Shadowing Practice: English Small Talk Practice: How to Keep the Conversation Going - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello, High Level listeners.
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Today we're going to help you keep your conversations going in English so you can learn to ask more questions,
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learn more about your friends in English and keep that conversation moving
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when you feel a little awkward and you don't really know what to say next.
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So, like always in these small talk lessons, we've got some short, natural conversations for you today.
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First, you're just going to listen to us go through the conversation.
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Then we'll go back to the start and we'll slow down
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and we'll repeat and explain the useful phrases so you can repeat and shadow along with us and improve your conversational English.
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And if you want more fast -paced American English speaking practice with me, check out my fluent and friendly American English speaking course below,
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where you'll learn real -life chunks and phrases just like you learn in this video
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that you can feel more confident using in your English speaking skills.
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Yeah, We've also got a study guide with all of our PDF transcripts and small talk conversations in a downloadable ebook.
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You can find that in the link in the description down there as well.
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Let's get started with the first conversation.
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Okay, so our first conversation, we're going to be working on follow -up questions.
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Follow -up questions.
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Now, follow -up questions are basically where someone tells you something and you want to keep the conversation moving.
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So you're going to ask another little question.
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So listen to this dialogue
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and then we're going to give you some more follow -up questions that you can practice on your own.
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Hey, Mark, do you get up to much this weekend?
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Yeah, actually, I went hiking on Sunday.
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Oh, nice.
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Where'd you go?
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We found this little trail about an hour outside the city.
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Oh, that sounds really cool.
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Have you been there before?
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No, first time.
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It was really nice, actually.
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OK, so did you notice that Mark gave me an answer, but it didn't really give me much to go on,
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so I kept the conversation going by asking some extra questions.
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These are called follow -up questions, all right?
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So let's hear that dialogue once more and you can hear them once again.
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Hey Mark, did you get up too much this weekend?
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Uh, yeah, actually.
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Went hiking on Sunday.
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Oh, nice.
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Where'd you go?
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We found this little trail about an hour outside the city.
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Oh, that sounds really cool.
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Have you been there before?
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No, first time.
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It was really nice, actually.
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So, again, yeah, Kat's questions, her follow -up questions, helped extend the conversation.
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So yeah, if you're ever struggling to keep conversations going, we're about to share some more really good follow -up questions,
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especially if the other person is talking about a trip they went on, a vacation or a holiday, or they did some kind of outdoor activity.
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Let's start with the first one.
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I'll go nice and slow, and then we'll do a natural speed.
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This would be a really good time for you guys to shadow
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and practice listening and then speaking at the same speed as us.
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oh nice where'd you go oh nice where'd you go how was it how was it how was it
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have you been there before have you been there before who'd you go with who'd you go with Oh,
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would you go again?
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Oh, would you go again?
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Okay, this is the second conversation.
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In this situation, me and Kat run into each other at a coffee shop.
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Again, we'll go through the conversation two times and yeah, listen out for ways we keep the conversation going.
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Hey, how's your week going?
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Yeah, pretty good.
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I've been busy with work, but I'm looking forward to having Friday off.
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Oh, nice.
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Yeah.
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Anything planned?
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Well, nothing too exciting, but I'm thinking about going out for lunch somewhere.
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How about you?
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Got any plans for the weekend?
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I've got a few things planned, actually.
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We're heading out of town to see my family.
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Oh, that sounds really nice.
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I hope you have a great time.
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okay so did you notice
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that i could have just said something like oh pretty good oh nothing too exciting
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and yeah that would be perfectly acceptable especially
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if it's a quit conversation at work or something like that
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but we're working on speaking more right we want to talk more
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so let's listen one more time and see
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if you can hear how i start each sentence
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and how mark starts a sentence so that we can fill it in with interesting activities that we've been doing.
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Hey, how's your week going?
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Yeah, pretty good.
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I've been busy with work, but I'm looking forward to having Friday off.
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Oh, nice.
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Anything planned?
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Oh, nothing too exciting, but I'm thinking about going out for lunch somewhere.
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How about you?
