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MAKING
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1 Starting a conversation

We often start a conversation with a statement. Match the sentences to the situations.

1. The weather is perfect today. a. at a conference

2. This soup is delicious. b. at a hotel

3. I really like your new office. c. at a restaurant

4. The rooms aren’t very good here. d. in a car

5. The traffic is really bad. e. visiting a client

6. The speaker is very interesting. f. walking outside with a colleague

Now complete the responses:

agree better every hot knows responsible

1. Yes, I know. It isn’t usually at this time of year.

2. Yes, I . And the salad is also not bad.
3. Thanks. It’s much than our last location.
4. I know. Please tell Rachel about it. She’s for organizing the trip.
5. Yes, I know. It’s like this day!
6. Yeah, he a lot about marketing.

In pairs, practise the mini conversations.

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2 Questions and answers

We also start conversations with questions. Match the questions to the answers.

1. What do you think of our country? a. It’s very nice. I really like the people and
buildings.
2. Are you married? b. No, I’m single.

3. How was your trip? c. No, it’s my third time here.

4. Are you enjoying the conference? d. Oh, it was so long. I’m very tired now.

5. Where do you come from? e. Well, I was born in Egypt, but I live in
Amsterdam now.
6. Is this your first visit to Dublin? f. Yes, I am. It’s very interesting.

3 What’s it like?

Look at the dialogues below:

Sarah: Do you like Moscow at this time of year?

Dimitry: Well, it’s very cold. I prefer it in summer.

Sarah: What’s Moscow like at this time of year?

Dimitry: Oh, it’s very cold.

Cross out the wrong word to complete each rule.

1. In the first question, the word like is a verb/preposition .

2. In the second question, the word like is a verb/preposition .

Complete the dialogue below using the word ‘like’.

Sarah: What was the conference like ?

Dimitry: It was very interesting.
Sarah: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?
Dimitry: Yes, they were very good. And their presentations were very helpful.
Sarah: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?
Dimitry: It was delicious.
Sarah: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?
Dimitry: It was raining all day.
Sarah: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?
Dimitry: Yes, I did. Amsterdam is a beautiful place.

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Read the dialogue in pairs.

Choose one of the topics below and have a conversation with your partner.

1. your last holiday/vacation

2. a business trip
3. a conference
4. your home town or country

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