Course Extras

Watercooler chat cards

From Widgets Inc. Appendix A

1. Last night you had some free time for your favorite hobby. What did you do? How long did you do it? How was it?

2. You watched an old movie on TV last night. It was terrible! What movie was it? Who were the main actors? Why was it so bad?

3. Someone did something really nice for you recently. What was it? Why did they do it? What did you do in return? How do you feel about it?

4. Something bad happened to you; for example you missed the bus or dropped your phone and it broke. What happened? What did you do about it? How do you feel about it now?

5. You are planning your next vacation. Where are you going? For how long? What are you going to do there? Who is going with you?

6. You watched a new movie recently. What was the movie? Who were the actors? Did you like it? What was your favorite thing about it?

7. You went to a wedding or another big party recently. How was it? How was the food? What did you wear? Did anything interesting happen?

8. Your friends planned a surprise for you recently. What was it? Where was it? Were you surprised? Did anything interesting happen?

9. There is a musician or band that you discovered recently. Who is it? Why do you like them? Describe their songs or performance.

10. You had a great meal at a restaurant recently. What did you eat? Why was it so good? Who were you with? Give interesting details!

11. You could not sleep last night because the neighbor’s dog barked all night. What do you think about pets or noisy neighbors?

12. You spent a very nice time with a family member recently. Who was it? What did you do? Why was it so nice? When are you going to do it again?

13. You were surprised about a world event you heard about recently. What was it? Why did it surprise you? What do you think will happen next?

14. You were very late for work or school recently. Why were you late? Was it your fault? How are you going to avoid this problem next time?

15. Someone you know had a baby recently. How is the baby? Have you met him or her yet? What is their name? How do you feel about babies?

16. You were angry with a family member yesterday. What did he or she do? What did you say to them? Ask the other interns for advice.

17. You did something nice for someone recently. What did you do? Why did you do it? How did you feel? What did they say to you?

18. You are planning to buy an item that you really want. What is it? Where are you going to buy it? What are you going to do with it?

19. Your best friend is dating someone you don’t like. Why don’t you like them? Give some reasons. Ask the other interns for advice.

20. You are worried about something in the near future. What is it? Why are you worried? What are you going to do if it happens?