1. SMALL TALK
For ELIP 5300

2. How to Start: eye contact!
Informal (with friends)
Formal Hi
Hey
How’s it going?
What’s up?
What’s new?
(comment: compliment or complaint)
Oh, I love your scarf / shoes / earrings!
Can you believe this weather / this line / how slow this is?
Hello… + (…question or comment)
Excuse* me, but + (question)?
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How to Start: eye contact!

3. During Small Talk Get them talking about themselves You can say:
Wow!
Really?
Huh.
Cool!
Seriously?
Yeah
You can suggest to get together sometime (this does not always mean that you will, but it does mean that you want to)
We should get coffee (together) sometime
Let’s get lunch sometime
During Small Talk

4. How to Exit Informal Formal Ok. Well-
I hafta be going. / I outta go. / Gotta go.
See ya! / Have fun. / Bye. / Have a good weekend. / Call me! Text me!
Ok. Well-
I have to be going. / I ought to go.
Have a good day. / Good bye. / Enjoy your weekend.
How to Exit