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　　 A Notion Ｅngliｓｈ Ｔｏｐic:　Ｃonｖersation Starter　　 (2０1４)
Cｏlｄ-Read Convｅrsatｉｏn Sｔarteｒs ｔo　Ｕse on Aｎyonｅ
17、　“You lｏoｋ　likｅ a [teacｈer/fａshion ｄeｓigｎｅr／enｔrｅｐreneur／some　noｂlｅ profeｓｓion］、” Thｅ ｐersｏn will fｅｅl　apｐreｃiateｄ ａｎd ａlways asｋ why yoｕ　guｅsｓｅｄ　thａt partiｃular　pｒofession、
18、 Ｙou sｅem liｋe ａ [kｉnｄ/hard wｏrking/prｏｂlem solｖiｎg/posiｔive　pｅrsonalｉty traiｔ］　person、 I lｉke thａt、” Use　thiｓ　opeｎer wｈｅn tｈe persｏn dｉsplays　an　ａdｍｉｒablｅ trait、 The　pliｍenｔ ｍakeｓ　tｈe person　fｅel　greａt ａnd can lｅａd thｅ converｓａtioｎ tｏ many ｄirectｉons、
１９、　“Ｙou look ｌｉkｅ　a [outgoｉｎｇ/taｌkative/fｒienｄly/people-maｇnetic traｉt］ persoｎ、”
20、 “I’m curiｏuｓ、 Wouｌd youｒ frieｎds say you’ｒe an　[ｏutgoiｎｇ/understanding/ｏpen/positive　peｒｓoｎalitｙ ｔraｉｔ］ person？”
２1、 “I like　yｏur　[necｋlace/sｈirt／hair/ｐersoｎal tｒaｉｔ　or iｔeｍ］、 Ｉ　ｂｅｔ ｔhat says a loｔ ａbout yoｕｒ　pｅrｓonalｉｔy、” No　ｏnｅ hａtes a pｌiment or sｏmeonｅ iｎteｒested　in　ｏｎe’s pｅrsonaｌiｔy、
2２、 “Yoｕ　guys kｎow　each　ｆrｏｍ work？”　“Yｏu ｇuｙs ｌooｋ like yｏu’ve been　ｆrienｄs sincｅ ｓchｏｏl、” “You ｇuys sｐending thｅ ｎigｈt ouｔ togethｅr?” This one　is good for ｇroupｓ、 Predict tｈeｉr reｌatiｏnship wiｔｈ oｎe anothｅｒ、
23、　“I’m pracｔiｃｉｎg　a new skill　cａｌled　‘cold-rｅading’　on pｅople I　don’ｔ yｅt ｋｎｏｗ、 Leｔ　ｍｅ quiｃkｌy ｔｒy　it　ｏn you、 It’lｌ bｅ fuｎ、” Ｃonfidｅntly asserｔ　you will ｃoｌd-reａd;　don’t ask ｆｏr　perｍiｓsｉｏn、
Ｃｏｎvｅrsatｉon Ｓtarterｓ　fｏｒ Ｇuys witｈ Girls
2４、 “I nｅed a girl’s opｉnioｎ abouｔ soｍethｉng Ｉ　wａs　just discussing with a frｉeｎd wｈo　bｒoke uｐ with his giｒｌfｒiend、 Ｈe madｅ out with ａｎotheｒ　woman straｉght aｆｔer　ｈｉs relationship break uｐ、 Is　hｅ　ａ jｅrk?”　Get ａ　femaｌe oｐinｉｏｎ、
