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50 Conversation Classes

British English edition

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Conversation topics
1Age
2Annoyances
3Animals
4Art
5Birthdays
6Books
7Business
8Cars
9Clothes
10Controversialopinions
11Currentaairs
12Ea ngout
13Theenvironment
14Fame
15Food
16Thefuture
17Gengtoknoweachother
18Halloween
19Health
20Holidays
21Home
22Humour
23Theinternet
24Jobs
25Law
26Loveandmarriage

27Money
28Movies
29Music
30Poli cs
31Schooldays
32Shopping
33Sleep
34Sport
35Technology
36Television
37Time
38Townsandci es
39Travel
40Theunexplained
41Theweather
42Xmas

Grammarthemedcards
43Futurewithw
ill
44Pastsimple:childhood
45Pastsimple:recentevents
46Presentcon nuous
47Presentperfect:haveyouever
48Presentperfect:lifehistory
49Presentsimple
50Secondcondi onal

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Index of grammar bits

1secondcondi onal
2adjec vesendingwithingande d
3a
sa
sc omparisons
4pastpassive
5s oands uch
6o
verandu
nderprexes
7rstcondi onal
8t hethe...comparisons
9compara vesandsuperla ves
10passivewithmodalverbs
11reportedspeech
12thirdcondi onal
13n
otenough,toomuch,toomany
14presentperfect
15p
referto,ratherhave
16modalverbsforprobability
17presentsimpleandpresentcon nuous
18a
nybody,somebody,nobody
19u
sedto
20a
ll,everybody,everyday,everything
21( on)myown,bymyself
22rstcondi onal
23d
espite,eventhough
24presentperfectcon nuous,presentperfect,simplepast
25a
slongas,providedthat,unless
26rela vepronouns
27pasttensemodalverbs
28modalverbsforobliga on
29adjec vesandadverbs
30rstcondi onal,futurewithw
ill
31thepastwithw
asalwaysandw
ould
32futurewithpresentcon nuousandg
oingto
33pastcon nuous
34presentperfectwiths inceandf or
35pastwithpastsimple,presentperfectandu
sedto
36phrasalverbst urnon,turnoff,puton,calloff
37t oo,so,notenough
38causa ve
39s hould,better,oughtto
40h
avegotto
41w
ishp
astandpresentforms
42phrasalverbst idyup,hangup,leaveout,wrapup,getup

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Introduction
Thebasisofagoodconversa onclassisgivinglearnersareasonandanopportunitytospeak
andscaoldingthatspeakingwithlexisandgramma calstructureasitisneeded.Themost
frui ulconversa onsarisespontaneouslyandthereisanarttolisteningwellandaskingthe
rightques onstoinordertouncoverthenuggetsofuniversalinterestwhichprovoke
s mula ngclassroomdiscussion.However,somedayswecomeupemptyhanded,maybeour
learnersare redorreluctanttopubliclyspeakup.Hereitisalsotheteachersroletogive
learnersagentlepushintoareaswhichhopefullywillcreateintellectualarousalandthus
opportuni esfortheteachertosupportthisoutputwithappropriateinput.

About the materials


Theac vi esinthisbookareintendedtofacilitateandsupportrichands mula ng
conversa onandaren
otdesignedtoproducestandardisedlessons.Eachunitcontainsmany
possiblebranchingopointswhichcanbeeitherpursuedinmoredepthoracceptedatface
value.

How to use the material


Giveacopyoftheac vitypagetoeachlearnerandhavethemreadthequoteandgivetheir
reac ontoit.Thenputthemintopairsorsmallgroupstotryandunscramblethem
ixedup
vocabularyitems.Aerabout10minutes,gothroughtheanswerstogether.

Nexthavelearnerslookattheidiomsandcollocationssec on.Feelfreetogootrackas
ques onsarisefromthepresentedlanguage.Maybetheyhavesimilaridiomsintheirown
language,maybetheyndtheconstruc onunusualorfunny.Makeitclearthatitsnot
mandatorythatlearnersareabletoreproduceeachoftheseidioms,butthatunderstanding
andinferringmeaningisthemaingoaloftheac vity.Iflearnershaveques onsaboutgrammar
youcanaddressthemindepthorstressthatthemainfocusofthissec onisunderstandingand
moveon.

