Do que se trata o conteúdo? O texto apresenta uma série de exemplos de frases e estratégias para iniciar conversas em inglês em diferentes contextos sociais, desde situações informais com amigos até ambientes mais formais como conferências e eventos profissionais.
Principais assuntos e exemplos:
Ponto de maior atenção: Adaptar o nível de formalidade da linguagem ao contexto e à relação com a pessoa com quem se está conversando.
Conclusão: O conteúdo oferece um repertório prático de frases de abertura que ajudam a quebrar o gelo e a manter a conversa fluindo em inglês, seja em ambientes casuais ou profissionais.
O material ensina como começar conversas em inglês em diversas situações, mostrando exemplos de frases que variam de informais a formais, dependendo do contexto e da relação com a outra pessoa. Ele cobre cenários como encontros com amigos, interações no trabalho, reencontros após longos períodos, festas, conferências e situações em que se encontra com estranhos. O foco principal é escolher a expressão certa para cada situação, mantendo a conversa leve e natural.
O conteúdo apresenta estratégias de comunicação em inglês para diferentes ambientes sociais. Em eventos acadêmicos, como conferências internacionais, os participantes podem usar frases como “What did you think of the speaker?” ou “Where are you from?” para iniciar conversas e trocar impressões sobre a palestra. Socializar com pessoas de diversos locais exige atenção ao nível de formalidade: em ambientes profissionais, é recomendável usar expressões mais polidas, enquanto em encontros informais com colegas ou amigos, frases descontraídas como “What’s up?” ou “How’s it going?” são adequadas. O texto também destaca a importância de observar o contexto, fazer comentários sobre o ambiente (ex.: comida, música, clima) e usar perguntas abertas para manter a conversa fluindo. Assim, os aprendizes de inglês podem se sentir mais confiantes ao interagir em situações acadêmicas e sociais internacionais.
1. (Média – 1,50 ponto) Qual das seguintes frases NÃO é um típico iniciador de conversa com um amigo?
2. (Difícil – 2,50 ponto) Em um ambiente de conferência, qual frase é apropriada para perguntar a opinião sobre o palestrante?
3. (Difícil – 2,50 ponto) Quando encontrar alguém em uma festa, qual comentário é menos adequado?
4. (Extremamente Difícil – 3,50 ponto) Qual das seguintes opções é uma estratégia recomendada para iniciar conversa com um estranho em uma cafeteria?
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Alright, are you ready to learn some phrases for starting a conversation? Let's get going.
First we'll look at conversation starters with a friend.
With close friends you can use informal conversation starters like these.
What's up? How's it going? What's new? If someone asks you, what's up? You can say, not much and then add a detail about what's happening in your life at the moment.
If someone says, how's it going? You can answer, good or not so good and then say, why? If someone asks you, what's new, you can talk about something recent that has happened in your life that your friend might not know about yet.
Let's look at some conversation starters with colleagues.
So, in the office you use slightly more formal English like these common expressions.
Hi John, how are you doing? How's your day going? We're sure having a busy day today or we're sure having a slow day today.
Have you heard the news about? Have you got any plans for the weekend? Or on Monday, how was your weekend? I saw the funniest thing on social media and then show or describe it.
That would be for a more casual moment like on a break from work.
You can talk about projects you're working on, hobbies you have outside work, a favorite TV show, etc.
Current, national and international news can also be a conversation starter or things happening in your city.
Another good question is to ask about the other person's weekend, either the most recent weekend or the upcoming weekend.
Here are some conversation starters with a friend who you haven't seen in a long time.
Hi Paula, how have you been? Long time no see.
So what have you been up to lately? How's your family? Are you still working at ABC company? So in this situation, when you haven't seen this friend in a while, you can ask about news in your friend's work, study, family and hobbies and the friend will probably ask you about recent developments in your own life too.
Let's learn some conversation starters when you're at a party or a wedding.
I don't think we've met.
I'm Shayna.
Are you from New York? So how do you know Mary? Have you tried the chocolate cake? It's delicious.
Having a good time? If you're at a party or a wedding or an event like that, you can start a conversation by asking how the person knows the host of the party or the people getting married.
You could also comment about the food and drinks or about the music.
To start a conversation at a conference or a work event, you could also use that line.
I don't think we've met.
I'm Shayna.
And the other person will probably introduce themselves.
So where are you from? What did you think of the speaker? That was an excellent workshop.
I learned a lot.
How about you? So you can also ask about the person's job, what company they are from, and their opinions about the conference events.
Here are some conversation starters with someone who you have just been introduced to.
Say, nice to meet you.
How do you two know each other? So what do you do for a living? That means what is your job? What are you studying if the person is a student? How long have you been a journalist or doing yoga or interested in music? How did you get into it? So let's imagine you have a friend, Nora, who introduces you to her friend, Ryan.
You can ask about how they know each other and about Ryan's job.
Or if Nora says Ryan is a student, you can ask about his area of study or what year of university he's in.
If Nora introduces Ryan as a journalist or a friend from yoga class or a musician, you can ask about how long he has done that activity or how he first got interested in it.
And then his answer will provide material to continue the conversation.
Let's look at some conversation starters with someone you meet outside.
It's a beautiful day, isn't it? It looks like it's going to rain or snow.
Can you believe all this rain or snow we've been having? Sure is a hot one today or sure is a cold one today.
