Small Talk

all right let's do this let's practice  speaking English this is going to be a  

repeat after me Small Talk type lesson we're  just going to work on introducing yourself and  

carrying on a basic conversation some of the  phrases you might want to use for example this  

is my first visit to San Diego could you  tell me if this is where the train leaves

from could you could you could you could  you could you you can contract it in many  

different ways could you can become could  or it could be could you could you could  

you tell me could you tell me could you  tell me if this is where the train leaves

from could you tell me if  this is where the train leaves

from I was wondering if you're from around here  are you from around here are you a local I was  

wondering if you're from around here would  you happen to know a good place to eat around

here would you would you would you would  you happen to would you happen to would  

you happen to would you happen to  would you happen to know would you  

happen to know a good place to eat  around around here to eat around

here would you happened to  no a good place to eat around

here excuse me could I borrow your

salt would you happen to know a nice hotel around

here would you happen to

know yes I happen to know a nice hotel  right around here sorry to bother you  

but has this seat been taken is this seat  available can I sit here has this seat been

taken sorry to bother you but has this seat been

taken sorry to bother you but is anyone sitting

here another way to say it would you  mind telling me where you got that guide

book yeah I want one of those guide books  where did you get that guide book where'd  

you get that guide book would you mind  telling me where you got that guide

book I don't seem to have any  quarters could I trouble you for some

change I need to pay with quarters I only have  bills dollar bills could I trouble you for some

change you wouldn't happen to  know if there's a cafe near

here you wouldn't happen to you wouldn't  happen to know if there's a cafe near

here you wouldn't happen to know if  there's a public restroom around here would

you would you would you  

you wouldn't happen to know if there's  a public restroom around here would

you this is a great hotel isn't  it it's great I love it I can't  

believe how busy the airport is today  I can't believe how busy the airport is

today is it a holiday I can't believe  how busy it is nice day isn't it  

nice day for my Canadian friends e so  what brings you here so what brings you

here do you come here often do  you do you do you do you come  

here often are you from here are  you from around here are you from

here all right now showing interest in the other  person some common Expressions to show interest  

in a comfortable and natural manner we all want  to be comfortable and natural right of course wow  

wow really really is that so how interesting  you're kidding you don't say you don't say  

Now isn't that interesting Now isn't that  interesting that sounds very interesting

indeed that must be very exciting  that must be very challenging all  

right let's do a little bit of introducing  yourself may I introduce myself my name is

Chad let me introduce myself I'm Tom

Jones by the way I'm Janet

Smith all right now breaking the  ice is this your first time in New

York is this your F wait a second I just thought  do you know what breaking the ice means breaking  

the ice means to make um ah I should have  thought of this in advance what's a good way  

to say to describe breaking the ice so if  you're iced you're cold you're Frozen so if  

you break the ice you're more relaxed so you  make a relaxed atmosphere not so nervous not  

so Frozen so you ask someone is this your first  time in New York to be friendly to be friendly is  

this your first time in New York have you  been to Tucson before Tucson Arizona have  

you been to Tucson before are you new are you  new to the company are you a new employee are  

you new to the company are you familiar with  this area are you familiar with this area how  

long have you been here all right here here  some questions to ask why the person is here  

why are you here that's kind of rude what are  some other ways we can say it are you here on

business are you here on vacation  did you come here to study

English did you come here to travel

around did you did you did you come  here did you come here did you did  

you did you come here too did you  come here too to did you come here

to do you plan to stay here long do  you plan to do you plan to stay here

long which school are you studying  at which school are you studying

at what university are you studying

at what if there's multiple universities you could  

say which university which  university are you studying

at how long are you

staying how long are you visiting all right here's  some questions about the person's experiences so  

far so far how is it have you seen much of the  city have you have you seen much of the city

so how do you like it here so  far how do you like it how do  

you how do you how do you how do  you so how do you like it here so

far how was your flight was it  nice good how was your trip how  

was your first lesson nervous  the weather's been great hasn't

it the weather has been great hasn't  it the weather's been great hasn't

it the weather's been very cold hasn't

it are you used to the food yet have you become  

accustomed to eating this food  yet are you used to the food yet

have you gotten used to the food yet same question  

a little bit different have  you gotten used to the food

yet all right here's some questions about  the person's personal information where  

you from where you from where you from now  don't say like that where do you come from  

oh I'm sorry where do you call home this  is a good one I like this one because um  

where do you call home people are born in  different places in the world but there's  

usually one city or state or country that  is their favorite and they say that's my  

home I'm from there so that's where do you  call home you might be born in a different  

place but you were raised in a different  place so they're asking where's your home  

where where where do you call home not where  were you born what part of Brazil do you live

in are you traveling alone or with

family are you traveling with Friends  by yourself huh oh wow do you like music  

festivals there's a music festival  tomorrow night you want to go with

us do you like outdoor

activities what do you do for a  living what kind of business are you

in all right when you answer someone it's a  good idea to respond with a quick question  

after you answer so they ask you a question  and you give them your answer and then give  

them a quick question back like this they say  have you been here long no I just arrived and

you all right so you answered the question no  I have not been here long I've just arrived  

and you did you just arrive have you been here  long have you been to the beach no not yet have

you are you staying very long no only  for a few days how long are you here

for how long are you going to stay here for how  long you how long are you here for what was the  

question are you staying very long no only a  few days how long are you how long are you here

for what do you do for a living  I'm an engineer and where do you

work I'm an engineer and where do you work  tell me about yourself all right that's it  

boom good workout daily English speaking practice  keep it up and I'll see you in the next video