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Skills

Reading

1 Work in pairs. Read about problems 1–4. What would you say to each person?

1 2
Ask Dear Claire, Dear Claire,
Claire My best friend is going out with a new I play in a football team and my friend
boyfriend. He’s really popular and cute, wants to join the team. The problem is, he
but I don’t like him. He looks at other girls can’t play! He’s my best friend, but every
when she’s not looking and he’s really time we play football together, he makes
cheeky at school. If my friend knew, she mistakes. My team is really serious and
would be really upset. She always studies they want to play in the Gold Cup this
hard and I don’t want her to start getting year. I want to tell him that he’s not good
into trouble. What would you do? enough, but I don’t want to be mean.
What would you do, if you were me?
Every week, Yours, Anna B.
readers write Adam
to Claire, our
expert on 3 4
love, life and
everything! Dear Claire, Dear Claire,
  There’s a really big party on Saturday night I found my sister’s diary and read a page.
and my friend and I went shopping for
She’s got a problem, and I think I can help
 new clothes. My friend chose a dress that her. But if I told her that I read her diary,
she loves, but it’s horrible! She was really she would be really angry. What would you
happy with it, so I just didn’t say anything. do?
+ Now I feel really worried because if she Paul
wears the dress to the party, our friends
+ + will laugh at her. Really, it’s that bad!

Please help! Suzy

2 Match Claire’s replies to the problems in exercise 1.

A B
Ask You must tell your friend the truth, I would warn him that you are all very
Claire but carefully. There are kind ways of serious about the game and then let him
try. It’s not up to you to tell him what he
letting her know what you think. Make
  suggestions about other styles or colours can and can’t do. Be nice to your friend if
he doesn’t do well.
that would look better on her.
 Lots of love, Claire Yours, Claire

+ C D
+ + I would tell her the truth about what you You could tell her about your worries over
her school work, but don’t tell her that you
did. She will be angry, so be ready to say

you are sorry! Remember, you might think don’t like the boy! It’s difficult, but your
that you can help her, but she might not friend likes him, so try and help her and
want your help. maybe get to know him.
Hope that helps, All the best,
Claire. Claire

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