Ups and downs of friendship
A Jane is writing a story about a time when she had trouble with a friend and how she solved the problem. Read her story and learn how to write your own story.
Use a catchy title in your story.
Friendship over first place
Sarah and I have been close friends for many years. We’re in different classes, but we’re both on the school running team.
Describe the positive side of the friendship clearly.
Describe the friend’s behaviour after the conflict.
Use the phrasal verb to express the meaning of forgetting about an unpleasant experience and moving on.
Use a strong ending sentence to clearly express the lesson of the story.
Every week, we train together and encourage each other. However, in competitions, we become competitors.
Two weeks ago, I finally won a gold medal. I was very proud, but unfortunately, Sarah didn’t run very well. When she congratulated me, it didn’t sound like she meant it. I thought she would be happy for me, but instead she avoided me at our next practice. She wouldn’t even look my way.
A few days later, I saw Sarah sitting alone. She looked unhappy. I took a deep breath and walked over to her. I told her how much our friendship meant to me. I reminded her of all the advice and support from our years of friendship, especially the times when she helped me keep going during difficult training sessions. Then I asked if we could train together again and support each other as before. After hearing my words, she said she felt really bad about her behaviour and told me how sorry she was. We both agreed to put it behind us.
Now things are good between Sarah and me. We have promised we will never let a race come between us again because our friendship is more important than any medal.
◆ Structure of the article ◆
Beginning: Talk about your friend and the good parts of your relationship.
Main body: {
Explain what came between you and your friend and how it made you feel.
Describe what you did to fix the problem.
}
Ending: Conclude by talking about your friendship now.
B Think of a time when you had trouble with a friend. What happened? How did you solve the problem? Write an article about it.