Thegrammarbitisdeliberatelylocatedattheboomofthepagesoitcanbeeasilyomied
fromphotocopiesifyouthinkitsunsuitablefortheclass.Thissec onisnotdesignedtolead
intofullgrammarinstruc onbutisintendedtoexposethestudenttoagramma calstructure
thatmightbeusefulintheconversa onalpartofthelesson.Thissec onalsoservestoreassure
learnersthatexplicitgrammarlearningisbeingrepresented

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Itisofcoursepossibletosegueintoalonger,mores tructuredgrammarexplana onatthis(or


anyother)pointifitfeelsappropriate.Onewaytoworkwiththegrammarbitistohave
learnerscopythegramma calstructurebutchangethecontexteitherthroughpungan
examplesentenceontheboardandhavingtheclasssuggesttransforma ons,oraskinglearners
tocreatetheirowngramma callysimilarsentenceseitherindividuallyorinpairs.

Thelastpartoftheclassisthefreeconversa onstage.Givegroupsoflearnersadeckof
shuedques oncardsplacedfacedownonthetableinfrontofthem.Youmaychooseto
preteachanyvocabularyyouthinkmightbeunfamiliaratthispoint,oralterna velyletthe
groupsaempttouncovermeaningforthemselves(oraskforyourhelp).

Learnerstakeitinturnstoturnoverthetopcardandasktheirques ontotheothergroup
members.Theques onsshouldbeaskedtoeachmemberinturninordertogiveeveryonea
chancetospeakbutspontaneousgroupdiscussionshouldntbediscouraged.Beonhandto
takenotesandhelpoutwhereneeded.Finally,whentheconversa onsaredyingout,oraera
specied melimit,gooveranythinginteres ngyouheardduringtheac vityandaskgroups
whatotherinforma ontheyfoundoutduringtheirconversa ons.Furtherdiscussionmaywell
springupagainduringthisnalstage.

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1Age

Mygrandmotherstartedwalkingfivemilesadaywhenshewassixty.She's
ninetysevennow,andwedon'tknowwherethehecksheis.
E llenDeGeneres

Mixed up vocabulary
coddhihol(n)the mewhenyouwereyoung
tenrgeae(n)someoneagedbetween13and19
piennerso(n)someonewhohasnishedtheirworkinglife
mldeidad
ge(adj)tobeneitheryoungnorold
mutaer(adj)tobehavelikeanadult,notlikeachild
rtreteienm(n)the meaeryourworkinglifehasended
tlddore(n)averyyoungchild

Idioms and collocations


Benwantstobeanarchaeologistwhenheg
rows__________.
Hesg
ettingona__________buthess llgotagreatvoice.
Youlookg
oodforyour__________,whatsthesecret?
The1930swerethe__________ageofJazz.
Disneylandwasfantas c,wehadthe_ _________ofourlivesthere.

upbitagetimegolden

Grammar bit
IfIcouldre retomorrow,Iwould.Iwouldspendmy metravellingaroundtheworld
andlearningaboutdierentcultures.

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1 Age

Whatsthebestagetobe?

Inyourcountryhowoldmust
youbetosmoke,drink,drive
andgetmarried?

Howoldwereyouwhenyou
lefthome?

Whatadvicewouldyougiveto
someonehalfyourage?

Whatdoyouthinkisthebest
agetohavechildren?

Whatdoyouthinkisthebest
ageforapoliticalleader?

Whatstheretirementagein
yourcountry?

Haveyoueverliedaboutyour
age?

Wouldyouliketoliveuntilyou
were1000?

Doyouthinkalargeage
differenceisunimportantina
relationship?

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2 Annoyances

Peoplewhothinktheyknoweverythingareagreatannoyancetothoseofuswhodo.
IsaacAsimov

Mixed up vocabulary
iierra(v)toannoysomeone
ptse(n)someoneorsomethingwhichisannoying
incnnnoeve (adj)somethingunhelpfulorproblema c
fresatdrut(adj)howyoufeelwhenyouhavetroubledoingsomething
fiuorsu(adj)veryangry
bdad
o
om(n)thefeelingyouhavewhenyouarenothappy
clamw
o
nd(v)whatyoumightsaytosomeonewhoisfeelingangryorannoyed

Idioms and collocations


Thenewtraclightsareap
aininthe_ _________.
Mysupervisorisd
rivingme_ _________today.
Thisweathermang
etsonmy_ _________,hesalwayssojolly.
Mybossh
itthe_ _________w
henshefoundoutaboutthemissingmoney.
itreally_ _________mewhenyoueatwithyourmouthopen.

crazybugsnecknervesroof

Grammar bit
Imsof rustratedbymyEnglishhomework,Englishgrammarisveryf rustra ng,andthe
lessonwassob
oring,Iveneverbeensob
oredinallmylife.

