Small Talk
1 Pre-listening
What is “small talk”? Think of three situations in which you might engage in “small talk”. For example, in a queue in a shop.
2 Listening I
What are the three small talk scenarios in this listening?
1. Scenario 1:
2. Scenario 2:
3. Scenario 3:
3 Listening II
In which situation (s) (1, 2 or 3) …
1. …do the speakers know the same person?
2. …does one person comfort another?
3. …does one speaker ask another for a piece of information?
4. …does the speaker frequent the same place?
4 Language focus “conditionals”
1. Which conditional is used in the first conversation?
2. Which conditional is used in the second conversation?