Students practice asking object questions through a series of activities based on a conversation with a tour guide/operator. Particular attention is given to expressions that help students check and confirm information when they didn’t hear or understand. Expressions introduced in this Handout I’m sorry, could you speak more slowly please?…
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BusinessClass Essentials
Asking questions, Reading
Help your students read large numbers correctly. Students will practice the language needed to read large numbers as well as listening to large numbers by asking and answering how high, how far, and how long questions. Large number words used in this Handout hundred, million, billion, trillion.
Do you like sightseeing holidays?
A2
2 Pages
60 mins
People and PlacesTravel
Asking questions, Grammar, Vocabulary
Students review adjectives to describe holidays and practice asking questions with the auxiliary verb ‘do.’ Do questions are usually answered with ‘Yes, I do’ or ‘No, I don’t.’ Sometimes the question asks about a choice. Students will be able to construct, ask, and answer the different ‘do’ question patterns to…
Booking a Hotel Room
A2, A2+
4 Pages
120 mins
People and PlacesTravel
Asking questions, Conversation, Reading, Vocabulary
Students learn vocabulary for hotel facilities and amenities and how to ask about them using ‘would like’ and ‘would like to’ forms. Students practice role-playing a conversation between hotel reception and a guest booking a hotel room.
Work
Asking questions, Conversation, Grammar, Vocabulary
Students are introduced to how + adjective questions used to describe things. Made in/by/of are also introduced using the passive voice so students can talk about an object’s maker, country of original, and material. A conversation activity has students asking about and describing lost property.
Asking Questions at a Restaurant
A2, A2+
4 Pages
120 mins
Food and RestaurantsTravel
Asking questions, Conversation, Reading
Students practice asking questions with ‘How much … ?’ to ask about price as well as forming questions and sentences used for making requests, offering, and checking information with focus on ‘would like’ and ‘would like to’ to be polite.
Talking about your Company
B1
3 Pages
90 mins
BusinessWork
Asking questions, Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary
Students practice presenting their company to visitors, new suppliers, or clients. This handout introduces useful business English vocabulary to talk concisely about what a company does and what staff are doing now. Students will build confidence using the present simple and present continuous tenses to talk about their company and…
Let’s Go to a Museum
A2, A2+
2 Pages
90 mins
People and PlacesTravel
Asking questions, Conversation, Vocabulary
Talking about museums, art, and exhibitions. Example Questions in this Handout Who are some famous artists in your country? What kind of art do they do? Most museums don’t allow recording devices. Do you agree or disagree with this? How do you think museums could be more interesting for young…