hat are they doing? 2 Read the text and answer the questions. Looking to make a new pal or two in the city? Speed friending might be the perfect option for you. Leaving the confines of school or university, or moving to a new city often poses problems for people looking to make new friends as adults. This was a problem Dereck Phelan faced when he 5 moved to Dublin from Kilkenny for a job. [...] He ended up coming up with his own solution. His idea, speed friending, works much in the same way as speed-dating does. Each person speaks to one other person at a time, in five-minute 10 intervals. After five minutes, Phelan rings a bell and everyone swaps partners. It's quick fire, but he feels you get a good sense of whether you get on with someone else in the time allowed. [...] Now the event usually draws a crowd of about 30 15 people each time it runs - typically twice a month. c. What is the bell used for? 12 | twelve d. Who usually comes to these sessions? Why? e. What are the advantages of spe CD PISTE [...] Most people who come along are in the 25- 35 age bracket, and a lot of them are in similar situations. [...] For anyone feeling a bit lonely or just wanting to meet new people, Phelan says 25 there aren't many downsides to coming along. "People miss face-to-face talking with all the social media, I think. They've nothing to lose. They could spend the evening sitting on the couch, doing nothing and not meeting anyone or 30 they could just come along, give it a go and have a good night." a. Why did Dereck Phelan decide to organise speed friending sessions? Because pereck Phelan moved from dublin and Kilkenny- b. How is a session organised? Extracted from "You've heard of speed-dating, now it's speed-friending", Aoife Valentine, 15/08/2015, www.irishtimes.com. PaperMate InkJoy 100 1.0 M