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2 Annoyances

Whatannoysyouaboutthe
Englishlanguage?

Whichcelebritiesannoyyou?

Whatannoysyouaboutthe
townwhereyoulive?

Doanyofyourfriendsor
coworkershaveannoying
habits?

Doyouthinkyouhaveany
annoyinghabits?

Whenyouregettingannoyed
doyoubottleituporletitout?

Whatreallymakesyoumad?

Doyouevergetannoyedwith
yourself?

Doyouevergetannoyedwith
inanimateobjects?

Whatannoyingthingsdo
youngoroldpeopledo?

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3 Animals

Thegreatnessofanationanditsmoralprogresscanbejudgedbythewayitsanimals
aretreated.
M
ahatmaGandhi

Mixed up vocabulary
vte(n)adoctorwholooksaeranimals
cllaor(n)dogsoenwearoneofthesearoundtheirnecks
hteneibra(v)someanimalshavealongsleepinthewinter
prru(v)catsdothiswhentheyrehappy
mlmama(n)a nimalsthatfeedmilktotheiryoung(e.g.humans,cows,cats)
reetlip(n)a nimalsthathavecoldbloodandlayeggs(e.g.snakes,lizards,turtles)
bkar(v/n)thenoiseadogmakes

Idioms and collocations


Shecreptouta
squietasa_ _________,b
utthebabywokeupandstartedcrying.
Johnistheb
lack_ _________ofthefamily.Hesalwaysinsomekindoftrouble.
Thisisatoughbusiness.Itsad
ogeat_ _________w
orld.
Imsohungry,Icoulde ata_ _________.
Wholetthe_ ________outofthebaga ndtoldAnnabouthersurprisebirthdayparty?

sheephorsemousedogcat

Grammar bit
Ostrichescanrunalmostasfastaslionsandtheirkickisa spowerfulasakangaroos.
Howevertheirbrainsareonlya sbigasawalnut.

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3 Animals

Doyoulikegoingtozoos?

Doyouhaveanypets?

Haveyoueverbeenbittenor
stungbyananimal?

Areyouafraidofanyanimals?

Haveyoueverthoughtabout
becomingvegetarian?

Whatanimalsliveinthewildin
yourcountry?

Wouldyouliketogohunting?

Areyouacatpersonoradog
person?

Whatanimalshaveyouseenin
thewild?

Doyouthinkitsoktowear
fur?

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4 Art

Footballisanart,likedancingisanartbutonlywhenit'swelldonedoesitbecomean
art.
ArseneWenger

Mixed up vocabulary
pinta(n)colourfulliquidwhichisusedtomakepictureswith
daniwgr(n)apicturemadewithapencil
gayller(n)aplaceyougotoseeart
poitrart(n)apain ngordrawingofaperson(usuallyonlytheirheadandshoulders)
mapierstece(n)agreatpieceofart,thear stsbestwork
csvana(n)thematerialapain ngispaintedon
teicnhque(n)aspecialmethodwhichanar stmayuse

Idioms and collocations


A_ _________isworthathousandwords.
Maybehesnice,dontjudgea_ _________byitscover.
Illgivehimonemorechancebutwehavetod
rawa_ _________somewhere.
Itsmybirthdaysoweregoingouttopaintthe_ _________red.
Thebossdidntlikeit,soImafraiditsbacktothedrawing_ _________.

boardpicturetownbookline

Grammar bit
TheMonaLisaw
aspaintedbyLeonardodaVinciinthe16thcentury.Itw
asstolenfrom
theLouvrein1911,anditwasanothertwoyearsbeforethepain ngw
asrecoveredby
police.

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4 Art

Whatpicturesdoyouhaveon
yourwalls?

Haveyouseenanyfamous
worksofart?

Doyouhaveanyartistic
talents?

Whosyourfavouriteartist?

Whatkindofartdoyoulike?

