L - Unit 1 - A2
My oldest friend
1 Kenny talking to Judy
J = Judy K = Kenny
J Kenny, I see you have more than 300 friends
on Facebook!
K Amazing, isn’t it? I don’t know how it
happened. I think it’s because my job takes
me all over the world and I make friends
wherever I go.
J I travel too, but I don’t have that many
friends.
K Come on Judy. I’m your friend, that’s one
friend at least!
J But what about close friends? How many of
the 300 are close?
K I have no idea.
J No idea? More than ten? More than twenty?
K Er, probably no more than ten really close
friends.
J So, who’s your oldest friend?
K That’s easy. Pete’s my oldest friend – since we
were both 16, and he came to my school. He
lives in Canada now. But he was best man at
my wedding and I was best man at his.
J How often do you see him?
K Not often. Maybe once or twice a year. I went
over to Canada last year when his son was
born. Do you know, he named him Ken after
me?
J Hey, that’s lovely! You and Pete are really
good friends, aren’t you?
K Yeah!
J Why do you think that is?
K It’s our love of football!
J Don’t tell me, he supports Liverpool too!
K Of course. Best team in the world. No,
seriously the best thing about Pete is that
maybe we don’t see each other for months,
even years, but when we get together
immediately we’re talking …
J … about football
K No, about all kinds of things. Our families
mainly. He’s a great guy.
2 Damian talking to Toby
T = Toby D = Damian
T Am I your best friend?
D No, silly, you’re my brother!
T I’m not silly. Can’t I be your best friend?
D No, you can’t. No one’s best friends with his
brother!
T But I don’t have many friends.
D That’s your problem. Look, I’m going to meet
Thomas and the gang now.
T Is Thomas your best friend?
D No.
T Is he your oldest friend?
D No. Zac’s my oldest friend. You know that –
since we sat next to each other in Class 1. Zac
and me are going to travel the world together
when we finish school.
T Can I come?
D NO,YOU CAN’T! Just shut …
T Well, can Thomas be my friend?
D Toby, be quiet about friends! You are so
boring, I’m not surprised you have no friends.
T But can I …?
D No, no, no! I’m off. See you!
T But …
3 Katie talking to Beth
B = Beth K = Katie
B Katie, you’re lucky, you have so many friends!
K Mmm, I suppose so. I do have quite a lot.
B Why do think that is?
K Well, I’m not sure, I think I kind of collect
friends. I have friends from all different times
in my life. You know school, university, and
now at work, and I keep my friends.
B So, who’s your oldest friend?
K You are, of course! You and me, Beth, we’re
the same age, 24, and you could say we met
before we were born.
B I suppose you’re right …
K Yeah, our mums met when they were …
B I know they met at the hospital when they
went for check-ups before we were born.
K Yeah, and we were born on the same day.
B I know, but I’m ten hours older than you!
K That’s why you’re wiser than me! You’re my
oldest and my best friend. You’re like a sister
to me.