SmallTalk

Question 1

Greetings and small talk questions

Answer 1

How are you?
How are you doing today?
What's up?
What's new (with you)?
How's it going? 
How's your day going?
How's your day been so far?
What have you been up to?

Question 2

Reply to How are you?

Answer 2

Pretty good, thanks. How are you doing?

Question 3

Reply to How are you doing today?

Answer 3

We’re doing really well, thank you. How about you?

Doing good. How are you?

Question 4

Reply to What’s up?

Answer 4

Nothing much, actually. How are you?

Question 5

Reply to What’s new (with you)?

Answer 5

Not a lot, actually. Looking forward to my vacation. What’s new with you?

Question 6

Reply to How’s it going?

Answer 6

Fine/well, thanks. Having a good week. How are you doing?

Question 7

Reply to How’s your day going?

Answer 7

It’s going fine. It’s not as busy as usual. And yours?

Question 8

Reply to How’s your day been so far?

Answer 8

Pretty good, thanks. And yours?

Question 9

Reply to What have you been up to?

Answer 9

Well, I’ve been pretty busy lately. …

Question 10

Questions about Weekend

Answer 10

So, did you have a nice weekend?
So, did you do anything interesting last weekend?
What are your plans for the upcoming weekend?

Question 11

Reply to So, did you have a nice weekend?

Answer 11

Yes, it was pretty good. Just relaxed with family and friends. What about you?

Question 12

Reply to So, did you do anything interesting last weekend?

Answer 12

Well, I went to the cinema - I wanted to see the new… film. Have you watched it?

Question 13

Reply to What are your plans for the upcoming weekend?

Answer 13

I’m gonna catch up on my sleep. What about you?

Question 14

Questions about the Weather

Answer 14

How’s the weather over there?

I hear the weather has been bad in [place] recently.

Question 15

Reply to How’s the weather over there?

Answer 15

Well, it’s rather nice, a bit cold but sunny. What’s the weather like in…?

Question 16

Reply to I hear the weather has been bad in [place] recently.

Answer 16

That’s right. It has been raining for three days in a row. Does it often rain where you are?

Question 17

Questions about Vacation

Answer 17

How was your vacation?
Did you go somewhere exciting?
Have you made any plans for your next vacation?

Question 18

Reply to How was your vacation?

Answer 18

Awesome/ great. I spent two weeks at the seaside…

Question 19

Reply to Did you go somewhere exciting?

Answer 19

No, unfortunately. I wanted to…

Question 20

Reply to Have you made any plans for your next vacation?

Answer 20

Yes, we’re going to… Have you ever been there?

Question 21

Checking if everyone’s on the call / Getting down to business

Answer 21

Do we have [name] on the call? / Who else do we have on the call?
Alright, let's start [shall we?]
Ok, let's get started. 
Ok, let's kick off. 
Are we good to go?