Before you read, look at the picture and read the title of the story.  

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1. Circle your answers and write them on the lines.     

                 happy    sad    friends

a)     These people are ______________.

b)    They are ____________________.


     2.  Think about your friends. What do you do together? Write two sentences.

My friend and_________________________________________________

_____________________________.

We_________________________________________________________

_____________________________.

Friendship is good for your health

Karen Casey was very unhappy all the time. She didn`t have any friends to talk to. She was depressed. Depression is very serious. Many depressed people need medicine to be healthy and feel better. But some depressed people don`t need medicine, they need a good friend.

Some scientists studied a group of depressed people. They wanted to help them. They studied Karen and some other people. The scientists didn`t give medicine to Karen and the others. Instead, each depressed person made a new friend. The scientists thought that friendship would make these people healthy.

Karen and her new friend, Emily, met often. They went for coffee, to dinner, or to the movies together. Karen slowly started to feel better and she talked about their problems to Emily too. Karen had a problem with her job. She was very depressed at work. She worked a lot of hours but her boss didn`t pay her better. She was afraid of talking to her boss about it. Karen talked about this problem with Emily. After that, Emily didn`t feel afraid anymore. Then, she talked to her boss and he agreed to give her more money. Now Karen is happy at work too.

After one year, many of the other people felt happy too. They didn`t need medicine to feel better. Their new friends were good for their health.

3.      What is the most important idea of the story? tick the right answer

            _____All depressed people need medicine.

                _____ Our friends can make us happy and healthy.

  

                           _____Karen didn`t have a job.

 4. Answer:

a)  Do you agree with the idea of the text?

 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

b) Do you have many friends?

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________..

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6. In your notebook, write a paragraph about what you and your best friend have or don`t have in common.

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