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Updated 19 February 2020
Teaching small talk e-book
over 100 pages of small talk photocopiables in
Teaching Social English: Interactive Classroom Activities
Lists of useful small talk language
The 100 most useful small talk questions
Small talk index pages
Talking about your week and weekend page
Teaching small talk articles
How to teach small talk questions with how
Photocopiable small talk classroom activities
and see links above and below for many more
Small talk questions about work and leisure – NEW
Small talk with how often – NEW
Small talk tense review – in this e-book
Business English small talk questions with be and do (and updated version in this e-book)
Business English small talk questions with Present Perfect and Past Simple (and updated version in this e-book)
Direct, indirect and taboo small talk questions
Present Perfect Simple and Continuous small talk
Being sympathetic and unsympathetic
Basic personal questions coin bluffing game
Small talk after not meeting for a while
Small talk with present tenses to start meetings (with useful phrases for ending the small talk and getting down to business)
Past Simple small talk questions
Wh questions for making small talk
Needs analysis and business small talk
Typical business questions brainstorming game
Discussion questions about small talk
Social language at conferences and trade fairs
Topics that are good for small talk
Talking about your company and job
Other related pages
Conversational reactions page – NEW
Starting and ending conversations page
Meeting people and greetings page
