In your group discuss what is your opinion for each of these topics and then tell the class what your opinion is.
Topic 1
You tell a friend that you like a girl/boy and you are planning to ask him/her out on a date but your friend tells this boy/girl you like him/her.
What would you do if this happened to you?
The boy/girl now knows you like him/her and it makes you feel uncomfortable so you are too frighten and shy to ask him/her out on a date.
Would you be angry with your friend for telling that person you like him/her and stop being their friend?
Topic 2
You and a friend make an agreement to help each other do homework, first you work on his/her work for instance you have to make a presentation and you help your friend prepare it. But when you are both finished your friend's work he/she says that he/she has no time to help yours and leaves.
What would you do if this happened to you?
You spent a lot of time helping your friend's work but he/she won't help you at all and you have to do your work all by yourself.
Would you say anything to your friend or just do your work and never speak again to your friend?
Topic 3
A friend borrows your favourite CD and he/she decides to lend it to someone else who you don't know. This other person never returns it to you or your friend.
What would you do if this happened to you?
Would you try to make your friend get back the CD and would you try to get the CD off the other person?
Would you ever lend your friend anything else ever again or would you give your friend a second chance?
Topic 4
Your friend that has known you since childhood has made new friends and spends less time with you. He/she rather be with the new friends than with you.
What would you do if this happened to you?
Would you try to be friends with his/her new friends?
Or would you try to make other friends instead?
Topic 5
Your friend has a new boy/girlfriend and he/she is not a very nice person and treats your friend very badly. Yet your friend doesn't care and if you try to tell him/her that the boy/girlfriend is not good he/she will get angry.
What would you do if this happened to you?
Would you try to separate them even though your friend will be upset?
Or would you just wait till the relationship will be over?
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