Socialising 2: Keeping conversations going

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Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 14 May, 2012 - 13:00

After struggling to break the ice, the next obstacle is to keep the conversation going beyond the initial conversation. For this reason, this lesson aims to provide students with a bank of around 15 questions that they would feel comfortable asking in a conversation with a new acquaintance. They will also learn more general techniques involving different types of questions and the skill of turn-taking. Finally, they will practise all the skills from the lesson in a role-play game.

Topic: Socialising and keeping conversations going

Level: Intermediate (B2) and above

Aims:

To raise awareness of some techniques for maintaining a conversation with a person you have just met.
To analyse the effect of different types of questions, and to practise making different types of question.
To come up with and analyse a bank of questions that can be used to keep conversations going.
To analyse and practise a technique for turn-taking in a conversation.

Plan components

Lesson plan: download

Worksheets: download

By Jeremy Day

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