Conversation Questions
Meeting People
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.
- Do you enjoy meeting new people?
- What are some good things to ask someone you just met?
- What are some things you shouldn't ask people you just met?
- Is it OK to ask a person's age in your country?
- Are you nervous when you are introduced to someone new?
- What are some ways to overcome being nervous about meeting new people?
- About how many new people do you meet a week?
- Where are some good places to meet people?
- How important are first impressions to you?
- What do you do if you forget the name of someone you've just been introduced to?
- What kind of people do you like to meet?
- Who was the last new person you met and where did you meet them?
- Have you ever experienced being completely wrong in your first impression?
- Do you usually shake hands with when you meet a new person?
- If you want to get to know people at a party would you go first to people of your own age or people of your own sex?
- What is the favorite topic for new acquaintances in your country?
- If you are looking for a shallow relationship, where do you usually go to meet people?
- If you are looking for a good friend, where do you usually go to meet people?
- In your country, how do you know if you can trust a person that you meet?
- How about in the US?
- How do you know if you can trust a person that you meet here?
- Do you enjoy meeting new people?
- What do you like most or least about it?
- Do you feel you are outgoing or shy around people? How do you usually act?
- What are some good things to ask someone you have just met?
- What are some things you shouldn't ask people you just met?
- Is it OK to ask a person for their age in your country? Why or why not?
- Are you nervous when you are introduced to someone new?
- How could a shy person overcome their fear of meeting new people?
- About how many new people do you meet a week?
- Where are some good places to meet people?
- How important are first impressions to you?
- Have you ever experienced being completely wrong in your first impression?
- What do you do if you forget the name of someone you've just been introduced to?
- What are some things you can say?
- What kind of people do you like to meet?
- Who was the last new person you met and where did you meet them? Have you seen them again?
- What do people do when they meet a new person in your culture?
- Is it OK to touch another person when you first meet them in your culture?
- Do you ever shake hands with when you meet a new person in your culture?
- Do you like to shake hands when you meet new people?
- If you want to get to know people at a party, would you first approach people of your own age?
- People of your own gender?
- What is a favorite topic for new acquaintances of your age in your country?
- If you are looking for a shallow relationship, where can you go to meet people?
- If you are looking for a good friend, where can you go to meet people?
- In your country, how do you know if you can trust a person that you meet?
- How do you know if you can trust a person that you have met?
- What is one thing that many people don't know about you?
- Do business people exchange business cards in your culture?
- How do they do it?
- How far apart do people stand from each other when they talk in your culture?
- Is it impolite to say "No" in your culture if you don't know someone very well?
- Do people in your culture use a lot of body language when they communicate, or do they keep their bodies relatively still?
- Do people in your culture show their emotions when communicating with others or do they hide some feelings?
- How do they show their emotions?
- What kind of feelings might they hide?
- Do you feel comfortable with people here?
- With people from other cultures?
- What can we do to create more understanding and harmony among people in our world?
- Are you a person who approaches someone first?
- Or are you a person who waits for someone to approach you?
- What makes you remember a new person that you have just met? Do you remember them for long?
- Do you shake hands with someone new always, usually, sometimes, never?
- If you want to get to know people at a party would you go first to people of your own age or people of your own sex?
- To people who are standing alone or people already in a group?
- The favorite topic for new acquaintances in Britain is the weather, in America it's where you come from, what is it in your country?
- If you don't really like this new person how do you finish the conversation and make your escape?
- What does your name mean?
- What are the customary greetings and behaviors for meeting/greeting someone in your culture?
- How do you introduce two people to each other?
- What are some different ways of making introductions?
- When you introduce people do you use their whole names or just first names?
- What are the advantages of meeting new people when you move to a new country?
- What are the first things you notice when you meet someone?
- How important is it to smile when you meet someone for the first time?
- Do you like to kiss, shake or bow when you meet a new person?
If you can think of another good question for this list, please add it.
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