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Topics for conversation about conversation

·          What makes it easy to talk to someone? ·          What traits do you look for in a conversation partner? ·          Tell about your favorite types of conversations to have? ·          What do you talk about? ·          How do you know the other person? ·          Who is the best conversationalist that you have ever met? ·          Why are they such a great conversationalist? ·          Have you ever had a great conversation with a complete stranger? ·          What made it so great? ·          What did you talk about? ·        ...

Topics for intermediate conversation level

♦Note : It's a good idea to pre-teach essential vocabulary before beginning a discussion.  This will help students feel more comfortable and encourage them to participate. What is for you the most enjoyable type of holiday (camping, hotel, club, rented accommodation, touring, sports activities, etc.) List 5 things not to forget when you go on holiday. Describe your favourite pastime/hobby. Why is it so enjoyable? When did you take it up? How often do you do it? etc... What are the 5 most important decisions in a person's life? After making suggestions, the group decides on the order of importance. Who is the greatest?  (Ask students to add to the list.)  Who is/was the greatest leader in the world? Who is/was the greatest athlete of all time? What is/was the greatest movie you ever saw? Who is/was the greatest inventor of all time? Are people becoming telephone addicts? Could you live without a telephone? What would happen if for some reason our telephones no...

Sites para estudar inglês por conta

Sendo assim, trago no post de hoje uma lista de sites que oferecem exercícios de inglês online , para você que está afim de praticar o que já aprendeu relacionado a inglês e/ou aprender coisas novas. São vários sites, sendo que cada um funciona de maneira diferente do outro, sendo que alguns possuem a opção de escolher o nível para praticar. Vamos à lista: EnglishExercises.org : um site com interface simples, porém bem organizado, que permite escolher os exercícios de inglês por nível e/ou por conteúdo (à esquerda e à direita existem opções de conteúdos para escolher); AgendaWeb : possui exercícios de inglês separados por categorias, porém não apenas na forma de texto, mas também em forma de áudio, além de outra ferramentas que podem ser bastante úteis (veja a seção “Resources”); Spelling Bee : este parece com teste de nivelamento de algumas escolas, onde um texto é lido e você deve preencher algumas palavras nos espaços, e depois verificar se acertou ou não. Antes de iniciar, v...

Business English Phrases for meetings

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Meetings play a very big part in the business world. During meetings, important decisions are made, people are promoted, demoted, hired or even fired! The future of companies is predicted, business tactics are analysed, competitors are targeted and strategies are planned. A lot of time is spent organising, attending, hosting and holding meetings, so  understanding your position in the meeting and knowing how to provide input is essential. “Get busy living or get busy dying.” -Stephen King (Different Seasons) CLICK TO TWEET In this post, I will aim to provide all the valuable information you need to be equipped with when you enter that meeting room.  Useful English Phrases For Running A Business Meeting CALLING A MEETING (Organising and hosting a meeting) If you feel there is something that needs to be discussed amongst the team, you may want to  ‘call a meeting’ , or you may be  ‘called to a meeting’  by another colleague or superio...