Learn vocabulary and grammar for debates in English. Learn how to debate and practise in class with various controversial topics.
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tell a story about A time you had a problem when you were travelling. A wonderful day. A special event. A memorable birthday A time that you lost something. A time that you got lost. A time that you lost your keys or got locked out of your home. A time when you overslept. A …
Are there any repairs, decorating, renovation, building or electrical jobs that need to be done in your home? What do you plan to do about them? What is DIY? Do you enjoy doing DIY? Do you have any tools in your house? What are the benefits of doing DIY? What are the benefits of paying …
That’s Entertainment In this post we are going to be talking about types of entertainment, looking at some useful vocabulary for talking about forms of media and events, expressing opinions about them and reading and writing reviews. If you want to check out all of our conversation / speaking activities, just click here. Starter questions …
Hotel Vocabulary What are you looking for when you book a hotel? What is most important to you? Price? Location? Facilities? When was the last time you stayed in a hotel? When was it? Was it for business, pleasure or some other reason? how was the hotel? Was it cheap or expensive? Was it comfortable? …
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What cultural differences do you think that someone coming to Spain from England might be surprised by or find difficult to adapt to? In what ways can cultural differences manifest themselves? food, business, language, taboos and attitudes, morality, Have you ever experienced cultural differences in a relationship? Why is it important to be aware of …
Some questions to get started! What was the last film you saw? Where and how did you see it? Who made it, acted in it and what was it about? Did you enjoy it? Useful expressions and vocabulary for films. Netflix Vs The Cinema. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going to the cinema? …
Conversation: Talking on the Telephone In this post we’re going to feature a few really useful videos to help you speak on the phone in English with confidence! We’ll also provide some resources to help you role play telephone conversations. Talking on the phone in a foreign language can be really intimidating and challenging! When …
Conversation: Job Interviews in English Warm-up Questions In this post we’ll be featuring some great videos to help you with job interviews in English! You can consolidate the information in the videos with some role-play exercises. Do you remember your first job interview? How did it go? How did you feel? Did you get the …
Transport and travel vocabulary. Talk about which of these types of transport are available where you live, which you use, which you don’t use. Do you have a car, bicycle, motorbike, scooter or any other type of transport? What are the advantages and disadvantages to having these types of transport where you live? Talk about …
English Conversation: Talking about Money Check out these videos from the consistently informative and entertaining Amigos Ingleses. How much of this vocabulary of money and shopping did you already know? What was new to you? What have you bought recently? How often do you go shopping for clothes / food? Do you do most of …
Talking about Food in English. Here are some questions and videos to get you talking about food in English. Watch the videos and then answer the questions in groups. Check out this picture dictionary of food and people who work with food. Is there anything that you didn’t know teh name of? Which of these …