2５、 “I ｐlay　the fｉeｌd,　and　it ｌｏｏks like　I ｊust hiｔ a hoｍe run　with you、”　“Ｙou’rｅ ｌike a　dｉctioｎａrｙ, you add mｅaning to my liｆe!”　“Do yoｕ　have a ｓunｂurn, oｒ aｒe yｏu　aｌwａｙs　this ｈoｔ?”　Teaｓｅ cheeｓy piｃk-up lｉnｅs、 Make ｓｕｒe you say ｔhｅ　ｐiｃk-up　line　ｉn　a　jｏkｉnｇ ｍａnｎer、
26、 “Wｈo ｌiｅs ｍｏｒe: ｍｅn　or woｍen?” “Ｉs　it wronｇ tｏ brｅａk　up ｗith ａ tｅxｔ　mesｓａge?”　Asｋ ａ contrｏversｉaｌ ｑｕestion　to a group of woｍen　then ｗatcｈ tｈｅir eｙes opｅn wide and hear　tｈe ｃｈａtｔer breaｋ ｏut、
27、　“Ｉ wａｎt　ａ ｗoｍaｎ’ｓ ｐeｒsｐective ｏn　this、 I　waｓ juｓt　taｌking　tｏ a fｒｉend who　brokｅ ｕp、 His gｉｒlfrienｄ keeps calｌiｎｇ、　Why does shｅ do it?” Ask a quｅstiｏn ａｂｏut someonｅ’s rｅlａｔionsｈiｐ、　Womｅｎ ｌoｖe to ｓhare thｅiｒ opinion　ｏｎ relａtiｏnsｈips、
28、 “You ｃauｇｈt my ａtｔentiｏｎ　bｅcause　you’re ｃutｅ ｓo　I had　to e talk　to you、”
2９、 “Nicｅ ｂoots、 Ｄo yｏu　havｅ yｏur horsｅ parkｅd　ｏutsｉde？” “Ｎice　shoes、 They lｏok ｆortable、”　“Nice tｏｐ、 My gｒandma ｈas one、” Say it pｌayfｕllｙ、　Lightlｙ teaｓe ｔhe woman　aｂouｔ　something　she’ll gigglｅ oｖｅr、 Bｅ prｅpareｄ　for banter otherwisｅ yｏu could be　eaｔeｎ aliｖe ｂy ａ witty woman、
30、 “Can　I　ｈelp you？” Asｋ thiｓ iｎ　a shoｐ、　Pｌaｙfully　preｔｅnｄ to be an employeｅ、
31、　“Hmｍ, are yｏｕ ｆriｅndly?”　Saｙ it wiｔh a suspｉcｉous　aｎd　pｌayfｕl ｌooｋ、 Ｍost womeｎ will not ｓay　ｎo、　“Goｏd, Ｉ’lｌ ｔaｌk　to ｙｏu、” Ｉf　ｓhｅ ｄoeｓ say nｏ, you ｃan ovｅrlook　ｉt， use iｔ ａs　baｎｔeｒ　ｍaｔerial, ｏr ｔake ｉt as a ｗaｒninｇ　ｓigｎ tｏ ｌeaｖe the grump　alone、 Ｔhｉs opener is　ｍoｒe ｓuｉted　to ｅntｅrtaiｎmｅｎｔ　venues、
Conversation Stａrｔeｒs fｏr Gｉrls with Guｙｓ
32、 “I neｅd a　guy’s　opiｎiｏn oｎ ｓomethiｎg ｔhat jusｔ ｈaｐｐeneｄ ｗith ａ friend、 Woulｄ ｙou reａd ｙｏur ｇｉrlfｒiend’ｓ emａil if ｙou thｏught she ｗａs cheating ｏn　yｏｕ?”　Ｇeｔ　a maｌe ｏｐiｎｉｏn、
3３、 “Ｗheｒe can I ｆｉnd a goｏd cofｆｅe　shｏp aｒound heｒe?” “I ｎeeｄ help ｒｕbbing sｕnsｃreen on　my baｃk、 I’ｍ uｎfｏrｔunａteｌy noｔ double-ｊoｉｎted、　Caｎ yｏu help put it　on?” “Whaｔ’s　a gｒeat coｕｎtry tｏ visit?” Aｓk foｒ　his heｌp、 Guｙs　lovｅ ｔo give advice （ａs if you diｄn’ｔ　know ｔhat、)
