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This compact teaching resource on Small Talk: English to German explores the key cultural, linguistic, and communicative elements needed to engage in polite small talk. With structured content across 4 topic-rich explanation pages, learners explore greetings, safe topics, formal register, and polite conversation endings. The material includes:
4 structured information pages on small talk in English and German
Summary of phrases and etiquette for small talk
Comprehension question, sentence completion, gap-fill, cloze text (330 words), true/false, matching and creative writing tasks
Answer key to all tasks
This material is ideal for English learners in secondary school (grades 8–10) or vocational school, and supports English-German translation training, business English, conversational practice, and intercultural communication. Keywords: small talk, English to German, formal register, business German, greetings, cultural etiquette, conversation starters, polite German, translation, listening skills, tone, topic selection, work talk, end conversation, language learning, German-English dialogue, sentence completion, classroom materials, ESL, German as a foreign language, phrases, idioms, polite speech, German greetings, icebreakers, avoiding conflict, closing conversation, tone and register, speaking practice, dialogue phrases, secondary school German, English-German expressions, German formality, teacher resources, cultural training, communication in German, English-German lesson, intercultural skills, gap-fill, formal vs informal, ESL grammar, German register, small talk rules, fill-in-the-blank, handshake, social bonding, German dialogue, professional conversation, respectful language, polite tone, language register, sentence tasks, English learners, professional German, formal expressions, social phrases.