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Got any plans for the weekend?
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I've got a few things planned, actually.
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We're heading out of town to see my family.
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Oh, that sounds nice.
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I hope you have a really great time.
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so we're going to give you some sentence starters kind of some chunks
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that you can easily use and fill it in with your own activities okay
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so let's listen to it a little bit slower at first
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and then at the natural speed yeah pretty good I've been busy with pretty good I've been busy with
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and then you can add in your own activities so I've been busy with work I've been busy with my kids.
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I've been busy with projects.
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Okay?
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So, you can add any different activity that you've been busy with.
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Yeah.
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A great way to keep the conversation going is to share more about yourself.
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You don't have to wait for a question.
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So, another way you can start sharing is say, not bad.
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I've got a few things planned for...
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So, the main chunk is, I've got a few things planned for after four, say a time.
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So I've got a few things planned for this weekend.
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I've got a few things planned for tomorrow.
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Maybe there's a national holiday coming.
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So yeah, I've got a few things planned for Christmas.
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And then you can keep explaining.
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Another one is this is kind of a response to how have you been or how are things going?
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Good, actually.
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I'm looking forward to it actually.
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The word actually here is kind of like surprisingly, like even though it seems like a boring week,
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I'm looking forward to, or I'm excited about something in the future.
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Yeah, I'm looking forward to skiing this weekend, or I'm looking forward to a day off,
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or I'm looking forward to taking my kids to the zoo, something like that.
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So you can use the to and then the activity.
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I'm looking forward to cooking with my family, going out to eat, spending the weekend with my family, something like that.
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Nothing too exciting, but I'm thinking about...
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Oh, I like that one.
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So, if someone asks, well, what did you do?
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Anything interesting?
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Nothing too exciting.
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That means I had a very normal, standard time.
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I'm thinking about doing something.
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I'm thinking about going on a trip.
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I'm thinking about getting away for the weekend.
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I'm thinking about visiting my family.
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So just like Mark's sentence, I haven't decided yet, but I might do something.
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I haven't decided yet, but I might go see my family.
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I haven't decided it yet, but I might take off next weekend.
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So I might do something.
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That's a really good way to kind of talk about maybe these plans will happen, maybe not, but it is a good way to continue chatting and speaking more in your conversation.
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All right.
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So our last conversation is a good way to kind of show interest
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or show your curiosity in another person and the conversation that we're having.
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So Kat and Mark, that's me and Mark, are talking at a friend's get -together.
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Okay, so I'll start with this one.
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So Mark, what have you been up to lately?
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I've actually started taking Spanish classes.
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Oh, no way.
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How are you finding it?
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Good.
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It's harder than I expected though.
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Oh yeah, I bet.
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What made you want to learn Spanish?
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I've always wanted to learn another language.
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that's super interesting okay so again maybe you heard cat's reactions
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and yeah showing interest in my new hobby is another way
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to keep the conversation going little things like no way
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or yeah i bet there are lots of little phrases like this in english see
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if you can hear them one more time we'll go through the conversation again
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so mark what have you been up to lately I've actually started taking Spanish classes.
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Really?
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No way.
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How are you finding it?
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Good.
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It's harder than I expected, though.
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Yeah, I bet.
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What made you want to learn Spanish?
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I've always wanted to learn another language.
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Oh, that's super interesting.
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Okay, so these are kind of short and fast, right?
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No way.
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Oh, no way.
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This is a good one to say when you're a little bit surprised.
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That's really interesting.
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No way.
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That's cool.
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It's kind of a one that you use if you don't believe them.
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Like, oh, that's...
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I'm shocked to hear that.
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No way.
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So, you can use it in a friendly way or you can use it in a serious way.
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No way.
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I can't believe that.
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Right?
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So, it's just no way.
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No way.
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Okay.
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So, as I said, there's lots of different phrases you can say to show interest.
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And by showing interest to the other person, you might encourage them to keep sharing if they think you're interested,
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maybe they'll feel more willing to open up to you and share more.
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And then the conversation gets longer, more chances to practice your English.