Howoftendoyouvisit
museumsorartgalleries?

Whoarethemostfamous
artistsfromyourcountry?

Whatdoyouthinkofmodern
art?

Describeaninteresting
photographyouveseen?

Doyouownanyoriginalpieces
ofart?

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5 Birthdays

Youcan'thelpgettingolder,butyoudon'thavetogetold.
GeorgeBurns

Mixed up vocabulary
perstens(n)whatyouhopetoreceivelotsofonyourbirthday
ckea(n)peopleoeneatapieceofthisontheirbirthday
cdnlaes(n)theresoneforeveryyearandyouhavetoblowthemoutandmakeawish
giv u
ceohr(n)itslikemoney,butyoucanonlyspenditinonepar cularshop
prtay(n)yourbirthdayisagoodexcusetohaveoneofthese
susrripe(n/adj)somethingunexpectedandnice
bloanol(n)thereareoensomeoftheseatachildsbirthdayparty

Idioms and collocations


IntheUKyouc omeof_ _________o
nyour18thbirthday.
Mar nwasthe_ _________oftheparty,hedidntstopdancingallnight.
Ihopeyouh
avea_ _________a tyourpartytonight.
ComeonMick!Itsaparty,letyour_ _________downa ndhaveadrinkandadance.
Thetestwasreallyeasy,itwasap
ieceof_ _________.

haircakeageballlife

Grammar bit
Thepartywass ogreat,wehads uchafun me.Tomwass odrunkthathefellasleepon
thesofa.Igots uchalotofpresents,andlaterthepolicecamebecausethemusicwass o
loud.

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5 Birthdays

Haveyoueverbeeninvitedto
asurprisebirthdayparty?

Doyoushareyourbirthday
withanyonefamous?

Howmanypeoplesbirthdays
doyouknowoffbyheart?

Whatsyourstarsign?Does
yourpersonalitymatchyour
starsign?

Whatdidyoudoforyourlast
birthday?

Howwouldyouspendyour
perfectbirthday?

Haveyouevercelebratedyour
birthdayinanothercountry?

Doyouknowwhattimeofday
youwereborn?

Howdopeoplecelebrate
birthdaysinyourcountry?

Doyouknowanyonewhohas
theirbirthdayonornearabig
celebrationday?

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6 Books

Weshouldn'tteachgreatbooks;weshouldteachaloveofreading.
B.F.Skinner

Mixed up vocabulary
ctntnseo(n)usuallyfoundatthefrontofabook,ittellsyouwhatisinthebook
ctrphea(n)booksareoendividedintothese
potl(n)whathappensinabook,thestory
pakcberpa(n/adj)abookwithasocover,notahardback
ixden(n)usuallyatthebackofthebook,thislistsindetailwhatisinthebook
smki(v)toreadsomethingquicklyinordertogetageneralideaofthecontent
nnofn
io c(adj)abookaboutareallifesubject,notaworkoffantasy

Idioms and collocations


Ihelpedhermovehouseattheweekend,soIminhergood_ _________.
Theteamcompletelylostthe_ _________aertheyletinthesecondgoal.
MovingtoNewYorkwasthestartofa
new_ _________inmylife.
Icouldntbelieveiteither,butsome mes_ _________isstrangerthanfiction.
Readingbetweenthe_ _________,Idontthinkhesenthusias cabouttheidea.

chapterbooksplotlinestruth

Grammar bit
Ithinkthisbookisveryu
nderrated.Iwaso
verwhelmedbythisstoryabout
underprivilegedchildrengrowingupduringtheindustrialrevolu on.

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6 Books

Whatwasthelastbookyou
read?

Ifyoudontlikeabook,doyou
stilltrytofinishit?

Whoisyourfavouriteauthor?

Whatkindofbooksdoyoulike
toread?

Haveyoueverreadabookthat
hadabigeffectonyourlife?

DoyouhaveaneReader?

Doyousometimesrereadyour
favouritebooks?

Canyoujudgeabookbyits
cover?

Haveyoureadabookthatyou
thoughtwasoverrated?

Howdoyoudecidewhatbooks
toread?

