1 Do chat about__– something we __.

Conversation tips

1 Do chat about__________________– something we __________________.

2 Do _____________you know who you are______________, especially if you're_____________

3 Don’t leave without __________________

4 Don’t__________people by __________________about your__________________.

5 Do make________. Read newspapers and watch the news. If you don't have time for books and films, __________________

6 Do __________________before interrupting someone. ______________it sounds like you couldn't waitfor the other person to shut up.

7 Don’t __________________about your life story.

How to Make Small Talk

1. Practice. Converse with everyone you________: ________________________and kids. Chat with ________unlike yourself, from pensioners to teens or tourists.

2. Read everything: ________, newspapers, magazines, ________, ________, maps, signs and catalogs. Everything is a ________of information that can be discussed.

3. ________ yourself to get into small talk situations, like doctors' waiting rooms, cocktail parties and office meetings. ________invitations, or ___ your own ________

4. ________in culture, both high and low. Television, music, sports, fashion, art and poetry are great________ ________If you ________Shakespeare, ________­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______________.

5. ________ a journal. Write down funny stories you hear, beautiful things you see, ______, observations, shopping lists and calls you made.

6. Talk to yourself________. Make a ________list of topics and see what you have to say on the subjects. Baseball, Russia, butter, hip-hop, shoes... the more ______your list, the better.

7. E ________­­___. Go home­­­­_______. _____a pie. Try ______________every day.

8. Be a________­­­­­­_____. Did your boss just say he___________? Did your doctor just have________? These are ________for making________.

9. Work on________, o ________ ________and any feelings of________. Remember, the more you know, ________­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________

How to Be a Better Listener

_____ your partner and make______.

- Close the door to _____________and let your partner know you ___________ to listen

- Try to _________what your partner wants from you. ___________? Advice?

- ­­_____________your partner with an und_____________ or say 'I see' or '______________'

- Ask questions to ___________understand and to _______________ your interest

- _______turning the focus of the conversation into you. For example, if your partner is trying to _________a personal problem, _____saying “__________the time I...' and _____________ into unhelpful stories about yourself or your own problems.

How to Make Small Talk at a Bar

- Make _____________and smile. This makes you__________________.

- Pay the person a______________. True _________will____________________.

- Try to find _____________________between you.

- Discuss _____in the news, places to eat, music or movies you both like. ____talking about politics, religion, or other heavy topics

- ________the other person to talk about what interests him or her - work, car or hobbies are good places to start.

- Make up a __________question if the conversation becomes___: What would you____________________? What would you do if you won the lottery?

- Don't ____yourself - or anyone else -______.

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tease [tiːz] дразнить snobby снобистский inconsiderate [ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərət] невнимательный к другим a pain in the neck «головная боль», «заноза» flashy вульгарный, яркий disreputable [dɪs'repjutəbl] компрометирующий crook жулик interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪə] вмешиваться tend to иметь тенденцию brand new совершенно новый hypocrite ['hɪpəkrɪt] лицемер rumor = gossip give smb a lift подвозить

Practice Homework for the

1) All new words by heart! 2) Fill-in-the-blanks exercise (1^st part)

3) Complete the sentences using the words or phrases below, putting them into the correct form.

small talk; criticize; say goodbye; gossip; chat; in deep conversation; moan; interrupt; invite

Example: They are always gossiping over a cup of coffee.

1. I called Jo for a quick______________ 2. I hate going to parties and having to make_______ 3. He is always____________ me when I am trying to say something 4. I didn't want to disturb the two of them as it looked like they were_______________ 5. Why don't we ______________Michael and his wife to the party as well? 6. She is always ________________ about something 7. Did you ____________ to Jenny? She is leaving on Friday.

4) Match the sentences with the question tags. You are coming to the party, She couldn't believe her eyes, You don't seriously mean that, You won't be leaving early, He wouldn't mind if we finished without him, Let's phone and book some tickets, He asked her to leave, She'll know where we are, We can use a computer here,

a. do you? b. shall we? c. didn't he? d. aren't you? e. won't she? f. can't we? g. would he? h. will you? i. could she?

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