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Starting a Conversation: Learn Common English Phrases & Practice Speaking Quickly

Ellii (formerly ESL Library)

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Warm-up Questions

When you start a conversation in English, what phrases do you usually say after “Hi” or “Hey”?
What does “speaking quickly” mean to you in English: speed, pronunciation, or both?
What situations do you need common greeting phrases for (school, work, travel, online)?

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Starting a Conversation: Learn Common English Phrases & Practice Speaking Quickly

Lesson goal: greetings + reduced pronunciation (00:00 – 01:12)

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1. How many common phrases will the lesson teach?

2. Why does the speaker say reduced pronunciation is important to practice?

Because it makes vocabulary easier to memorize
Because it is only used in presentations
Because it is required in formal writing
Because it helps you improve fluency in English

3. What warning does the speaker give about reduced pronunciation?

Never use it in writing
Only use it with friends
Only use it in tests
Never use it in speaking

Starting a Conversation: Learn Common English Phrases & Practice Speaking Quickly

Common greetings, responses, and follow-up questions (with reductions) (01:12 – 05:56)

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1. Which is one of the three greeting phrases taught near the beginning?

Could you repeat that
Goodbye, see you later
Hey how’s it going
Nice to meet you

2. In natural speech, “ing” verbs are almost always reduced to…

“tion”
“ed”
“in”
“ly”

3. What does “going to” commonly sound like in reduced pronunciation?

“wanna”
“gotta”
“kinda”
“gonna”

Starting a Conversation: Learn Common English Phrases & Practice Speaking Quickly

Practice: repeat the 12 phrases + short dialogues (05:56 – 09:43)

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1. What does the speaker ask you to do during the practice section?

Translate the phrases into your language
Write the phrases in an email
Listen and repeat the phrases
Read silently without speaking

2. What does the speaker say if speaking quickly doesn’t feel natural at first?

It just takes some practice
Only speak slowly forever
Memorize grammar rules first
Stop using reduced pronunciation

3. In the sample conversation, what invitation phrase is used?

Shall we order food
Can you help me move
Would you like to study grammar
Do you want to hang out

Starting a Conversation: Learn Common English Phrases & Practice Speaking Quickly

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1. What is “reduced pronunciation” mainly used for in this lesson?

Spelling practice
Learning new idioms only
Writing messages and essays
Speaking in normal everyday conversation

2. Which follow-up question helps keep a conversation going after a greeting?

What are you up to?
What is your passport number?
How do you spell that word?
What is your homework grade?

3. Which response is a typical way to answer “How are you?” in the video?

At 7 o’clock
See you tomorrow
Can’t complain
I’m from Canada

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Starting a Conversation: Learn Common English Phrases & Practice Speaking Quickly

Which greeting phrase from the video sounds most natural for you to use? Why?
Do people in your language use “reduced pronunciation” (shortened sounds) in everyday speech? Give an example.
When is it better to speak more clearly and slowly in English (for example, at work or with strangers)?
Create a 4-line mini-dialogue using: “Hey how’s it going”, “Can’t complain”, “What are you up to”, and “Do you want to hang out?”