This week the Thinking in English Community is talking about history!
In my recent episode on the History of Istanbul, I explored how the past can shape a city’s culture, identity, and even daily life today.
History is not just about remembering dates and events. It’s also about understanding people, choices, and the way our world has been built over time.
In this week’s Conversation Club, we’ll share our opinions about historical figures, inventions, and the way history is taught. It’s also a great chance to practice using the past tense in English while talking about events and people from history.
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about history this week!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 6pm, and midnight UK time!
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Conversation Questions:
- Did you enjoy studying history at school? Why or why not?
- Who is a historical figure you admire?
- Is there a museum or historical place in your city you recommend?
- Do you prefer learning about world history or your country’s history?
- Do you think history is taught differently in different countries?
- If you could live in another period of history, which would you choose?
- Which invention or discovery changed history the most?
- Do you think your country focuses too much or too little on history?
- Can history ever be “objective,” or is it always told from one side?
- Make Your Own Questions!
Vocabulary
- Historical (adj): Related to the past or history.
- Figure (n): An important person, especially in history.
- Admire (v): To respect or look up to someone.
- Museum (n): A building where objects of art, history, or science are kept and shown.
- Recommend (v): To suggest something as good or useful.
- Period (n): A length of time in history with specific events or characteristics.
- Invention (n): A new tool, device, or method created by someone.
- Discovery (n): Finding something new or unknown.
- Objective (adj): Based on facts, not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.
- Perspective (n): A particular way of seeing or thinking about something.
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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Further Questions?
