Day 2

MEI 028 C- Conversation Elective

Friday 6-19-15

Schedule:

1. Submit your homework:
1. Student Information Sheet
2. English Sounds Worksheet

2. Class Website! :) http://028csu15.blogspot.com/

Conversation:

1. Small Talk -- is necessary in English-speaking countries especially in the workplace
1. What is it?
2. Discussion:
1. What is small talk?
2. When do talk about in small talk?
3. What can you not talk about?
3. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5BOjkKOBlk
1. Understand as much as you can. If you don’t understand everything, it’s OK! :)
4. Conversation Starters
5. Example Conversations
6. Topics for Practice (Handout, p. 18 textbook)
7. Practice Convos
8. The Office Party [time permitting]

III. Review/Mistakes:

• Identify
• Discuss

Homework:

1. Complete Easy English Idioms 1: Body Parts. (worksheet)
2. Complete Easy English 11: What do you like about New York? (worksheet)