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Lesson for ELL learners about what kinds of topics to start a conversation aboaut
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Small TalkWhat will we talk about?
Review from last week
Very little money is coming in the business
What do we talk about? Would it be appropriate to talk about gossip during these events? What about “small talk”? How is small talk different from gossip?
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Small talk
Small talk is generally considered conversation to fill the time.
Topics of small talk include: Weather Children and family Arts and entertainment News-local, state, country, world Celebrity Gossip
A little about the weather-what is the forecast? Predict what might happen
RainySunny
Windy
Stormy
cloudy
Children and family
cousins
Brother-in-lawsUncle and nephew
Arts and entertainment
News-local
Local newsGage Towers Dormitory scheduled for implosion.
Here today,
gone tomorrow!
News-state news and national
What will you forecast will happen with health care costs in the next few years?
News-international
Syria at war-when you see this picture of a woman with a gun, what is your response?
Celebrity GossipActress Brooke Shields talks about her life and children
Which topic will you choose?
News? Family and children? Weather? Arts and entertainment? Celebrity gossip?
Vocabulary review
Forecast-the suggestion of what will happen
Brother-in-laws-sister’s husband; spouse’s brother; spouse’s sister’s husband
implosion-violent inward collapse Response-reply given to the question Celebrity-somebody who is famous
during his or her own lifetime
Please tell me a sentence using these words:
1. Implosion2. Forecast3. Brother-in-law4. Response5. Celebrity
Reflection