Choose the Correct Word

I make a point of always _____________ my neighbours in the street.

• mumbling

• greeting

_____________ about your possessions is worse than about your achievements.

• Boasting

• Mumbling

People always respond positively when you _____________ .

• talk down to them

• give them a compliment

_____________ and talking about people behind their backs can be very hurtful.

• Greeting

• Gossiping

I get nervous when I speak in public and I _____________ .

• stumble over my words

• speak up

I spend at least an hour every day _____________ with friends on the phone.

• chatting

• making small talk

'Hobbies' and 'the weather' are the best two topics when you have to _____________ .

• make small talk

• boast

I think it's particularly upsetting to hear people _____________ to elderly people.

• mumbling

• talking down

When I was a teenager, I _____________ a lot and people couldn't understand what I was saying.

• talked down

• mumbled

I often can't hear people on my mobile and I ask them to _____________ .

• speak up

• talk down