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So after Kat said, no way, another one is, oh, really?
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Oh, really?
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There's different ways you can say this.
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Really?
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When it's high at the end, sounds like a shock, a surprise, like, oh, wow, really?
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I didn't know that.
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But you can also say it in a, really?
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Oh, really?
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That's me being interested.
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And that means I want you to go on.
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So you can say it how you feel.
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If you feel surprised, oh, really?
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But if you're interested and you wanted to keep going, oh, really?
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This is one of my favorite phrases and I use it all the time.
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That sounds fun.
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That sounds really nice.
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Oh, that sounds lovely.
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Oh, that sounds fun.
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So it's a way to, if someone tells me something interesting, oh, that maybe I've never done that before.
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I don't even know, but that sounds fun.
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Like I can understand that that would be fun if I ever did it, right?
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Oh, that sounds really fun.
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another good one is yeah i bet oh yeah i bet this is a good one
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if someone's talking to you and maybe they're complaining something was really difficult at work
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or really frustrating you can sympathize and show that you're listening
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and say yeah i bet they say oh it's learning Spanish is really difficult.
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Yeah, I bet.
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This can be used positively as well.
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If someone went to a big concert and saw a famous band and they had an amazing time, say, oh yeah, I bet the crowd was crazy.
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Oh yeah, I bet.
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I can imagine.
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Another one just simply saying, oh, that's interesting.
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So we do say this word interesting.
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Interesting.
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Sometimes if you're very interested in what someone is saying, you can separate it out.
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Oh, interesting.
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Kind of like you're listening, you're thinking.
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That's very interesting.
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Interesting.
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It is weird.
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We do say it in both different ways.
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But you can also say interesting.
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Interesting.
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So it's more of a tr sound.
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Oh, that's interesting.
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Last one.
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How are you finding it?
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How are you finding it?
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Maybe you're talking to someone and they started something new, a new hobby, like learning a new language.
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If they stop and you want to keep going, how are you finding it?
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That means what do you think so far?
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How has it been so far?
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This is an easier form grammatically.
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How are you finding it?
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Are you enjoying it?
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Are you liking it?
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How are you finding it?
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Okay, there you go.
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Some more useful small talk Natural Conversations in English.
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And to keep the conversation going, you don't need a lot of complicated questions to get people to keep talking.
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Just remember, you can react, you can ask a follow -up question, or you can share some of your own details.
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Find something you have in common and the conversation will start flowing.
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And most importantly, you need to practice these phrases out loud.
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And if you want some more guided speaking and pronunciation practice, especially if you're practicing American English, check out my fluent and friendly American English speaking course.
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That'll be down in the link below.
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And let us know in the comments below which phrases or questions were new for you.
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Which ones did you enjoy or which ones did you like?
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Let us know.
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We read and reply to every single one we get here on YouTube.
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We'll see you next time for our next Small Talk video.
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See you soon.
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Bye -bye.
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Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| phrase zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | uitspraak |
| chunk zelfstandig naamwoord | /t͡ʃʌŋk/ | stuk, brok |
| shock zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɔk/ | schok, shock |
| trail zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɹeɪl/ | spoor |
| shadow zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | schaduw |
| dialogue zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | dialoog, gesprek |
| hike zelfstandig naamwoord | /haɪk/ | wandeling |
| hobby zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | hobby, vrijetijdsbesteding |
| fluent bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈfluənt/ | vloeiend |
| complicated bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | ingewikkeld, gecompliceerd |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| encourage werkwoord | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | bemoedigen, aanmoedigen |
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| vacation zelfstandig naamwoord | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | vakantie |
| extend werkwoord | /ɛkˈstɛnd/ | uitbreiden |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| look forward to werkwoord | uitkijken naar, zich verheugen op |
| check out werkwoord | onderzoeken |
| get together werkwoord | samenkomen |
| get up werkwoord | opstaan |
| slow down werkwoord | afremmen |
| take off werkwoord | uittrekken, afzetten |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 91 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I've, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shock /ʃɔk/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, acceptable /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/
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- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als phrase, chunk, shock.
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