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Well hey there, I'm Emma from mmmEnglish.

If you want to improve your English conversation skills, this lesson is definitely for you.

It's actually part two in a series that I've made about small talk

so I'm sharing all of the essential phrases and expressions

that you need to know to be successful with your small talk conversations in English.

In part one, I shared some really useful everyday questions and phrases to talk about work, the weather,

hobbies and your free time and I'm definitely going to link to

that video at the end but in this one I'm going to dive a little deeper

and I'm going to share some useful questions

or ideas to help you spark some small talk conversations about news and current affairs.

I'm also going to be talking about how to start a conversation at a social event

or a networking event when you don't really know anyone there.

Awkward.

And most importantly, I'm going to talk about how to end

that conversation in a relaxed and friendly way so

that you've got the opportunity to do it all again sometime in the future.

So let's dive in!

Discussing news or current affairs can be a really great icebreaker.

You just need to make sure you keep it light, okay?

So avoiding topics that might cause offence or prompt an argument or a disagreement of some kind.

Politics, religion, any sort of strong opinion about something it's best to avoid.

Small talk is not the place for that.

Start with something simple and the question

did you hear about is a really useful one in this situation

because you can pick anything relevant that you read in the paper that morning or you heard on the radio, something that is on the news at that moment.

Did you hear about the train strike in Melbourne last week?

You can also introduce the topic by saying, I read, I read that Point Cook is the most multicultural suburb in Australia,

I had no idea or I heard, I heard on the radio that the Queen's visiting next month.

In order to really get your conversation flowing though, you need to make sure that you follow up with a question

or something that invites their opinion or their thought on whatever you shared.

Conversation is two ways, right?

So you could always follow up with a question like so what do you think about that?

What are your thoughts?

How do you feel about that?

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Okay so now I'm going to share a couple of really useful phrases to help you at social or networking events.

Sometimes these can be really awkward or uncomfortable places

when you're standing with someone that you don't really know and you don't have anything really to talk about.

Well if you have a friend or a colleague in common

that you both know you can start with that

so how do you know Ed otherwise you can try

and work out how you might know them

or how you're connected have we met before you look familiar you can always try giving a compliment

that works really well I love

that dress can I ask where you got it from now

sometimes you actually meet people who you know quite well over

the phone you maybe deal with them a lot via email

but you've never actually met in person so a good thing to say at

that point is Ah it's great to finally put a face to the name

and when you get introduced to someone that you've heard about

but you've never met before you can say I've heard so much about you.

The best response to this is all good I hope

and this just means I hope that everything you've heard about me was good

and not bad which sounds a bit funny but it's really common

and it definitely helps to relax the conversation with a little bit of humour which is always nice.

I hope that everything you've heard about me is good.

Now of course a lesson about small talk would not be complete without some phrases to help you end the conversation.

This is...

Crucial, sometimes it can be the most difficult part.

Once you've started and you're thinking yeah okay, this is good, I'm asking you some questions and then okay, I'm running out of things to say now.

Abort!

Get out!

So how do you politely end your conversation and just get back to doing what you were doing?

I mean you can't just say okay, bye.

That is really awkward and uncomfortable for everyone isn't it?

Oh okay bye.

If you're at work you can say something like well I'd better get back to work or

I'd better get back to it, I'll see you around.

At a social event you could say I'd better keep moving it was nice chatting

or you can kind of make up an excuse that you need to leave and say something like I'm looking for Jennifer, you haven't seen her around anywhere, have you?

I was just looking for the bathroom, do you know where it is?

Well I'm gonna go grab a drink, I'll see you in a bit.

These last three are a little less direct.

I'm not saying okay, I'm done with this conversation now, I don't want to talk with you anymore.

I'm just politely moving away to do something else, right?

So it doesn't cause offence to the other person that you're talking to, you're just moving along and then you end the conversation comfortably

and it makes it easy to come back and start a new conversation with that person at some other time.

Well done!

A huge high five to you if you got all the way through part one

and part two of this series about small talk.

If you did, you've learned over 50 phrases and questions

and potential answers that will help you to make small talk in English.

So all you need to do now is to make sure that you put it into practice.

Make sure you do that.

Just studying them and learning them and trying to remember them is not going to help.

You need to try this out.

Do that wherever you speak English, alright?

every week so you definitely want to be here when I bring out the next one.

For now, let's check out this one together.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

视频中反复出现的词有：conversation, heard, English, phrases, lesson。这段视频共有 71 个句子、1215 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 7:24。说话人语速自然，每分钟约 164 个词，接近日常对话。 88% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。全部 71 个句子中有 17 个是问句，适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
lesson 名词	/ˈlɛs.ən/	課業 /课业, -課 /-课
phrase 名词	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	短語 /短语, 片語 /片语
awkward 形容词	/ˈɔk.wɚd/	彆扭 /别扭
topic 名词	/ˈtɑpɪk/	主題 /主题, 話題 /话题
introduce 动词	/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	介紹 /介绍, 紹介 /绍介
relax 动词	/ɹɪˈlæks/	鬆開 /松开, 放鬆 /放松
uncomfortable 形容词	/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/	不舒服
dive 动词	/daɪv/	潛水 /潜水
everyday 形容词	/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	日常的
membership 名词		會籍 /会籍, 會員身份 /会员身份
skill 名词	/skɪl/	技巧, 技能
connect 动词	/kəˈnɛkt/	連接 /连接
invite 动词	/ɪnˈvaɪt/	邀請 /邀请, 請 /请
crucial 形容词	/ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/	關鍵的 /关键的, 決定性的 /决定性的
wherever	/(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/	無論何處 /无论何处

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	发音	释义
check out 动词		退房
come back 动词		回來 /回来, 返回
make up 动词	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	組成 /组成
work out 动词	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	計算 /计算, 算出

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：

What are your thoughts?
How do you feel about that?
Can I ask where you got it from?
You haven't seen her around anywhere, have you?
Do you know where it is?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	I've made · I've put · you've never actually met
定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物	people who you · humour which is
最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的	the most multicultural · The best · the most difficult
过去进行时 was/were + -ing — 过去某一时刻正在进行的动作	were doing · was just looking

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 51 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, you've, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

长单词——注意重音位置: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, disagreement /dɪsəˈɡɹiːmənt/, multicultural /ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: dive /daɪv/, everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/, introduce /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, multicultural /ˌmʌltiˈkʌlt͡ʃəɹəl/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 lesson, phrase, awkward 这类单词。

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跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

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