Week 1: Starting and Leaving a Conversation

A Table of Contents

1. Starting a conversation

2. Introducing yourself and your organization

3. Changing a topic​

4. Ending ​a conversation

5. Doing listening and speaking activities in English Discoveries

Starting a Conversation Odd One Out Quiz

• Which phrase/phases is/are not related to starting a conversation?

• A. Good morning/afternoon/evening ✔️

• B. Sorry to interrupt, but can I talk to you for a minute? ✔️

• C. Hope to meet you again soon ❌

• D. Hello ✔️

• ​What’s up?/ How're you?/How’s life?

• How’s everything?/How’s your day going?/How’s it going?

• Can/Could I talk to you for a minute? 

• ​Would you mind if I spoke to you for a minute or two?

B.) Questions​

• Hi/Hey/Hello

• Good morning/afternoon/evening

• ​Sorry to interrupt

• Excuse me

• ​Pardon the interruption

A.) Greetings​

1. Starting a Conversation

A: ​Good afternoon. How’s it going?

​B: ​Hello. I am good. What's your name?

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A: ​ I'm _________. I work as a

/an _________. My job responsibilities are___(V+ing/Noun)_____.

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(A: What about you?)

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B.) ​Examples

• Starting a conversation by greeting and/or asking questions

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• ​Introducing yourself and your organization

​A.) Speaking Patterns

2.Introducing Yourself and Your Organization

A: ​Good afternoon. How’s it going?

​B: ​Hello. I am good. What's your name?

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A: ​ I'm _________. I work as a

/an _________. My job responsibilities are___(V+ing/Noun)_____.

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​A: By the way / Anyway, do you know when will the meeting start?

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B.) ​Examples

• Starting a conversation by greeting and/or asking questions

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• ​Introducing yourself and your organization

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• Changing a topic​

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​A.) Speaking Patterns

3.Changing a Topic​

4.​Ending a Conversation

4 Ways to End a Conversation ​

4.1 Mentioning something you need to do

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4.2  Mentioning something your conversation partner needs to do

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​4.3 Telling the interlocuter it was nice talking to him/her/them

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• ​I really should get back to work. 

• ​I have to talk with my boss first.

• I must go now.

​Examples

• S + should + v.1 ​

• ​S + have to + v.1

• S + must + v.1

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Structures​

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4.1 Mentioning Something You Need to Do

• ​I will let you get back to work. 

• ​I will let you talk with your boss.

• I will let you go now.

​Examples

• S + will + let + obj + v.1 ​

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Structures​

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4.2 Mentioning Something Your Partners Need to Do

• Well, it was great talking to you.

• Anyway, it was nice catching up with you.

•  Anyway, it was great seeing you.

​Examples

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4.3 Telling the interlocuter it was nice talking to him/her/them

A: ​Good afternoon. How’s it going?

​B: ​Hello. I am good. What's your name?

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A: ​ I'm _________. I work as a

/an _________. My job responsibilities are___(V+ing/Noun)_____.

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​A: By the way, do you know when will the meeting start?

​​B: The meeting will start in 3 hours.

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​A: Anyway, it was great seeing you.

I must go now. Goodbye.

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B.) ​Examples

• Starting a conversation by greeting and/or asking questions

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• ​Introducing yourself and your organization

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• Changing a topic​

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• Ending a conversation

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​A.) Speaking Patterns

​4.​Ending a Conversation