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7 Business

Therearenosecretstosuccess.Itistheresultofpreparation,hardwork,andlearning
fromfailure.
ColinPowell

Mixed up vocabulary
mernakigt(n)makingpeopleawareofacompanyanditsproductsorservices
mareagn(n)apersonwhoisinchargeofateam,projectordepartment
airvtdese(v)youneedtodothisifyouwantpeopletoknowaboutaproduct
pfotri(n)themoneyyouhavemadeaerdeduc ngyourcosts
lsso(n)ifyoudidntmakeenoughmoney,youprobablymadea________
bakere
n
ev(v)youdothisifyoudontmakemoneyorlosemoney
minegte(n)agettogetherwithcolleaguestodiscussbusinessmaers

Idioms and collocations


Imonholidaynextweek,butpleasekeepmeinthe_ _________w
hileImaway.
Joshuawaslateforthemee ngagain,sohecantakethe_ _________.
Imgoingtohavetoworkallweekendinordertom
eetthe_ _________.
Ifwereleaseitthisquarter,Imcertainwecancornerthe__________insmartwallets.
ThatwasTomonthephone,weveg
otthegreen_ _________tostarttheOmega
project.

deadlinelightmarketloopminutes

Grammar bit
Ifwelowerthepriceby$3,Ithinkw
ecanincreasesalestwofold.
Yes.Ifwesellitfor$9.99,w
elldenitelyincreasesales,butw
ewontmakeasmuch
prot.

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7 Business

Whatsthebiggestcompanyin
yourcountry?

Haveyoueverworkedfora
reallybigcompany?

Arethereanycompaniesyou
wouldliketoworkfor?

Doyouhaveabusinesscard?

Arethereanystateowned
businessesinyourcountry?

Wouldyouliketostartyour
owncompany?

Whatkindsofbusinesses
mighthavetroublesurvivingin
thefuture?

Arethereanycompaniesyou
dontlikebutyouhavetouse?

Arethereanycompaniesyou
wouldntworkfor?

Domanypeopleownstocks
andsharesinyourcountry?

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8 Cars

Haveyouevernoticedthatanybodydrivingslowerthanyouisanidiot,andanyone
goingfasterthanyouisamaniac?
GeorgeCarlin

Mixed up vocabulary
taircjm
a(n)alotofcarsontheroad,allgoingnowhere
berka(n/v)youusethistoslowthecardown
reserve(n/v)usethisgeartogobackwards
wincsedren(n)itsmadeofglassandthedriverlooksthroughit
srepat r ye(n)youshouldkeeponeoftheseinthebootincaseyougetaat
raods n
igs(n)thesetellyouwhereyouregoingandhowfastyoucandrive
egeinn(n)thebiggerthisis,thefasterthecar

Idioms and collocations


Thisnewloginprocedureisdrivingmeroundthe_ _________.
Ok,its metoc hange_ _________andprac sesomeofthisnewgrammar.
Aereighthoursoftalks,nego a onsseemtohavecometoad
ead_ _________.
Sandra,youreinthed
riving_ _________onthisproject.
Fastenyour_ _________,thingsareabouttogetinteres ng.

seatbeltendbendseatgear

Grammar bit
Thebiggertheengine,t hefasterthecar;t helateryouare,t hemoreredtraclightsyou
hit;t hefasteryoudrive,t hemorepetrolyouwilluse.

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8 Cars

Doyouprefertodriveortobe
apassenger?

Whichclassiccarwouldyou
liketoown?

Doyouprefersportscarsor
luxurycars?

Whatsthebestcaryouve
everdrivenorhadaridein?

Whatdoothercardriversdo
thatmakesyouangry?

Whatsthemostimportant
factorwhenchoosinganew
car?

Howdoyouthinkcarswill
developinthenexttwenty
years?

Whatwasyourfirstcar?

Doyouthinktherearetoo
manycarsontheroad?Whats
thesolution?

Didyoupassyourdrivingtest
thefirsttime?

