1. How do Hans and Fiona flatter each other? What adjectives do they use?
2. How do they respond to each other’s flattery? What grammatical structure
do they both use?
3. Why do you think they focused on flattering each other’s companies?
4. What do you think of Hans’s opening question? How else could he start a
conversation to find things in common?
5. How many things in common did they find?
6. What phrases do they use to show interest?
7. What techniques did they use to echo what the other person said?
8. What example of generosity and gratitude is in the conversation?
9. How easy would it be for Hans and Fiona to continue this conversation?
Why?
10. What is the main example of generosity in this conversation?
11. How does Hans add a personal touch?
12. How does Fiona express gratitude? What do you think of the two
techniques she uses?