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Module 1: Activity 6:
Getting Started on the Business Small Talks
World.
Date: February 14th of 2018
Bibliography:
Blackboard learn, retrieved on February 14th of 2018, Universidad TecMilenio
on line, Monterrey, Mexico: http://miscursos.tecmilenio.edu.mx/
http://introvertdear.com/news/introverts-5-hacks-to-turn-small-talk-into-
meaningful-conversation/

Objective:
To understand the communicative context within the job and office environment.

Procedure:
Competence 1. Listening
In your online workbook, complete the two listening activities for Unit 09—Small
Talk (the conversation between Matt and Sergei).
Watch Present perfect tense, Part 2—Use and meaning to further review how to
differentiate Present Perfect from Past Simple
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVo83K-GwHc.
Competence 2. Speaking
Complete item 2 (talking about experiences) on page 56 of your textbook.
Complete the At a conference dinner activity on page 57 of your textbook.
Make a 2-3 minute audio recording in which you use Past Simple and Present
Perfect to give a brief biography on a person. You may choose a famous
person or someone you know in real life to describe the actions and
achievements that you admire. Present the recording to your instructor. Send
your evidence in an mp4 or external audio recording.
Note: Prepare what you will say in paragraph form and feel free to include as
much background biographical information as you desire; if you try to instead
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recite a list of accomplishments, you may have a difficult time reaching the two
minute minimum.
Competence 3. Reading
In your online workbook, complete the three grammar activities (Past Simple or
Present Perfect) for unit 09—Small Talk.

Read the article 5 Hacks To Turn Small Talk Into Meaningful Conversation and
respond to the items below. Note that although the “hacks” in the article have
been written for introverts, specifically, they can be useful for
anyone. Additionally, if you are extroverted, this could help you relate better to
friends and colleagues with introverted personalities.
Granneman, J. (2015, May 6). 5 Hacks To Turn Small Talk Into Meaningful
Conversation. Retrieved from:
http://introvertdear.com/2015/05/06/introverts-5-hacks-to-turn-small-talk-into-
meaningful-conversation/
a) What myth about introverts and small talk does the introduction of the article
address?
b) Imagine that you are at a cocktail hour with several international business
contacts. Write three questions you could ask to get the other person to tell a
story.
c) Write a potential answer to each of the three questions you wrote for item 2.
d) According to the article, what is the value in daring to be honest?
Independently read the article 5 Lines That Will Keep a Conversation
Going at https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-lines-that-will-keep-a-conversation-
going
Competence 4. Writing
Review Present Perfect and take the writing quiz at
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/present_perfect.html
Use the answer key to check your responses. Include your evidence of this in
your Report.

Results:
Competence 1. Listening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVo83K-GwHc.
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The difference between the perfect present and the simple past is that the
perfect present is used to mention an action still does not end, the perfect
present does not mention when the action is happening. Usually newspapers
use the perfect present in their titles.
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The past simple is used to mention more specific information on the contrary
the perfect present is used for non-specific information or to describe a new
experience.

Competence 2. Speaking
Complete item 2 (talking about experiences) on page 56 of your textbook.

Complete the At a conference dinner activity on page 57 of your textbook.

DE PREFERENCIA CAMBIA LA CONVERSACION
Speaker A: Always is the same introducction about themselves, to bored!
Hi! my name is Lupis. Its your first time here?
Speaker B: Really?, yes is my first time. My name is Chong. And the
topics are always the same?
Speaker A: No, the conferences are usually good! :). What´s your favorite
topic about?
Speaker B: I think, human resources. I´m from Mexico and we have to
care about our employers as much we can.
Speaker A: Wow! that´s really amazing! I´m from China and the most of
the times, that is something that dont care there :(, that why i´m here
Speaker B: Mm i hope that change soon.

CAMBIALA!
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Recording:
TUYO Emilio!!!

In your online workbook, complete the three grammar activities (Past Simple or
Present Perfect) for unit 09—Small Talk. ) I don´t have the online workbook, I´m
sorry NO TENGO EL LIBRO

Competence 3. Reading
Read the article 5: Hacks To Turn Small Talk Into Meaningful Conversation and
respond to the items below.
Answers:
a) What myth about introverts and small talk does the introduction of the
article address?
Introverts especially tend to loathe small talk—but it’s not because we
shun connecting with others. “Let’s clear one thing up: introverts do not
hate small talk because we dislike people,” explains Laurie Helgoe in
Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life is Your Hidden Strength. “We hate
small talk because we hate the barrier it creates between people.”

b) Imagine that you are at a cocktail hour with several international

business contacts. Write three questions you could ask to get the other
person to tell a story.
What places have they visited?
What is your favorite place to visit and why?
Why was the best part that place?
How was your trip?

c) Write a potential answer to each of the three questions you wrote for item
2.
-What is your favorite place to visit and why?
I have many favorite places to visit but the one I like most is Germany, I
love its people its beer its history its museums its beer its food its
education its culture and clear its beer of echo the first time that I was ...

-How was your trip?

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My trip was a lot of fun as they put my favorite movie Pirates of the
Caribbean and then they served me a very spicy meal which made me
very thirsty. After this I just sleep but I could not because a child would
not stop crying. When leaving the plane I went for my team which was
not. a bit of you the past?

d) According to the article, what is the value in daring to be honest?

Chung writes that you can quickly take conversations to a deeper
level.However, if done right, even one authentic admission quickly builds
intimacy,
Because honesty draws people in and makes them let down their guard.

Competence 4. Writing
Review Present Perfect and take the writing quiz at
http://www.myenglishteacher.net/present_perfect.html
Use the answer key to check your responses. Include your evidence of this in
your Report.
TE DEJO LAS RESPUESTAS PERO TU HAZ EL QUIZ Y TOMA CAPTURA DE
PANTALLA DE ESO HAZLO BIEN!!

Conclusion
In this activity we learned about present perfect and how to use. Talking about
experiences is an easy way to socialize in any language,