What is it? Well, small talk is short conversation that you have with someone that is not serious.
What do you mean?
Suppose you were in a party and you didn't know many people.... what could you say?
Start with; Hello. How are you?
The person might answer with: I'm good. How about you?
Answer: Good (other possibilities: fine, okay, great)
What do you talk about next?
This is where you begin the small talk.
Topics of conversation in North America that are not serious and not personal:
-sports (hockey, football, baseball) - you could talk about your favourite sport
-weather! Yes, Canadians love to talk about the weather! (do some research on weather vocabulary!)
-language and culture (Where are you from? What languages do you speak? When did you come to Canada?)
What are NOT good topics for small talk?
-age
-marital status
-politics
-religion
What else could you possibly talk about? Make some comments, let us know what you think....
