ESL Grammar: Visiting the Museum

Instruction: Choose the correct answer. There may be more than one correct answer for a question. 

1. Which question is the most advanced? 

A. How much? | B. What is the price of admission for this museum? | C. How much does it cost? 

2. Which question is the most common? 

A. Which year did he complete the painting?| B. Which year was he completing the painting?| C. Which year had he been completing the painting? 

3. Which sentence describes a longer action in the past being interrupted by a shorter action in the past? 

A. Pablo worked on the painting and met his fourth lover. | B. Pablo was working on the painting, when he met his fourth lover. | C. Pablo had been working on the painting, before he met his fourth lover. 

4. Which question is the most common and polite when talking to a tour guide? 

A.  Explain this, please? | B. Could you please explain this? | C. May you please explain this? 

5. Which sentence is the most appropriate? 

A. I have never seen this painting before. | B. I never saw this painting before. | C. I had never seen this painting before? 

6. Which statement is correct? 

A. This museum was built in January 16th, 2007. | B. This museum was built on January 16th, 2007. | This museum was built at January 16th, 2007. 

ESL Conversation Questions: Coaching

1. What is the role of a coach? 

2. How can someone become a good coach? 

3. "Coaching isn't therapy. It's product development, with you as the product." What does this quote mean to you? 

4. What are the benefits of speaking with a life coach? 

5. What is one difference between a life coach and a therapist? 

6. Would you ever want to take on a coaching role? 

ESL Vocabulary: Coaching

ESL Vocabulary: (Life Coaching) 

1. Straightforward - adjective - uncomplicated and easy to do or understand 

2. Resistance - noun - the act or power of of resisting, opposing, or withstanding 

3. Mindset - noun - the established set of attitudes held by someone 

4. Facilitate - verb - to make an action or process easy or easier 

5. Regulate - verb - control or supervise by means of rules and regulations 

6. Therapy - noun -  treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder 

ESL Grammar: Prepositions

Instructions: Choose the the most appropriate answer. 

1. They went ____ the zoo last week with their mother. 

A. at | B. towards | C. to 

2. Michael arrived ____ work early this morning. 

A. through | B. for | C. at 

3. Everybody was talking _____ it after the gossip spread. 

A. about | B. across | C. with 

4. They need to drive ____ the tunnel before it starts raining. 

A. across | B. into | C. through 

5. You better put a coat on ___  your shirt because it is really cold outside. 

A. with | B. over | C. below 

6. The athletes need to swim _____ the lake during their training. 

A. across | B. around | C. towards 

7. The thief made his escape by jumping quickly _____ the vehicle. 

A. to | B. through | C. into 

8. He panicked when he saw a policeman coming ______ him. 

A. into | B. at | C. towards 

9. The hills are covered ____ wildflowers during the spring. 

A. with | B. for | C. to 

10. Use the ladder that is leaning _____ the wall. 

A. around | B. at | C. against 

Conversation Questions with Prepositions 

1. Which animal is your favorite that lives beneath the sea? 

2. What goals are you working towards this month? 

3. What was the last movie you watched about? 

4. Can humans run through walls? 

5. Have you ever jaywalked across the street? 

6. How long could you live without talking to anyone? 

ESL Conversation Questions: Conformity

1. What is conformity?

 

2. What are some unspoken rules you see people usually follow? 

3. Can conformity be negative? 

4. "The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself." Do you agree or disagree with this quote? 

5. Can you conform to society and still consider yourself as a free person? 

6. What's the difference between obedience and conformity? 

ESL Vocabulary: Conformity

ESL Vocabulary (Conformity)

1. Tendency - noun - an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior 

2. Belonging - noun - an affinity for a place or situation 

3. Shift - noun - slight change in position, direction or tendency 

4. Tactic - noun - an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end 

5. Normative Conformity - noun - the tendency to behave in certain ways in order to be accepted by a group 

6. Compliance - noun - meeting or following various rules and standards 

ESL Conversation Questions: Shyness

1. What does it mean to be shy? 

2. How can shyness be negative? 

3. What causes people to become shy?  

4. Can shyness ever be beneficial? 

5. "All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness and others by sense." Do you agree or disagree with this quote? 

6. How can someone  get rid of shyness? 

Idiom of the Day: Throw in the Towel

 Idiom of the Day

throw in the towel 

Example: After breaking up with Silvia, he threw in the towel on his dating life. 

Definition: to quit in defeat 

ESL Grammar: Restaurant Talk

Instructions: Choose the correct answer. There may be more than one correct answer for a question. 

