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How do you spend New Year's holidays? Surely, at a delicious family table with the most beloved and close people ... in front of the TV. If not, then we sincerely envy you.
Surely, you have noticed from films and TV shows that Americans, for example, try to avoid watching the "zombie" at a family holiday dinner. How do they entertain themselves? Of course, communication. The fact is that for many American families, Christmas and New Year are the only days when all family members from different parts of the United States gather in one house. Therefore, they try to combine business with pleasure, that is, they try homemade food and talk about everything except work.
To keep the conversation going, ask the right questions. What questions are appropriate for the New Year's table? Probably at least these.
Table. Phrases for dialogue at the table in English.
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What are you looking forward to this year? |
What are you looking forward to this year? |
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Have you ever made any New Year's resolutions? |
Have you ever made New Year's resolutions to yourself? |
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Would you like to do make any of them? |
Do you want to make a New Year's resolution? |
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Quit smoking? |
Like quit smoking? |
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Eat more healthily? |
Eating healthier food? |
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Do more exercise? |
Do more exercise? |
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Lose weight? |
Lose weight? |
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Learn a language? |
Learn a foreign language? |
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Are you going to take a holiday this year? |
Are you going to go on holiday this year? |
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Where are you going? |
Where are you going to go? |
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Was last year a good year for you? In what way or why not? |
Was last year a good one for you? Why? |
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How was this year? |
How was this year? |
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Was this year better or worse than last year? How come? |
Was this year better or worse than the previous one? Why? |
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What was the happiest thing for you this year? |
What is the happiest thing that happened to you this year? |
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What was the saddest thing for you this year? |
What is the saddest thing that happened to you this year? |
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What was the toughest thing for you this year? |
What was the most difficult for you this year? |
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What was the best movie for you this year? |
What was the best movie this year? |
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What was the biggest waste of money this year? |
What did you “throw money down the drain” the most this year? |
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Do you have any regrets about this year? |
Do you regret anything in the past year? |
It was not in vain that we first said that at the New Year's table, conversations are about anything, but not about work. This is the key to successful communication over the New Year holidays. The fact is that at a family dinner it is fun to have a dialogue ... about interesting facts. It's funny, but very often they discuss body parts and the secrets of the universe. So go to dinner with an American friend with an encyclopedia under his arm! Or you can just stock up on a couple of interesting facts here. By the way, the Americans call them a special term - 'dinner conversation starters'.
Interesting facts for discussion at the festive table in English
The blue whale’s tongue weighs about as much as an adult elephant.
Saturn has such a low density, that if placed in water, it would float.
Nearly three-fourths of all the fresh water in the world is in Canada.
What do Eric Clapton and all four of the Beatles have in common (besides a boatload of musical talent)? All have an asteroid named after them.
At a steady pace of 6 mph, it would take a jogger 173 days to circle the earth.
Siberia gets so cold that boiling water poured from a pot can freeze before it hits the ground.
One out of five American meals is eaten in a car.
Every day, 500 Americans are injured in their bathtub.
A single ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 65 miles long.
Party on! Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence while drinking beer in a tavern.
But seriously, "flaunting" the facts can be avoided. The fact is that the owners of the Christmas dinner, as a rule, cut out smart cards with questions that do not necessarily relate to the holidays. For example, "What would you change in the country if you were president?" or “What would you buy if you won a million dollars?” The guests take turns pulling a card from a bag or jar and answering the question.
We hope that with this article we have given you a couple of ideas on how to celebrate the New Year in an unforgettable way. We wish you creative success, good luck in business and good mood!
