Friendship
You see one of your friends crying in the hallway. What should you do?
If they do not wanna talk, offer your companionship if the need it
You just cam back from break and haven't seen your classmate in a while. What could you say to them?
How was your break?
Did you do anything fun over the break?
How have you been?
Talk to them about it: express feelings
Someone asks you if they can copy your homework. What can you do?
You can explain you won't let them copy but you will help them understand the work.
A new student has joined the school and is in your English class. What can you do to get to know this person?
Introduce yourself
Ask questions
Be a good listener
Offer companionship
You see someone in your class wearing a t-shirt of your favorite video game. How can you start a conversation with them?
Oh! you play ___? I love that game! Whats your favorite part to play? etc
Hid your paper
Tell them to please stop
Tell the teacher
Your friend is moving away and you feel really sad. What can you do?
You can make a plan to stay in contact over the phone and plan visits.
What can you do if two different friends ask you to hangout with them at the same time?
Suggest that the 3 of you hang out together, hang out with one and then the other at a different time, politely say no to one, but schedule another time for the other, etc.
Name one important strategy for starting a conversation
-using common interests
- recent events
- shared experiences
You are working on a group project in class but you are having trouble understanding the material. How can you ask one of your group members for help?
Hey, I'm having a hard time understanding this. Would you mind explaining it to me?
Your friend tells you that they have enough people on their team in gym class and you can't join them this time. What do you do?
Tell myself it's ok. I'll join them next time. Not a big deal.
Many people travel for vacations. Sometimes you travel to family and friends houses. What are some things you can do when meeting new people?
Greet others, ask questions about their interests, treat them with respect, etc.
You are paired up as lab partners with someone you don't know and you have to work together to complete a complicated lab. How do you initiate a conversation with this person?
Do you have an idea on how to start this?
You get a new haircut. When one of your friends sees you, they say they liked your old haircut better. What do you do?
Say you like the new change. Brush their comment off and change the subject. Ignore it.
You've been chatting with someone in the hallway for a while and the conversation is starting to die down. How do you end the conversation?
I have to get going to class, talk to you later.