Do you prefer to have many friends or just a few that you are close to?
你喜歡交很多朋友嗎？還是你喜歡交幾個一輩子相處的朋友？
What are the benefits of having just a few close friends? How about the benefits of having many friends?
他們的好處跟壞處是什麼？
Describe your best friend.
說說看你最好的朋友是怎樣的人？
Are you close friends with anyone who you knew in elementary school?
你還有跟小學同學聯絡嗎？
Why do people need friends? What can happen if a person has no friends?
為什麼人們會需要朋友？如果一個人沒有朋友會怎麼樣？
What is the biggest thing you have done to help a friend?
你為朋友做過最重要的事情是什麼？
Do you have any friends who would risk their life to save you?
你的朋友曾用性命救過你嗎？
Would you risk your life to save a friend? How about a stranger?
你曾經用自己的命去救朋友嗎？
What is the best way to make new friends? Do you like making new friends?
在你們國家，最好認識新朋友的方法是什麼？
Do you think sites like Facebook are good for friendships or do they stop people from becoming close?
你覺得交友軟體是個好的認識新朋友的地方嗎？
How did you meet your best friend?
你如何遇到你最好的朋友？
- Are there any famous stories of friendship in your culture?
- Can you describe one of your closest friends.
- Do you have any childhood friendships that are still strong today? Tell us about them.
- Do you have any long distance friends?
- How do you keep in touch with your long-distance friends?
- How often do you see your long-distance friends?
- Do you think it is a good idea to borrow money from a friend? Why or why not?
- Do you make friends easily?
- Has a friend ever let you down?
- Have you made any friends over the Internet?
- How often do you write to them?
- Have you ever met them in person?
- How are your friendships different now than they were when you were a child?
- How do you maintain a good friendship?
- How do you make new friends?
- How many people do you consider your “best friends?”
- Is it common to have friendships across generations?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of these types of friendships.
- Do you have any friends from a different generation than you?
- There is a saying “To have a good friend, you need to be a good friend.”
- How can you be a good friend?
- What do you usually do with your friends?
- What factors may result in the breakdown of a good friendship?
- What is a best friend?
- What is the longest friendship that you have had?
- What makes friends different from family?
- What qualities do you think are important in a friend?
- What is a friend?
- What things should friends never do?
- Why do you like your best friend?
- What are some things you like about your best friend?
- Where is a good place to meet new friends?
- Where is a good place to meet a new boyfriend/girlfriend?
- Do you think it is possible to have a best friend of the opposite sex without becoming a girlfriend or boyfriend?
- Do you think it would be possible for you still be friends with an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend?
- There is a proverb that says, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” Do you agree?
- Do you believe that there is an end to any true friendships?
- Do you believe your parents should be your friends?
- What do you do if you receive a friend’s call but you forgot his/her name?
- Friendship is the most important relationship. Do you agree? Why? Why not?
- What do you like best about your best friend(s)?
- What are some ways your best friend has influenced your life in a positive way?
- How close do you get to your friends?
- Why do you need a friend?
- What do you do when you have a misunderstanding with your friend?
- Do you trust all of your friends? Why?
- What is the best time for making new friends?
- What was your best friendship?
- Are you still friends with him or her?
- What life lessons did you learn from this relationship?
- What qualities do you appreciate in your friends? What makes someone special or best friend?
- Why are friendships important for you? Do you still maintain friendships from the past?
- How long have you known your best friend? Where did you meet and what did you have in common?
- What are some good opportunities to meet new people?
- How can you get to better know a person?
- What is the relationship between love and friendship?
- Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?
- Do you think famous people are happier than ordinary people? Why?
- What type of people do you get along with best?
- What quality do you admire most in people and which one do you find the most objectionable?
- What behavior of others hurts you most? When you have upset someone by your actions, what do you try to do?
- What do you consider to be your good and bad qualities?
- What qualities help you to have good relationships with others?
- What traits or actions make an interpersonal conflict worse?
- Are relationships among people better or worse than a few years ago? Why? Give some examples.
- Do you think that dysfunctional family life contributes to worsening relationships in society?
- Is getting along with others a natural ability from birth or does it have to be learnt?
- How important is forgiveness in human relationships?
- What are friends for?
- Can you be friends with your student if you are a teacher?
- To what extent can you be friends with your child?
- What was your best friendship? Are you still friends with him or her? What life lessons did you learn from this relationship?
- Do you tell your best friend everything?
- Do you have a close group of friends?
- What do you usually do together
- Is it easy for you to make friends?
- Talk about friends you’ve made in this country.
