Speaking Card 2: Family and Friends

Speaking Card 2: Family and Friends
zz Where do you make new friends?
zz How do you like your family?
I meet new friends… at school / at parties /
through friends / outside / on the internet / at
my sports club (football, baseball, volleyball…)
/ at camp / during after-school activities
(band, Scouts).
We are friendly to each other in my family.
I like my sister because she… lends me her
clothes / helps me with my homework /
likes the same music / movies. I don’t like
my brother very much because… we don’t
have similar interests / he has different
hobbies / he is much older than me. We
always fight or argue. I have a normal family /
parents / siblings. Sometimes we get on well,
sometimes we argue. Sometimes I feel like we
are total strangers.
zz How often do you meet your friends?
My friends and I see / meet each other / spend
time together… quite often / every weekend
/ when we have free time / only sometimes.
We see each other… all the time / once a week
/ every day… at school / after school / only
during the summer holidays. When we don’t
see each other, we chat online / on Facebook.
zz Who is a real friend? What is important
about him / her?
A friend is somebody who is… fun / helpful /
intelligent / kind / understanding. Real friends
are people who… have similar interests /
hobbies / you can ask for advice or help / you
can depend on / you can stay friends with
even if you have a fight / an argument.
zz Is it easy for you to make new friends?
Yes, I have no problems meeting new people. /
I like to… talk to new people / make new friends.
I need a lot of people around me. / No, it’s very
difficult for me. I am… shy / quiet / afraid to
talk to… strangers / somebody I don’t know. It
takes time for me to get to know people.
zz Describe the character of the person
you date or would like to date.
I like / I prefer / people who are… I would like
to find / meet / go out with someone who
is… kind / romantic / intelligent / positive /
somebody who is interested in me. I really like
/ love… a good sense of humour / someone
who can make me laugh. I don’t like / I don’t
care for / people who are… I would never go
out with someone who is… unkind / lazy /
boring / pushy.
zz How can you meet a partner /
a boyfriend / girlfriend?
I guess / I think … most people meet… at
school / at parties / at clubs / at concerts /
through friends / on the internet / during
(volunteer) work / while travelling. Many
people… use a dating agency.
zz Are friends more important than
family?
zz Do you like someone? And what
happens next?
Sometimes I feel better with my family / friends…
My friends understand me better… My mum
/ dad always / never help me … / they never /
sometimes forget about me… Sometimes I can’t
speak to my parents about my problems. They
get angry or don’t understand. It is difficult to
say… / I prefer family to friends.
First people like / fancy each other. Then
they go on a date / go out. If they are serious
about each other, they can get engaged.
Next they either get married or break up. Or
they just live together.
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