Friday 20 July 2012

Conversation Questions


What is the most beautiful place you have been to?  How old were you when you went there?

Do you think it will look the same now?  Why?/Why not?

Who did you go with?  Would it be different if you went alone? Why?/Why not?

What is an activity that you are afraid to do?  If your friends wanted to try that activity with you, what would you do? What would you say?

Do any of your friends share your fear of that activity?

Do you like camping?  Why/why not?

Who did you go with? What did you do?

How often have you gone camping?

Do you often take medicine when you are sick?  What kind of medicine do you take?

Do you eat vitamins?  Why?/Why not?

What are some special vitamins or medicine in your home country that you can't find in Canada?  What do they do?

Thursday 19 July 2012

Mr. Bean - Painting his house

What was your favourite part of the video?

What did Mr. Bean do to the brush?

Is this a good idea or a bad idea?  Why?

Did Mr. Bean do a good job painting his house?



Did you like the ending?  

Wednesday 18 July 2012

Conversation Questions

How often do you check your e-mail?

How often do you use facebook?

What are 4 values that your parents have taught you?

Do you think electric cars are a good idea?

Do you think most cars be electric in the future?

What colours are popular in your country?

Do you think men and women like different colors?

Are tattoos popular in your country?

Do you have any tattoos?

Do you think the smell of food is important? 

Do you think the smell of food changes the taste of it?

What is the most imporatnt sense (hearing, sight, touch, smell taste)?  Why?

What is the least imporatnt sense?

Do you remember your dreams?

What happened in the last dream you remember?


What will computers look like in the future?


What will transportation look like in the future?

Tuesday 17 July 2012

Listening exercises

http://www.esl-lab.com/tc1/tc1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/sick1/sick1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/shop1/shoprd1.htm

Conversation Questions

Do you listen to the radio?

Do you think learning to drive is important? Why/Why not?

What is your favourite kind of dessert?

What is your least favourite kind of dessert?

Did you wear a uniform in high school?

Are school uniforms a good idea?  Why/Why not?

Who is your favourite movie/TV villain? Why?

Have you ever volunteered? 

Do you think volunteering is important?

If you could visit any year in the past, what year would you visit?

If you could visit any year in the future, what year would you visit?

Are you a forgiving person?

Are your friends forgiving people?


Monday 16 July 2012

Mr Bean - New Years Party

What is your favourite part of the video?

How many guests does Mr. Bean have?

Does the party look fun?

What kind of snacks does Mr. Bean serve?

What do the men do when Mr. Bean is not looking?

What do the men do after they leave Mr. Bean's party?

Do you think Mr. Bean was a good host?

Do you think Mr. Bean's friends were nice?

Do you feel bad for Mr. Bean?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U24g88GNgMI&feature=related

Conversation Questions

What is your least favourite type of music?

What is/are the most popular type/types of music in your home country?

Are you a good singer?

Are any of your friends good singers?

How often do you eat at a restaurant?

What did you do on your last birthday?

Do you think animals have dreams?

What is a very famous building in your country?  What does it look like?

Do you like old buildings or new buildings?

What are the five most important things you want in a job?

What famous person would you most want to meet?


Sunday 15 July 2012

Listening Exercises

http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/tc1/tc1.htm

Conversation Questions

Do you like cooking?


What is your favourite thing to cook?


Do you like nature?  Why/Why not?


Do you like watching sports? Why/Why not?


What is your favourite way to travel?


What is your least favourite way to travel?


What is one language you want to learn? (not English)


What are three of your favourite party activities? Why?


What is your least favourite chore? Why?


What is your favourite book?


What is it about?  What is your favourite part?


If you could learn anything in 2 weeks, what would you learn?










Thursday 12 July 2012

Mr. Bean's wedding

What is your favourite part of the video?

Who sat on Mr. Bean?

Why do you think he sat on Mr. Bean?

How did Mr. Bean get the flower?  Why did he want the flower?

Why does Mr. Bean open the present?

What is in the present?

What does Mr. Bean do when the couple kisses?

What happens at the end of the video?

What would your ideal wedding be like?

How do you celebrate weddings in your home country?

If someone who wasn't invited to your wedding came to your wedding, what would you do?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SYp3y4JXLg

Tuesday 10 July 2012

Mr. Bean - Making a sandwich

What is your favourite part of the video?


What did Mr. Bean do to the bread?


What did Mr. Bean do to the lettuce?