- Are you good friends with your family members?
- Do you fight with your friends?
- How often do you talk with your friends?
- What is the difference between friendship and ‘kinship’ (blood relatives)?
- Do you have different groups of friends who never meet one another?
- *Are you a different ‘self’ with each group?
- * Do you think these groups would get along if you
- introduced them to one another?
- * Would you want these friends to mix,or do you get
- something different from each set of relationships?
- There is a saying that “to lose a friend you need to start sharing a flat with him/her”. Do you agree? Why/Why not?
- What would you do if your best friend, that never betrayed you and you thought your relationship to be brother/sister asked you out on a date?
- Do you think you can find eternal friendships through the internet?
- What is your best friend like?
- Do you enjoy meeting new people?
- What are some good things to ask someone you just met?
- What are some things you shouldn’t ask people you just met?
- Is it OK to ask a person’s age in your country?
- Are you nervous when you are introduced to someone new?
- What are some ways to overcome being nervous about meeting new people?
- About how many new people do you meet a week?
- Where are some good places to meet people?
- How important are first impressions to you?
- What do you do if you forget the name of someone you’ve just been introduced to?
- What kind of people do you like to meet?
- Who was the last new person you met and where did you meet them?
- Have you ever experienced being completely wrong in your first impression?
- Do you usually shake hands with when you meet a new person?
- If you want to get to know people at a party would you go first to people of your own age or people of your own sex?
- What is the favorite topic for new acquaintances in your country?
- If you are looking for a shallow relationship, where do you usually go to meet people?
- If you are looking for a good friend, where do you usually go to meet people?
- In your country, how do you know if you can trust a person that you meet?
- How about in the US?
- How do you know if you can trust a person that you meet here?
- Do you enjoy meeting new people?
- What do you like most or least about it?
- Do you feel you are outgoing or shy around people? How do you usually act?
- What are some good things to ask someone you have just met?
- What are some things you shouldn’t ask people you just met?
- Is it OK to ask a person for their age in your country? Why or why not?
- Are you nervous when you are introduced to someone new?
- How could a shy person overcome their fear of meeting new people?
- About how many new people do you meet a week?
- Where are some good places to meet people?
- How important are first impressions to you?
- Have you ever experienced being completely wrong in your first impression?
- What do you do if you forget the name of someone you’ve just been introduced to?
- What are some things you can say?
- What kind of people do you like to meet?
- Who was the last new person you met and where did you meet them? Have you seen them again?
- What do people do when they meet a new person in your culture?
- Is it OK to touch another person when you first meet them in your culture?
- Do you ever shake hands with when you meet a new person in your culture?
- Do you like to shake hands when you meet new people?
- If you want to get to know people at a party, would you first approach people of your own age?
- People of your own gender?
- What is a favorite topic for new acquaintances of your age in your country?
- If you are looking for a shallow relationship, where can you go to meet people?
- If you are looking for a good friend, where can you go to meet people?
- In your country, how do you know if you can trust a person that you meet?
- How do you know if you can trust a person that you have met?
- What is one thing that many people don’t know about you?
- Do business people exchange business cards in your culture?
- How do they do it?
- How far apart do people stand from each other when they talk in your culture?
- Is it impolite to say “No” in your culture if you don’t know someone very well?
- Do people in your culture use a lot of body language when they communicate, or do they keep their bodies relatively still?
- Do people in your culture show their emotions when communicating with others or do they hide some feelings?
- How do they show their emotions?
- What kind of feelings might they hide?
- Do you feel comfortable with people here?
- With people from other cultures?
- What can we do to create more understanding and harmony among people in our world?
- Are you a person who approaches someone first?
- Or are you a person who waits for someone to approach you?
- What makes you remember a new person that you have just met? Do you remember them for long?
- Do you shake hands with someone new always, usually, sometimes, never?
- If you want to get to know people at a party would you go first to people of your own age or people of your own sex?
- To people who are standing alone or people already in a group?
- The favorite topic for new acquaintances in Britain is the weather, in America it’s where you come from, what is it in your country?
- If you don’t really like this new person how do you finish the conversation and make your escape?
- What does your name mean?
- What are the customary greetings and behaviors for meeting/greeting someone in your culture?
- How do you introduce two people to each other?
- What are some different ways of making introductions?
- When you introduce people do you use their whole names or just first names?
- What are the advantages of meeting new people when you move to a new country?
- What are the first things you notice when you meet someone?
- How important is it to smile when you meet someone for the first time?
- Do you like to kiss, shake or bow when you meet a new person?