A. Look at the picture and answer the questions below

1) Who are those people in the picture?

2) Do they know each other?

3) Why do you think so?

4) How are they related to each other?

5) Can you predict their relationships?

6) Is it difficult for you to start a talk with an unknown person?

B. Which of the following happens to you for the first time when you meet someone?

1) I talk too much because I am nervous.

2) I don’t speak at all because I can’t think of anything to say.

3) I smile a lot so that the other person likes me.

4) I act in exactly the same way as I would with a person I know.

C. Can you remember when and where you met some of the following people for the first time?

v A very good friend v A girlfriend/ a boyfriend

v A groupmate v A teacher

LANGUAGE SKILLS 1: STARTING A CONVERSATION