Making Small Talk

Functional English

Low Int – 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

Vocabulary

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