2. Speaking - 1, 24 + 1 By May 20

2. Speaking

    1. CLB5S Invite a friend, co-worker, or classmate to lunch.

       1. Record your conversation with your partner on Chirbit.com, indicating who are speaking.
          1. First greet each other.

          2. Partner A invites Partner B to a lunch on Saturday. B says no and gives a reason, but invites A to lunch the following Saturday. A agrees but wants to understand some detail that is not clear about the lunch (e.g. who all will be there, going dutch, time, venue).

          3.End the conversation in a friendly way, and record it the other way as well--i.e. Partner B starts by inviting A to an event on Saturday.

• This is Alaa and Cheng's conversation.
• Cheng: Hi, Alaa. How are you?
• Alaa: Hello, Cheng. I'm fine. Thanks. How about you?
• Cheng: No bad, thank you. This Saturday, we are going to have a lunch together. Would you like join in us?
• Alaa: Oh, I would like to come. But I can't, I have to take my son to swimming lesson.
• Cheng: Oh, it's so bad. we will miss you.
• Alaa: Me too. How about next Saturday. You can come to my house. We will have Sudanese food for lunch.
• Cheng: It's a great idea. I like  Sudanese food. What's time? Should I bring something with me?
• Alaa: Just bring yourself! You can come at 12:30Pm.
• Cheng: I see. Bye, see you soon.
• Alaa: Bye

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          4.Ask yourself: Did you opens and maintain a conversation; respond to small talk; extend, accept or decline invitations; takes turns by giving non-verbal and verbal signals; encourage conversations by using eye contact, nodding, showing interest, etc.; and indicate non-comprehension?

• I think non-verbal signals are very important to conversation. Vision information is obvious signals to understand.