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Intermediate 💬 Communication

Keeping conversations going

Use fillers, reactions and bridges so silence never kills the chat.

1Learn

Goal: Use fillers, reactions and bridges so silence never kills the chat.

React (Oh really? / No way! / That’s great), bridge (Speaking of…, That reminds me…), and buy time (Let me think… / Well…).

2Key phrases

Oh really? No way!Reaction
That’s great to hear.
Speaking of food, have you tried…?Bridge to a new topic
That reminds me of…
Let me think… well…Buying time
Anyway, what about you?

3Practice quiz

Question 1 of 4Fill in the blank
Type: That ___ me of my school days.

4Speaking challenge

Speaking challenge

Talk for 2 minutes without stopping about your week. Use reactions and bridges when you run out.

2:00

Say it out loud. Nobody is listening — that’s the point. Mistakes are allowed.

Finish this lesson

Do the practice quiz above, then mark it complete.

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