- How to Have a ConversationWant to have more English conversations in 2021? Here are some tips. Get Yourself in the Right Mindset! (Positive Thoughts!) Be brave! Don’t worry
- Be curious = ask questions
- Give someone a compliment.
- Find something you have in common.
- Have you been to __________?
- What is your favorite place to eat at in __________?
- Talk about current events.
- Talk about yourself
- Talk about TV, shows, or a series.
- DON’T WORRY ABOUT AWKWARD MOMENTS.
- Winter Weather
Snow: frozen crystallized water that comes down from the sky. Snow is used as a noun and a verb. Future tense: snow Present tense: snowing Past tense: snowed
Sleet: ice pellets (a mixture of snow and rain) Sleet is used as a noun and a verb. Future tense: sleet Present tense: sleeting Past tense: sleeted
Hail: balls of ice (they can be very small or big) Hail is used as a noun and a verb. Future tense: hail Present tense: hailing Past tense: hailed
- Idioms: “on the clock” & “off the clock”“On the clock”: to be working/getting paid Example: The police officer stopped to have dinner on his break. The waitress offered him a beer. He said, “No thanks, I’m on the clock.” “Off the clock”: not at work/off duty/not being paid to work Example: Rebecca works at a grocery store. She had just finished her shift and was leaving for the day. On her way out, a coworker asked for her help. Rebecca said, “Sorry I can’t help, I’m off the clock.”
- “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”: A child does not differ from (is the same as) their parents. Examples: After meeting the student’s parents, she realized the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree; they were sarcastic too. Can you believe his behavior? Sadly, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
- “It runs in the family” & “In one’s blood”Here are two idioms that people use when talking about things that family members have in common. “It runs in the family.” Someone that many members/people in the family have, such as a quality, skill, problem and/or disease. Examples:
- A passion for theatre runs in the family.
- Diabetes runs in his family.
- Teaching runs in my blood.
- Playing soccer runs in his blood.