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PREFACE
Thank to Almighty God who has given His bless to us for finishing the English paper
assignment entitled Conversation Task

The writer also wish to express his deep and sincere gratitude for those who have guided in
completing this paper. This English paper contains some materials that can help the people
to improve their conversation skill. The rule of conversatiom is provided in this paper.

Those materials also can be used as the guidance for those who want to teach English
conversation. Hopefully, this paper can help the readers to expand their knowledge about
good conversation.

Medan, September 07th 2015

The authors

Unit 1
Comprehension
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Conversation is a joint activity in which two or more participants use linguistic forms and
nonverbal signals to communicate interactively. Dialogues are conversations between two
participants (although the terms dialogue and conversation are often used interchangeably).
Ini british, conversation has meaning talk between two or more people in which thoughts,
feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and
information is exchanged:
She had a strange conversation with the man who moved in upstairs.
It's impossible to hold/carry on a conversation with all this noise going on!
I struck up (= started) an interesting conversation with your uncle.
Because of television, many people have lost the art of conversation (= talking to each
other).
In wikipedia, Conversation is a form of interactive, spontaneous communication between
two or more people. Typically it occurs in spoken communication, as written exchanges are
usually not referred to as conversations. The development of conversational skills and
etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a
new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning.

Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization
of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.

Unit 2
Classification
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1.

Discussion

One element of conversation is discussion: sharing opinions on subjects that are

thought of during the conversation. In polite society the subject changes before
discussion becomes dispute. For example, if theology is being discussed, no one is

insisting a particular view be accepted

2.

Subject

Many conversations can be divided into four categories according to their major
subject content:
Conversations about subjective ideas, which often serve to extend understanding and
awareness.
Conversations about objective facts, which may serve to consolidate a widely held
view.
Conversations about other people (usually absent), which may be either critical,
competitive, or supportive. This includes gossip.
Conversations about oneself, which sometimes indicate attention-seeking behavior or
can provide relevant information about oneself to participants in the conversation.

Practically, few conversations fall exclusively into one category. Nevertheless, the
proportional distribution of any given conversation between the categories can offer

useful psychological insights into the mind set of the participants. This is the reason
that the majority of conversations are difficult to categorize.

3.

Functions

Most conversations may be classified by their goal. Conversational ends may,

however, shift over the life of the conversation.

Functional conversation is designed to convey information in order to help achieve an

individual or group goal.
Small talk is a type of conversation where the topic is less important than the social
purpose of achieving bonding between people or managing personal distance.
Aspects of conversation[edit]

Unit 3
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Aspects of conversation
1.

Differences between men and women

A study completed in July 2007 by Matthias Mehl of the University of Arizona shows
that contrary to popular belief, there is little difference in the number of words used
by men and women in conversation. The study showed that on average each of the
sexes uses about 16,000 words per day.

2.

Conversation between strangers

There are certain situations, typically encountered while traveling, which result in
strangers sharing what would ordinarily be an intimate social space such as sitting
together on a bus or airplane. In such situations strangers are likely to share intimate
personal information they would not ordinarily share with strangers. A special case
emerges when one of the travelers is a mental health professional and the other party
shares details of their personal life in the apparent hope of receiving help or advice.

3.

Conversational narcissism

Conversational narcissism is a term used by sociologist Charles Derber in his

book, The Pursuit of Attention: Power and Ego in Everyday Life.
Derber observed that the social support system in America is relatively weak, and this
leads people to compete mightily for attention. In social situations, they tend to steer
the conversation away from others and toward themselves. "Conversational
narcissism is the key manifestation of the dominant attention-getting psychology in

America," he wrote. "It occurs in informal conversations among friends, family and
coworkers. The profusion of popular literature about listening and the etiquette of
managing those who talk constantly about themselves suggests its pervasiveness in
everyday life."
What Derber describes as "conversational narcissism" often occurs subtly rather
than overtly because it is prudent to avoid being judged an egotist.
Derber distinguishes the "shift-response" from the "support-response". A shift
response takes the focus of attention away from the last speaker and refocuses on the
new speaker, as in: "John: I'm feeling really starved. Mary: Oh, I just ate. Whereas a
support response maintains the focus on the last speaker, as in: John: I'm feeling
really starved. Mary: When was the last time you ate?

4.

