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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

ESL Phrasal Verbs with Go

 


1. What's the best way to go about apologizing to someone? 

2. Have you heard of anyone going across the west side of Europe to the east side of Europe by walking? 

3. What goals are you going after this month? 

4. Is it ever ok for kids to go against their parent's wishes?

5. When is the last time you went back to your hometown? 


Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Idiom of the Day: Hit the Hay

 


Idiom of the Day 

To hit the hay 

Example: Last night I told my girlfriend I was going to hit the hay early, but I actually just went to my friend's house to play video games. 

Definition: to go to bed

ESL Phrasal Verbs: Turn



 1. Turn down - to lower the volume 

2. Turn in - to submit something 

3. Turn into - to transform. to change into something different

4. Turn out - audience members, spectators or participants at an event 

5. Turn against - to rebel or oppose something formerly supported 

6. Turn off - stop a device by switching it off




Phrasal Verb Exercise 

1. She worked out everyday in the hopes of turning ___ her crush. 

A. back | B. on | C. against 

2. The Haitian slaves ____ ____ their French colonizers. 

A. turned out | B. turned into | C. turned against 

3. While Mary was doing her homework she asked Jimmy __ ____ the TV. 

A. turn in | B. turn off | C. turn out 

4. The event organizers got a bigger ___ ___ than expected. 

A. turn off | B. turn down | C. turn out 

5. They offered her a position as a manager, but she ___ ___  the offer. 

A. turned down | B. turned against | C. turned up 

6. He used to be so nice, but during university he has ___ ____  an uncompassionate person. 

A. turned off | B. turned in | C. turned into 



Phrasal Verb Conversation Questions 

1. When was the last time you turned down any type of offer? 

2. How does university turn people into better citizens? 

3. Should people turn against systems of dictatorship and monarchy? 

4. If you had to bake a cake, do you think it would turn out well? 

5. What are some characteristics that might turn you off from befriending a new person? 

6. What time do you usually turn in for the night? 


Wednesday, October 14, 2020

ESL Conversation Questions: Winter

 



1. What do you like to do during the winter that you can't do at other times of the year? 

2. How can the winter affect someone emotionally? 

3. What's your favorite winter memory? 

4. A Russian proverb says, " It is never winter in the land of hope." What do you think of this quote? 

5. What happens in the winter in your country? 

6. What advice would give someone who suffers from seasonal affective disorder (SAD)? 

ESL Phrasal Verbs with Look

 

1. Look after - to take care of someone or something 

2. Look back - to think about something in the past 

3. Look ahead - to think about and plan for the future 

4. Look down on - to consider someone inferior 

5. Look over - to check or revise something or someone 

6. Look through - to briefly examine or read something 

7. Look up to someone -  to admire or respect someone 


Phrasal Verb Exercise

1. Obama was a good president. He is someone I look ___ ___

A. up to | B. in on | C. down on

2. Sometimes she feels sad when she _____ _____ at her childhood.

A. looks ahead | B. looks over | C. looks back

3. Before the test the students will usually ___ _____ their notes one last time.

A. look down | B. look through | C. look up

4. A husband is always suppose to ____ ____ his wife.

A. look after | B. look ahead | C. look on

5. When I ____ ____ to next year I see myself in Thailand.

A. look back | B. look ahead | C. look up

6. Often people ___ ___ on felons.

A. look up | B. look through | C. look down

7. We will ___ ___ these numbers for you.

A. look over | B. look in | C. look after



Phrasal Verb Conversation Questions 

1. Who looked after you when you were a child? 

2. When you look back at the past year what positive memories stand out to you? 

3. When you look ahead to next year what would you like to accomplish? 

4. Is it ever acceptable to look down on someone else? 

5. Do you ever look over your methods or lifestyle? 

6. Who do you look up to? 

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

ESL Conversation Questions: Hip Hop

 



1. What images come to your mind when you think of hip hop? 

2. What do you think makes hip hop so popular? 

3. What are the differences between hip hop and rap? 

4. Why does hip hop sometimes have a negative image? 

5. What impact has hip hop had on the culture of your country? 

6. Do you think hip hop is replacing rock music?