All the Main Contents of this Courses
Introducing someone to someone else
When you have just been introduced to someone
After you have been introduced to someone
Asking how someone is
asking someone how things are going
Simple agreement
Stating your concurrence
Expressing acceptance
Stating that you understand
Make sure you are understood
Stating simple disagreement or refusal
Stating categorical disagreement
Stating strong disagreement
Stating your disagreement with a proposition
Expressing rejection
Expressing refusal
Stating that someone is wrong
arguing about the facts
expressing friendship
Commenting on the uniqueness of someone
commenting on personal similarities
Expressions used to make friends at a bar or cafe
inviting someone to dance
approaching the opposite sex
asking someone for a date
turning someone down
bringing a conversation to an end
Expressing support for someone
Offering help to someone
Expressing trust in someone
Expressing encouragement
Encouraging someone to try something
Encouraging someone to stop stalling and do something
Expressing dissatisfaction with someone’s efforts
Asking someone to wait
Encouraging someone to be patient and take things slowly
encouraging someone to be prudent (cliches)
Giving advice to someone whose life is too busy
Giving instructions to someone you’ve lent something to
Introducing a secret
Instructions about keeping a secret
Promising to keep a secret
Forgetfulness
when you are in trouble
When someone is in trouble
When you are out of money
When someone is in debt
Expressing stress or anxiety
When you are overworked and doing too much
when someone is anxious and under stress
encouraging someone not to be offended (informal)
encouraging someone not to be excited
encouraging someone to relax
Encouraging someone to be less aggressive (informal)
when someone is cold and unfeeling (informal)
what to say to a smoker
a smoker’s response to a nonsmoker’s complaint
questions a smoker might ask