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Vocabulary: conversation

Human beings live together, in Society and in order to get on well together, they have to
communicate, exchange words, laughter, jokes... Sometimes, they are less courteous,
they swear, and even curse...

They ask questions, answer them, talk, and even 'talk just for the sake of talking'!...
Let's see how it is!

Asking and answering questions...

To speak to somebody

To address somebody

To speak to sb about sth/ to talk to sb about stg

To tell somebody about something

To say something to somebody

To listen to somebody

To ask a question

To ask/ enquire whether

To ask/ enquire about somebody

To answer that/to reply that

To answer a question/ reply to a question

To retort/ a retort

A conversation

A discussion

A talk

A chat

To chat/ to have a chat with

A dialogue (BR)/ dialog(US)

A monologue(BR)/ monolog(US)

To chatter/ a chatterbox

To gossipwith sb about sth/ gossip

A chatterbox They're gossipping

- To start up a conversation with somebody

- To have a conversation with sb about sth/ to hold a conversation with sb about sth

- To make a conversation with somebody

- To converse with somebody about something

- To keep the conversation going

- I had to do all the talking

- To have a tête-a-tête with somebody

- To have a good sense of humour

To joke/ a joke

To buttonhole sb

Small talk (uncountable)

To make remarks about

To be articulate

Talkative/ chatty

Garrulous/ garrulousness

Shy/ shyness

To be embarrassed

Embarrassement/ embarrassing

stilted

An insult/ to insult

To abuse sb/ abusive

an injury: a physical damage or harm; /// an insult

- To have nothing to say for oneself: unwilling to express your opinions.

- To be at a loss for words: puzzled, perplexed, unable to speak...

- To be tongue-tied: unable to speak, as from shyness, embarrassment, or surprise.

- In my opinion...

- as far as I 'm concerned... As for me...

- I would like to point out that...

- I must emphasize that...

- I don't see what you're driving at...

- If I may say so...

- It depends how you look at it...

Well well! That's it! I hope you will pick the words and expressions you'll need!

Don't forget to try your knowledge with the test! It's quite easy again...

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1. 'I would really like to , but I really don't know what to say.'

2. 'Please, your visit to my friend Lucy... What's her new house like?'

3. 'We had a long at the café and decided we'd keep in touch and join forces.'

4. 'Don't listen to that! It's pure , everything's wrong, I promise.'

5. 'I really appreciate our conversations with Terry... I find him funny and he has a great I like that!'

6. 'She's such a ... When she starts talking, she can't stop...'

7. Sylvia is so that she never speaks in public! In fact, even during our family gatherings she remains quiet...

8. 'My daughter Lucy is so that she keeps being scolded at school... She can't help it!'

9. 'When the policeman asked me for my papers, I was so surprised that I was and couldn't find my driving licence.'

10. 'I couldn't really understand what , but I did what I was asked to do anyway...'

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