Conversation Skills

Greeting

100

How would you greet a friend?

"Hey what's up?"

200

How would you greet a teacher?

Hello Mr./Mrs. _______

300

How would you greet your parents?

Hi, How was your day?

400

How would you greet someone you have never met before?

Hello, what is your name?

500

How do you greet your brother?

Hi ___________

Ask an on Topic Question

100

I just got a puppy.

What kind of dog is it?

200

I hurt myself in gym class today.

Oh no, what happened?

300

I went to the movies this weekend.

Cool. What did you see?

400

I went to a birthday party this weekend.

Who's party?

500

I am going on vacation this weekend?

Where are you going?

Who are you going with?

How are you getting there?

Show this Facial Expressions

100

Interested

Smile, nodding

200

Sad

Frown

300

Confused

head to the side, eyebrows together

400

Bored

Not looking at the person, moving in their seat

500

Excited

Eyes wide, big smile

Staying on Topic

100

I hope it gets warm out soon, I am sick of the cold.

1) Me too, I miss summer!

2) I am having pizza tonight

3) I like cold things, like ice cream.

1

200

I love the book Pete the Cat

1)I love strawberries

2) Me too! I like the Four groovy buttons!

3) I don't like to do homework

2

300

I have so much homework to do tonight!

1) My mom's name is Robin

2) I am going to the movies this weekend

3) That stinks, I only have some math homework.

3

400

I went to Disneyland for Christmas.

1) Cool! Did you see a lot of princesses?

2) I went to the beach.

3) That sounds fun. I went once when I was little.

2) The topic is Disney World

500

I am so sad that I lost my dog.

1. I'm sorry, I hope you find him

2. I love playing with my dog

3. I get to have ice cream tonight

1

Ending

100

What should you say if the person you are talking to makes a closing comment?

"See you later" or "It was nice talking to you"

200

What should you do if you become bored while talking to someone?

Make a polite statement and a closing comment

300

Explain why you have to leave the conversation.

"It was nice talking to you, but I have __________"

400

Your friend just told you all about their Thanksgiving day, but you have to get back to class. Say something positive about the conversation.

"It was nice hearing about _________, I will talk to you later."

500

Why is it important to end a conversation in a friendly way?

So the person knows that you were interested and enjoyed talking with them.