Your dog is so cute, what's its name? If you're in a park on the street, etc.
, conversations starters often involve talking about the weather or other things you can easily observe in the area.
Alright, what about starting a conversation in other situations? Well the secret to starting a conversation with someone who you don't know is to make a comment about the current social context.
Here are a few examples of how to do this.
At an art gallery, that's an interesting painting.
What do you think of it? At a bar, this is a great song, I love Latin music.
How about you? At a sports game.
Wow, that was a great play.
So, who's your favorite player? At a coffee shop.
Boy, do I need some caffeine? At a concert or event? What a great turnout have you ever been here before? At a playground.
My kids are sure full of energy today.
As you can see, in the example of the coffee shop in the playground, conversations starters don't necessarily need to be direct questions.
You can simply make a comment to the other person, and this is like an invitation for the other person to comment too.
This can then begin a conversation.
So now you know lots of different ways to start a conversation in English.
Stay tuned for my next lesson on how to keep a conversation going.
Again, you can learn lots more phrases inside my everyday English speaking courses.
They cover tons of situations like what to say during travel, shopping, and eating in restaurants, as well as interactions like socializing, agreeing and disagreeing, making invitations and requests, giving criticism or advice, expressing your thoughts, and much more.
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Do you have difficulty speaking English? Sometimes the hardest part is simply starting a conversation.
Here are some good conversation starters that native English speakers use in various real life situations – formal or informal, at work, school, or other contexts!
These aren’t especially “deep” conversation starters like you might want to use on a first date, when you’re interested in getting to know someone extremely well.
Instead, they are more suited for “small talk” – casual conversation about topics of general interest.
Conversation starters with a friend:
With close friends, you can use informal conversation starters like these:
What’s up?
How’s it going?
What’s new?
The correct answer to “What’s up?” is “Not much.
” You can then add a detail about what’s happening in your life at the moment.
If someone says “How’s it going?” you can answer “Good” or “Not so good” and then say why.
Conversation starters with colleagues:
In the office, use slightly more formal English, like these common expressions:
Hi, John.
How are you doing?
How’s your day going?
We’re sure having a busy/slow day today.
Have you heard the news about ________?
(on Friday): Have you got any plans for the weekend?
(on Monday): How was your weekend?
I saw the funniest thing on social media… [then show or describe it]
(for a more casual moment, like on a break from work)
You can talk about projects you’re working on, hobbies you have outside work, a favorite TV show, etc.
Current national and international news can also be a conversation starter.
Another good question is to ask about the other person’s weekend – either the most recent weekend or the upcoming weekend.
Conversation starters with a friend who you haven’t seen in a long time:
Here are some common conversation starters with someone you see after a long separation:
Hi Paula! How have you been?
Long time no see!
So, what have you been up to lately?
How’s your family?
Are you still working at ABC Company?
In this case, you can ask about news in your friend’s work, study, family, and hobbies.
The friend will probably ask you about recent developments in your own life, too.
Conversation starters at a party or wedding:
I don’t think we’ve met – I’m Shayna.
Are you from New York?
So, how do you know Mary?
Have you tried the chocolate cake? It’s delicious!
Having a good time?
If you’re at a party or wedding, you can start a conversation by asking how the person knows the host of the party (or the people getting married).
You can also comment about the food and drinks, or about the music.
Conversation starters at a conference or work event:
I don’t think we’ve met – I’m Shayna.
So, where are you from?
What did you think of the speaker?
That was an excellent workshop – I learned a lot.
How about you?
The expression “I don’t think we’ve met” can be used in professional situations too.
You can ask about the person’s job, what company they are from, and their opinions about the conference events.
Conversation starters with someone you have just been introduced to:
Nice to meet you!
How do you two know each other?
So, what do you do for a living? (= what is your job?)
What are you studying?
How long have you been (a journalist / doing yoga / interested in music)?
How did you get into it?
Imagine you have a friend, Nora, who introduces you to her friend Ryan.
You can ask about how they know each other, and about Ryan’s job.
If Nora says Ryan is a student, you can ask about his area of study and what year of college he’s in.
If Nora introduces Ryan as a journalist, or a friend from yoga class, or a musician, you can ask about how long he has done that activity, or how he first got interested in it.
His answer will then provide material to continue the conversation.
Conversation starters with someone you meet outside:
It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?
It looks like it’s going to rain/snow.
Can you believe all this rain/snow we’ve been having?
Sure is a hot/cold one today!
Your dog is so cute! What’s his name?
If you’re in a park, on the street, etc.
, conversation starters often involve talking about the weather or other things you can easily observe in the area.
Conversation starters with a stranger in other situations:
The secret to starting a conversation with someone you don’t know is to make a comment about the current social context.
Here are a few examples of how to do this:
At an art gallery: “That’s an interesting painting.
What do you think of it?”
At a bar: “This is a great song – I love Latin music.
How about you?”
At a sports game: “Wow, that was a great play! So, who’s your favorite player?”
At a coffee shop: “Boy, do I need some caffeine!”
At a concert or event: “What a great turnout! Have you ever been here before?”
At a playground: “My kids are sure full of energy today!
As in the example of the coffee shop and playground, conversation starters don’t necessarily need to be direct questions.
You can simply make a comment to the other person, and this is like an invitation for the other person to comment, too.
This can then begin a conversation.