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9 Clothes

Expensiveclothesareawasteofmoney.
MerylStreep

Mixed up vocabulary
su (n)smartbusinessclothes,usuallywornbymen
udnrreawe(n)clotheswhicharentusuallyvisible
weodbrar(n)atypeofcupboardwhereyouhangyourclothes
thtgi(adj)theoppositeofloose,maybeyoushouldgetabiggersize
bygag(adj)anotherwordforlooseclothing
palin(adj)notstriped,notpaerned,notbright,justasinglecolour
hleseontheboomofyourshoe,theycanmakeyouseemtaller

Idioms and collocations


Ohno,notanothermee ng!ThenewHeadofSalesb
oresthe_ _________offme.
Wow;lookatyou!Youred
ressedto_ _________t onight.
Basically,heg
otthe_ _________fromhislastjobbecausehewastoolazy.
Thatwasbelowthe_ _________,d
onttalkaboutmyfamilylikethat.
Comeon,theress ll250todo,letsrollupour_ _________andgetonwithit.

killbeltsleevesbootpants

Grammar bit
Wellthisjacketlooksn
icerthanthelastone,butthelastonewasc heaperandab
eer
t.
IthinkIprefertherstone,itsthet rendiestandthem
ostcomfortable.

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9 Clothes

Wheredoyouliketoshopfor
clothes?

Doyouhaveafavouriteitem
ofclothing?

Wheredidyougettheclothes
yourewearingnow?

Haveyoueverbought
somethingquiteexpensivebut
onlywornitonceortwice?

Whatkindofclothessuityou?

Doyouliketowearbrightand
colourfulclothes?

Canyoujudgesomeonebythe
clothesthattheywear?

Isthereadresscodeatyour
workplace?

Doyoueverbuyclothes
online?

Whatissomethingthatyou
wouldneverwear?

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10 Controversial opinions

Ifanindividualwantstobealeaderandisn'tcontroversial,thatmeansheneverstood
foranything.
RichardNixon

Mixed up vocabulary
anmetrgu(n)anemo onaldiscussion
bna(v/n)toforbidsomethingormakeitillegal
comipsrmoe(n/v)tocometoanagreementwhereneithersidewinsorloses
iuess(n)thesubjectwhichisbeingdiscussed
abilosh(v)toociallygetridofsomethingsuchasataxoralaw
pinoto
f v iwe(n)apersonsperspec veoropinion
dabtee(v/n)adiscussionwheredierentopinionsareexpressed

Idioms and collocations


Youreonmy_ _________,arentyou?Youthinkthelogoshouldbebiggertoo.
IspoketoIanandwevea
greedto_ _________ontheover meissue.
Ihadaheated_ _________withmyboss,andItoldhimIwasgoingtoquit.
Iamverydierenttomysister.Wedonts eeeyeto_ _________onanything.
Ims ittingonthe_ _________onthisone,Icanseebothpointsofview.

eyesidefencedifferdiscussion

Grammar bit
Ithinksodrugss houldbelegalisedandasaresult,alotofprisonersc ouldbereleased
fromjail.
No,Idontagree.An druglawsm
ustbemadestricter,ortherewillbetotalchaos.

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10 Controversial opinions

Cigarettesshouldbebanned

Cannabisshouldbelegalised

Theinternetshouldbe
regulatedtoprotectchildren

Nobodyshouldbeallowedto
earnmorethan$1,000,000a
year

Englishgrammarisnot
importantaslongaspeople
understandyou

NationalServiceshouldbe
introduced/abolished

Keepinganimalsinzoosiscruel

Childrenshouldlearnabout
sexatschool

Piratingmoviesandmusicisnt
abigdeal

Oldorsickpeopleshouldhave
therighttotaketheirownlives

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11 Current affairs

Peopleeverywhereconfusewhattheyreadinnewspaperswithnews.
A
.J.Liebling

Mixed up vocabulary
maedi(n)television,radio,andthepressareallexamplesofthis
diatsesr(n)aterribleevent
entcoiel(n)whenpeoplevoteforsomethinge.g.anewpoli calleader
desotmtnioran(n)peoplemarchinginthestreettoshowtheirfeelingsaboutanissue
awdars o
wh(n)aneventwhereprizesaregiven,forexampletheOscars
tialrvi(adj)theoppositeofimportant
curtoc e as(n)aprocesswhichdecidesifapersonisinnocentorguiltyofacrime

Idioms and collocations


Smithh
itthe_ _________lastyearwhenhebecametheyoungestatheletetowinagold
medal.
Miguela
ddedfueltothe_ _________byaccusinghisformerbossoftakingbribes.
Therecessionhashitushard,wereallinthesame_ _________infacingthese
cutbacks.
Onlyo
nceinablue_ _________dothesetwoteamsmeetinacompe

on.

