填空题

Improving Your Conversation Skills
Some common mistakes we have made in our conversations and the corresponding solutions.
1. (1) .
Solutions:
1) Learn to listen to people’s words;
2) Avoid (2) type of questions;
3) Prod a little further if someone says something like"Oh, I dot’t
know. "
2. Tightening up.
Solutions :
1) Read the newspaper before leaving home and talk about the
(3) ;
2) Talk about something in your surroundings, comment on the
aquarium at the party, costumes, etc.
3. Feeling ill at ease when meeting others for the first time.
The solution:
Assume (4) .
Procedures:
1) Imagine how you feel when meeting one of your best friends;
2) Don’t overdo it.
4. Poor delivery.
Solutions:
1) Slowing down;
2) (5) ;
3) Speaking clearly;
4) Using (6) ;
5) Improving the body language, e.g. how to hold your drinks, etc. ;
6) Finding a balance between (7) .
5. Having to be right.
The solution: Avoid arguing and having to be right about (8)
6. Being (9)
The solution: End a subject when people are bored.
7. Conclusions:
1) Choose (10) things in need of improving;
2) Work on them every day for three to four weeks;
3) Notice the differences.