Making Small Talk

Functional English

Low Int
All ages
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students review language and useful expressions for making small talk. They learn appropriate small talk subjects and practice making small talk in a variety of situations. This lesson includes pronunciation practice, role-play tasks, and assessment.

Note: The digital version has some different assessment tasks (including a video).

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Focus

life skills
speaking
listening
pronunciation
real-world task
conversation
beginning small talk
small talk subjects
interactive
assessment

Vocabulary

Hi there!
Long time no see!
How are things?
Any big plans for the weekend?
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane