Alma, It would be nice to have a proofreading from a native. Anyway, below my try. I hope it's useful for you.
Pablo > Is it better to have many friends or few friends? An option: Is it better to have many or few friends? > From my perspective, there are some advantages of having a lot of friends > for instance, there are people that enjoy a good company or they have many "enjoy good company" > things to share. Friends are fun, people can make activities together, like It's not clear to me that to have things to share is an advantage. I think it's better: "to do activities together" > going to travel or dancing Fridays at night after hard week working, in this "like traveling or dancing" perhaps: "after a hard work week" or "hard working week" > way they release the stress that is built up at work. Some researches show I think it's better to use 'reduce' instead of 'release'. Anyway, I think that when you leave from work the stress soon disappears. I would use "in this way stress at work is ..." instead of "built up" which sound weird to me. "Research shows" not "Researches" > that relationships with friends it’s healthy, brain and heart can release "that to have relationships" or: "that to have relationships of friendship" brain and heart might (?) > some chemicals that make feel good to anyone. Many friends might make you Perhaps: make anyone feels good. Having many friends might make you > feel I’ll never be alone; someone will be there if I need it, and I’ll be feel you'll never be alone. That sound fantastic, but I'd rather having few friends, but good ones. > there for every one. That sounds fantastic is theory. Other is the reality. I don't like this: "That sounds fantastic is theory. Other is the reality." I don't think in this case that it's correct to talk about "theory" or "reality". > In spite of the benefits of having many friends, I prefer few friends, but > good ones, people that I know very well, and they know me in the same > measure, not too many friends can be equally fun, it depends on the perhaps it's better: "in the same way" > personality of the group, when we are about to do something in an special I think is not right to talk about "personality of the group" > occasion is easier having consensus, because small groups are more uniform perhaps it's better: under consensus > in their tastes. If I need help or I need to talk to someone about personal > situations, then I just ask and take the closer’s friend words, I’m very perhaps: issues/problems/matters instead of situations > private person and if I might need the solidarity of everyone in the world, I think the work "if" is not needed here > but I just want to hear to my closer friend. perhaps: but I would want or I'd rather to hear to my closest (instead of closer") > > In conclusion, I understand those who like a lot of friends but at the same I think it's better to use "to like having a lot of friends" > time I think that friendship is a difficult work, requires investing time perhaps it's better: "friendship is a difficult matter" or " to have friends is a difficult task", it requires... > and good disposition, many good virtues from a person that wants to give the > best from itself and have the best from the others. It’s OK to be surrounded from him/herself perhaps: and to get the best from the others > for friends, and by friends I also understand, family, colleagues, > classmates, neighbors, that respect me and understand me as much as I do. > But few and well selected friends are the best. perhaps: are the best choice. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions
