Friday, December 9th Zoom Assignment

Talk about what you usually do. 

Use the simple resent and adverbs of frequency.

Discussion Questions

1. How often do you eat breakfast in the morning? Why?

2. How often do you take the bus to school? Why?

3. How often do you visit downtown Boise on the weekend? What do you do?

4. How often do you eat spicy food? Why?

5. How often do you eat fast food? What is your favorite fast food restaurant?

6. How often do you walk on the Greenbelt? Why?

7. How often do you watch the news? Where do you watch the news?

8. How often do you check the forecast? 

9. How often do you watch YouTube? What do you like to watch on YouTube?

10. How often do you listen to music? What do you like to listen to?

11. How often do you listen to Podcasts?

12. How often do you go skiing in the winter? Why?

Thursday, December 8th Zoom Assignment

Talk about what you usually do. Use the Simple Present Tense.

Discussion Questions

1. What time do you usually wake up each morning? Why?

2. What time do you usually go to bed at night? Why?

3. What do you usually eat for breakfast?

4. What do you usually eat for lunch? 

5. Where do you usually eat lunch?

6. What do you spend your time doing during the week?

7. How do you spend your time on the weekends?

8. About how many hours are you on-line every day? What do you do online?

9. Do you watch YouTube? What are your favorite types of videos?

10. How do you listen to music online? YouTube? Spotify? Apple Music? What type of music do you listen to?

11. Do you listen to podcasts? Which podcasts do you listen to?

12. What outdoor or indoor activities can you do in the winter here in Boise?

Discussion Questions about Health

Thursday's Questions

1.     How often do you catch a cold?

2.     What is your favorite type of exercise?

3.     Is there a hospital or clinic near your home? What is the name?

4.     Would you like to be a doctor or a nurse? Why or why not?

5.     Would you like to be a dentist or dental assistant? Why or why not?

6.     Is going to bed early important for good health? How do you stay healthy?

7.     What are your favorite healthy foods? 

8. Do you think American food is healthy?

9.     What do you like to do to relax? Why is relaxing important for your health?

10.     Happy people often live longer. How can a person be happy?

Finished all of the questions? Nice job! Now, make new ones! Ask your group questions about health, the dentist, or the doctor.

Friday, October 14th Zoom Assignment

Before starting, you can review what we practiced last week.

https://elcboise.blogspot.com/2022/10/comparatives-and-superlatives.html

Answer these questions and try using comparatives. Explain your answer. 

1) Which is more difficult to learn, English or your language?

2) What things are you better at than your best friend?

3) Is it better to study English in class or online?

4) What is a better vacation? Going to the beach or going to a big city? Why?

5)     What is the better way to spend a Saturday? Relaxing at home or going out? Why?

Answer these questions and try using superlatives.

1) What’s the most difficult thing about studying English?

2)     Which grocery store is the best? Walmart, Winco, or Fred Meyer? Why? 

3) What is the best way to learn English? Why?

4)     What is the best TV show? Why?

5)     What is the best way to spend a Saturday?

Extra Practice

Practice comparing and contrasting 2 things. Choose a category.

Example - Boise and Tucson: Tucson is hotter than Boise. Boise has more trees. Tucson has cacti. They have about the same population size. The people of Boise are nicer than the people of Tucson.

1. you and a family member

2. your teacher, Estefany, and another teacher at the school

3. 2 movie stars or singers

4. summer and winter

5. ice cream and pizza

Thursday, October 13th Zoom Assignment

"ED" and "ING" Adjectives

Conversation Practice Questions

1) What are you excited to do this week?

2) What exciting or fun things can you do in Boise this year?

3) What food or drink is most comforting when you feel sick?

4) What hobbies are you interested in trying out?

5) What do you do to feel relaxed at the end of a long day?

6) What is the most annoying house chore? Why is it annoying?

7) What do you do when you are really bored?

8) What English language topic is the most confusing?

9) What do you find most fascinating about American culture?

10) What do you get frustrated about? What do you do when you feel frustrated?

11)  What do you find amusing? What makes you laugh? 

12)  What makes you feel energized throughout the day?

Make your own ED or ING questions!

Discussion Questions: Have you ever?

Prepare your answers to these questions. 

Share your answers in the Zoom class on Friday.

1) Have you ever been to an art museum? Which one did you go to? What art piece was your favorite?

2) Have you ever been to the beach? Which beach did you go to? What did you do there?

3) Have you ever been on a really exciting holiday in another country? Where did you go? What did you do?

4) Have you ever been given an award for something? What did you accomplish?

5) Have you ever been to a concert or musical event? Who did you see? Was it a good show?

6) Have you ever performed in front of an audience? What was your talent?

7) Have you ever been to Las Vegas? Would you like to go? What do you want to do or see?

8) Have you ever tried Mexican food? What is your favorite dish?

9) Have you ever made something with your own hands? What did you make?

10) Have you ever wanted to go skydiving? Why or why not?

Finished? Move on to the next questions.

11) Have you ever been to a comedy show? Who did you see?

