Maturita Card 42: Friends and relationships

zzIs it important to have friends? I am only friends with people I know offline / I have
Yes, it’s very important to have friends. If you don’t hundreds of online friends. I think it’s… a good way
have friends… life can be boring / you feel lonely / to meet new people / a great way of keeping in
you have no one to share experiences with / have touch with lots of people that you might not be able
fun with. Having friends is important, but it’s not to meet up with / a good way of meeting people
as important as family. I think having friends is not from around the country / the world. I think it’s…
the most important thing in the world. important to only have friends online that you know
offline / safer to know people in person first.
zzWhat (qualities) do you look for in a friend?
A friend is someone who… is loyal / you can trust / zzWhat is more important, family or friends?
is kind / is caring / is fun to be with / is interesting / I think… family is the most important thing / they
is helpful / is reliable / is understanding / likes will always be there for you / your family is part
me for who I am / has the same interests as me. of who you are. It depends on… how close you
A real friend is someone you can… argue with and are to your family / whether you get on with your
it doesn’t matter / talk to about anything without family. Sometimes your family… don’t care about
them judging you / depend on in an emergency. you / treat you badly and so friends become really
I don’t like people who are selfish / unkind / important. As you get older you might have more in
thoughtless / mean / uncaring / boring. common with your friends than your family.

zzDo you find it easy to make new friends? zzDo you get on with your family?
I do / don’t find it easy to make friends. I… am a shy I… get on really well with / like my family. I… don’t
person so it’s hard for me to get to know new people / get on well with / hate / have a difficult relationship
don’t like being in a big group where I don’t know with my family. I get on well with my grandparents
anyone / prefer having one or two really close friends. but not my parents / brother / sister. My siblings and
I… like meeting people / enjoy talking to strangers / I are very close. I argue a lot with my parents. I don’t
like hanging out with a big group of friends. see my extended family, like my grandparents /
cousins / aunts / uncles very much.
zzWhere do you find and meet friends?
Normally I meet friends at school or through other zzWhat can you tell me about your family?
people. Sometimes I meet new friends… at parties / I live with my parents / in a nuclear family with my
when I go out / at an after-school club / doing an mum, dad and brother / sister. My parents are… still
after-school hobby. I… play tennis / play football / together / separated / divorced. I have a stepmother /
go to a dance club and meet people there. I meet stepfather / stepbrothers / stepsisters. I live in an
people online who have the same interests as me. extended family. I live with my grandparents. My
brother / sister is… younger / older than me / has
zzHow often do you meet friends online and how already moved away to live on his / her own.
often in person?
I see my friends every day at school and we zzWhat do you look for in a partner?
sometimes meet after school as well, to… go to She / he has to… be friendly / have a nice smile / be
after‑school clubs / hang out. I meet my friends every kind / be trustworthy / be fun / be intelligent / be
weekend to… go to the cinema / go to parties / good looking / be a nice person / be someone who
play football / go dancing. I only have time to meet can make me laugh / be someone romantic. I look for
my friends… while at school / during holidays / at someone… with whom I have lots in common / who
weekends. I chat online to my friends… every night / is the opposite of me. I don’t want anyone who… is
all the time / once a week / only at weekends. unkind / rude / mean / cheats / is not supportive.
It’s important to see friends in person, not just
zzDo you think you’ll settle down with
online. I meet my friends in person and online; it’s
a partner / have a family?
the same. I only meet my friends online as I don’t
have time to see friends after school. Yes, one day. I’d like to eventually have a family
and children. It’s important to me. I don’t want to…
zzDo you use social networking sites to keep in be married / be in a relationship / have children.
touch or make new friends? I see how many problems it causes. I want to
Yes, I use social networking sites. No, I don’t have be independent. I’m too young to think about…
a Facebook account. I… use my Facebook account having a long-term partner / getting married /
all the time / hardly ever use Facebook / never use having children. I want to travel / have fun / have
social networking sites. I have lots of friends online / a career / go to university / do other things first.

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