'To be' verbs
Wesley plans and prepares delicious meals for the family. He ____ a chef.
He is a chef.
Which is a more appropriate small talk subject? Your health or the weather?
The weather, definitely the weather.
The opposite of late is: early / long / busy
Early
Fix the articles in these sentences: Give it to cat. Annie is engineer. The life is complicated.
Give it to the cat. Annie is an engineer. Life is complicated.
If you want a Finnish person to open up and talk, where should you take him/her?
The sauna.
Before Finland, he and Yana ____ in Armenia.
. . he and Yana were in Armenia.
Small talk is: A waste of time. Something that happens in English language culture only. Has important social value in building connections.
Small talk has important social value in building connections (and occurs in many language cultures).
Посвящение in English is _____.
Dedication
What do we call the English unstressed vowel sound represented by "ə"? uh / schwa / schwing
Schwa
What is more important in English speech: Pronunciation, politeness, or punctuation?
Politeness. For example: "Could you please pass the salt?" instead of "Pass the salt."
How do you say what your religion is?
I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Which of these is a rude question to ask in English small talk: Where are you from? Why aren't you married? Have you lived in Finland for a long time?
Why aren't you married? (It's none of their/your business!)
“To follow” in Russian is ____.
следовать
How many ways are there to pronounce the "-ed" at the end of verbs? 1 / 3 / 5
3: /id/ after verbs ending in "t" and "d", /d/ after voiced consonants, and /t/ after unvoiced consonants
If invited to dinner with a Finn, what time should you show up? Exactly on time, a few minutes later, or within a half hour (30 minutes)?
Exactly on time.
Make a question of: We are going to cook dinner tonight.
Are we going to cook dinner tonight?
What is the best way to keep good small talk going: Have a long list of memorized questions? Be interested in the person you are talking to? Keep asking them questions about their life until they get tired of talking?
Be interested in the person you are talking to. You can learn something from everyone.
It is a disappointment / challenge / temptation to learn English.
Challenge
I read about the accident in the newspaper. My mother lives on the second floor. I left my book at home.
How does a Finn show he is open to other opinions? He says his opinion is not very good, he stares at you until you say something, or he says he is open to other opinions?
He says his opinion is not very good.
Isa. 48:17: "This ___ what Jehovah says . . . I, Jehovah, ___ your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself."
"This is what Jehovah says . . . I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit yourself."
'It's been great to get to know you a little, enjoy the rest of your day!'
Fluent means 1) a friend who is sick with the flu, 2) a person who plays the flute well, 3) able express oneself easily and accurately.
Able to express oneself easily and accurately.
Use the verb "to eat" in the present simple tense: I ___ lunch at noon every day. She ___ lunch at 2:00 p.m. every day.
I eat lunch at noon every day. She eats lunch at 2:00 p.m. every day.
If a Finn is silent during a conversation, it means: He wants to end the conversation, he didn't like what you last said, or nothing, he'll talk again when he has something to say.
Nothing, he'll talk again when he has something to say.