Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 2

Unit 1 Lesson D: Making small talk

Vocabulary
odd (adj)
talkative (adj)
listener (n)
social life (n)
talker (n)
avoid (a topic of conversation) (v)
improve (v)
meet someone new (v)

Writing
Punctuation
Use a CAPITAL letter for names:
Nice to meet you, Mariana.

Use a CAPITAL letter to start a sentence:

Ask questions. Try to find something you have in common.

Use a comma (,) before quotation marks (" "):

Smile and say, "Hello."

Use commas (,) in lists:

Show interest, keep eye contact, and don't look around the room.

Use a period (.) at the end of a statement:

Keep in touch.

Use a question mark (?) at the end of a question:

Are you new to the company, too?

Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 1, Lesson D, Page 1