12) Have you ever hiked up to Table Rock? What time of day did you go?

13) Have you ever volunteered? Where did you volunteer?

14) Have you ever done something artistic like painted or drawn? What did you create?

15) Have you ever taken a typing class? How fast can you type?

16) Have you ever walked on the Greenbelt? What did you see?

17) Have you ever been to a water park? Would you like to go to Roaring Springs in Boise?

18) Have you ever tried sushi? Do you like it?

19) Have you ever met anyone famous? Who did you meet?

20) Have you ever been to the Boise library? What did you do there?

Discussion Questions: Shopping

Answer these questions. Explain your answer. 

(1) Do you like shopping? 

(2) What is your favorite clothing store or brand?

(3) Do women like shopping more than men?

(4) When’s the best time to go shopping?

(5) Have you ever been to the Boise mall or the Village in Meridian?

(6) Do you prefer going shopping alone or with friends? 

(7) Which is better, shopping in shops or shopping online? 

(8) Have you ever had to return something? What did you return and why?

(9) What’s the worst shopping experience you’ve had so far in Boise?

(10) What is your least favorite thing to shop for?

(11) Do you like to go window shopping? Where do you like to go?

(12) Do you prefer shopping in malls, markets or streets?

(13) What’s top of your shopping list?

(14) What’s the difference between ‘going shopping’ and ‘doing the shopping’?

(15) Have you ever been to IKEA? Would you like to go?

Conversation Practice

"Going to" Questions

Question Set 1

1) Introduce Yourself. Ask each other questions.

2) What are you going to do after this class?

3) Where are you going to go for your next vacation?

4) Are you going to meet anyone this weekend?

5) Tomorrow, the weather will be nice. Are you going to go anywhere? 

6) What show are you going to watch next?

7) What’s the next big decision you’re going to make?

8) Where in the world are you going to travel in the future?

9) Are you going to play any video games later today?

10) Are you going to go outside later today?

Question Set 2

1) What hairstyle or fashion trend are you going to try next?

2) What are you going to have for lunch / dinner?

3) What are you going to do on your next birthday?

4) How are you going to get better at speaking English?

5) Who are you going to text or send an e-mail to today?

6) What are you going to buy next?

7) What are you going to do when your English has improved?

8) Are you going to be attending college in the future? What do you hope to study?

9) When are you going to stop studying English?

10) Where will you be looking for work?

Transportation Discussion Questions

Writing Practice

1. What did you do this week?

2. What are the different kinds of transportation in Boise? What types of transportation do we NOT have in Boise? How do you usually get around?

3. Do you have a driver's license or driving permit? 

4. Do you have a bus pass? How can you get one? How often do you take the bus?

5. What questions do you have about our current topic: Transportation?

"Have you ever" Discussion Questions

 Conversation Questions

1. Have you ever lost your luggage, wallet, or phone? What did you do?

2. Have you ever broken a bone? What happened?

3. Have you ever been on a really exciting holiday in another country? Describe it. What did you do? What did you see?

4. Have you ever felt like giving up studying English? Explain why.

5. Have you ever thrown a big party? What did you celebrate?

6. Have you ever gone camping? Where can you camp near Boise?

7. Have you ever performed in front of an audience? What did you do?

8. Have you ever cooked a big meal for a special occasion? What did you cook and what was the occasion?

9. Have you ever made something with your own two hands? What did you make? How did you learn to make that?

10. Have you ever been on a roller coaster? How tall was it?

Friday, January 7th Discussion Questions

 We will discuss these questions today in class.

1. Where do you hope to be hired in the future?

2. How do employees get promoted? What are some possible reasons?

3. How do employees get demoted? What are some possible reasons?

4. How do employees get fired? What are some possible reasons?

5. What is the difference between fired and laid off?

6. What should you do if you want to quit your job? What should you not do?

7. By what age do you hope to retire?

Shopping Discussion Questions

 SHOPPING DISCUSSION

We will discuss these questions in the Zoom class on Friday, October 8th.

Group 1

1)	Do you like going shopping? Why or why not?
2)	Is shopping a hobby? Why or why not?
3)	Did you shop on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?
4)	When’s the best time to go food shopping?
5)	What items do you hate shopping for? Why?
6)	Do you prefer going shopping alone or with friends?
7)	Which is better, shopping in shops or shopping online?
8)	What is the best gift for women? What is the best gift for men?
9)	What is the best wedding present to give?
10)	What is a good present to give children?

Group 2

11)	Do you like online shopping? Why? Which websites do you use?
12)	What is window shopping? Do you like to go window shopping? Where?
13)	Where do you buy where clothes?
14)	Do you prefer shopping in malls, streets, or online?
15)	What’s on your shopping wish list?
16)	What is the best gift to receive on your birthday?
17)	In which store has the best customer service?
18)	What is the thing you forget most often when you go shopping?
19)	Do you like going shopping in other countries? What do you buy?
20)	What’s the difference between ‘going shopping’ and ‘doing the shopping’?