1. HOW TO START A CONVERSATION
WITH A STRANGER
Start with a small talk “ice breaker”. Most common
topics:
a. Weather
b. Place you live
c. Surroundings
d. Commenting about any general thing
(clothes, music, food, etc.)
2. CONVERSATION STRATEGY
a. Are Robert and his wife your friends?
b. Yes, they are my best friends, actually.
a. Do you live here? I mean, in Quito?
b. Not really. Actually, I live in Cuenca.
a. Really? Robert’s wife is Ecuadorian, right?
b. Well, actually, she is Colombian.