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Skills - Speaking - Dialogues - On the plane to NYC

Meeting someone on the plane to NYC
Dialogue: 2 min. each candidate
You are traveling to New York. You start talking to the person next to you on the plane.

Candidate A
bullet Introduce yourself, start the conversation (small talk)
bullet Explain what is the purpose of your trip: business trip
bullet Talk about the city or what you would like to do in the city
bullet Try to see if you can meet Candidate B in NY to go out for a drink

Learning to think in terms of FUNCTIONS. Brainstorming. Some ideas on language functions : introducing yourself, giving information, asking for info, describing, making proposals/suggestions, giving reasons, checking if the other person understands you.

Candidate B
bullet Wait for the other person to start the conversation (small talk)
bullet Talk about why you're traveling there - you are on a 7-day holiday
bullet Talk about the city or what you'd like to do there - include you're going to visit a friend

Learning to think in terms of FUNCTIONS. Brainstorming. Some ideas on language functions : introducing yourself, giving information, asking for info, describing, making proposals/suggestions, giving reasons, checking if the other person understands you.