Hi everybody! Welcome back and if you’re new here on our
channel then welcome! I’m Anna.
And I’m very happy that you decided to watch
this video cuz in this video we’re going to talk about something very
pleasant – about summer. About
how to talk about your summer and
vacation plans since the summer is just around the corner.
Although the situation right now is unusual
and our summer may not look like it would have
previously, it will pass.
Everything is going to be ok. We have to believe in this
and we have to stay on the positive side. And despite all
of this we’re still going to have some plans for this summer
and for summers to come. So
let’s catch this positive vibe, tune in,
envision it and improve our communication
skills. Since I’m going to suggest you not only
some separate expressions or words but also whole
sentences and questions to ask the
person with whom you’re going to speak. Because being a
good conversationalist means being a good
listener and being curios
about your conversation partner and being attentive
to them, in the first place.
Starting a conversation with someone can be quite stressful
in itself yet alone starting a conversation in
English. We never know what to talk about
and what questions to ask. So I hope this video will be
very practical for you. As you guys always ask me for
some specific stuff. So these will be like just
take it and use it. That’s why I have a list
of questions for you to start a conversation and to ask
your conversation partner. They are to help you
keep a conversation flowing. And summer
is a great topic to talk about. So
what I want to do is give you a list a questions
that you can ask someone or that you might get asked
by someone else and some
already ready answers that you also can use
or you might hear from someone. But that
doesn’t mean of course that you can’t change or modify
them to tailor to your needs.So
let’s start with the obvious questions.
These are all basically asking the same thing just in different ways.
On your screen
you’ll see the questions again and
I’m going to give possible answers to these questions.
So you’ve heard possible conversation starting
questions that you may ask someone else or may get asked
and possible answers.
And of course those can be changed, can be shorter,
longer or different. But
if you feel like you might need something like
this and you usually don’t know what to ask,
just write them down in your phone’s notes,
so that they are always with you. Just in case.
this question will probably be very to the point this year.
It sounds a little sarcastic, but not in a
bad way, cuz it describes the actual situation
and fits very well. Also it can be a
conversation starter or a follow up question
just as this one
Follow up questions. We ask follow up questions to get
more information and to show our interest in the
person we’re speaking with. They may be related the previous
question or may be different depending on the answer.
This “Tell me more” always works because it shows
that you’re interested in the person you’re speaking with
here we have some follow up questions.
Now possible answers.
So we already have a little conversation going on.
It may be a good idea for you to just practice asking these questions.
And some bonus more interesting and engaging questions.
Again to keep a conversation going and to get to know a person a little better.
BTW you can start by saying something about yourself
and then ask a follow up question so it doesn’t sound like an interrogation
Now let’s talk about the meanings of those words and idioms that we used in our Q&A.
It’s actually a very good idea to make a summer bucket list. I’m going to think about it.
Cuz there’s always so many things that you want to do, but sometimes you
just forget about them and don’t remember
them until the summer is over.
Ok guys. That’s it for this video. I hope
it was useful for you. If you want me to do some more
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