Small talk and ESL students???

[Heads Up English]

Don't know if you're familiar with Leonard Lopate and his show, "Please Explain." It's an NPR talk show in the States, and he has guests who explain about procrastination, insomnia, hair... just about everything. There was one on mingling, which might give you some ideas how to teach students to make small talk.

Here's the link: WNYC - Lopate - Please Explain (page 7)

Good luck with the lesson.

Chris Cotter
Heads Up English - Just print and teach!
Heads Up English

[bambo86]

How about the others?

[Clark]

How to start a conversation.
I think the general strategy is a 3-step combination:
1. You comment on something that fits the situation (e.g.-Good beer they serve here! - if you are in a pub). Your co-speaker would say something in reply.
2. You share some of your experience. (-I always come here for a glass after a hard working day).
3. You ask your co-speaker a question. (-Are you a regular here? I think I've seen you before).

Then you have a couple of beers more, and part as good friends.

[CHOMAT]

and ask her /him : do you play football ?

[Clark]

and ask her /him : do you play football ?

But make sure that s/he doesn't misunderstand you.

[CHOMAT]

and then feel you are small beer!

[yousuf saleem]

i thing we should exchange our emai address then make a voice confrence then make soncersation that how to improve english, why we need to improve english why we are not using our native language. etc etc