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What’s the word for that?

Words to initiate and maintain small talk

Study the words used to initiate and maintain small talk.

Topic Words

Weather forecast, sunshine, temperature, cloudy, drizzle, humid, storm

Weekend plans recipe, brunch, salad, movie night, outing, hike, shopping

Travel flight, vacation, sightseeing, luggage, itinerary, passport, delay, tour

Work deadline, project, meeting, overtime, coworker, promotion, report
Food brunch, reservation, picnic, recipe, dessert, cuisine, ingredients

Hobbies yoga, exercise, painting, gardening, reading, journaling

Sports match, goal, championship, marathon, coach, athlete, training

Health symptoms, flu, exercise, check-up, medicine, rest, headache

Let’s get some practice!

Fill in the missing information of the dialogues below with the words studied previously.

1 What’s the weather like today?
The ________said it might rain in the afternoon.

I’m so tired of cold and cloudy days.
2

I know! I miss the ______________.

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