Starting a conversation

What a nice day, isn’t it?

Dreadful weather, don’t you think?

Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?

Excuse me, haven’t we met somewhere before?

Sorry, I couldn’t help overhearing – did you mention something about …?

Excuse me, have you got a light by any chance?

Excuse me, could you tell me the time ?

Er, could you help me, I’m trying to find my way to …?

Remembering

Questions:

What happened next?

Had you already …?

Were you going to …?

What were you doing while …?

Then what did you do?

Why didn’t you …?

How did you feel when …?

Did you think of …?

Answers:

As far as I can remember …

I remember quite clearly that …

After/before that …

While that was happening …

The next/last thing I did was to …（编辑：雨巷）