Face2Face

Make friends around the world!

on Face2Face you can ...

• make your own homepage. Put photos of yourself and your friends on your page. Tell the world about you: your name and age, your hobbies,¹ your hometown, your school, your favorite food, movies, and music.
• meet your friends online. You can also make friends with other Face2Face members.
• start a blog. Write your thoughts and tell stories online. Read other people's blogs.
• put music and video on your page.
• join or start a discussion group. Talk about different topics (movies, music, sports, travel).
• send text messages from your computer to a friend's cell phone. You can also leave a message on a friend's homepage.
• play games alone or with other Face2Face members.
• watch new music videos. Listen to your favorite songs. Read about bands and singers. Learn about shows in your area.
• read about new movies and your favorite actors. Watch short previews² of new movies. Buy movie tickets online.

Your profile can look like this ...

¹ A hobby is an activity you do in your free time.
² A preview is a short part of a movie you watch before the movie starts in cinemas.

Vocabulary Comprehension - Words in Context

A. In each sentence, write the best answer. The words in dark green are from the passage.

1. Pedro: "This is a photo of my girlfriend."
   Liz: "What a nice ( drawing / picture) !"
2. I really ( like / hate) green. It's my favorite color.
3. You can make friends (in a book / on the Internet) .
4. In our discussion group, we (talk / read) about different topics.
5. To ( send / leave) your text message to Mario, press this button.
6. Tina calls John. John isn't home. She hears his answering machine: "Hi, this is John. I'm not home. Please ( send a message / leave a message) after the beep."
7. Fumiko: "You live in a very beautiful area."
   Jose: "Yes, I do. My ( city / house ) is on many postcards."
8. I want to buy a DVD, but I don't have any (money / friends) .

B Answer the questions below. Discuss your answers with a partner.

1. You can make friends in a club. What is another way?
   Answer

   possible answers include: online pen pals, meeting people who share similar interests at school, or meeting new people who are friends of friends.

2. Do you send emails or text messages to your friends? How often?
3. Do you ever buy things online?
4. Do you think you live in a beautiful area? Why or why not?
   Answer

   note that many different places can be beautiful. They might have natural scenery, or interesting architecture. Areas might be considered not beautiful because they are too urban, too dirty, or too polluted.