1. Which question is the most appropriate to ask a waiter while deciding on what to order?  

A. What did you recommend? | B. What would you recommend? | C. What will you recommend? 

2. Which answer is the most appropriate to the question, "Are you ready to order?". 

A. No, not right now. | B. No, I will tell you when I'm ready | C. No I am not. I still need  more time to decide. 

3. Which answer is the most appropriate when reading menu options 

A. That sounds good. | B. That looks rich. | C. That smells delicious. 

4. Which answer is the most appropriate to the question, " Do you have a reservation?". 

A. Yes, I am. | B. Yes, I will | C. Yes, I do. 

5. Which question is the most polite and appropriate? 

A. Where is your bathroom? | B. Excuse me, could you tell me where the restroom is? | C. Bathroom, please 

ESL Vocabulary: Fashion

ESL Vocabulary ( Fashion Psychology) 

1. Perceive - verb - interpret or look on someone or something in a particular way 

2. Consumer - noun - a person who purchases goods and services for personal use 

3. In Fashion - phrase - popular and considered to be attractive at the time in question 

4. Widespread - adjective - found or distributed over a large area or number of people

5. Decrease - verb - make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity or degree

6. Prestige - noun - widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something 

ESL Conversation Questions: Fashion

1. What is fashion? 

2. Is fashion important? 

3. What can you learn about someone based off of their clothes? 

4. "You can have anything in life if you dress for it." Do you agree or disagree with this quote? 

5. Can someone's fashion affect their dating life? 

6. Why do you think the late Steve Jobs always wore the same thing during presentations? 

Idiom of the Day: Doesn't Hold Water

 

Idiom of the Day

doesn't hold water 

Example: Their relationship doesn't hold water. I think it is just to get more views. 

Definition: isn't valid, isn't reasonable 

ESL Grammar: Small Talk

Instructions: Choose the correct answer. There may be more than one correct answer for a question. 

1. Which question is the most appropriate at 8 am? 

A. How was your day? | B. What did you do today? | C. What are you going to do today?

2. Which question is the most appropriate at 2 pm? 

A. How have you been today? | B. How was your day? | C. How had your day been? 

3. Which question is the most appropriate at 8 pm? 

A. What did you do today? | B. What have you been doing today? | C. What were you doing today? 

4. What have you been up to today? / 3 pm 

A. I will go to the movies. | B. I am going to the movies. | C. I went to the movies 

5. How was your day? / 9 pm 

A. My day has been going well. | B. My day was good. | C. My day is going well. 

6. What are you doing today? 

A. I will go to the spa. | B. I have been to the spa. | C. I am going to the spa. 

Idiom of the Day: Water Under the Bridge

 

Idiom of the Day 

water under the bridge 

Example: Last year my friendship with Lana was awkward because of her new boyfriend, but this year that's all water under the bridge. 

Definition: to say that something happened in the past, but is no longer important or worth arguing about 

ESL Vocabulary: Family

ESL Vocabulary (Family Dynamics) 

1. Core - noun - the central or most important part of something 

2. Condone - to regard or treat something bad as acceptable, forgivable or harmless 

3. Blended Family - noun - a family consisting of a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships 

4. Family Dynamic - noun - patterns of interaction among relatives; the roles and relationships that shape interactions 

5. Obnoxious - adjective - extremely unpleasant 

6. Boundaries - noun - a limit of a subject or sphere of activity 

ESL Conversation Questions: Family

1. What is family? 

2. Outside of the biological connection, what separates family from friends? 

3. What do you like the most about your family? 

4. What does a family spending time together look like to you? Is that important? 

5. Has the amount of children that couples have in families increased or decreased in your country over the past 15-20 years? 

6. If you could go on a family vacation today, where would you want to go? 

ESL Vocabulary: Ghosting

ESL Vocabulary (Why do people ghost?) 

1. Indifference - noun - lack of interest, concern, or sympathy 

2. Scoundrel - noun - a dishonest or unprincipled person 

3. Fragile - adjective - easily broken or damaged 

4. Blow off - phrasal verb - to refuse to take notice of someone or something; ignore 

5. Scenario - noun - a sequence or development of events 

6. Monitor - verb - observe and check the progress of something or someone 

ESL Conversation Questions: Ghosting

1. What is ghosting? 

2. Why do people ghost? 

3. How would you feel if someone ghosted you? 

4. Is ghosting an effective way to end a friendship or relationship? 

5. Do you think ghosting was a problem before smartphones and the internet? 

6. 

Idiom of the Day: Peaches and Cream

 

Idiom of the Day

peaches and cream 

Example: The co wife said in the video that her polygynous marriage was not all peaches and cream in the beginning. 

Definition: situation or process that has no trouble or problems