PLACES IN TOWN (LUGARES DE UNA CIUDAD)

Aprende con esta divertida página los distintos lugares que podrás ver en una ciudad:

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WORLD BOOK DAY

Libros que todo el mundo debería leer:

HOW TO WRITE A BOOK REVIEW (CÓMO ESCRIBIR LA RESEÑA DE UN LIBRO)

A BOOK REVIEW

PARAGRAPH 1: Introduce the book.

• What type of book is it?
• Who wrote it? When?
• Where is it set?
• What is the book about?

PARAGRAPH 2: Describe the main characters and events.

• Who are the main characters?
• What happened?

PARAGRAPH 3: Give your opinion.

• What did you think of the book?

USEFUL PHRASES AND VOCABULARY

• This book is about…
• My favourite character is……. because…….
• I liked the part when…
• I would recommend this book because….

• The action takes place in ... (setting)
  The story takes place in...

• The main characters are ...
  The story is about ....
  The novel tells the story of ...
  In the course of the novel the action develops dramatically.
  The novel / film begins with...
  The novel has an unexpected ending.
  
  

• I am impressed by
  I think ....
  The book is terribly / beautifully written
  What surprised me is ...
  What I liked is...
  What I didn't like is...
  I liked/didn't like the novel because ..

   
  

LANGUAGES (CONVERSATION QUESTIONS)

• What language is spoken the most in your country?
• Do you have a second language in your country?
• How many languages do you speak fluently?
• Does your language have words adopted from English?
• Is English important for an individual in your country?
• Why are you studying English?
• What language you like speaking in?
• What language do you least like speaking in?
• What's your favorite language?
• What's your least favorite language?
• What's the native language spoken in China?
  • Brazil?
  • Mexico?
  • Switzerland?
  • Australia?
  • Canada?
• What's the strangest language have you ever head?
• Do you wish your country has another language instead of the present one?
• Do you have pen-friend? If yes, what languages do they speak?
• Can you name any languages that are no longer spoken?
• What language do the neighboring countries of where you live speak?
• What would you do if you had to travel to a country where it's people don't know how to speak neither your language nor English?
• Do you think that disappearing languages should be protected or should we just let them fade away?
• What languages are spoken the most throughout the world?
• Which do you think is the most difficult language?
• How many languages do you speak?
• Do you know anyone who is monolingual?
• Do you know anyone who is bilingual or multilingual?
• Would you like to raise multilingual children?
• Can you think of some disadvantages of being monolingual?
• Have you ever visited a society where most people speak only one language?
• Have you ever visited a society where most people speak more than one language?
• Does your country have any official languages? What languages are official?
• What other languages are spoken in your nation, including minority groups and the languages of immigrants?
• Do you think foreign language study should be required?
• Do you think foreign language study should start as early as possible, or is it okay to start later?
• Do you think all people should be required to study the same foreign language, or do you think there should be some choice?
• Why is English used in so many places?
• Do you think that a language other than English should be used as an "international language"?
• Do you think language affects thought?
• Do you enjoy studying grammar?
• Do you think studying the grammar of your native language is important?
• Do you think studying the grammar of a foreign language helps you to speak it?
• What grammar question have you had lately?
• When you study a language, do you like to study reading, writing, speaking and listening?
• Have you ever had an emotional discussion in a language that you don't speak well?
• When you learn new words, is it generally easier for you to remember "silly and useless" words, or "common and useful" words?
• If you study a foreign language, do you use a dictionary written in the language you are studying?
• Have you ever used a concordance to study language?
• Do you have a large vocabulary?
• Is increasing your vocabulary important to you?
• What techniques do you use to remember vocabulary?
• What dialects does your language have?
• Do you know the saying, "a language is a dialect with an army"? What do you think this means? Do you agree?
• When you are getting an important message for the first time, are you more comfortable hearing it, or reading it?
• Is this different for you in your native language and your second/foreign language?
• When you produce language, are you more comfortable writing it, or saying it?

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If you can think of another good question for this list, please add it.

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Thanks to Morin Coaches who suggested this topic and contributed the first 35 questions in April 2008.
Copyright © 1997-2010 by The Internet TESL Journal

LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (CONVERSATION QUESTIONS)

What is your mother tongue?

How many languages do you speak?

How did you learn your second language?

What's the best way to learn a foreign language?

What methods do you use to remember vocabulary better?

Is it necessary to write words down?

Is it possible to understand and write well but not be able to have a conversation?

What is value of learning languages?

Why do some people have more difficulty than others when learning a language?

To what extent do you agree that it's better to learn language as a child? Why or why not?

To speak its language well, how important is it to know something about the culture of a country?

Are there some words that are similar in different languages?

As a beginner, what are the first things that you need to be able to say?

What are the problem areas that an intermediate learner may have?

What are the problem areas that an advanced learner may have?

When you travel to a foreign country, is it always easy to use your foreign language?

How can the Internet be a helpful tool when learning a foreign language?

Some people say that if you can teach something about your foreign language, then it you to understand it better. Do you agree?

Have you ever tried learning a new language from a textbook with audio tapes?

Is it good to sit an exam that shows your level in English?

What do you know about IELTS and TOEFL?

Can you learn a language by watching television?

Do you use free language-learning exercises on the Internet?

Have you ever paid for 1:1 lessons?

Would you like to be a translator? Why? / Why not?

Is the classroom the best place to learn?

Can a good teacher influence how well you enjoy learning a language?

Is it possible to teach yourself a language?

What careers are possible if you speak a foreign language?

What languages would you like to learn in future?

What different techniques do you have for learning vocabulary?

Do you need to write in a foreign language?

Do you need to use your foreign languages at work?

Do you think that knowing a foreign language might encourage you to live abroad in future?

Is it a good idea to learn a language from a non-native speaker of that language?

• Are there any disadvantages?

Do you know how large your vocabulary is in your foreign language?

Could you teach your mother tongue to someone else?

What personal qualities do you need to be an effective language learner?

What tools can help you learn a foreign language?

Have you ever made a telephone call in a foreign language?

• If yes, how did it go?

Do you ever read websites in a foreign language?

Is it possible to learn a language without studying grammar?

Is knowing grammar more important than knowing vocabulary?

Have teaching methods for language learning changed over the last 50 years?

To speak a language well, why is it important to have an understanding of idioms?

How did your best language teacher help you?

Have you had any particularly poor language learning experiences?

How old should a child be when a school introduces the first foreign language?

Are teenage language exchange programs useful? Why? / Why not?

Some people say "I'm no good at learning languages".

• Is this just a question of attitude (because of a previous bad experience) or were some people born lacking the ability to learn a new language?

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If you can think of another good question for this list, please add it.

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LADYBUG, WILL YOU MARRY ME? (MARIQUITA, ¿TE CASARÁS CONMIGO?)

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