave face on something?

5. What advice would you give someone to have a happy relationship?

6. Why should men and women feel different things in relationships?

E. Role-play the following situation, make use of your active vocabulary. Students A strongly believe men have better character and are better at coping with relationship break-ups; Students B strongly believe the opposite – women are better.

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Task 15. Listen to the recording “Rent-a-friend agencies growing in Japan”.

A. What would you rent, if you could? Complete this table with your partner(s) and talk about it with your partner(s).

B. Talk about these friends with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you heard.

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childhood friends

•online friends

•boyfriends / girlfriends

• long-lost friends

• best friends

• “just good” friends

• former friends

• school friends

C. Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. ways a. costs

2 pals b. ideal

3. catch c. brides and grooms

4. purpose d. disadvantage

5. perfect e. shame

6. happy couples f. methods

7. fees g. function

8. detail h. brags

9. embarrass i. friends

10. boasts j. accuracy

D. Listen to the tape and decidewhether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. Most Japanese people rent their friends.

2. Friends from rent-a-friend agencies usually become lifelong friends.

3. The friends you rent will pretend to be anyone you ask them to be.

4. People rent friends in Japan to maintain their public image.

5. The owner of a friend-rental agency often knows the bride at weddings.

6. The owner cheered for children he never knew at a school sports day.

7. You have to pay extra for your rented friend to sing or make a speech.

8. The agency owner said he was found out as a fake just three times.

E.Answer the following questions.

1. What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘friend'?

2. Do you have enough friends or would you like more?

3. How good are your friends?

4. What do you think of the rent-a-friend idea?

5. Do you think the Japanese do things differently?

6. Can you think of a time when you needed a fake friend?

7. What pretend friend would you like this week?

8. Would find-a-friend agencies work in your country?

9. Would you like to work as a rental friend?