This week the Thinking in English Community is talking about science, scientists, and discoveries!
In my recent episodes, I explored the lives and achievements of Marie Curie and Isaac Newton, two of the most influential scientists in history. Their work, including Newton’s theory of gravity and Curie’s discoveries in radioactivity, demonstrates how science can completely change the way we see the world.
In this week’s conversation clubs, we’ll share our own ideas about science: the discoveries that have made life easier, the role of scientists in society, and the future of scientific progress.
It’s also a great chance to practice using both the past tense (to talk about past discoveries) and the future tense (to imagine what science might achieve next).
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about science 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 like science at school? Which scientific subject was your favorite? (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.)
- Can you think of a discovery that completely changed the world?
- Do you think scientists should be as famous as singers and actors?
- What scientific discovery do you think has made life easier?
- Do you trust scientific advice about health, food, or technology?
- What scientific discoveries do you hope to see in the future?
- Do you think new discoveries always make the world better?
- Should science always be funded by governments, or also by private companies?
- If you could be a scientist, what problem would you try to solve?
- Make your own questions
Vocabulary
- Discovery (n): A new finding, invention, or piece of knowledge.
- Subject (n): An area of study, like biology, chemistry, or physics.
- Famous (adj): Well-known by many people.
- Advice (n): Suggestions or recommendations about what to do.
- Trust (v): To believe that someone or something is reliable or truthful.
- Future (n): The time that is still to come.
- Government (n): The group of people who control and run a country.
- Private (adj): Owned by individuals or businesses, not by the state.
- Problem (n): A difficult situation or issue that needs to be solved.
- Solve (v): To find an answer to a problem.
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?
