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Small Talk & Meeting People
Break the ice, talk about your tastes and make plans.
The everyday conversations that make friendships and networks: starting a chat with a neighbour or a colleague, talking about your hobbies and tastes, and inviting someone, accepting or politely declining. You choose your replies in animated dialogues.
Lessons
- 1
Breaking the ice
Start a conversation with a neighbour, a colleague or a stranger, and keep it going with follow-up questions.
- 2
Talking about tastes and hobbies
Say what you like, love, don’t mind or hate, and talk about your free time.
- 3
Inviting, accepting and declining
Make an invitation, accept warmly, decline politely with a reason, and suggest another time.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Start and keep a casual conversation going
- 02Talk about likes, dislikes and hobbies
- 03Invite, accept and decline politely
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