What's up?! - Conversation triggers

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What's up?!

A guide for conversation

Start!

Levels

A2

A1

Elementary

Starter

B2

B1

Intermediate

Pre-intermediate

C2

C1

Proficient

Advanced

A very silly start

• Introduce yourself: What's your name? - Where are you from? - How old are you? - What's your favorite color?
• Describe your family: Do you have any brothers or sisters? - Do you have any pets?

• What do you like to do in your free time?
• Where do you live? - Do you like it?

• What's your favorite season? - And your favourite day of the week?
• Do you like music/films/reading? What type of music do you like?

A1

Starters

Let's start with the basics

Let's get it started

• Where do you work or study? - How is your everyday life?
• Do you have any skills or hobbies?
• Have you visited any interesting places recently?
• What would you like to do on your next vacation?

• Do you have a favourite sport or physical activity? - When did you last practise it?
• What's your favourite movie, and why do you like it?
• Have you ever tried food from other countries?

• Do you have any personal projects in mind for the future?

A2

Elementary

Step by step

Slowly but steady

• What does the future look like? - What are your hopes and dreams?
• Do you follow any traditions in your culture or in your family?
• When was the last time that you helped someone?

• What would you change in your life?
• Can you cook? What other skills do you have?
• Tell me something you regret

B1

Pre-intermediate

On the right track

Harder, better, faster, stronger

• What do you think about social media? - Do you use it?
• Tell a funny story or and annecdote
• What are you most proud of?
• How do you keep motivated to do things?

• Compare you parents childhood and yours
• Are you good at working with other people?
• What advice do you have for a student who wants to learn English?

B2

Intermediate

I do it my way

It runs in the family

• Do you take after your parents? Give examples
• Nowadays, in some schools children don't do homework after school. What do you think?

• How can learning new languages help you in the future?
• Interview your teacher or a classmate. If you want, you can role play (famous actor, writer...)

C1

Advanced

Sky is the limit

Hot topics

• There's lots of controversy about tourism nowadays. What's you take on it?
• Consider these different types of tourism:

• Exploring the flora and fauna - Safari
• Visiting tribes in least developed countries
• Beach tourism
• Dark tourism

B2

Proficient

It fits like a glove