Where do you often meet new people? 2. What kinds of questions do you often ask them? .Topic Categories Topics Health Weather Sports Work Families Religion Food Travel Education | CONVERSATIONAL STRATEGIES Teacher in charge: Nguyen Kim Thanh 1. Where do you often meet new people? 2. What kinds of questions do you often ask them? Topic Categories Topics Appropriate Inappropriate Health Weather Sports Work Families Religion Food Travel Education Salary Starting a conversation with strangers What a nice day, isn’t it? + Dreadful weather, don’t you think? + Not very nice weather, is it? Sample conversation A: What a nice day, isn’t it? B: Yes, it certainly is. It’s lovely. A: It makes a nice change from yesterday. B: Yes. A: Not very nice weather, is it? B: It’s awful. A: Let’s hope it’ll get better before the weekends! B: Let’s hope so. Excuse me, is anybody sitting here? Excuse me, haven’t we met somewhere before? Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing – did you mention something about ? Excuse me, have you got a light by any chance? Excuse me, could you tell me the time? Er, could you help me, I’m trying to find my way to Openers Greeting Response How are you . | CONVERSATIONAL STRATEGIES Teacher in charge: Nguyen Kim Thanh 1. Where do you often meet new people? 2. What kinds of questions do you often ask them? Topic Categories Topics Appropriate Inappropriate Health Weather Sports Work Families Religion Food Travel Education Salary Starting a conversation with strangers What a nice day, isn’t it? + Dreadful weather, don’t you think? + Not very nice weather, is it? Sample conversation A: What a nice day, isn’t it? B: Yes, it certainly is. It’s lovely. A: It makes a nice change from yesterday. B: Yes. A: Not very nice weather, is it? B: It’s awful. A: Let’s hope it’ll get better before the weekends! B: Let’s hope so. Excuse me, is anybody sitting here? Excuse me, haven’t we met somewhere before? Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing – did you mention something about ? Excuse me, have you got a light by any chance? Excuse me, could you tell me the time? Er, could you help me, I’m trying to find my way to Openers Greeting Response How are you doing? How’s it going? What’s happening? What’s up? Long time no see. Pretty good. Not bad. Not much. Nothing much. Yeah, I haven’t seen you for ages Closers Pre - closing Response I’m afraid I have to go. It’s been a pleasure. Well, it’s getting too late. I’ve got to run. Perhaps we can get together some time. Take care. Yes, I enjoyed talking with you, too. Maybe we can talk again some time. See you. Sounds good! Closing Response Goodbye. Have a nice evening/weekend See you. Goodbye. You, too. So long. Making a date - Oh, are you doing anything this evening, by any chance? - Have you got any plans for this evening? Well, would you like to have a meal with me? - Um, I was thinking of going to the cinema this evening, would you like to come? - Er, are you going to be busy this evening? I was wondering if you might like to come to the cinema with me. - I’m going to the cinema with some friends. Would you like to join us. YES! - That’d be lovely! - I’d love to. - How nice of you, thanks very
