Conversation

It refers to a [blank_start]time[blank_end] when two or more people have the right to [blank_start]talk[blank_end] or listen without having to follow a fixed [blank_start]schedule[blank_end]. In [blank_start]conversation[blank_end] everyone can have something to [blank_start]say[blank_end] and anyone can speak at any time.

1. Exchange of

2. The creation and maintenance of social

3. The negotiation of status and

4. Deciding and carrying out _____ actions

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Usually only one person speaks at a time

The speakers do not change

The length of any contribution varies.

There are techniques for allowing the other party or parties to speak

The content and the amount of what we say is specified in advance

Match the phrases to the correct place of the diagram

Turn left at the next street

Take care!

Keep quiet!

We need to know the [blank_start]context[blank_end] of the example to give it a function with any certainty. In [blank_start]conversations[blank_end] the relationship between the [blank_start]speaker[blank_end] and the listener will have an important effect on how the [blank_start]listener[blank_end] understands the particular speech act. Most speech acts have more than one [blank_start]function[blank_end] We need to help students begin to become [blank_start]sensitive[blank_end] to why a speaker chooses a particular [blank_start]speech[blank_end] act.

Two moves in an exchange are related to each other through the use of

Devices used for opening and closing different [blank_start]conversations[blank_end] Many conversations start with adjacency pairs designed to attract [blank_start]attention[blank_end] Native speakers will tend to [blank_start]negotiate[blank_end] the end of a conversation so nobody is left [blank_start]talking[blank_end]

Different cultures talk about different things in their everyday live.

Rules about topics may be similar in a foreign language

They are more reluctant to disclose personal information

They are more likely to show an interest in personal details

They are better listeners and more likely to help people

They prefer when there is a purpose for the conversation

They would rather talk about outside topics

In English the sound quality of a [blank_start]word[blank_end], particularly the vowels and certain [blank_start]consonants[blank_end], changes depending on whether the word is said in [blank_start]isolation[blank_end] or as part of a continuous [blank_start]stream[blank_end] of words.

Good conversationalist use stress and intonation to keep [blank_start]conversations[blank_end] going. It is worth pointing all these important [blank_start]signals[blank_end] when they occur so that they start [blank_start]listening[blank_end] for them. Students need to realize that the wrong [blank_start]intonation[blank_end] can lead to misunderstanding

Body language is a complicated area since speakers adopt [blank_start]gesture[blank_end] and [blank_start]body[blank_end] language according to their culture. But it is worth [blank_start]observing[blank_end] your students and [blank_start]giving[blank_end] them feedback on how they appear to others.