34、 “I’ll　do a　tradｅ ｗith you、 Ｙoｕ givｅ me that burger aｎd I’ll give　yoｕ ｔhis　aｗｆul　coffeｅ、” Maｋe ａ plaｙfuｌ ｔraｄｅ、　You can make up　aｎything　based on ｓｏｍetｈing　ｅach　ｏf you haｖe at the　time、
3５、 “Can you take ａ　photo for ｍe tｏ　ｓend　a　fｒieｎd?” Get him to joiｎ　iｎ tｈｅ ｐhotｏ、
３６、 “Ｃan　ｙoｕ　ｒeservｅ my　seａt for ｍe?” “Ｃan you　look aｆter ｔhｅｓe　ｂoｏks untｉl I geｔ bacｋ？” Ask　him ｔo watｃh ｓomeｔｈiｎｇ for　yoｕ – just don’t　lｅave youｒ bag behｉｎd ｆor　him、　You　are opening　a ｃonｖｅrsａtion fｏr whｅn you　rｅｔuｒn, not putｔing the countrｙ ａt tｈreaｔ or testing　ｉf he wouｌd　ｂe an　hｏnest husbaｎd、
3７、　“Niｃe [shoes/shirｔ/ｂａg/matｅrial iｔem］、 I’vｅ beｅn thinkｉng oｆ gettiｎg ｏｎｅ foｒ a friend、 Wherｅ caｎ　Ｉ get ｏnｅ？” Ｑueｓtioｎ soｍething you pliｍｅnted、
３８、 “Oh!　Sorry fｏr ｂuｍｐｉng into yｏu、” “Oh　no!　I’ｍ sorry for sｐiｌling mｙ drinｋ oｎ yｏｕ、” Ｔｈe　accident　opeｎer　ｉsn’t　tｈe ｂest ｂecaｕｓe　its sｕｂtly　mａｙ　ｍean you　have　tｏ spill a ｄrｉnｋ on thｅ　guy ｔhree　tｉmｅs ｆor ｈim to　pick up ｙｏｕr ｉntｅrest　ｉｎ stａrｔing a ｃonverｓatｉon、　Ｉ’ve heard ｏf sｏme　women uｓing ｔhｉｓ　conｖersatｉoｎ staｒｔer　bｙ bｕrning　men　ｗith cigarettｅs！ Don’t　be talkｉｎg to me b＊*＊*! Ｃreate an acｃiｄent if yｏu　aｒe ａbｓolutely ｌost for words、 Jｕsｔ ｂe cａrefuｌ　you do ｎｏ　damaｇe、
39、　“You shoｕld　e talk ｔo ｍe、” Ｓmｉle　ｏver your　ｓhoulder as ｙou　walｋ aｗay ｗithｏut giviｎg ｈiｍ　a chanｃe　ｔo　ｒｅspｏnｄ、 Mystery　is seｘy、
40、 Shoｏ ａway ｙoｕr friends　for ａ ｍomeｎt ｔo be ａｌｏne、 Many ｇｕys talk to women　in baｒs and ｃlubs wｈen tｈｅ womaｎ’ｓ ｆｒｉeｎds　get a ｄrｉｎk oｒ　ｇo　ｔo tｏｉｌet – it’s tｈe guｙ’s ｃｈanｃe ｔｏ ａtｔaｃk tｈe　ｌoｎely gazｅｌlｅ、
Coｎveｒsation Ｓtａrtｅｒs ｆor Faｍilies ｏr Frienｄs
４1、 “Where’ｓ [Unｃle Tｅrrｙ/Nｅw　Yorｋ creｗ/ｍissing　family or　ｆrｉend] todａy?”
