Small Talk at the Coffee Machine

Conversation starters and follow-up questions for everyday situations at work.

A2–B1

Speaking

Small Talk

10 min

Practise natural conversation starters and follow-up questions for everyday situations at work. The AI is your colleague at the coffee machine, starts the conversation and reacts to your answers. At the end, you get feedback on your English.

Öffnet in einem neuen Tab · kostenlos · Inhalt und Rechte liegen beim Anbieter

Opens in a new tab · free · content and rights remain with the provider

Kein ROSE-Konto nötig · Bitte gib keine vertraulichen Unternehmensinformationen in KI-Tools ein.

No ROSE account needed · Please don’t paste confidential company information into AI tools.

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So holst du das Maximum aus diesem Inhalt

How to get the most out of this content

Erstellt vom ROSE-Trainerteam. Der eigentliche Mehrwert: Auswahl, Einordnung und diese Anleitung.

Created by the ROSE trainer team. The real value: selection, context and this guide.

Danach weiterüben

Keep going

Der ROSE-Lernfluss: externer Inhalt → ROSE Lernmethode → KI-Übung.

The ROSE learning flow: external content → ROSE learning method → AI practice.

ROSE Lernmethode

ROSE Learning Method

Zur Methode →

Open method →

KI-Übung

AI Practice

Zur KI-Übung →

Open prompt →

So geht’s

How it works

Schritt für Schritt

Step by step

Die Methode funktioniert mit Inhalten aus dem Learning Hub und mit den Materialien aus deinem ROSE-Training.

The method works with content from the Learning Hub and with the materials from your ROSE sessions.

Wann eignet sich die Methode?

When to use it

Before your first day in a new team
After a ROSE session on small talk
When you want to feel more confident in informal conversations
Whenever you want extra speaking practice

Was du brauchst

What you need

Richte deinen Prompt ein

Set up your prompt

Ersetze die Felder in Klammern, bevor du den Prompt kopierst. Deine Auswahl wird rechts live eingesetzt.

Replace the fields in brackets before copying the prompt. Your choices are filled in on the right – live.

You are a colleague of mine. We meet at the coffee machine and make small talk about [TOPIC]. I work as a [ROLE]. Speak with me in English at level [LEVEL]: start the conversation, ask follow-up questions, react naturally to my answers and keep the conversation going for about 10 minutes. Do not correct me during the conversation. Afterwards, give me feedback on my English: five useful expressions I used well, and five things I should improve – each with a corrected example.

Kopierte Prompts enthalten deine Variablen. ROSE College speichert nichts – das Gespräch findet in deinem eigenen KI-Tool statt.

Copied prompts contain your variables. Nothing is stored by ROSE College – the conversation happens in your own AI tool.

Wann du die Übung nutzt

When to use it

Before your first day in a new team
After a ROSE session on small talk
When you want to feel more confident in informal conversations
Whenever you want extra speaking practice

So funktioniert es

How it works

Set it up: Choose your level, topic and role.
Copy the prompt: Copy your personalised prompt into your AI tool.
Start the conversation: Respond naturally and ask the AI to keep the conversation going.
Get feedback: At the end, ask for feedback on your language and useful phrases to improve.

Small Talk at the Coffee Machine

So holst du das Maximum aus diesem Inhalt

How to get the most out of this content

Danach weiterüben

Keep going

Schritt für Schritt

Step by step

Wann eignet sich die Methode?

When to use it

Was du brauchst

What you need

Richte deinen Prompt ein

Set up your prompt

Wann du die Übung nutzt

When to use it

So funktioniert es

How it works

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Standorte

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