English for Socializing and Small Talk_Matching Cards

English for Socializing & Small Talk Action Pack

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Unit 1 Matching cards

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Nice to ...

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see you again.

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I hope you ...

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haven’t been waiting long.

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Sorry to ...

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keep you waiting.

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I’ll take you …

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to your hotel first.

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Can I help you ...

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with your bags?



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Let me ...

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take that for you.

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I’d just like …

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to wash my hands first.

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Is there a …

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restroom around here?

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Would you mind ...

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taking this for me, please?

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Are there any …

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good restaurants where we could have a bite to eat?



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Did you have any ...

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trouble finding us?

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So, can I get you ...

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something to drink?

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How long has your company ...

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been around, anyway?

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Which floor is …

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your office on?

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How many people are ...

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in your company now?



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Have the two of you ...

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met before?

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I’m sorry, could you tell …

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me your name again, please?

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How do you take it, …

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with milk and sugar?

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Would you mind …

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waiting in my office for a moment?

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Is it okay if I …

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just leave my bag here?



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So, how’s she …

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doing these days?

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What have you …

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been up to lately?

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Have you heard ...

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anything from Ed recently?

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Should I say hello ...

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from you next time I see him?

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So, is this your first …

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time here in Germany?



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Was that trip for …

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business or pleasure?

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So, have you ever ...

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been to New Zealand?

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The food here is fantastic …

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isn’t it?

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So, what do you like …

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doing in your free time?

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What do you do …

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to keep fit?



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I was wondering if …

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you had any recommendations for things to do.

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I’ve actually got …

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the afternoon free tomorrow.

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How about …

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going to the cathedral? It’s definitely worth seeing!

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Maybe you could …

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let me know next time you’re going to the theatre?

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I’d love to go, but …

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I’m actually away at a trade fair that week.



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I was hoping …

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you could go out for dinner next Friday evening with us.

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If we have time …

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I could show you around the old part of town.

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Thank you …

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I’d like that very much.

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That’s very nice of you, but …

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I’m afraid I just don’t have time today.

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Would you like to …

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join us for a drink after the meeting this evening?



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Let’s first take a look …

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at the menu first.

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Do you know …

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what you’re having?

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That’s what I’m …

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going to have for my starter.

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I think I’ll …

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have that for the main course.

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They don’t have English menus, so …

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just say if you need help with anything.



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Oh, the name for it is on …

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the tip of my tongue!

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Let me see, is that …

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some kind of red meat?

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Let’s see if I …

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can catch the server’s attention.

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Seriously, this is on …

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me. You have been paying for everything.

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Can I pay with my …

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credit card, or do they only accept cash?



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Sorry, but I couldn’t help noticing ...

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you’ve got a Proko lanyard. Do you work for them?

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What a coincidence …

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they’re one of our suppliers too.

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Am I right in thinking …

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you’re based in Hamburg?

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I don’t think I’ve …

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come across that company before.

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So I assume you …

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are here for the trade fair?



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I’m actually just here to …

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look around and do some networking.

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So, are you looking …

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after a stand at the fair?

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Excuse me, do you mind …

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if I join you?

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That sounds like something …

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worth checking out.

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It always amazes me at fairs how …

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people carry around these ugly free bags.



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Units 1 – 6 Matching cards

1 Matching game

Interaction

Group work or pair work

With what

One set of cards per group or pair

Here’s how (5 minutes)

1 Form groups or pairs, giving each a set of shuffled cards.

2 The cards are placed face up on the table before students match them.

3 The pair or group to complete the matches first wins.

2 Name that match!

Interaction

Pair work

With what

One set of cards per pair


1 Pair off students giving each pair a set of cards. 2 The pairs lay out the cards and make matches (see

Matching game), forming two columns. 3 The students shuffle the cards in the left-hand column

and place them face down in a pile, then do the same with the cards in the right-hand column and set this pile aside.

4 One player takes a card and reads it aloud. The other player has 30 seconds to name a word or expression that matches it. For sentence half cards, more than one answer may be possible.

5 If the player doesn’t know the answer, they look for it in the second pile.

6 The activity ends when the pairs have called out matches for all the cards in the pile.

The Matching cards can be used with each of the activities described below. The aim of the cards is to give students the opportunity to identify matches between words, phrases and sentence halves which appear in the unit in question. Card sets should be used at the end of the unit indicated or bundled together to revise two or more units.



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3 Team board race

4 Memory game

Interaction

Group work

With what

One set of cards and a bag

Interaction

Pair work or group work

With what

One set of cards per group or pair


1 Divide the students into two teams which stand on opposite sides of the board.

2 Put all the cards in a bag and ask a volunteer to pick one card and read the sentence half on it out loud.

3 Team members work together to write an appropriate match on the board.

4 The first team to offer a plausible match wins the point. The team with the most points at the end wins.


1 Divide the students into pairs or small groups, which each receive a set of cards.

2 The students shuffle the cards and spread them out face down.

3 They take turns turning over two cards at a time. If the cards match, they keep them and go again. If they don`t, the students turn them back over and it’s the next player`s turn.

4 The student with the most matches wins.



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5 Go fish!

Interaction

Pair work or group work

With what

Two or more different sets of cards per pair or group


1 Divide the students into pairs or small groups which receive two or more different sets of cards. The aim is to get rid of all the cards first by finding matches.

2 One player shuffles the cards, deals five each to the other players and puts the remaining cards face down. The players lay down matches from their hands in front of them.

3 The first player asks another player for a specific card: e.g., if they have I’ll tell him you called, they need a matching synonym card. They can ask: Do you have a synonym for I’ll tell him you called? If the player has the card, they must give it to the other player who then lays down the match. If the player does not have the matching card, they say GO FISH! The first player must draw a card from the pile. If it matches, they lay the two cards down. If there is no match, the player must discard any card from their hand and put it at the bottom of the draw pile.

4 The game continues with the student to the player’s left. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins.

6 Word bingo

Interaction

Individual work

With what

One set of cards, a bag


1 Draw a line down the board and write all the words or phrases from the left-hand column of the relevant matching set down the left-hand side of the board.

2 As a whole class, the students call out matches. Write the match to each word / phrase on the right.

3 Tell the students to draw a bingo grid with 12 squares on a sheet of paper. They should write free in any two boxes then write one word or phrase in each box from either column on the board (a total of 10 words / phrases). Tell them to leave enough room to add a second word or phrase to every box.

4 Now erase the board and put the set of matching cards in a bag. A volunteer takes one card and reads it out. The students who have the match of the appropriate type (synonym, opposite, etc.) write the phrase or word in the corresponding box. Point out that identical phrases should not be matched!

5 The first player to complete the grid wins the game. Extension activity Re-use grids in class to encourage participation during future lessons. Each time a student uses an expression from their grid, they can cross it out. The first to use all expressions on their grid during a lesson wins.

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