ESL Conversation Questions: Utopia

1. What is your definition of utopia? 

2. Is it possible for people to create a utopian community? Why or why not? 

3. Are there any cities or communities in your country that are similar to a utopia? 

4. What are the dangers of trying to create a utopian society? 

5. "Utopia is on the horizon. I move two steps closer; it moves two steps further away." Eduardo Galeano. What does this quote mean to you? 

6. Which city or community do you feel like is your utopia? 

ESL Grammar: Las Terrenas

 

Instructions: Answer the questions and ask your teacher a question with the given verb tense that relates to the picture in anyway. 

1. Are the colors in this picture pale or saturated? 

2. Simple Present 

1. Would you be interested in kite surfing? 

2. Although 

1.When was the last time you danced with other people? 

2. Type 1 Conditional 

ESL Vocabulary: Beaches

ESL Vocabulary - (Beaches) 

1. Array - noun - an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing 

2. Steadily - adverb - in a regular and even manner 

3. Exacerbate - verb - make a problem, bad situation or negative feeling worse 

4. Exuberance - noun - the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness 

5. Commodity - noun - a useful or valuable thing 

6. Slim - adjective - very small chance of something happening 

ESL Vocabulary: Colors

ESL Vocabulary (Colors)

1. Bold - adjective - showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous 

2. Dispersion - noun - the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area 

3. Appetite - noun - a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need; especially for food 

4. Pale - adjective - light in color or shade; containing little color or pigment 

5. Saturated - adjective - very bright, full and free from admixture of white 

6. Energize - verb - give vitality and enthusiasm to 

ESL Conversation: Colors

1. What's your favorite color and why? 

2. How do colors affect people? 

3. Why do people become green with envy? 

4. After the pandemic do you think people prefer a home design with pale or highly saturated colors? 

5. "There is no beauty without color?" Do you agree with this quote? Why or Why not? 

6. What do the colors of the rainbow represent to you? 

ESL Conversation Questions: The Beach

1. When you think of the beach what comes to your mind? 

2.What are some activities people enjoy doing at the beach? 

3. Should all beaches be public? 

4. What danger could happen on the beach? 

5. "Sometimes in the waves of change, we find our true direction." Do you agree with this quote? 

6. If you could go to any beach today, which would you want to go to? 

ESL Phrasal Verbs: Cut

1. Cut back - reduce spending 

2. Cut down - bring down by cutting 

3. Cut off - stop providing funds to someone 

4. Cut out - to remove

5. Cut through - to deal with an issue quickly 

6. Cut in - to interrupt 

Phrasal Verb Exercise 

1. They tried to ________ the tree by using an ax. 

A. cut back | B. cut in | C. cut down 

2. He used scissors to _______ his ex girlfriend from the picture. 

A. cut off | B. cut out | C. cut through 

3. We had to go to the back of the line because no one would let us _________ . 

A. cut off | B. cut back | C. cut in 

4. She paid extra to ________ the long nightclub line. 

A. cut through | B. cut out | C. cut down 

5. His parents ________ his allowance because he was spending everything on video games. 

A. cut back | B. cut off | C. cut in 

6. The college student decided to _______ on clothes shopping in order to buy new school books 

A. cut back | B. Cut through | C. cut down 

Phrasal Verb Conversation Questions 

1. What could cut down someone's confidence? 

2. In an economic crisis do you think the government should cut off funds to the libraries? 

3. Is it possible for people today to cut out the grocery store as the middle man to food? 

4. Would you pay extra to cut through any lines at the airport? 

5. Is it common for people to cut in line in your country? 

6. What can people cut back in order to save more monthly?