Posts Tagged ‘Class’
English Conversation – The Economy
The Economy
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about the economy. There is an audio discussion to listen to about the economy and some key collocations, phrasal verbs and idioms that we use when discussing this important topic. You can also find a list of discussion points and conversation questions about the economy.
English Conversation – Habits
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about habits. You can listen to an audio discussion about 'pet peeves' - a bad habit that someone else has, which annoys you. You can learn some English idioms that we use when talking about habits, as well as discover the most common questions that people ask each other about this interesting subject.
English Conversation – Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters
This is the preparation material for an English Conversation Lesson about Natural Disasters. Listen to an audio discusson about one person's experience of a hurricane; learn phrasalverbs relating to weather and disasters and discover the most common questions that people may ask each other about this important subject.
English Conversation – Advertising
Advertising
This is the preparation material for an English Conversation Lesson about advertising. You can learn some advertising idioms as well as some common phrasal verbs that are used in advertisements and when talking about the subject of advertising. You can also read some common conversation questions about this topic.
Phrasal Verb – Take After
When you take after somebody in your family, you are like them in appearance, behaviour or character.
Present Simple | Take after |
Past Simple | Took after |
Past Participle | Taken after |
-ing form | Taking after |
Examples of Use:
- I take after my father but my brother is more like my mother.
- Most people say that I took after my father.
- I wish I had taken after my mother, she is very beautiful.
English Conversation – Fashion
Fashion and Clothing
This is the preparation material for an English Conversation Lesson about Fashion and Clothing. You can listen to an audio discussion between two people about fashion, learn useful vocabulary, idioms and phrasal verbs relating to fashion and clothing, and discover how to answer common conversation questions that people ask about this subject.
Phrasal Verb – Grow Up
Grow up
To grow up means to develop from a child to an adult; to spend the years between being a child and being an adult.
Present Simple | Grow up |
Past Simple | Grew up |
Past Participle | Grown up |
-ing form | Growing up |
Examples of use:
- I grew up in Australia.
- When I grow up I want to be a doctor.
- She is growing up fast.
English Conversation – The Universe
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about space and the universe. Watch a video about the size of the universe; learn some key vocabulary and discover how to answer conversation questions about this fascinating subject.