Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Hit Your Small Talk Target

    Uploaded by

    johnhamforthewin
    5 views1 page
    This document provides tips for making small talk by suggesting conversation starters in different categories and providing examples of how to phrase them. It recommends asking about experiences using the present perfect tense, giving advice with modal verbs, making suggestions with phrases like "let's" and "why don't we", expressing opinions by stating them as personal views, imagining situations with conditional forms, providing instructions with imperatives, offering things using "some" in questions, confirming information with question tags, asking for details with information questions, and agreeing or disagreeing by qualifying one's stance. The tips are intended to help smoothly engage in small talk on various topics and levels of conversation.

    Original Description:

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    This document provides tips for making small talk by suggesting conversation starters in different categories and providing examples of how to phrase them. It recommends asking about experiences using the present perfect tense, giving advice with modal verbs, making suggestions with phrases like "let's" and "why don't we", expressing opinions by stating them as personal views, imagining situations with conditional forms, providing instructions with imperatives, offering things using "some" in questions, confirming information with question tags, asking for details with information questions, and agreeing or disagreeing by qualifying one's stance. The tips are intended to help smoothly engage in small talk on various topics and levels of conversation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    5 views1 page

    Hit Your Small Talk Target

    Uploaded by

    johnhamforthewin
    This document provides tips for making small talk by suggesting conversation starters in different categories and providing examples of how to phrase them. It recommends asking about experiences using the present perfect tense, giving advice with modal verbs, making suggestions with phrases like "let's" and "why don't we", expressing opinions by stating them as personal views, imagining situations with conditional forms, providing instructions with imperatives, offering things using "some" in questions, confirming information with question tags, asking for details with information questions, and agreeing or disagreeing by qualifying one's stance. The tips are intended to help smoothly engage in small talk on various topics and levels of conversation.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 1

    Hit Your Small Talk Target

    Ask About Experience Have you ever visited Rome? Present perfect for experience
    Give Advice You should visit Mt. Hood. Modal verbs such as "should",
    "ought to", and
    "had better
    Make Suggestion Let's go for a walk. Let's, Why don't you, How about
    Express an Opinion To me, that seems like a waste To me, In my opinion, I think
    of time.
    Imagine a Situation If you were the boss, what Conditional form
    would you do?
    Provide Instructions Open the package. Fill out the Imperative form
    Forms
    Offer Something Would you like something to Use of "some" in questions
    drink? rather than "any
    Confirm Information You live in San Francisco, don't Question tag
    you?
    Ask for more details Where can I find out more? Information question
    Agree or disagree I'm afraid I don't see it that way I'm afraid I don't see / think /
    feel that way.

    You might also like