Making Friends

The Royal Visions Academy – Speaking Practice (Friends / Social Life)

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Course Manager: Mr. Johannes Moloto

Speaking Guidance Checklist

Use these simple sentence starters to help you talk about your best friends and what you do together.

1. Starters

Introducing the topic

“My friends and I…”
“My best friend is…”
“I like to hang out with…”
“On weekends, we…”
“I meet my friends at…”
“Let me tell you about my friends…”

2. Reasons

Explaining why

“Because they are funny…”
“I like them because they are kind…”
“The reason is we have fun…”
“Because we like the same things…”
“Since they always help me…”
“That is because we talk a lot…”

3. Examples

Giving examples

“For example, playing games together…”
“Like going to the cinema…”
“Such as talking on the phone…”
“One example is my friend Maria…”
“For instance, when we eat lunch…”
“Like sharing our secrets…”

4. Outcomes

Results / Consequences

“So we laugh a lot…”
“That makes me very happy…”
“Because of that, we are close…”
“And so I never feel alone…”
“This means we have a great time…”
“As a result, we are best friends…”

5. Past Experience

Talking about the past

“Yesterday, I met my friend…”
“When I was young, we played…”
“Last weekend, we went to a cafe…”
“In the past, we went to school together…”
“Before, we lived on the same street…”
“Last year, we had a big party…”

6. Description

Describing people or feelings

“He is very tall and…”
“She is very nice…”
“My friends are funny…”
“It is a big group…”
“We are very loud when we are happy…”
“She always looks beautiful…”

7. Conclusion

Finishing your thought

“In the end, friends are important…”
“To finish, I love my friends…”
“Finally, I want to see them soon…”
“Overall, having friends is good…”
“I think everyone needs a good friend…”
“In short, my best friend is great…”

Practice Your Speaking

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New Vocabulary

Word	Part of Speech	Meaning	Example in Practice
Friend	Noun	A person you like and know well.	“I am going to the park with my friend.”
Meet	Verb	To come together with someone.	“Let’s meet at the cafe at noon.”
Talk	Verb	To say words to someone.	“I talk to my best friend every day.”
Laugh	Verb	To make a happy sound when something is funny.	“His jokes always make me laugh.”
Share	Verb	To give a part of something to someone else.	“We share our food at lunch.”
Funny	Adjective	Making you smile or laugh.	“My friend tells very funny stories.”
Kind	Adjective	Nice and helpful to others.	“She is a very kind person.”
Secret	Noun	Something you do not tell other people.	“I told my best friend a secret.”
Party	Noun	A fun event where people eat, drink, and dance.	“I invited all my friends to my birthday party.”
Together	Adverb	With each other in the same place.	“We always walk to school together.”
Chat	Verb	To talk in a friendly and relaxed way.	“We like to sit and chat for hours.”
Help	Verb	To make something easier for someone.	“Good friends always help each other.”
Group	Noun	A number of people who are together.	“I have a large group of friends.”
Fun	Noun/Adjective	Something that you enjoy doing.	“Going to the beach with friends is fun.”
Trust	Verb	To believe that someone is honest and good.	“I completely trust my best friend.”

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