IsBitcoina
f lashinthe_ _________o
rthefutureofmoney?

boatheadlinesmoonpanboat

Grammar bit
Clarks aidthath
eexpectedtoseetheeconomyimproveandh
opedtohavesomegood
newstoannouncesoon.Hep
romisedthath
ewoulddoallthath
ecouldtoimprovethe
jobsitua on.

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11 Current affairs

Doyouthinkitsimportantto
stayuptodatewithcurrent
affairs?

Inyouropinion,whicharethe
bestandworstnewspapers?

Howdoyougetyournews?

Whatsthebiggeststoryinthe
newsatthemoment?

Doyouthinktherewillstillbe
newspapersinfiveyears?

Whatannoysyouaboutnews
reportinginyourcountry?

Haveyoueverbeenina
newspaper?

Whatwouldyouliketosee
moreofinthenews?

Whatwouldyouliketosee
lessofinthenews?

Whatheadlinedoyouhopeto
seeoneday?

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12 Eating out

Whenyougotoarestaurant,thelessyouknowaboutwhathappensinthekitchen,the
moreyouenjoyyourmeal.
JereyWright

Mixed up vocabulary
chkec(n)intheUSyouaskforthisattheendofameal,inBritaintheysayb
ill
mniac e ruos(n)thispartofthemealfollowsthestarter
revoretaisn(n)youneedtomakeoneofthesebeforevisi ngapopularrestaurant
wleld
n
eo(adj)onewayoforderingyoursteak
vatargeeni(n/adj)someonewhodoesnteatmeat
cruelty(n)collec venameforknives,forks,spoons,etc.
nipnak(n)somethingyouwipeyourmouthwithduringoraerameal

Idioms and collocations


Putyourmoneyaway.Itsyourbirthday,sodinnerism
y_ _________.
Icanteatallthisfood,pleasecanyouputitina_ _________bagforme?
Ishouldnthaveorderedthelargepor on,m
ye yeswereb
iggerthanmy_ _________.
Icanteatasinglethingmore,Imc ompletely_ _________.
Ihaveas weet_ _________,Icantresistdessert.

treatbellytoothdoggiestuffed

Grammar bit
IfIdknownthepor onsweresosmall,Iw
ouldvehadabiggerlunch.
Yes,andifyoudreadtherestaurantreviewy ouwouldveknownthatthepor ons
herearentverybig.

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12 Eating out

Howoftendoyoueatout?

Howoftendoyouget
takeawayfood?

Whatsyourfavourite
restaurant?

Howmuchdoyouusuallytip?

Haveyoueverworkedina
restaurant?

Doyoupreferhomecooked
foodorrestaurantfood?

Whatsyourfavouritedish?

Doyouusuallyhaveastarter
andadessertwhenyougotoa
restaurant?

Haveyouevereateninavery
expensiverestaurant?

Whenyoueatinarestaurant
doyoutrysomethingnewor
somethingyouknowyoulike?

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13 The environment

Anationthatdestroysitssoilsdestroysitself.Forestsarethelungsofourland,purifying
theairandgivingfreshstrengthtoourpeople.
F ranklinD.Roosevelt

Mixed up vocabulary
ranif t esor(n)adenseareaoftrees,usuallyinplaceswithatropicalclimate
botctyo(v/n)avoidbuyingaproductorgoodsfromapar cularcompany
cosyuntdire(n)nottownsandci es
weldli(n)animalsandvegeta onintheirnaturalenvironment
plnaet(n)EarthisoneoftheseandsoareMars,SaturnandJupiter
ptlleou(v)tomaketheenvironmentuncleanandpoisonous
siclk(n)alayerofoiloa ngonthesurfaceofwater

Idioms and collocations


Ivebeenworkingonthisforsolong,Ic antseethe_ _________forthetreesanymore.
Itwasntme!Itsn
otinmy_ _________totakepeoplesthingswithoutasking.
Studiessay5%ofunder14saresmokers,somefearthatthisisjustt het ipofthe
_________.
Thepoolcosthim$100,000tobuild,butforthemillionairebusinessmanthatsa
____________intheocean.
Thatstypicalofthepress,alwaystryingtom
akeamountainoutofa_ _________.

wooddropicebergmolehillnature

Grammar bit
Inmyopinionmostpeoplearentdoinge noughtoreducetheamountofenergythey
use.Theyalsouset oomuchwaterandbuyt oomanythingsthattheydontreallyneed.

