Faire connaissance et entretenir la conversation (small talk)
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Le small talk, c'est la petite conversation légère que l'on fait avec quelqu'un qu'on connaît peu : très important dans les pays anglophones.
Engager la conversation
| En anglais | En français |
|---|---|
| Hi, I'm Léa. Nice to meet you! | Salut, je suis Léa. Enchantée ! |
| Lovely weather today, isn't it? | Il fait beau aujourd'hui, n'est-ce pas ? |
| Are you enjoying the party? | Tu t'amuses bien à la fête ? |
| Is this your first time in Paris? | C'est la première fois que tu viens à Paris ? |
Poser des questions
| En anglais | En français |
|---|---|
| Where are you from? | D'où viens-tu ? |
| What do you do? / What are you studying? | Que fais-tu dans la vie ? / Qu'étudies-tu ? |
| How long have you been here? | Depuis combien de temps es-tu ici ? |
| What do you like doing in your free time? | Qu'aimes-tu faire pendant ton temps libre ? |
Réagir et relancer
| En anglais | En français |
|---|---|
| Really? / Oh, really? | Vraiment ? / Ah bon ? |
| Me too! / Me neither! | Moi aussi ! / Moi non plus ! |
| That sounds great! | Ça a l'air génial ! |
| What about you? / And you? | Et toi ? |
| That's interesting! Tell me more. | C'est intéressant ! Raconte-moi. |
Terminer poliment
| En anglais | En français |
|---|---|
| It was nice talking to you. | J'ai été content de discuter avec toi. |
| I'd better go now. See you around! | Je ferais mieux d'y aller. À un de ces jours ! |
| Let's keep in touch! | Restons en contact ! |
Mise en situation : lors d'un séjour linguistique
À retenir
- Engager : Nice to meet you! Lovely weather, isn't it?
- Questions : Where are you from? What do you like doing?
- Réagir : Really? Me too! That sounds great! Relancer : What about you?
- Terminer : It was nice talking to you. See you around!
Exercice 1 : Faire connaissance (small talk) : exercice 1 (QCM)
- « Enchanté ! »
- Enchanted!
- Nice to know you yet!
- Nice to meet you!
- « D'où viens-tu ? »
- From where you are?
- Where do you come of?
- Where are you from?
- « Et toi ? »
- And about you of?
- What about you?
- What for you?
- « Moi aussi ! »
- Me also too!
- Me too!
- Me as well too!
- « Moi non plus ! »
- Me either not!
- Me neither!
- Me too not!
- « Ça a l'air génial ! »
- That seems genius!
- That sounds great!
- It sounds greatly!
- « Ah bon ? / Vraiment ? »
- Really?
- Truly it?
- Ah good?
- « Il fait beau aujourd'hui, n'est-ce pas ? »
- It makes beautiful today, no?
- Lovely weather today, isn't it?
- Nice weather today, is not?
- « J'ai été content de discuter avec toi. »
- It was nice talking to you.
- I was content to talk you.
- It was nice to discuss with you of.
- « Restons en contact ! »
- Let's rest in touch!
- Let's keep in touch!
- Let's stay in contact of!
Exercice 2 : Faire connaissance (small talk) : exercice 2 (à compléter)
- Hi, I'm Tom. Nice to .......................... you!
- Where are you .......................... ? — I'm from Canada.
- I love rock music. What .......................... you?
- "I hate getting up early." — "Me .......................... !"
- "I don't like spiders." — "Me .......................... !"
- That .......................... great!
- Lovely weather today, .......................... it?
- How .......................... have you been in London?
- It was nice .......................... to you.
- See you .......................... !
Exercice 3 : Faire connaissance (small talk) : mise en situation
- Tu rencontres un nouvel élève anglais : tu te présentes.
- Hi, I'm Léa. Nice to meet you!
- Hello, I am called Léa. Enchanted!
- Hi, my name is Léa. Nice to know you!
- Tu engages la conversation en parlant du temps.
- It makes nice today, isn't it?
- Beautiful time, no?
- Lovely day, isn't it?
- Tu demandes à ton interlocutrice d'où elle vient.
- Where are you from?
- From where do you come of?
- Where you are from?
- Elle dit qu'elle adore le cinéma. Toi aussi !
- Me too!
- I too!
- Me also!
- Il dit qu'il n'aime pas le froid. Toi non plus.
- Me neither!
- Me also not!
- Me too not!
- Tu relances la conversation après avoir parlé de toi.
- And about you of?
- And for you what?
- What about you?
- Elle te raconte son voyage au Japon : tu montres ton intérêt.
- Ah good? It sounds amazing! Tell more me.
- Really? That sounds amazing! Tell me more.
- Truly? That seems genius! Say me more.
- Tu demandes depuis combien de temps il est en France.
- How long have you been in France?
- How long are you in France since?
- Since when are you in France?
- Tu demandes ce qu'elle aime faire.
- What do you like to doing?
- What do you like doing?
- What you like doing?
- Tu dois partir : tu termines poliment.
- It was nice to discuss. Bye you!
- It was nice talking to you. See you around!
- I must go. Goodbye forever!
Corrigé
Exercice 1
1. c) Nice to meet you! · 2. c) Where are you from? · 3. b) What about you? · 4. b) Me too! · 5. b) Me neither! · 6. b) That sounds great! · 7. a) Really? · 8. b) Lovely weather today, isn't it? · 9. a) It was nice talking to you. · 10. b) Let's keep in touch!
Exercice 2
1. meet · 2. from · 3. about · 4. too · 5. neither · 6. sounds · 7. isn't · 8. long · 9. talking · 10. around
Exercice 3
1. a) Hi, I'm Léa. Nice to meet you! · 2. c) Lovely day, isn't it? · 3. a) Where are you from? · 4. a) Me too! · 5. a) Me neither! · 6. c) What about you? · 7. b) Really? That sounds amazing! Tell me more. · 8. a) How long have you been in France? · 9. b) What do you like doing? · 10. b) It was nice talking to you. See you around!