## Step 6 - Writing

#### On lending money to a common friend

Read the text and write a reaction.
Your reaction should be about 80 words. You write the reaction on your own.

- Form groups of three or four.
- Read each other's texts and comment on them.
- Using the comments, improve your text.
- Choose the best text in your group and read it aloud in class.
- All hand in their work for grading.

Read the text.

I had a hard time these days because it seems I have to tell a lie to turn down a friend's another request of borrowing 100 dollars from me. In fact, he owes me 300 dollars already, which he lent from me in August, 2011. And he once disappeared in my life for last 5 months. I couldn't reach him by any means. But lying is a big headache for me. I can never tell a tactful lie, even for a white one. I just considered him as my friend, you know, the definition for friend can be various. But my family members are all against me lending money again to him. Source: space.englishcn.com

Read the questions.
There are at least four possible ways out. Consider all of them.
Give for each solution an advantage and a disadvantage.
Use complete sentences. So, if you were in my shoes, what should you do?
You may add another solution of your own.

1. I trust him as usual, for everyone needs help when in trouble. What do I say?;
2. I tell a lie to refuse him (what lie?);
3. I refuse without lying. What do I tell him?
4. I lend him the money, but I tell him about my doubts. What do I tell him?

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