Small Talk Ghader Heydari Sanaz Mahdavi NIOC LANGUAGE

Small Talk Ghader Heydari Sanaz Mahdavi NIOC LANGUAGE CENTER Elementary Series 2, No. 2

Read these How do you use them in a expressions. conversation? Check (× answer. ( ) the correct Greeting someone 1. Keep in touch 2. Hello. Nice to see you again. . ﺩﺭ ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﺎﺵ . ﺳﻼﻡ ﺧﻮﺷﺤﺎﻟﻢ کﻪ ﺩﻭﺑﺎﺭﻩ ﻣی ﺑیﻨﻤﺘﻮﻥ 3. Hey, how’s it going? 4. Well, talk to you later. 5. How have you been? 6. I haven’t seen you for a long time. 7. Hope to see you again soon. 8. How’s everything? چﻄﻮﺭی؟ ، ﺳﻼﻡ . ﺑﻌﺪ ﺑﺎ ﻫﻢ ﺻﺤﺒﺖ ﻣی کﻨیﻢ ، ﺧﻮﺏ × × چﻄﻮﺭیﺪ؟ . ﺧیﻠی ﻭﻗﺘﻪ کﻪ ﻧﺪیﺪﻣﺖ . ﺍﻣیﺪﻭﺍﺭﻡ ﺑﻪ ﺯﻭﺩی ﺩﻭﺑﺎﺭﻩ ﺑﺒیﻨﻤﺖ Ending a conversation × × × ﺍﻭﺿﺎﻉ چﻄﻮﺭﻩ؟ ×

Match the expressions on the left with their equivalents on the right. 1. Keep in touch. c a. Goodbye. 2. Hello. Good to see you. d b. Hi, how is it going? 3. Hey, how are you doing? b c. Call me / Email me. 4. Well, see you around. a d. Hi, glad to meet you.

Listen to the conversations. Is each person greeting someone or ending a conversation? Check (×) the correct answer. Greeting someone 1 2 3 4 Ending a conversation × ×

Listen and complete the sentences. 1. everything How is …………………. with you these days? 2. seeing you again. It’s been great …………. 3. lately What have you been doing ……………? been really nice talking to you. 4. It’s ………. .

Listen and fill in the blanks. 1. 2. 3. ages Oh, hello Bob. I haven’t seen you in ……. . How is everything with you these days? Gee look at the time. It’s been great seeing you again. ………. , I’ve got to run. Talk to you later. anyway It’s so nice seeing you. How are you …. . …………. . ? What have you been doing lately? 4. It’s been really nice talking to you. together again soon. Ok? Let’s get …. …………….

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How to start a conversation Step 1 You can start with: Formal ( )ﺭﺳﻤی ﺳﻼﻡ Hello there Or Informal ( )ﻏیﺮﺭﺳﻤی Hi Hi there Hey

ow to ask about someone’s health? Step 2 You can ask questions like: How are you? چﻄﻮﺭی؟ How is everything with you? How are you doing?

Now let’s practice This is Brian, say hello to him and ask how he is. Hi, Brian. How are you doing?