Small Talk

GROUP 1

Rofidah Nur Salamah

2320070

Mutiara Rezki
2320090
 DEFINITION
According to Linguist
Deborah Tannen
'Talk at Work is not confined
to talk about work'. Much of
Non-Work Talk is What We
Might Call Small Talk. Making
small talk is a skill which can
be called up upon at any point
during the day, and during any
business activities, as well as
when socializing
Small talk is an informal type of
discourse that does not cover
every topic of the intended or
intended conversation or
transaction. In most English-
speaking countries, it is normal
and necessary to make "small
talk" in certain situations. A
small talk is a casual form of
conversation that "breaks the
ice" or fills an awkward silence
between people. Even though
you may feel shy using your
second language, it is
sometimes considered rude to
say nothing.
 Some Occasions When Small
When meeting
Talk Might Be Expected: Socializing
someone
unexpectedly in with a client
a corridor

During a guided
tour of a
When meeting
company’s
someone
offices, or
unexpectedly in
factory, or retail
a corridor
outlets

During a While waiting

meeting, in Someone's
While While
when the Just before Office for
waiting to waiting at
coffee and a meeting is someone else to
say goodbye the
biscuits are to start Arrive
photocopier
brought in
 Small Talk Requires The Learner to Engage in
Polite Conversation With Someone, Offen with No
Prior Warning; we expect to hear a phrase like ‘ok,
everyone, let's get down to business’, but we
would not expect anyone to say ‘ok, everyone, let's
get down to small talk’!.

Small Talk Usually Involves Talking About

For Examples:
When a Senior Person Meets a
more Junior Members of Staff in
the Lift, It Might Be The Senior
Person Who Decides Whether or
not to engage in small talk and
what the topic should be.
(Offeen Banal) Subjects that have been little to do
with business. It seems to have different function,
including relationship building, timefilling, filling
a silence, Easing the transition from one business
topic to another, and Easing Tension in a Complex
or Dictiction Negotiation. Sometimes it
emphasizes an already existing relationship
between people;
 Another Important Characteristic is that
small talk evolves during an interaction,
and how it evolves depends on the reaction
of the other person. In other words, as in
any conversation, small talk requires
contributions from, and is shaped by, more
than one person. Lucidly for Teachers.
For Examples:
The Teacher Might Ask Someone If They Had a
Small Talk Probably Happens Naturally in Good Weekend While The Class is Waiting For All The
the Classroom, at least between the Teacher Participants to Arrive. Or Two Learners Might Be chat
and one or more learning. away in their own language about a particular football
match, and the teacher might interrupt with a comment
like, 'good game, was it?', which has the effect of starting
a brief conversation in English about a football match,
before the class moves on to the 'play' business o f
'learning English'.
Conversation 1:
Between two collague in the morning
A: hi, how’s it going?
B: not bad, and yourself?
A: can’t complain
B: did you do anything last night?
A: not really. Just watched some tv and had an early night.you?
B: i went to see new James Bond movie with a few of friends
A: how was it? I heard it’s briliant
B: yeah, it was excellent. You should definitely go and see it.
A: yeah, i’m hoping to go this weekend
Vovabulary

 Start with ”how’s it going?”

A very common and informal way of asking “How are you?
 “not bad”
A very common response to ”how’s it going?”, it means good
 “can’t complain”’
Another common response, it means fine
 “...had an early night”
To go to bed early
Dialogue 2 :
A collegue asking another collegue for some help

A: susan, do you have minute? I need a hand

B: yeah, sure. What’s up?
A: i’m having a bit of trouble with this new software. I can;t
figure it out
B: ok, let’s take a look. I’m not an expert, but i’ll show you how i
use it.
Vocabulary

 “do you have minute?”

A very common way to ask if someone has time to talk to
you or help you with something
 “I need a hand”
Common way to ask for help
 “What’s up?”
What’s the problem? Tell me how i can help. What’s going
on?
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