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A2 Lesson 1 of 3 · Small Talk & Meeting People

Breaking the ice

Start a conversation with a neighbour, a colleague or a stranger, and keep it going with follow-up questions.

13 min · 8 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Open a conversation naturally
  • Talk about the weather and the news
  • Ask follow-up questions
DialogueMatchingSentence builderQuizSpeaking

Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Openers: the weather, the place, something shared (Quel froid ! Vous venez souvent ici ?).
  • 2Keep it going: Et vous ? Ah bon ? C’est vrai ? Ça doit être…
  • 3Avoid salary, age, religion, politics with people you barely know.

Key vocabulary

emménagerto move in
ravi(e) de vous rencontrernice to meet you
depuis combien de tempsfor how long
n’hésitez pasdon’t hesitate