eng7-L6· Unit 5· ~18 min

Listen to a song about friendship

Listen to Bruno Mars's “Count on Me” and explore how true friends support each other.

Play the official recording once for its main message, then listen again for the situations and promises that develop that message. The song presents friendship as reciprocal: each person offers practical guidance, reassurance, and comfort, and each can depend on the other. Images such as being at sea or in the dark make difficult situations concrete, while phrases such as “count on” and offering a shoulder express dependable support.

Listening

Listen to the song: Count on Me — Bruno Mars (opens in a new tab)

Key terms

count on — to trust or depend on someone for help
stuck — unable to move or escape from a difficult situation
guide — to show someone the way
remind — to help someone remember something
reciprocal — given and received by both people
Situation and support map
SituationPromised responseKind of support
Stuck far awayTravel to find the friendPractical help
Lost and unable to seeProvide light and guidanceDirection
Unable to sleepStay nearby and singComfort
Forgetting personal valueGive regular reassuranceEncouragement
CryingOffer a shoulderEmotional support

Listen for how each response fits the friend's particular need.

✎Combine evidence before choosing
  1. 1Identify: Find the situation named in the question.
  2. 2Connect: Match it to the response promised in the song.
  3. 3Interpret: Decide what kind of friendship that response demonstrates.
  4. 4Verify: Reject any choice whose second claim is unsupported, even if its first claim is true.
🚫Meaning before matching words

A choice may repeat sea, light, or numbers and still misstate what the singer promises.

💡Track both directions

The closing idea depends on mutual trust: each friend can rely on the other.

Rules

  1. 1On the first listen, identify the song's overall message about friendship.
  2. 2On the second listen, connect each difficult situation with the help that follows it.
  3. 3Interpret “count on” as depending on someone for help, rather than doing arithmetic.
  4. 4Notice that the singer promises support and expresses confidence that the friend will reciprocate.
  5. 5Use nearby words and the whole situation to interpret images and idioms.
  6. 6Distinguish practical guidance from emotional reassurance and comfort.
  7. 7For a combined-evidence question, check that every part of a choice matches the song.

Practice

4 easy · 4 medium · 4 hard

Up to 10 random questions per test

EasyMediumHardMixed