Thursday, October 31, 2013

Learning English through Topic: How to build social relationships ( topic for 3/11 Sunday evening club)


TOPIC (3/11/2013)

HOW TO BUILD SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

VOCABULARY: Words used to describe relations and relationships

1.       Acquainted (adjective)
if two people are acquainted, they know each other, usually not very well
2.       arm’s-length (adjective)
used for describing something such as a business deal in which the different sides avoid having a close relationship with each other
3.       brittle (adjective)
a brittle relationship or situation is not very strong and could easily be damaged
4.       broken adjective
a broken relationship has failed
5.       bromantic adjective
typical of or relating to a very close friendship between two men
6.       brotherly adjective
typical of the feelings that a man or boy has for his male friends
7.       chummy adjective:
chummy people are friendly with each other, especially in a way that stops other people from joining the group
8.       clannish adjective
concentrating on people in your own family or group and not wanting other people to join it
9.       dysfunctional adjective
dysfunctional relationships do not work normally and are not happy or successful
10.   estranged adjective
not seeing friends or relatives very often, especially because of having fought with them
QUESTIONS
  1. How do you understand social relationships? (Give examples)
  1. Do you think that social relationships are important today? If yes, why?
  1. How can we make social relationships work and stay happy?
  1. Is it essential to creat some strong, inimate relationships?

  1. Personally, are you a person having a lot of social relationships?
  2. What do you think about virtual relationships in the internet?

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