Conversation Questions
Friends
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
- 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?
If you can think of another good question for this list, please add it.
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Thanks to Suzanne Rowe for suggesting this topic and submitting the initial set of questions.
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