1. Speaking Course

2. Friendship Think about the following: Why do we need friends?
What kinds of friends do you have?
What are the characteristics of friends?
What activities do friends do together?
How can we develop friendship?

3. Why do we need friends? They are people to have fun with
Friends can enjoy each other’s company
Friends can share worries and troubles (bad times)

4. What kinds of friends? hi-bye friend acquaintance good / best friend
true friend
long-time friend
childhood friend

5. What characteristics do friends have?
caring
considerate
friendly
faithful
generous
helpful
honest

6. What characteristics do friends have?
optimistic
pessimistic
reliable
supportive
sympathetic
thoughtful
understanding

7. What activities do friends do together?
going on trips
singing karaoke
playing ball games
playing board games, video games, computer games
going out for meals (for celebration)
going shopping
going to the cinema/theatre/concerts

8. How can we maintain friendship?
take the initiative to know another person
keep in touch
meet regularly

9. Group Discussion what a good friend should be like
Your group wants to respond to the blog entry. Discuss with your group what to say in your response. You may want to talk about:
what a good friend should be like
what good friends do together
what the difference is between a good friend and an acquaintance
anything else you think is important

10. What a good friend should be like
share same hobbies and interests e.g. shopping, going to the cinema and share views on life
influencing each other positively with their interests and qualities
have sympathy for each other
understanding
help each other to improve
available to help / being there (bad times)

11. What good friends do together
asking and giving advice on schoolwork and in the workplace
sharing joy and problems
going out
keeping each other company

12. Differences between good friend and acquaintance
have known each other for a long time
mutual trust
no secrets
ready to help
Acquaintance
just met / hi-bye
chat about less important things

13. Individual response question
Why can it sometimes be difficult to make new friends?

14. Sometimes it can be difficult to make new friends because for a start, it is difficult to find a suitable place to make friends. School or after school clubs are good places to make friends, but most people there have already been friends for a long time. So it can also be difficult to approach people if you’re shy or nervous. For example, I am the kind of person who worry a lot about what I should say and how I should behave. So it’s not easy for me to make new friends. The last problem is time. People nowadays are busy. They don’t have much spare time to get to know other people and develop their friendship. These are the reasons why sometimes it can be difficult to make new friends. Thank you.