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her,  though.  We  had  shared  five  incredible  years  together—  years  I  will  never
                     forget. Years I don’t want to forget. As I was thinking of our great times together,
                     I wrote a poem about our friendship. It was about letting go and growing up, but
                     never forgetting  friends.  I still talk to  Chrissy sometimes,  though  now it’s hard
                     because we both have such busy schedules. [3]

                        To this day, I still think of Chrissy as one of my best friends . . . even though by
                     some definitions we aren’t. But when I’m asked to list my friends, I never hesitate
                     to add her name. Because as she would always say: “Real friends are forever.”
                     [4]



                                                 (278 words, adapted from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul II: More
                                                 Stories of Life, Love and Learning, a story written by Phyllis Lin)

               Let’s look at the structure of the passage. The first paragraph functions as the orientation,
               telling the readers about what they are going to read – she talks about how his relationship
               with  his  best  friend  is.  The  sequence  of  events  is  presented  in  the  second  and  third
               paragraphs. The second paragraph tells how the friendship between her, and her best friend
               slowly drifted apart. The third paragraph tells that their relationship is not as close as it used

               to be because of their busy lives, but she still misses her friend and writes a poem about her
               relationship. The fourth paragraph functions as a conclusion, she states that she has always
               thought that Chrissy has always been her best friend.

               A. Comprehension
                   1. When did she and Chrissy first meet?
                   2. What reality did she face that made her sad?
                   3. How much time did he and Chrissy spend?
                   4. When did she feel her relationship with Chrissy began to change?

                   5. What does she do when she thinks of their good times with Chrissy?

               B. Vocabulary works

                   1.  “We had shared five incredible years together”. What is the word incredible mean?
                       a.  Fabolous
                       b.  Unspectacular
                       c.  Usual
                       d.  Common
                   2.  Where in the passage does the author mention that she and Chrissy weren't close
                       anymore?
                       a.  Line 2
                       b.  Line 6
                       c.  Line 8

                       d.  Line 10





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