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Lesson 13 of 103
A1 · Lesson 013
Small talk
Open a relaxed chat, give a real reply and leave warmly.
By the end of this lesson
Keep a short friendly conversation going.
Start with a safe topic, react to the reply, ask one follow-up and close naturally.
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Have you been busy lately?
A shared casual form for a friendly peer conversation. You can use it without choosing a gendered pronoun.
Sentence shape: lately + busy + question
In this lesson
Essential phrases
Use complete lines and natural replies.
Key words
Recognise the words and their meaning.
Practice
Choose a response and build a sentence.
Dialogues
Follow a complete exchange.
Word match
Match taught words and phrases to meanings.
Listening match
Understand the same language by ear.
Chapter review
Bring the useful language back from memory.