When you fill in a form, are you happy to give this information:
· Your age?
· Your marital status?
· Your income?
Are there any other questions you don't like answering?
Read through the four conversations below. Who are the people and what is the situation?
1. In each dialogue there is a personal question. Decide if the question is appropriate to the situation and the speakers. lf it is not appropriate, why isn't it?
2. The questions in conversations 2 and 3 do not have answers. How do you think the speaker should reply in these situations?
3. Have you ever been asked an inappropriate question? When and who by? How did you respond? Have you ever asked an inappropriate question by accident? What happened?
Mark the expressions below in the following way:
Q if they are polite ways of asking personal questions.
R if they are ways of responding to personal questions.
· What topics shouldn’t you discuss with Americans?
· What are the tips for making a small talk?
· Could you say these things to your best friend?
· Could you say the same things to your teacher or your boss?
· Do you have a friend you can say anything to?
· Are you a tactful person or are you more blunt and direct?
· Do you think being direct is a good or a bad thing?
