Download this free A2–B1 English worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson is based on recent Guardian articles about adult friendship, moving away, busy lives, friendship apps and meeting new people.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary and speaking skills through a real-world lifestyle topic about making friends, work, family responsibilities, moving to a new place, clubs, classes, messages and social awkwardness. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, classroom teaching, homework and self-study.
The article explains the topic in clear, simple English. Students read that making friends as an adult can be harder than making friends at school. Adults are often busy with work and family responsibilities, and friends may move away or change jobs, so regular contact can become more difficult.
This worksheet helps lower-level learners discuss friendship in accessible English. Students talk about where they met their closest friend, whether it is easy or difficult for them to meet new people, whether friendship apps are useful, and what activities are good for meeting people with similar interests.
The PDF includes a short A2–B1 reading text, True / False questions, Synonym Match, a task where students use new vocabulary, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners build useful vocabulary for talking about busy lives, responsibilities, regular contact, conversations, replies, uncomfortable situations and the beginning of a new friendship.
Level: A2–B1
Date: 24 August 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, friendship, adult life, meeting people, social confidence and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- an A2–B1 reading text about making friends as an adult
- True / False comprehension questions
- Synonym Match vocabulary practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet practises useful vocabulary such as harder, busy, responsibilities, regularly, joined, conversations, beginning, reply, similar and uncomfortable. It helps students discuss friendship apps, sports clubs, exercise classes, neighbours, cafes, making the first move, messaging friends, moving to a new place and why new friendships are possible at any age.
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