Starting a conversation
Hi,(name). How's it going?
Hey, (name). How are you?
Hey, (name). What's up?
Hey, (name). Long time no
see.
What's new?
So, how have you been?
What have you been up to?
So, how's it going with
(program/project, etc.)?
Excuse me, are you ...?
Haven't we met somewhere
before?
I see you are…
The weather is hot, isn't it?
I heard that you ....
Isn't the news about an
environmentalist?
Didn’t you join the program
of saving earth?
Keeping busy?
How was your weekend?
Do you have any plans on
Sunday?
So, what do you think about?
So, did you hear that…?
So, I heard that you are…..
DIALOG 1
Continuing a conversation
What do you mean?
Interesting! Tell me more!
What happened next?
While I have you on the line,
let me ask you about.... (on the
phone)
Since you are here, let me ask
you about..
Before I forget, I wanted to
talk to you about....
I actually wanted to talk to you
about (topic). Do you have a
few minutes?
Shall we talk about...?
Anyway, let's talk about
There's something else I
wanted to ask you.
Speaking of....
That reminds me of....
Can you tell me more about ..?
Before you mentioned
what do you mean?
Ending a conversation
Well, I have to go now.
I have to run.
I'm going to go now.
Sorry, I must dash.
It's been nice talking to you.
I've enjoyed talking to you.
Enjoy yourself.
Have a good time.
Sorry, I must go and say hello
to...
It's been very interesting
talking to you.
I've enjoyed hearing about....
I should get going. It was nice
talking to you.
It was great talking to you.
Well, I have a class in a few
minutes. I better get going.
I'd love to continue this
conversation, but ..
Sorry, but I think I should be
going now.
Well, I've got to go now.
I’m sorry, I have to rush off
like this.
Well, I don’t want to take up
any more of your time
Small talk can happen with close friends who you see regularly and with friends you don’t see as often.
Here’s an example of a conversation that could happen between two friends who know each other
pretty well.

Nathan: Hey, Alicia?

Alicia: Oh hey, I didn’t see you there. Did you already get a table?
Nathan: Yeah, right over here.
Alicia: I’m glad we had time to meet up.
Nathan: Me too. So, what’s going on?
Alicia: Oh, not much. You?
Nathan: Not much. Hey, how did your interview go? Wasn’t that today?
Alicia: Oh, yeah. I think it went well. I don’t know if I got the job yet, but they said they would call in
a few days.
Nathan: Well, I’m sure you did great. Good luck.
Alicia: Thanks. I’m just happy that it’s over. I was really nervous about it.
Nathan: I can understand that. I get nervous before interviews, too.
Alicia: Well, thanks for being supportive. I appreciate it.
Nathan: Sure, no problem.
Alicia : Well, I have to go now. See you next time.

Exercises 2

Arrange the jumble sentence into a good teks!

Teks 1
- Eduardo: Hello! It starts at half past five. (1 )

- Pedro: Hi, Eduardo, do you know what time the match starts today? (2 )

- Eduardo: Okay, we'll see each other there. (3 )

- Pedro: Then I will leave an hour early to arrive on time. (4 )

Teks 2
- Felipe: Hi Pedro! ( 1)

- Felipe: A week ago I started working near here. I'm on my way home. (2 )

- Pedro: Hi Felipe! how are you? What's strange to see you here? (3 )

- Pedro: You're away from your house. where are you working? ( 4 )

- Pedro: Well, I also work around here, so now we'll see each other more often. Let's go
have a drink and catch up. ( 5)

- Felipe: In a clinic a couple of blocks from here. (6)

- Pedro: Okay, let's go and keep talking. (7)

- Felipe: Excellent idea, one block away there is a bar with good prices. (8)

Teks 3

- Student: I'm having trouble understanding the algorithms, which explained the last
class of mathematics. (1 )

- Student: Teacher, I want to talk to you. (2)

- Student: Thank you very much, teacher. (3)

- Teacher: Tell me, what do you need? (4)

- Teacher: That's probably because you get distracted in class. Sit down, we'll go over
together because you have to prepare for the exam. (5)
Kunci Jawaban :

Exercises 2

Arrange the jumble sentence into a good teks!

Teks 1
- Pedro: Hi, Eduardo, do you know what time the match starts today?

- Eduardo: Hello! It starts at half past five.

- Pedro: Then I will leave an hour early to arrive on time.

- Eduardo: Okay, we'll see each other there.

Teks 2
- Felipe: Hi Pedro!

- Pedro: Hi Felipe! how are you? What's strange to see you here?

- Felipe: A week ago I started working near here. I'm on my way home.

- Pedro: You're away from your house. where are you working?

- Felipe: In a clinic a couple of blocks from here.

- Pedro: Well, I also work around here, so now we'll see each other more often. Let's go
have a drink and catch up.

- Felipe: Excellent idea, one block away there is a bar with good prices.

- Pedro: Okay, let's go and keep talking.

Teks 3

- Student: Teacher, I want to talk to you.

- Teacher: Tell me, what do you need?

- Student: I'm having trouble understanding the algorithms, which explained the last
class of mathematics.

- Teacher: That's probably because you get distracted in class. Sit down, we'll go over
together because you have to prepare for the exam.

- Student: Thank you very much, teacher.