How to Keep a Conversation Going — English Conversation Practice (Beginner-Intermediate)

Learn 5 easy ways to keep a conversation going in English — so you never get stuck in an awkward silence. Practice real English conversation and English speaking practice with this episode from English Unscripted — includes English captions for shadowing and listening practice. In this episode, Priya and Daniel share 5 simple tips: Ask open questions ("What did you do this weekend?") Answer, plus one detail Ask a follow-up question React out loud ("No way!", "That sounds fun!") Bounce the question back ("What about you?") Then you'll hear two real-life practice conversations: Monday morning with a coworker, and meeting someone new at a party. 📚 Vocabulary from this episode: awkward, silence, topic, detail, follow-up, react, curious ⏱️ Chapters (ESTIMATED — replace with real times from Clipchamp) 0:00 Welcome to English Unscripted 0:35 Today's topic: keeping a conversation going 1:33 A conversation is like playing catch 2:06 Daniel's awkward dinner story 2:46 Tip 1: Ask open questions 4:12 Tip 2: Answer, plus one detail 5:28 Tip 3: Ask a follow-up question 6:48 Tip 4: React out loud 7:58 Tip 5: Bounce the question back 9:01 Practice conversations 10:46 Vocabulary recap 12:21 Your action steps 13:01 Recap ▶️ Start with Episode 1: What to Say When You Don't Understand Someone [link to Episode 1 / Conversation Skills playlist] Subscribe to English Unscripted for new conversation practice every week. Real conversations. Real English. #EnglishConversation #LearnEnglish #SmallTalk