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Updated 1 November 2021
Teaching small talk e-book
over 100 pages of small talk photocopiables in Teaching Social English: Interactive Classroom Activities Second Edition– NEW EDITION
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 and blog posts
How to teach small talk questions with how
Small talk for specific language points – NEW LINK
Good and taboo questions – NEW LINK
Photocopiable small talk classroom activities
and see links above and below for many more
Small talk in phone calls practice (in this e-book)
Small talk in telephone calls roleplays (in this e-book)
Meeting people and small talk yes/ no questions games
Small talk questions about work and leisure
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
Starting and ending conversations page
Meeting people and greetings page
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