Мовилэ Кэтэлина 517 гр
(UPDATED)
Pre-reading stage
1. Think of the last conversation you had with someone. Did certain moments feel awkward? Did you find the
other person interesting? Did the other person find you interesting? Were you glad you had the
conversation?
Мethodological justification:
(This task is based on the awareness of the communicative task in relation to reading, the removal of possible
linguistic and socio-cultural difficulties, the development of linguistic and contextual guesses, the actualization of
the life experience of students on this topic through semantic forecasting of the text content, the actualization of
background knowledge.)
Reading stage
Мethodological justification:
(This stage involves the solution of the communicative task posed at the previous stage. Thus, the purpose of this
stage is to identify the degree of understanding of the text.)
Post-reading stage
Task 1 (Speaking; Group debate)
Let’s divide into 3 teams. The left side of the classroom is called “I agree completely”, the right
side “I don’t agree at all”, and in the middle we have “Contrasting opinion”. All groups should
stand up and line up in which you will place yourself depending on how much you agree, disagree
or have a contrasting opinion with the proposal for discussion in the group.
Methodological justification:
(This type of exercise is aimed at checking reading comprehension, to control the degree of
formation of reading skills and the possible use of the information received. This is a discussion
assignment. The purpose of this exercise is to use the situation of the text as a speech, meaningful
support for the development of skills in oral speech.)
Task 2 (Monologue; Individual speech)
Search for related news.
Your task is to find something new on the Internet related to what we read at the lesson, for
example: how to have a good conversation; how to start a conversation; how to keep a
conversation going.
Share your information with your classmates.
Methodological justification:
(This task will be homework for the students, since to complete it they need the Internet to find the
necessary information.
This is a speech exercise aimed at developing prepared speech skills based on information
sources (text).
This exercise develops the ability to find reliable information related to the topic; use the
necessary lexical and grammatical units; strikes imagination and attention.)
My own speech:
Link to my audio speech
https://yadi.sk/i/mU8zeRuVpjwXZw
How to keep a conversation going
It is common for conversations with new people to have bumps at the beginning. Get them over
those bumps successfully, and you could find yourself building a beautiful relationship. Here are
the best 5 ways I know to do this:
1. Find what to say in your favorite topics.
We all have things we are passionate about: activities, hobbies, projects, goals, ideas or jobs. Take
some time to make a short but relevant list with the things you are most passionate about, and
would make easy conversational topics for you. Read that list a couple of times and get to know it
well. Then, when you find yourself in a stalling conversation, think about the list and find a way
to maneuver the conversation to one of the topics on it.
2. Ask open ended questions.
One way to keep a conversation going is to get the other person talking. And the best way to do
this is by addressing her open ended questions. These are questions which require more than
simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answers, and offer the possibility of much richer answers. Question like
‘What do you think of this event?’ instead of ‘Do you like this event?’ These kinds of questions
encourage people to talk and they can be a life saver in stalling conversations.
3. Blurt.
Often, we find it hard to keep a conversation going not because we can’t think of anything to say,
but because we fear the other person won’t enjoy that particular subject, fact or opinion we have
in mind. However, most of time, this fear is not anchored in reality. This is where blurting comes
in. Blurting is a conversational technique which means saying whatever you’re thinking about in
that moment, instead of censoring yourself. Give it a try, and you’ll discover that people are not
that harsh and they can enjoy a lot of things in a conversation.
4. Let the other person end the silence.
Most people are uncomfortable with silences in a conversation. When one occurs, they
immediately try to fill it by finding something to say. You can use this to keep a conversation
going. When for example, you’ve just met a person at a party, you’re talking and the conversation
is stalling, do not leave that person and go find the peanuts or something like that. Instead, hang in
there and let the silence work for you. Most of the time, the other person will eventually pick up
the conversation and end the silence.
5. Practice, practice, practice.
I know many people which had huge problems with keeping conversations going and now, they
can do this even with the most shy or uncooperative person. How did they manage to get to this
point? They’ve practiced. They consciously pushed themselves out of their comfort zones, to meet
new people, to socialize and to apply techniques like the other 4 mentioned above. Do the same,
and you’ll see the same kind of results with your conversational skills.
Finally, remember that you don’t have to keep a conversation going no matter what. If you see the
person you’re talking to is simply refusing to participate in the conversation and be sociable, you
can end the conversation politely and go talk to someone else. However, I believe you have the
responsibility to at least try and make a conversation work. And if you do this well, you will be
significantly more able to make great friends and influence people.
