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Friends are Family We Choose

PHOTOS SPARK CONVERSATIONS

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A group of friends are hanging out. Describe the photo and talk about how Japanese people spend their leisure time with friends.

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Useful Words/Phrases

  • pal
  • hang out
  • through thick and thin
  • acquaintance
  • drift apart

SPEAK MORE!

Direction: Discuss the following questions with your mentor and share about yourself. Make sure to answer in complete sentences.

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  1. How different are the activities you do with your friends now from the things you did with them when you were younger?

  2. How does someone change from being an acquaintance to being a friend? Why do friends sometimes drift apart?

  3. What are some tips for keeping a friendship strong?

  4. Do you have any foreign friends? How did you meet them? What are different ways to make friends from other countries?

  5. Can you share about a friend who has been with you through thick and thin?

  6. What do you know about the senpai / kohai system? How different is this from the usual school or work relationships that foreigners have in their countries?

LET'S PARAPHRASE PROVERBS!

Direction: Read the proverb below, then discuss it with your mentor. What does it mean? Do you agree with it?

Friends are Family we Choose

Meaning: