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Simon
 Post subject: Small Talk
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:26 pm 
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Just published a new topic on http://EnglishSL.com. This time, its all about small talk!

http://englishsl.com/speaking-skills-small-talk.php

I left a few easter eggs there. Who can find the grammar mistakes or spot the idioms?

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Juan Carlos
 Post subject: Re: Small Talk
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 5:17 pm 
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Simon I'm glad that you put this article, I was about to ask you how to start a conversation with a foreigner, this help me a lot!

I found :

Mistakes
sportsand travel and travel
people at ease?
controversal
obsure
to ado
What have you read a good book lately?
engagingnquestions
openeded
The worst thing you an do


Idioms
long-lasting
did you enjoy a staycation?

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GeorgeLouis
 Post subject: Re: Small Talk
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 5:50 pm 
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Awesome, thanks a lot Simon. It is always great to know more and more about Small Talk.

worplace
What have you read a good book lately?
I hear movie
Pay careful to people's body language
What is there specialty?
introducitons
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Simon
 Post subject: Re: Small Talk
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:31 pm 
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GeorgeLouis wrote:
Awesome, thanks a lot Simon. It is always great to know more and more about Small Talk.

worplace
What have you read a good book lately?
I hear movie
Pay careful to people's body language
What is there specialty?
introducitons
openeded


Great - all fixed... Odd, I remember correcting some of those, but I guess I never saved them ;)

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 Post subject: Re: Small Talk
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:34 pm 
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Juan Carlos wrote:
Simon I'm glad that you put this article, I was about to ask you how to start a conversation with a foreigner, this help me a lot!

I found :

Mistakes
sportsand travel and travel
people at ease?
controversal
obsure
to ado
What have you read a good book lately?
engagingnquestions
openeded
The worst thing you an do


Idioms
long-lasting
did you enjoy a staycation?


Excellent! all fixed and I spotted a few others too ;)

staycation is not a word, but slang. I should use quotes on it.

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 Post subject: Re: Small Talk
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:36 pm 
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Did no one like my penguins? :roll:

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:54 pm 
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It´s great :)

Including the penguins :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: Small Talk
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:07 pm 
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That's great!

Poor Empire penguins, they have a rubbish life. Imagine being stuck out in the freezing weather where there is no sun huddled around with a bunch of dudes to keep warm while your girlfriend is off feasting in the ocean. And if you think that is great, the women are stuck in the freezing cold waters. Sounds like a bad deal to me...

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Victor Alves
 Post subject: Re: Small Talk
PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:00 pm 
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Penguin... what a funny creature... :ugeek:
haha
I think the topic about small talk is great.
I have some difficult with how to start a small talk, so I think it will help me a lot. Now, I just need more time to study it.
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Juan Carlos
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And poor penguins they are stock with just one penguin for the rest of his life :lol:

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