1. Ask a person’s name and make other simple inquiries 2. Express concern and sympathy like ‘I feel sorry for you.’, ‘It can sail him home, I hope.’ 3. State opinions and express feelings, e.g., ‘You’re so brave.’, ‘They look very nice.’, etc. 4. Talk about locations such as ‘in the street’, ‘in a drain’, ‘on a boat’, etc.