Small talk
A. Read these expressions. How do people use them in conversation?
B. Listen to the conversations. Is each person greeting someone or ending the conversation?
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. _____
7. _____
8. _____
C. Some guests are talking at a party. What are they talking about? Listen and circle the correct answer.
1.
a. the guests
b. the music
c. friends
2.
a. a guest
b. the music
c. Jim
3.
a. the music
b. a guest
c. an old friend
4.
a. school
b. the man's health
c. work
5.
a. a guest
b. the party
c. the food
6.
a. a job
b. a vacation
c. friends
7.
a. the guests
b. her new job
c. family
8.
a. family
b. the food
c. the guests
D. Listen again. Which statement is true? Circle the right answer.
a. the woman is having a good time
b. the woman is not enjoying herself
c. the guests are unfriendly
a. Jim does not recognize the singer.
b. Jim does not like the singer
c. Jim likes the singer
a. the man knows the guest
b. the man has not met the guest yet
c. the man does not want to meet the guest
a. the man does not work now
b. the man is not busy now
c. the man is very busy now
a. the man is hungry
b. the man does not want anything to eat
c. the man wants to drink
a. the man took a train across the US
b. the man never travels
c. the man recently took a trip
a. the woman's mother is not working now
b. the woman has a job now
c. the woman's mother has a new job
a. the man knows a lot of people at the party
b. the man does not know a lot of people at the party
c. the man knows everyone at the party
E. Two people are talking. Does the second speaker know the information, or is it new information? Listen and check the correct answer
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. _____
Listen again. Circle the correct answer
a. Cindy has a new job
b. Cindy is going to change jobs
c. Cindy has just received a big raise
a. the rock concert is next month
b. All the tickets have been sold
c. They don't like rock music
a. The puppy was a birthday present.
b. She had a dog before.
c. She hasn't decided what to call the puppy yet
a. Terry will be arriving later
b. Terry hasn't been sick this year
c. Terry has the flu
a. He has acted in some movies.
b. The guy lives in Canada
c. Both of them have already seen movies
a. The exhibition starts next month.
b. The exhibition is about Walt Disney
c. They are not interested in cartoons.
