Module One Small Talk,Listening & Everyday English,Read and match the conversations with the places. at a summer school during a job interview in a business meeting on a boat,P5EX1,1. A: Wonderful, arent they?B: Er Im sorry?A: The cliffs.B: Oh, yes, they are.A: Been here before?B: Pardon?,on a boat,at a summer school during a job interview in a business meeting on a boat,2. A: So you wrote in your application form that youare interested in mountains.B: Yes.A: Have you ever climbed a mountain?B: No.A: Have you ever read any books about mountain-climbing?B: No.,during a job interview,3. A: When did you arrive?B: YesterdayA: Nice journey?B: Very nice.A: Did the immigration people ask to see your visa?B: I didnt need to get a visa.A: Really? Why not? B: Because I was born here.A: Oh yes, of course!,At a summer school,Answer the questions about the conversations. Do you think the conversations are between people who know each other? Give reasons for your answers.,No, they arent. In Conversation 1 “Been here before?” indicates they are strangers. The second conversation is an interview between strangers. In the third conversation, speaker A obviously knows something about Speaker B, but probably doesnt know him very much.,P6EX2,2. Which of the conversations would you call small talk?,conversation 1 and possibly conversation 3.,3. What do you think about the answers in the interview?,The answers are too short and impolite.,Listen to the whole of the first conversation and answer the questions.,1. Do the people both speak English as a first language?2. Why did the woman have problems understanding what the man was saying?3. How did the man help her to understand him better?,No.,She needed to get used to his voice.,He tried to speak slowly and repeated things.,Sorry, I couldnt _.A. hear what you said.B. understand what you said.,Listen again and choose the correct endings to the Lines from the conversation.,2. I didnt _.A. like what you said.B. catch what you said. 3. Could you _?A. repeat what you said.B. explain what you said.,4. You neednt have _.A. spoken to meB. spoken so slowly. 5. I just needed a few seconds _.A. to get used to your voice.B. to understand your voice.,Everyday English,Look at the sentences. Notice how certain words are left out in informal conversations.Wonderful, arent they?Been here before?,Theyre wonderful, arent they?,Have you been here before?,P10,Now make complete sentences from the examples.,1 Language course?Are you taking a language course? 2 Staying long?Are you staying long? 3 Going anywhere nice?Are you going anywhere nice?,4 Lovely place.It is a lovely place. 5 Go there a lot.I go there a lot. 6 Never been there.I have never been there.,Work in pairs. 1. Decide who the two speakers may be in Conversation 1 and Conversation 2 and 3.,In Conversation 1:,Travel guide and tourist,Speaking,In Conversation 2:,interviewer and job applicant,In conversation 3:,teacher and student,2. Continue the three conversationsand complete them.,Open answers,Additional activity 1. Guess who the two speakers are 2. Complete the following conversations.,A: So how was your holiday?B: Absolutely wonderful.A: Really? Where did you go?B: ,The answer to question 1: between two friends Question 2: Open answer,2. A: Can I help you, sir?B: I hope you can. Its about the holiday in Tuscany I booked here.A: Was there a problem, sir?B: There certainly was. In fact there were lots of problems,The answer to the first question: agent and tourist Question 2: open answer,A: So how was your holiday? B: Absolutely wonderful. A: Really? Where did you go? B: Oh, we flew to Florence and stayed in a villa in Tuscany. A: Very nice. B: It was great. There was a pool, a restaurant in the village. The countryside is beautiful. A: Sounds like a dream. Do you want another drink?,Model answer to Conversation 1,A: Can I help you, sir? B: I hope you can. Its about the holiday in Tuscany I booked here? A: Was there a problem, sir? B: There certainly was. In fact there were lots of problems. Firstly, it wasnt a villa as it said in the book, but a small house in the town. There was no pool. The nearest restaurant was ten kilometers away, and there was a huge factory next door! A: Oh dear. Now lets see, which villa was it,Model answer to Conversation 2,Thanks!,