<span class="parts-lets">PHOTOS SPARK CONVERSATIONS</span>

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<p>1. Can you describe this picture?<p>
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<span class="parts-lets">LET'S LEARN!</span>

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      <li class="parts-bank-content">eavesdrop  
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">taboo 
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">blunt   
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">conversationalist   
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      <li class="parts-bank-content">strike up a conversation  
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<span class="parts-lets">SPEAK MORE!</span>

__Direction:__ Discuss the following questions with your mentor and share about yourself. Make sure to answer in complete sentences. 

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1. Who in life do you find it difficult  to strike up a conversation with?

2. What topics are taboo in your culture?

3. If you could have a conversation with a famous living person, who would you talk to? What would you talk about?

4. When was the last time you had a really interesting conversation?

5. What is the secret to successful communication in the workplace?

6. How do you feel about blunt people?

<span class="parts-lets">LET'S PARAPHRASE PROVERBS!</span>    

__Direction:__ Read the proverb below, then discuss it with your mentor. What does it mean? Do you agree with it?

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<p>Meaning: <span class="parts-uline-long"></span><span class="parts-uline-long"></span></p> 
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Sharing your experiences about engaging in conversations by answering different questions, doing a role-play and paraphrasing proverbs.