Practicing a Conversation

1. Work in a small group of three people. Two of you will carry on a

conversation, while the third person acts as observer. The observer
should fill in the chart in Activity 12. (p. 48)
2. Imagine that you and your partner have come to class early. Develop a
two- to three-minute conversation of small talk with suitable topics. You
will need to greet each other, open the conversation, have a short discussion,
and then close the conversation.
3. When everyone has finished, change partners. Work through the same
situation.
4. Change partners one more time, so all three of you act as observers. When
you finish, each observer can discuss the chart he or she completed.

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 • Was it easier to keep
5. Discuss the the conversation going
following: the second or third
time? Why or why not?

• Which strategies were

• What topics seemed
used most often to keep
the best for small talk?
the conversation going?

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