Speaking and listening Pre-intermediate to Upper-intermediate

Lets talk about ENGLISH

Conversation cards
Why are you learning
English?
Give reasons and explain.

What do you find difficult

when learning English?
Give some examples.

Where in the world is

English spoken as a first
language?

How often do you speak

English?
Who do you talk to?

Do you think it is more

important to speak fluently
or without mistakes? Why?

Do you ever read in English?

If so, what do you read?
If not, why not?

Who is the best speaker of

English in your family?
Where did they learn it?

When did you last speak

English? (outside the classroom)
What did you talk about?

Have you ever visited an

English-speaking country?
Talk about it.

How many words are there

in English? How many do you
need to know? Do research.

Whats a good way to

increase your vocabulary?
Discuss in group.

Native speakers are hard to

understand. Do you agree?
How to improve listening skills?

Whats the best way to

improve your English?
Discuss in group.

How many native speakers of

English are there worldwide?
Guess. Then do research.

How many words do you need to

communicate effectively in
most situations? Guess.

Speaking, listening, reading or

writing? Which skill is most
important to you? Why?

Which is more important:

grammar or vocabulary?
Discuss in group.

How many words does the

average native speaker
know?

English spoken*: y/n?

Australia
Canada
England
India
Ireland
Kenya
Mexico
New Zealand
Scotland
South Africa
Wales
Zimbabwe
*(as an official language)

Useful language
Could you repeat that, please?
Could you speak more slowly, please?
How do you say () in English?
How do you spell that?
Im sorry, I dont understand.
What exactly do you mean?
Pardon?
What does () mean?

Numbers

1,500 2,000

12,000 20,000

1,000,000

375,000,000
Read the numbers
aloud.
Can you guess which
questions they
answer?

Food for thought

We have really everything in common with America
nowadays except, of course, language.
Oscar Wilde (English writer)