Lesson 1
Why speaking practice matters
hi i'm vanessa from speak english with vanessa calm let's talk about starting a conversation to improve your speaking skills in English you need to speak right practice the skil...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Part of Meeting people and catching up
Starting conversations
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Lesson 2
Asking about recent activities
hi Dan hi how are you pretty good what have you been up to lately oh not much just what to see my family yesterday what about you hi Dan hi how are you pretty good what were you...
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Lesson 3
Asking about future plans
to the next questions what to talk about the future do you have anything fun going on this weekend oh not much just going to a friend's house tomorrow what about you do you have...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 4
Keeping the conversation going
you know what some people do that if you're lucky the person you're talking to might ask not much what about you okay at least they're asking a question and you can share some i...
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Lesson 5
Preparing for small talk
it's so friendly and if you go there be prepared with some of these questions and be prepared to answer them because they'll definitely ask you them let's think about a scenario...
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Lesson 6
Starting a conversation at the park
go to the park and I'm playing with my toddler and he ends up playing with another kid and I asked the parent oh do you come here often it's just a way to start a conversation o...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 7
Handling unexpected small talk
your day going some kind of typical small talk and I just stood there and I stuttered and I didn't really know what to say and then he repeated the question and I said something...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 8
Building confidence through practice
but we bonded over that and I could kind of loosen up a little bit and feel comfortable because we started talking a little bit and this helped me to get practice and practice a...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
Lesson 9
Full conversation practice
Dan hi how are you pretty good what have you been up to lately [Music] [Laughter] [Music] well not much just went to see my family yesterday what about you oh what a cute dog ye...
Language: enDuration: 2 min
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