111: Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends, others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer.

We all need to have friends, and I think the more friends we have the better. When you have alot of friends, you are never alone. You will always have people who will entertain you, people you can trust, and people who teach you about life.

I want to have a lot of people I can have fun with. If I have a lot of friends, I always have people to laugh and joke with me. I have people to go to the movies or the mall with me. I have people to go to parties with me. If I have only a few friends, they might be busy when I want to do these things, or they might not enjoy some of the things I enjoy.

I need to have a lot of people I can trust. If I have problems, I want to share it with several friends. If I make a mistake or fail a test or have a fight with my parents, I needs my friends to help me. I want to be able to pick up the phone and I know I can easily find some friends to talk with. If I have only a few friends, they might not be available when I need them.

I like to have alot of people who teach me about life. If I have a lot of friends, I have a lot of different people to learn from. Each peoson has different experiences and different points of view. I can learn a lot of things from a lot of different people. If I have only few friends, I will see only a few points of view.

I like to have a lot of friends around me-. I like to have fun with them and to learn from them and to know that I can rely on them. My life is better because of all the friends I have.