４2、 “Aｒe yoｕ ｇｏing tｏ　Jim’s　wｅｄding?” “Wｈat ｃeleｂrａｔiｏns are inｇ up in yｏur familｙ?” Wedｄｉnｇs, birｔhｓ， aｎd bｉｒｔhｄays are all memorable events ｆamｉｌｙ　ｍeｍbers aｎｄ fｒieｎｄs　ｃan　tａｌk aｂoｕt、 Ｄivorｃes　arｅ memｏｒaｂｌe， bｕｔ depressing、
43、 “Hoｗ　ｈａｖｅ　yoｕ bｅen this past yeａr?” “Gｒeat to ｓeｅ you、 Wｈａt’ｓ chaｎｇｅｄ in your life sｉｎcｅ　the　ｌast　time we　met?” (Recall the lａst tｉme ｙou mｅt　to ｇeｔ bonus poiｎtｓ)、 Catch　up ｏn the　ｐｅｒson’ｓ　life –　mｙ favｏｕrｉte opener　tｏ use　ｗitｈ ｆamiｌy and　friendｓ、
4４、 Ｂｒing ｕp a　memoｒaｂle ｍoｍeｎt　oｒ anｅcdote ｙouｒ ｆａmilｙ or fｒｉｅnds　rｅｍeｍbｅr, ｓuch as a fuｎnｙ sｔｏrｙ,　ａｎ embａrrassing　mｉshaｐ, or　a　trip everyone enjoｙed、 Ｔｈis ｓtａrter　iｎitiates mｕltiｐlｅ　ｃｏｎversations abouｔ　similar　moｍenｔs、
45、 “What do you havｅ　plannｅｄ for the　ｗeekend?”　“Ｗhat’s hapｐening ｆor you Friday?” “Wｈａt’s　ｏｎ　yｏur calendａr this　wｅeｋ?”
４6、　“What’ｓ ｏnｅ　ｔｈｉｎg　yｏu’rｅ reａlly thａnkfuｌ ｆor？”
47、 “Wｈat’s　sｏｍetｈｉng　I　ｄoｎ’ｔ knｏw aｂout　yoｕ ｔｈａｔ　yｏu ｔｈiｎk　I shoｕlｄ ｋnｏw？ Like… are you　a staｌｋer?”　“What’s onｅ　thｉng that’ｓ new in ｙour life？” “Ｗｈａt’ｓ ｒeｃｅntly　cｈanｇed in your lifｅ?”
Cｏnvｅrsatiｏn　Starｔers　fｏr Coupleｓ
Most　of　thｅｓe arｅ　useｆul wｈen the　ｃoupｌe aｒe　already in rappｏrt　and cｈaｔting：
4８、 “Whａt do you moｓt adｍiｒe abouｔ ouｒ ［famiｌy/home/ｒelaｔｉｏnship/ｓomething　witｈ posiｔiｖｅ　qｕalｉtieｓ]?”
49、　“Wｈat’s oｎe thing　ｙou’ｖｅ wanted to　ｔelｌ me, but　ｈavｅn’t？”
50、 “Ｉ ｌｉｋｅ　hｏw yｏｕ sｍile　wheｎ I ｅ hｏme　ｆrom work、” plｉmeｎts ｒeplenisｈ thｅ eｎergy ｉn relatiｏｎshｉｐs oｆten ｄｒａinｅd　from criｔicisｍ、 A　plimenｔ ofteｎ　leads to　a　greａt cｏnｖerｓａtiｏn、
5１、 “In your　dream　ｈｏｕse, whａt one ｒoom　ｍｕst ｙｏu hａvｅ?”
５2、　“What’s a　meｍory　bｅtween us　thａｔ　sｔaｎds ｏuｔ　ｆｏr ｙｏｕ?”
53、 “Whａｔ ｄoeｓ　ｔhis　［fｌower／mｅａl／atmosｐhｅre/sｏmeｔhｉnｇ in　ｔhe envｉronｍeｎt] ｒeｍind ｙoｕ　oｆ Maｋe surｅ　tｈe objeｃt yｏu’re meｎtｉｎｇ　oｎ has hｉｓｔｏry in　yoｕr relaｔionsｈｉp、
５４、 “Ｗｈａt threｅ vaｌｕes do yｏu ｍｏｓt wａnt ouｒ　ｃｈildreｎ tｏ ｃarrｙ on throuｇｈout liｆe?” “Whａｔ priｎciｐｌes do yoｕ ｗant　our chiｌdｒen to ｌive by?” “Hｏｗ do ｙou ｗaｎt　ouｒ cｈildren to　best lｉve life?”
55、 “If　you happｅｎ tｏ lｅaｖe Eaｒth ｂefoｒe I dｏ,　how woｕld　you ｌike me ｔo ｒeｍｅmｂer you?” You’ll　ｄiscover　the ideaｌ ｉmagｅ　oｆ yoｕｒ partneｒ, whiｃｈ yoｕ can　use to increase uｎderｓtａndiｎg and iｎtimacy、