Month: February 2024

School of Foreign Languages in Athens & Online

Conversational English and Speaking Skills Development

R is for Relevance

This must have happened to you, too. You are in a desperate hurry to get on with something and  your friend, sister, husband or boss, start rabbiting on about completely unconnected things, like details of the traffic, the clothes someone wore or his relationships etc. You think: “Get to the point!!!” Watch this experiment – the…
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T is for Turntaking

If you turn on Greek TV during a talk show or multiple interviews or even some sitcom, you will note that Greeks do interrupt each other freely The following video shows how mother tongue teachers may teach this feature of good communication skills. Teachers can use if to drive home this business of waiting for…
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