Small TalkWhat will we talk about?

Review from last week

Very little money is coming in the business

What do we talk about? Would it be appropriate to talk about gossip during these events? What about “small talk”? How is small talk different from gossip?

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Small talk

Small talk is generally considered conversation to fill the time.

Topics of small talk include: Weather Children and family Arts and entertainment News-local, state, country, world Celebrity Gossip

A little about the weather-what is the forecast? Predict what might happen

RainySunny

Windy

Stormy

cloudy

Children and family

cousins

Brother-in-lawsUncle and nephew

Arts and entertainment

News-local

Local newsGage Towers Dormitory scheduled for implosion.

Here today,

gone tomorrow!

News-state news and national

What will you forecast will happen with health care costs in the next few years?

News-international

Syria at war-when you see this picture of a woman with a gun, what is your response?

Celebrity GossipActress Brooke Shields talks about her life and children

Which topic will you choose?

News? Family and children? Weather? Arts and entertainment? Celebrity gossip?

Vocabulary review

Forecast-the suggestion of what will happen

Brother-in-laws-sister’s husband; spouse’s brother; spouse’s sister’s husband

implosion-violent inward collapse Response-reply given to the question Celebrity-somebody who is famous

during his or her own lifetime

Please tell me a sentence using these words:

1. Implosion2. Forecast3. Brother-in-law4. Response5. Celebrity

Reflection