Speaking and listening Pre-intermediate Upper-intermediate

Lets talk about Anything

Conversation cards
Is there anything you like to do
when there is a typhoon?

Is there anything you like to eat

when you travel to another
country?

Is there anything you like to do

when you go on a date?

Is there anything that you like

to buy when you go shopping?

Is there anything that you need

to do before the week is over?

Is there anything you would do if

you won the big lottery today?

What, if anything, would you do

if your best friend asked you for
a loan to buy something he/she
didnt need? Explain.

Would you do anything to be

successful?

Is there anything that you like

to drink when you are out at a
bar? Describe it.

Is there anything that you like

about Taiwan? What is it?

Is there anything that you like

about foreigners?

Is there anything wrong with

child labor? (children under 16
working) Why?

Is there anything wrong with

dressing to sexy? Why?

Is there anything wrong with

teaching English to children at 2
years old? Why?

Is there anything you would

rather do than your current job?
What?

Is there anything wrong with

having more than one
boy/girlfriend? Why?

Is there anything wrong with

dressing casually at a wedding?
Why?

Is there anything wrong with

being single? Why?

Interview a friend
What is something you wish you
had done last year?
eaten for lunch?
gotten for your birthday?
given to your parents?
had done in your last
relationship?
had done when you were
young?
could have right now?
were wearing?
could buy?

Talking about the past

Ago

Other time markers

five minutes ago

yesterday

one hour ago

the day before yesterday

three days ago

last week

two weeks ago

last month

six months ago

last year

a few years ago

a long time ago
- Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future.
- No man is rich enough to buy back his past. (Oscar Wilde)
- For the majority of us, the past is a regret, the future an
experiment. (Mark Twain)

Do you agree? Discuss.