Let’s get started!
(To contact your new conversation partners by e-mail, feel free to use our Introduction Letter.)
When you call your English conversation partners, what will you say?
Here are a few phrases to help you get started:
Hello, is this (name of person you are calling) ?
My name is _______________________________.
I’m happy to meet you.
If you haven’t used this system before, you might say:
This is my first time to use Skype/MSN Messenger in English.
Have you talked by Skype/MSN Messenger before?
Is this your first time to use Skype/MSN Messenger to practice English?
To begin a discussion, you can say:
What would you like to talk about today?
Let’s talk about . . . .
I’d like to talk about (topic).
What are you interested in talking about?
To ask your partner’s opinions or express your own, you can say:
What do you think about . . . ?
In my opinion, . . .
I think (that) . . . .
I don’t think (that) . . .
See also:
Speaking Situations (Beginning)
Speaking Topics (Beginning)
Speaking Topics (Intermediate)
Speaking Topics (Advanced)
Topics for Conversation (All Levels)
Daily Lessons (Intermediate and Advanced)
Phrases for Conversation (Beginning and Intermediate)
