Small talk without the script
Three phrases carry most everyday chats: “How is your week going?”, “That sounds like a plan”, and “I will take your word for it”. They are not magic. They are honest and easy to reuse.
Personal notes · English learning
英语学习分享：记录日常积累的单词、表达和口语小技巧。慢慢说，天天说。
Start reading“I bumped into a friend at the station this morning.”
口语里指“偶然遇见”，比 meet 更自然，常用于熟人之间。
Four short notes you can read in two minutes and use the same day.
Three phrases carry most everyday chats: “How is your week going?”, “That sounds like a plan”, and “I will take your word for it”. They are not magic. They are honest and easy to reuse.
come up with, put off, figure out, run into, end up. Example: I ran into an old classmate and we ended up talking for an hour.
Play one sentence, pause, repeat it out loud, then record yourself and compare. Five minutes a day trains your mouth and your ear.
since 2021, for three years. If you can answer “from when”, use since. If you can answer “how long”, use for.
One phrase a day. Use it in a sentence of your own before the day ends.
Read one short note out loud. Your voice is the point.
Every Sunday, replay the phrases you saved during the week.