What was the man next to Mr. Bean thinking?


What was Mr. Bean thinking?


Did Mr. Bean eat the sandwich? Why/Why not?


What did the man next to Mr. Bean do? Would you do the same thing?



What happened at the end?


Do you feel bad for Mr. Bean? Why/Why not?


Did Mr. Bean's sandwich look tasty?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS1ePEZZCDY&feature=related

Grandmother and messy room

http://www.elllo.org/english/0351/371-Vivian-Grandma.htm

http://www.elllo.org/english/0351/367-Marion-MessyRoom.htm

New Story

http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1010-MongoliaVacation.htm

Monday 9 July 2012

Conversation Questions

Who is your favourite fictional character?  Why?



What is your favourite season in your home country?  Why?



What is your least favourite season in your home country?  Why?



What do you like to do when it is too hot?



What do you like to do when it is too cold?



How does this fictional character act?  Do you act like him/her?



What are you allergic to?



Talk about your dream house.



Do you believe in Karma?



Are you a curious person?



If you could live forever, would you?  Why/Why not?



Do you like people taking pictures of you?  Why/Why not?



Do you like taking pictures?  Why/Why not?




Do you think a lot about the past?




Do you think a lot about the future?

Friday 6 July 2012

Conversation Questions

What kind of weather do you like the most? Why?


What kind of weather do you like the least? Why?


When was the last time you went shopping?  Who did you go with?


Do you have a hobby?


What kind of hobby do you have?  / What kind of hobby would you like to have?


Are you an artistic person?


Are you a sympathetic person?


How often do you use your cell phone?


What do you mostly use your cell phone for?


What is your favourite restaurant?


What kind of food does your favourite restaurant serve?


What are you going to do this weekend?

Thursday 5 July 2012

Mr Bean - The Guard

What country is Mr. Bean in?

What is a guard?  What is his job?

What is the guard wearing?

What can the guard not do?

What does Mr. Bean do to the guard's face?

Where does Mr. Bean put the flowers?

What does Mr. Bean do to the guard's hat?

Why does Mr. Bean do these things to the guard?

What would you do if you were the guard?

What happened at the end of the video?

Did Mr. Bean get what he wanted?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0holdxU4Dw

Conversation Questions

Are you a people person?  Why?/Why not?

Are you a serious person? Why?/Why not?

Who is the most serious person you know?

Who is the least serious person you know?

What are the five most important qualities for a person to have? Why?

What are the two worst qualities someone can have? Why?

What would your ideal day be like? Have you ever had an ideal day?

What age do you think is ideal to get married?  Why?

If you could be an animal for 1 week, what animal would you be?  Why?

What animal would you least like to be?

Do you ever daydream?  What do you daydream about?/What would you daydream about?




Wednesday 4 July 2012

Listening Vocab #2

These days

Serving - Sir ving

Not a big deal

Looking for more

Fashion - Fa she on

Wardrobe - War droh-b

Update my wardrobe - Up day-t ny war droh-b

Discount

A people person

Mind tricks

Being played/being tricked


http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T990-George-Jobs.htm

Listening Vocab

Sauna - Sah Na

Massage - ma saw ge

Massaging chair - ma saw ge ing chair

Do weights - Do waits

Cardio and cardio exercise - Car dee oh and car dee oh x er sies

Aerobatics - Air o bics

Blow up - Bl oh up

Goal

Pass  the time

Shed and Shed weight - Shh ed and shh ed wait


http://www.elllo.org/english/0201/226-Kate-Gym.htm



Tuesday 3 July 2012

Conversation Questions

What is the most beautiful place you have been to?  How old were you when you went there?

Do you think it will look the same now?  Why?/Why not?

Who did you go with?  Would it be different if you went alone? Why?/Why not?

What is an activity that you are afraid to do?  If your friends wanted to try that activity with you, what would you do? What would you say?

Do any of your friends share your fear of that activity?

Do you like camping?  Why/why not? 

Who did you go with? What did you do?

How often have you gone camping?

Do you often take medicine when you are sick?  What kind of medicine do you take?

Do you eat vitamins?  Why?/Why not?

What are some special vitamins or medicine in your home country that you can't find in Canada?  What do they do?


AM Listening Exercises

http://www.elllo.org/english/0901/T918-Mari-Media.htm

http://www.elllo.org/english/0251/253-Lois-Fruit.htm

http://www.elllo.org/english/0201/216-Sophie-HighSchool.htm