Small talk that isn't small
B2 · Marivic Reyes
31:36 remaining · recording on, all six consented · transcript scored after the session
Everyone can see this. It is the quietest way to stop one person dominating and to pull the silent one in — and it is the same telemetry that awards XP, derived server-side, so it cannot be faked.
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"So what do you do?"
Slide 4 of 11 — Asking follow-up questions that don't stall.
Marivic
Nice one Rina — say that again but stress FRIDAY.
Aya
Is "What do you do for a living" too formal?
Marivic
Not at all — it's the safest version. Try it on Taro.
Marivic → Kenji · private
"work" not "woruku" — no vowel after the k. Try it three times before you speak again.
A correction card goes to one student only. Correcting without interrupting is the whole craft of language teaching.