This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about the 2024 Words of the Year!
Last week I released two Thinking in English episodes on the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year list (one main episode and one bonus episode), so I think it is a good opportunity to discuss some of the ideas and themes these words represent.
After discussing our own personal words of the year, we’ll then touch on themes include our favourite book genres, whether people talk too much online, and whether we invest too much in our appearances!
Here are 10 conversation questions to help you get talking about the 2024 words of the year!
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Word of the Year Context
The following episodes/articles explain this year’s Words of the Year in more detail!
- Collins Dictionary Word of the Year article: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/woty
- Main Episode: https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2024/11/18/320-what-is-the-2024-word-of-the-year-english-vocabulary-lesson/
- Bonus Episode: https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2024/11/22/collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year-runners-up-bonus-episode/
Conversation Questions: Words of the Year
- What is your personal word of the year?
- Brat: Do you think being rebellious and bold is a good quality?
- Anti-tourism: Do you prefer visiting popular tourist destinations or finding lesser-known spots when you travel?
- Delulu: Have you ever had a time when you were overly optimistic or unrealistic about something?
- Era: How would you describe the current “era” of your life?
- Rawdogging: Do you prefer to plan everything carefully or go with the flow?
- Brainrot: Is there a hobby, TV show, or activity you’ve been so obsessed with that it distracted you from other things?
- Yapping: Do you think people talk too much or overshare on social media?
- Romantasy: What is your favourite book genre?
- Looksmaxxing: How much effort do you think people should put into improving their appearance?
Vocabulary
- Rebellious (Adjective): Acting against rules or authority; resist control or convention.
- Optimistic (Adjective): Having a positive or hopeful attitude about the future
- Era (Noun): A period of time in history or in a person’s life
- Go with the flow (Phrase): To adapt to situations as they happen, without worrying or planning too much.
- Obsessed (Adjective): Being overly focused or preoccupied with something
- Overshare (Verb): To share too much personal information
- Genre (Noun): A category of artistic work, such as books, movies, or music, defined by its style or subject.
- Bold (Adjective): Showing confidence and a willingness to take risks or stand out.
- Destination (Noun): The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.
- Effort (Noun): The use of physical or mental energy to achieve something.
Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, I have created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced response, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
C1 (Advanced Level)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
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