Conversation with artificial intelligence

The ability to generate conversation that cannot be distinguished from a human

participant has been one test of a successful artificial intelligence (The Turing Test). A
human judge engages in a natural language conversation with one human and one
machine, each of which tries to appear human. If the judge cannot tell the machine
from the human, the machine is said to have passed the test. One limitation is that
the conversation is limited to a text, not allowing tone to be shown.
5. Conversing with one's self
Also called intrapersonal communication, conversing with one's self is sometimes able
to help solve problems, or serve therapeutic purposes, such as the avoidance of silence

Unit 4
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Example of good conversation

Conversation 1
Between two Students
Saniya : In which class are you studying?
Sandhiya : I am in Eighth Standard. What about you?
Saniya : I am in Ninth Standard.
Sandhiya : Do you come to school by bus?
Saniya : Yes. I travel by bus. I have to catch Route No. 24 bus.
Sandhiya : It has passed on just 15 minutes before.
Saniya : There is another bus at 4.45 p.m.
Sandhiya : Who is he leaning on the iron pole?
Saniya : He is a beggar. He is a trouble to the passengers.
Sandhiya : He seems to be blind.
Saniya : We must help the blind people
Conversation 2
At an Interview.
Raj Kiran : Good morning Sir.
CEO : Good morning. Please sit down, Mr. Raj Kiran. Well! I am Kishan Sharma
The CEO of this company.
Raj Kiran : So glad to meet you Sir.

CEO : Good to meet you too. Your CV is very impressive. You have done well in
your academics and have got through with flying colours!

Raj Kiran : Thank you very much Sir.

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CEO : Well! Bright students like you generally proceed to foreign universities for
higher studies. How come you didn't opt for it?

Raj Kiran : First of all, my parents couldn't afford it. Secondly, I didnt want to as
I believe Indian institutions offer quality education and it depends on the students to
make the best use of it.

CEO : Well! You have done B.E. in Computer Engineering and have proceeded to
do MBA and specialised in marketing instead of doing Masters in the same under
graduation subject. Is there any particular reason for it?

Raj Kiran : Well! I felt a technical degree along with Master in marketing would
help me move upwards in my career.

CEO : That is good thinking! Certainly that's why you are here for this interview.
We are looking for fresher with such an educational combination to take on as
trainees.

Raj Kiran : Thank you very much Sir. Well! May I know how long the training
will be?
CEO : Training will be for six months. Initially it will be held in Mumbai. Later,
trainees will be shifted to the regional offices for on-the-job training for another six

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months. Afterwards they will be placed in anyone of the regional offices.

Raj Kiran : Is there any exam to be passed at the end of the training sir?
CEO : No. No exam as such. But you will be assessed for your performance
through the entire training period.
Raj Kiran : Sir, when will I get to know the result of this interview?
CEO : Say, within two weeks. You see, we have scheduled a number of interviews
for this week. You have a bright chance Mr. Raj Kiran. Best of luck!
Raj Kiran : Thank you very much Sir. You're very kind.
CEO : You're welcome!
Conversation 3
At wedding ceremony
Naresh : Kamini we are going to attend my friend Ram's marriage.
Kamini : Of course Sita is my school mate.
Naresh : Ram is an engineer in a private firm.
Kamini : Does Sita work in any office?
Naresh : No. She is a housewife.
Kamini : What is the time of the marriage ceremony?
Naresh : It is between 10.30am to 12 noon
. Naresh : You can see the Video-grapher in the entrance.
Kamini : Have they arranged Tiffin and meals?
Naresh : No. They have arranged only meals.
Kamini : Let us enter the marriage hall.
Naresh : That is Good.

Unit 5
How To Speak?
Hundreds of ESL students and other people ask us the same questions.
How to speak english fluently?
How can i improve my english skill?
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What is the right way to learn english?

We would simply advice them to think of the word CEK which stands for Change
attitude,Expose yourself and Keep talking

Change Attitude : From our experience, this is the most common problems for
anyone who wants to learn English. The point is that you should realize that your
goal is to communicate with people in English.

You do not want to be an English professor or a professional translator (Well, if

you want to be, please skip this article immediately) so do not worry about 100%
correct grammar.

It is acceptable for the beginner to say he don't know instead of he doesn't

know as long as the listener understands what you are trying to communicate. At
least it is less annoying for them to wait for you 1 minute to produce each perfect
sentence.

Expose yourself : This step means to expose yourself to English environment. Of

course, it is better if you could come to US or UK to study or learn English but I
would say that you don't have to.

This is twenty first century and English is already everywhere. Movie, music,
newspaper, articles and hundred of tourists who walk pass you everyday can be

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great learning sources. Another easy way is to go through the content of this
website and ask if you have any questions.

Keep talking : Whenever you have a chance to talk or to test your skills, just do
it. You can even assume situation and talk to yourself.

Do not worry about mistake. Everyone makes mistake, Tiger Woods, David
Beckham, Madonna etc. Who are you? Come on. Let's go out and create your own
world of English.

Here are various easy english conversations. Live conversation...

Unit 6
Benefit of conversation
1. To be better understood.
2. To have better understanding.
3. Better self-confidence
4. Workplace value
5. Better self-care
6. Better relationships

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