This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about our New Year’s Resolutions for 2024

2023 was certainly an interesting year and as it draws to a close, we turn our minds to the coming year: 2024. What will the new year bring?

It is common for people to think about and share one or more New Year’s resolutions. These are commitments to something they will do in the new year.

Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about your New Year’s Resolutions for 2024!

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Conversation Questions: New Year’s Resolutions for 2024!

1. What is your New Year’s resolution?

2. What are some New Year’s resolutions you have made in the past? Did you keep them?

3. How can New Year’s resolutions help you in the coming year?

4. What new skill would you like to learn in 2024?

5. Where would you like to travel in 2024?

6. What part of your life would you like to change this coming year?

7. What is something that you want to start doing more often in 2024?

8. What is something you want to stop doing in 2024?

9. What are your English learning goals for the coming year? How will you achieve them?

10. “Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year, make a resolution to be yourself.”

What do you think of this quote?

Vocabulary List:

  • Resolution
    • a promise to yourself to do or to not do something
  • Skill
    • an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it
  • Travel
    • to make a journey, usually over a long distance
  • Often
    • a lot or many times; frequently
  • Achieve
    • to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort
Many jobs require a certain skill to perform.
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By Thomas Brock

Hi I'm Thomas and I'm an English language teacher and editor. I teach English to adults from all over the world. I focus on written English and on conversational English. I also edit written English in a number of different fields and areas. When I'm not teaching I'm travelling as much as I can, cooking new dishes, and trying hard to play and watch sports.

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