Matching Pairs C18_U5_LA 1VocabOnline version Match the words with their definition. by Rodrigo Casas 1 The Bore 2 The Wandering Mind 3 The Conversation Starter 4 The Interrupter 5 The Braggart 6 The Complimenter Someone who views each piece of small talk as a chance for supreme conversational dominance. Someone who just can’t abandon any chance to prove how much smarter, better, wealthier, more fortunate, less fortunate, or sicker he or she is than anyone else. Someone who continuously boasts and brags about almost every aspect of his life is definitely this kind of person. During a conversation, have you noticed people looking everywhere but at you? Or maybe you have noticed that their tone of voice screams “I’d rather be anywhere else right now”. Perhaps they seem they’re about to fall asleep while you’re discussing the cosmos. Well, these are signs that you are this kind of person. When it comes to conversation, a this kind of person is a natural. They can chat up a storm with just about anyone, a pro at listening. They love meeting and connecting with new people. This kind of person tries out different topics to get a conversation going. This kind os person pays compliments whenever he sincerely can. If someone looks smart, has lost weight, has a stylish new haircut or has had some achievement, he will show that he has noticed by giving a genuine compliment. All of us have known colleagues or friends who seem unable to let us finish a sentence. This kind of person is often someone who is super-smart and whose brain is working much faster than the other people in the room. They want to keep everything moving at a faster clip, so often they will interrupt to make that happen, or they could just have bad manners! When conversing with people, your mind tends to wander and lose focus on the entire conversation? Have you been in the middle of a discussion, supposedly paying attention, but your mind has long since wandered off, thinking about all the things you need to do? Have you noticed that everyone is looking your way expectantly, waiting for an answer but you’re staring blankly, trying to give a semi-coherent response? Then yes, you are this kind of person
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