Conversation Questions and Activities to Aid in the Learning of English

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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138.
What do you like to talk about the most? 
139.
Where do you feel most relaxed? 
140.
Do you ever go jogging? Where? How often? 
141.
Where is the best place to buy fried chicken? 
142.
How often do you see your friends? 
143.
Do you like to travel? Why? 
144.
Where is the biggest shopping mall around here?
145.
Where can you get the best bargains around here? 
146.
Do you like horror movies? 
147.
Do you like science fiction movies? 
148.
Where is the best place to see a move around here? 
149.
Do you always eat popcorn at movies? 
150.
Do you ever set in the balcony at the movies? 
151.
Who
’s cuter, Korean or Japanese girls? 

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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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2. Simple Past Tense 
152.
What is the past tense of the following words: leave, live, have, go, eat, is, 
swim, run, wake, see, sing, meet, and watch? 
153.
Pronounce
“changed, wished, washed, watched, stopped, walked.” They 
are pronounced like they end with a 
–ta
, and have no sound -- only air. 
154.
Where were you born? 
“I was born in Gwangju. It’s a pretty big city and they’re building a 
new subway there.” 
 
155.
What time did you wake up this morning? 
“I woke up at 8:00 because my father woke up at 8:00.” 
 
156.
When did you leave your house this morning? 
“I left at about 7:45.” 
157.
What did you do after you left your house this morning?
“
I went to 
school”.
158.
Where did you have lunch yesterday?
“
At home.” “At a restaurant down the street.” 
 
159.
What did you do yesterday? 
“I met my friends and we went to a singing room”. 
“I watched T.V.” 
“I listened to music and went for a walk.” 
 
160.
What did you do the day before yesterday? 
 
161.
What did you do last night? 
“I taught my brother mathematics. I taught him algebra /
geometry / trigonometry / calcul
us.”
 
 
162.
How was the weather yesterday? 
“It was hot and humid.” cool, rainy, foggy, snowy,

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