Secrets of small talk asking questions
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The document focuses on improving small talk skills in English, highlighting the importance of asking questions and keeping conversations going. It provides tips on using tag questions and indirect questions to facilitate dialogue, particularly for English learners who may find small talk challenging. Additionally, it mentions courses and online resources available for further practice in communication.
Secrets of small talk asking questions
- 1. Secrets of Small Talk: Asking Questions
- 2. Hello! I am Daria Storozhilova I am a professional English teacher specialising in Communication. I have created a @smartlanguagelearning project to help English learners master Speaking and Writing skills in a modern way.
- 3. 1. Small Talk - yay or nay? Is it a real thing?
- 4. Informal, friendly conversation about unimportant subjects. (Merriam Webster Learner's Dictionary) Small Talk
- 6. It helps making contact Most deals are closed in the 'smoking room'.
- 7. What will help you be cool ■ Don't try to be different from your usual self;
- 8. What will help you be cool ■ Don't try to be different from your usual self; ■ Listen!!!
- 9. What will help you be cool ■ Don't try to be different from your usual self; ■ Listen!!! ■ Answer the last thing you heard, don't just talk about the topic in general
- 10. If you know what to say before the person stops talking, communication is not happening!!!
- 11. Why is small talk so hard for English learners?
- 12. We are all stressed about new people.
- 13. We are not used to asking questions.
- 14. 2. Asking questions an easy way Play safe
- 15. ■ Use tag questions How to turn your sentence into a question
- 16. ■ This is a very beautiful city. ■ You have been here before. ■ The meeting was quite harsh today. ■ You like it here. ■ It looks serious. How to turn your sentence into a question
- 17. ■ This is a very beautiful city. ■ You have been here before. ■ The meeting was quite harsh today. ■ You (do) like it here. ■ It (does) looks serious. How to turn your sentence into a question
- 18. ■ This is a very beautiful city, ■ You have been here before. ■ The meeting was quite harsh today. ■ You (do) like it here. ■ It (does) looks serious. How to turn your sentence into a question ■ ■ isn't it? ■ ■ haven't you? ■ ■ wasn't it? ■ don't you? ■ doesn't it?
- 23. ■ This is a very beautiful city, How to turn your sentence into a question ■ ■ isn't it? ■ ■ ■
- 24. ■ This is a very beautiful city, ■ You have been here before, How to turn your sentence into a question ■ ■ isn't it? ■ ■ haven't you? ■ ■ ■
- 25. ■ This is a very beautiful city, ■ You have been here before, ■ He has never been here before, How to turn your sentence into a question ■ ■ isn't it? ■ ■ haven't you? ■ ■ has he? ■ ■
- 26. ■ This is a very beautiful city, ■ You have been here before, ■ He has never been here before, ■ You are not a doctor, How to turn your sentence into a question ■ ■ isn't it? ■ ■ haven't you? ■ ■ has he? ■ are you? ■
- 27. Now, your turn!
- 28. We all like travelling. Make the tag questions out of this sentences and say them out loud
- 29. We all like travelling, don't we? Correct Question
- 30. She is the new Head of Department. Make the tag questions out of this sentences and say them out loud
- 31. She is the new Head of Department, isn't she? Correct Question
- 32. Everybody will be there. Make the tag questions out of this sentences and say them out loud
- 33. Everybody will be there, won't they? Correct Question
- 34. This is your first time here. Make the tag questions out of this sentences and say them out loud
- 35. This is your first time here, isn't it? Correct Question
- 36. You would never think time flies so fast. Make the tag questions out of this sentences and say them out loud
- 37. You would never think time flies so fast, doesn't it? Correct Question
- 38. ■ Use tag questions ■ Use indirect questions How to turn your sentence into a question
- 39. ■ Do you know… ■ Any idea... ■ Could you tell me… ■ Please tell me.. ■ I was wondering... How to turn your sentence into a question + sentence
- 40. Indirect Questions Do you know where it is? Any idea how long this meeting will last? Do you know when we will land? Any idea how it works?
- 42. What I offer ■ Online English Exchange Group (one time a week, two levels (Low Intermediate and Advanced), throughout the year) ■ Communication Course - Online Group (one time a week, Low Intermediate Level, 12 classes, 3 months, starts in January)
- 43. Thanks! More information how to join the groups on www.stordar.com. Any questions? contact@stordar.com Facebook @smartlanguagelearning Twitter @StordarLearn Instagram @smartlanguagelearning
- 44. Next Webinar Setting English Learning Goals for 2017 Monday, December 19th, 6.00pm CET
- 45. Credits Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: ■ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ■ Photographs by Death to the Stock Photo (license) ■ Diverse device hand photos by Facebook Design Resources