This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is practicing using comparisons. Specifically, we’ll practice answering questions using the comparisons of superiority and inferiority.
Is the world becoming more dangerous or safer? Are smartphones more useful than laptops? Do you think working from home is less stressful than working in an office?
Let’s practice our comparative grammar by answering and asking questions, and speaking with other Thinking in English listeners.
Here are some conversation questions to get you talking!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 6pm, and 11pm UK time!
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Conversation Questions:
- Are younger people more open-minded than older generations? Why or why not?
- Do you think people today are less polite than in the past?
- Is the world becoming more dangerous or safer?
- Is speaking English less difficult than writing in English?
- Are smartphones more useful than laptops?
- Do you think working from home is less stressful than working in an office?
- Is it more important to be intelligent or to be kind?
- Are online friendships less meaningful than real-life friendships?
- Do you think traveling by train is more comfortable than traveling by car?
- Make Your Own Questions!
Vocabulary
- Open-minded (adjective) – Willing to consider new ideas and opinions.
- Generations (noun) – Groups of people born and living around the same time.
- Polite (adjective) – Showing good manners and respect for others.
- Dangerous (adjective) – Likely to cause harm or injury.
- Useful (adjective) – Helpful and beneficial in a practical way.
- Stressful (adjective) – Causing worry or pressure.
- Intelligent (adjective) – Having a high level of mental ability or knowledge.
- Kind (adjective) – Caring and considerate towards others.
- Meaningful (adjective) – Having real importance or value.
- Comfortable (adjective) – Providing a sense of ease and relaxation.
Resources
Conversation Club Times
12pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 12:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 05:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 06:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 08:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 08:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 13:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 14:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Tue/Thur at 19:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Tue/Thur at 20:00 JST
18pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 18:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 11:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 12:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 14:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 14:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 19:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 20:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 01:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 02:00 JST
00:00am Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Wed/Fri at 00:00 BST
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 17:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 18:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 20:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 20:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Warsaw, Poland Wed, Wed/Fri at 01:00 CEST
- Istanbul, Turkey Wed/Fri at 02:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 07:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 08:00 JST
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 responses, 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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