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13 The environment

Whatdoyourecycle?

Howworriedareyouabout
globalwarming?

Howdoyoutrytosave
energy?

Haveenvironmentalconcerns
changedthewayyoutravel?

Areyouworriedthatwemight
runoutofoilsometimesoon?

Howdoenvironmental
concernsinfluencewhatyou
buy?

Doyouthinknewtechnologies
mightsolvesomeoftodays
environmentalproblems?

Whatwillfuturegenerations
thinkabouthowweare
treatingtheenvironment
today?

Whatdoyouthinkabout
nuclearpower?

Haveyounoticedchangesin
theclimateinyourlifetime?

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14 Fame

"Inthefutureeverybodywillbeworldfamousforfifteenminutes."
A
ndyWarhol

Mixed up vocabulary
clbteriye(n)afamousperson
rdec r epat(n)thisisrolledoutforVIPstowalkon
gopsis(n/v)totalkaboutthepersonallifeofotherpeople
tabdoli(n/adj)anewspaperwhichhasalotoftrivialstoriesaboutfamouspeople
stra(n/v)awordwhichisusedtodescribeveryfamousmusiciansandactors
guoraolusm(adj)tobearac ve,oeninanexpensiveway
pimerree(n/v)therstshowingofanewmovie

Idioms and collocations


IlikeJack,heseemssod
ownto_ _________forabigmoviestar.
Myc laimto_ _________isthatIoncemetMadonnaataparty.
Ihatespeakinginpublic,Igetterrible_ _________fright.
ManchesterUnitedsstarplayerwasinthe_ _________aerscoringthreegoals.
AmyTexasmadef ront_ _________newslastyearwhenshewonaGrammyforbest
song.

famestagespotlightearthpage

Grammar bit
Ivenevermetanyonereallyfamous.ThemostfamouspersonIvespokentoismy
cousinJoewhoplaysguitarinarockband.TheywereonTVonce.IveneverbeenonTV,
haveyou?

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14 Fame

Whoisthemostfamous
personyouvemetorseen?

Whoisthemostfamous
personintheworld?

Whoisthemostfamous
personfromyourcountry?

Whatwouldyouliketobe
famousfor?

Whatarethedownsidesof
beingfamous?

Whatarethebenefitsofbeing
famous?

Ifyoucouldhavedinnerora
drinkwithanylivingperson,
whowouldyouchoose?

Whichfamouspeopleliving
todaymightstillbe
rememberedin100years?

Ifyouwererichandfamous,
howwouldyouspendyour
time?

Whichfamouspersonwould
youbehappynevertosee
again?

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15 Food

It'seasyforAmericanstoforgetthatthefoodtheyeatdoesn'tmagicallyappearona
supermarketshelf.
C
hristopherDodd

Mixed up vocabulary
nosuitr u(adj)awaytodescribehealthyfood
duoslicei(adj)verytasty
froavlu(n/v)vanilla,chocolateandstrawberryarealldierent__________sofice
cream
bnadl(adj)foodwhichtastesboringisthis
repcie(n)aformulaformakingapar cularmeal
truxtee(n)howfoodfeelsinyourmouthwhenyoueatit
pnitroo(n)theamountoffoodyouareserved

Idioms and collocations


Growingupishard,lifeisntalwaysa
bowlof_ _________.
Hewalkedin,a
scoolasa_ _________,a ndtoldthebosshewantedapayrise.
Weregoingtotryusinga_ _________andsticka pproachwiththedevelopment
team.
Imnotafanoffreejazz,itsn
otmycupof_ _________a tall.
Toputitina_ _________,y ourered!

cherriesnutshellcucumbercarrottea

Grammar bit
Ip
referIndianfoodt oEnglishfood.Idr atherhaveagoodspicycurryt hanboringold
meatandpotatoes.

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15 Food

Areyouafussyeater?

Doyoucarewherethefood
youeatcomesfrom?

Whatnationaldishesfrom
yourcountrywouldyou
recommend?

Whatdoyouthinkof
geneticallymodified(GM)
food?

Howhasyourtasteinfood
changedovertime?

Whatareyourguilty
pleasures?

Whatwasthelastmealyou
cooked?

Whatsyourperfectbreakfast?

Isanyoneinyourfamily
vegetarian?

Howhealthyisyourdiet?

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