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Mercedes I said I don’t miss my brother. Now, I can listen to the music that I really want to.
Rachel Because you have your own place.
Mercedes That’s right.

Conversation C

Amira So, how about you? (5)_____________________________?
Micheal No, I wish. My home, my family, is way out in the country.
Amira A rural area? You can get an apartment close to here.
Micheal No, I can’t afford too, so (6)_____________________. It takes over two hours
Amira Oh my gosh. Two hours?
Micheal But, it’s okay. I can watch movies and TV programs on my video players.
Amira Ahh, so you are into movies. Cool.
Micheal I used to play video games with my brother at home, but now I’m almost never at
home.
Amira Yeah, I see.

Conversation D

Amira Hey, (7)______________________________?
Harry Oh ya?
Amira So, I guess you live far from here.
Harry No no, actually I live in a neighborhood. (noise)
Amira Pardon me.
Harry I said (8)______________________________.
Amira So, why were you on a train earlier?
Harry I was hanging out with my friends a little while ago. That’s pretty much I do in a free
time?
Amira Hangout with friends? Me too. I don’t like being alone.
Harry Yeah.
Amira. Exactly.

Studying the language function

Initiating relationships with international students require some steps that include starting
conversation, introduction, making small talk, and ending conversation. Each is as follow.

Starting a conversation with an ice breaker
An icebreaker is a question or statement designed to 'break the ice', i.e. to start a conversation.

Look at the icebreakers below used when talking to a fellow student.
It’s a bit cloudy, isn’t it?
Do you think it’s going to rain later on?
Yesterday's course was good wasn't it?
The profs all seem OK don't you think?

Do you know what time we’re supposed to finish today?
It's so cold here don't you think?
Do you know anything about the prof who's taking this course?

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