What do we need for successful small talking? In a previous post on Small Talk we briefly looked at how small talk is an essential part of everyday communication and socializing, including business communication. Small talk in business? Yes. Small talk is an important element in business relations. If you have a visitor to your […]
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What is small talk? Small talk is an essential part of communication, including business. It is especially important for business people to master small talk in order to feel and seem confident speaking English in and out of the office. There’s nothing more refreshing than to engage in a light chat about anything but business
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1) Question: “to infinitive” or “-ing”? This is something students often ask about and it’s kind of a tricky point in English. Here I’m going to illustrate the difference in meaning between the use of the “to infinitive” and the “-ing” form with two verbs: stop and remember. stop to do sth (sth =
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Createnglish 2021 September: In this episode we are focusing on the following language learning points: 1) One minute students’ question: “to infinitive” or “-ing” (stop/remember) – 01:48 min.2) Family block – The leaves on the tree (a song) – 06:00 min.3) Small talk theory – 16:35 min.4) Some common pronunciation errors (for Spanish speakers) – 25:25 min.22
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Let’s learn about pronouncing modal verbs such as could, should + “have” when talking about past events. Some of the most common ones are: could have should have may have must have In this example there are 5 words: You could have told us. In writing each of these words look equally “important”. However, in speaking
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