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Conversation Skills
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Being able to use only ten of these fifty phrases can improve your English by helping you communicate […]
Stop Translating and Start Thinking In English Despite memorizing long lists of vocabulary words and studying grammar for […]
Start Understanding Native Speakers Is it difficult for you to understand spoken English? Can you understand your English […]
Sentence Frames to Create Follow-up Questions In How to Ask Interesting Questions, I explained 3 types of questions […]
Advanced Questioning Skills When your English reaches a certain level (If you can read and understand this sentence, […]
Follow-up Questions: The Glue that Holds Conversations Together A conversation in English consists of a few basic parts. […]
There are many ways to say goodbye in English. While bye and goodbye are well-known and used throughout […]
Short Simple Natural Follow-up Questions (SSNQs) In addition to reactions, follow-up questions are an important part of a […]
Hello! Greetings! How do you greet someone in your language? Like English, there are probably many ways, including […]
What is the basic structure of a conversation in English? The basic structure of a conversation is simple. […]
3 Parts of a Basic Conversation in English After greeting someone, a basic conversation in English has three […]
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What is small talk? Small talk is a type of polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial things. In […]
In Small Talk: What are your plans for the weekend, we looked at examples of how to ask […]
Improve Your Conversations Conversation 101 is just the first step on your journey to better conversations. This is […]
Small Talk, Part 2 In Small Talk Explained, I discussed why people use small talk. Now, we’ll look […]
5 Practical Questions to Help Increase Understanding When learning English (or any language), there are some key (important) […]
Understanding Native English Speakers: Reductions and Relaxed Speech “Could you slow down?“ Do you have difficulty understanding native […]