Friends and Lovers

1. What is the main message of Group 4's podcast topic?

2. Did their show provide solutions to the problem? What are they?

3. Comment on the group's podcast.
3.1 What can you say about the quality of recording?
3.1.1 Was the voice of the hosts/guests/characters loud and clear?
3.1.2 Was there any background noise that made it difficult to understand what was being said?
3.1.3 Was the pacing (speed) of the delivery (oral delivery made by the hosts/guests/characters) too slow or too fast?

3.2 Was there any sound effects or background music used? Was it effective? In what way?
3.3 Was there anything that you like about their show? What is it and why?
3.4 Was there anything that you didn't like about their show? What is it and why?
3.5 If Group 1 is given the chance to do another presentation, what would you suggest members of Group 3 to do to make their presentation better?

4. What do you think?

4.1 Can a man and a woman be close friends without beinh lovers?
Use the any of the following phrases when you compose your blog entry:
1. Maybe not. I think...
2. Yes, they can. I know...
3. It's impossible, because....
4. Of course they can. I have...

4.2 Looking at the issue

1. What is your best friend like? Use three adjectives. For example, tall, kind, talkative.
He/She is ___________.

2. Why is that person your best friend?
He/She helps me with...
He/She is....

3. Is your best friend a man or a woman?

4. Losing a friend or lover is sometimes painful to bear. What would you suggest people who have lost a friend or lover to do in order to ease the pain? What do you think they should or should not do?


5. POST YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR BLOG.

6. Copy this group's podcast's URL to your blog.
http://www.archive.org/details/Group3_Ue1A

7. POST the URL of your BLOG POST to the LINKS area of the class Yahoo! Group