English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'friend'

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BethLearn phrases with 'friend'! Man's best friend is a dog. We use it with affection. Look how cute he is! No wonder they say dogs are man's best friend. An invisible friend is something children often have a friend who is treated as if they are real, but actually they're in a child's imagination. My son James has an invisible friend. She's called Josephine and they tell each other secrets, apparently! A family friend is a person you're not related to, but you've known them for a long time and they have a close relationship with the whole family. My aunty Jean is coming to the family picnic. She's not my real aunty just a family friend. Your circle of friends is your group of friends who are close and spend time together. My circle of friends used to be mostly my old school friends, but it's changed as I've got older. Now practise these phrases this week!

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