Keeping It Going

A2 · Elementary57 minConversation SkillsLesson 2 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Stop the conversation dying after one line: follow-up questions, showing interest, and turning one-word answers into real ones

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Never Let It Die After One Line

    3 warm-up questions

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Phrases That Keep It Alive

    7 items

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: Two Conversations, One Question

    Read a 161-word text about Two Conversations, One Question

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build the Follow-Up Question

    Word-ordering exercise, 6 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Grow the Short Answer

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: The Colleague Who Just Got Back

    Role-play: A colleague is back at work after two weeks away. You meet in the office kitchen. Your job is to keep the conversation going with follow-up questions. (8 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Let's Talk

    4 discussion questions

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follow-up questionTell me more.That sounds...interestedone-word answerWhat about you?go on

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