Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English

Pronounce:
“live”
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Note there is 
no
long e sound ~ 
ˈ
liv, as in ive 
4.
Where do you live? 
“I live at 123 South Street, Beautiful City, Utopia.” “I live in an 
apartment on _________ St.” 
 
 
5.
How many people are in your family? 
“
There’re
 five people in my family; my mother, father, sister, 
brother, and me.” Saying “My family consists of …” sounds very 
unnatural; Just say “
There are
 
….” 
 
 
6.
What’s your phone number? 
“It’s oh, one, one, nine, nine, two, six, four, one, eight, six.” 
 
7.
What’s your email address? 
“It’s [e-mail]”
@=at
. 
= dot 
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Compare ―live‖ to ―leave.‖
I live in Seoul. I have to leave now.

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Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English 
Arranged according to tense, topic, and levels of difficulty 
By Prof. Mark McDowell, M.A. Mark’s ESL World ~ http://www.marksesl.com 
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8.
What do you do? 
“I’m a businessman” / “I’m a student.” 
 
 
9.
What do you like to do?
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“I like to dance and listen to music.” 
 
 
10.
What school do you go to? / Where do you work? 
“I go to __________ university. I’ve been going there for three 
years.” / “I work at XXXX and I really like it there.” 
 
 
11.
What year (grade) are you in? 
“I’m in the third grade of high school.” “I’m a junior in middle school 
/ high school / college.
”
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12.
What subjects do you like? 
“I like mathematics / biology / sociology / chemistry because it’s so 
interesting. It really occupies my mind and makes me 
think.” 
 
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