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Teaching Social English articles
12 fun business socialising language activities – NEW
Teaching (not just making) small talk
Small talk in one-to-one classes problems and solutions
How to teach English greetings – LINK UPDATED
How to teach Social English – LINK UPDATED
How to teach starting and ending conversations – LINK UPDATED
How to teach small talk – LINK UPDATED
How to teach small talk questions with how – LINK UPDATED
How to teach giving and responding to good and bad news – COMING SOON
How to teach conversational reactions (including conversational reactions games) – LINK UPDATED
How to teach making and responding to invitations – LINK UPDATED
How to teach recommendations, advice and suggestions – LINK UPDATED
How to teach directions – LINK UPDATED
How to teach restaurant language – LINK UPDATED
How to teach business socialising – COMING SOON
Lists of useful Social English
The 100 most useful socialising phrases
The 100 most useful small talk questions
35 ways to say hello in English
41 ways to say goodbye in English
Related pages
Teaching Social English: Interactive Classroom Activities Second Edition (over 350 pages of photocopiable materials on meeting people, small talk, invitations, socialising, etc) – NEW EDITION
Social English games/ worksheets
Starting and ending conversations page
Teaching functional language articles main page
Updated 8 November 2022
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