Random Question
English Conversation Starters
Week 12-2023
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Enjoy the conversation!
Which three items would you take with you to a desert island?
Develop the conversation. Ask some follow-up questions.
Debate
«We don’t know for sure but there is a 99% probability that aliens exist»
Would your opinion change in different scenarios?
Quick Grammar
Third conditional
What, if any, is the difference between these two sentences?
- If you had known the truth, you would have acted differently.
- Had you known the truth, you would have acted differently.
Ask your teacher for help then make some new examples using the same structure.
Word of the week
Dangle
“I don’t like swimming at the pool but I love to dangle my feet in the water”
Can you think of any synonyms? Use the word to make new sentences.
Food for thought
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
When might someone say this? Do you have a similar expression in your language?
Did you know?
The oldest surviving song was written in the year 1400 BC (Hurrian Hymn No.6)
Is this really true? Let’s fact-check it for more details
Idiom of the week
The wrong side of the bed
“Why are you in such a bad mood? Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?”
Do you have a similar idiom in your language? Make some new example sentences.
Bad joke time!
- Did you know that the Mona Lisa was executed for treason in the year 1526?
- She maintained her innocence till the end though. She insisted she had been framed.
Do you have any terrible jokes you would like to share?
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