Small Talk: B1+. Deborah CaprasЧитать онлайн книгу.
- No way! So do I. - Iâve never tried it, but Iâd like to.
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| 9 | Whoâs who and whatâs what | - Intrâoduce a visâitor to colâleagues - Give a comâpany tour - Show intâerest in how my busâiness parâtner works | - Iâd like to intâroduce you to the team. - Come and meet Tom. Heâs our Sales Manaâger. - Let me expâlain how our orgâanizatâion works. - Let me give you a tour of our depâartment. - Accoâunts are on the top floor. - Most peoâple work from home one day a week. - Youâre lucky to have a canâteen in the buiâlding. - Thank you for shoâwing me aroâund. - Struâcturing small talk |
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| - Corpâorate culâture - Giving and recâeiving gifts | Recoâmmending colâleagues | Learn vocabâulary to talk about your comâpany |
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| 10 | Enteârtaining | - Enteârtain and be entâertained - Make and accâept invâitations - Feel conâfident about makâing small talk in a resâtaurant | - Would you like to join me for dinâner this eveâning? - That would be great. - Is there anyâthing I need to know befâore I make a resâervation? - Do you need any help with the menu? - Can you recâommend somâething else? - You shoâuld try the vegâetables. - It was fabâulous, but I couâldnât posâsibly eat any more. - Thanks for briânging me here. Itâs been a wonâderful expâerience. - My pleâasure. Iâm so glad you like the food. |
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| Enteârtaining in difâferent culâtures | - Paying the bill - Refuâsing food polâitely | Revise regâularly |
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| 11 | Tell us a story | - Tell intâeresting stoâries - Use humâour in small talk - Show intâerest in stoâries | - Iâll never forâget the time I ... - Funny you shoâuld say that, but a simâilar thing hapâpened to me. - It was befâore we had mobâiles. - Youâre not going to belâieve this, but ... - You shoâuld have seen their faces! - Anyway, in the end, ... - Youâre jokâing, right? - How terârible! - Iâm not surâprised. - Were you all right? |
| Tips / Remember this | Language focus | Next steps | |
| - Struâcturing your story - Jokes and humâour | Past tenâses | Learn how to tell a good story |
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| 12 | Sensâitive topâics | - Make small talk witâhout cauâsing offâence - Discâuss senâsitive topâics - Deal with insâensitive queâstions | - This is a litâtle embâarrassâing, but we donât norâmally do that. - To be honâest, Iâd preâfer not to talk about it. - To tell you the truth, I wouâldnât know. - You know, I reaâlly couâldnât say. - Donât worry about it. - No need to apoâlogize. - I totâally undâerstand. - Sorry. I had no idea. - I apoâlogize. You must think Iâm terâribly insâensitive. - Iâm so sorry to hear that. |
| Tips / Remember this | Language focus | Next steps | |
| - Dealâing with difâficult topâics - Taboo gesâtures | Contâradictâing polâitely | Learn how to read a news story about a place you are visâiting or intâerested in |
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| 13 | Goodâbye â for now! | - End a conâversatâion polâitely - Make peoâple want more - Look to the futâure | - Anyway, Iâd betâter be going if I want to catch my fliâght. - It was a pleâasure to meet you. - Give me a call the next time youâre in London. - Itâs been reaâlly nice talâking to you again. - Please excâuse me. I have to make a phone call. - Right, then. Weâll be in touch soon. - Thanks again for your hosâpitality. - See you soon. |
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