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Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Chatting to an adjacent passenger during a plane flight (polite conversation that does not seek to develop the basis for future social contact)
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Talk as performance
Discussing sightseeing plans with a hotel clerk or tour guide
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
Classroom group discussions and problem-solving activities
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
A class activity during which students design a poster
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
Chatting to a school friend over coffee (casual conversation that serves to mark an ongoing friendship)
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Talk as performance
Making a telephone call to obtain flight information
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
Giving a lecture
Talk as performance
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Telling a friend about an amusing weekend experience, and hearing him or her recount a similar experience he or she once had (sharing personal recounts)
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Talk as performance
Discussing needed computer repairs with a technician
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
Conducting a class debate
Talk as performance
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Asking someone for directions on the street
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
Buying something in a shop
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
A student chatting to his or her professor while waiting for an elevator (polite conversation that reflects unequal power between the participants)
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Talk as performance
Giving a class report about a school trip
Talk as performance
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Making a sales presentation
Talk as performance
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
Ordering food from a menu in a restaurant
Talk as transaction
Talk as interaction
Talk as performance
Giving a speech of welcome
Talk as performance
Talk as interaction
Talk as transaction
