This week the Thinking in English Community is talking about the United Kingdom!
The UK is full of history, culture, and interesting places, and it’s a topic that helps us learn new vocabulary and practice speaking about travel, culture, and daily life. In our recent episodes, we explored What is Wales? (English Vocabulary Lesson) and What is the Most Popular Tourist Attraction in the UK? (Bonus Episode), giving you plenty of inspiration to think about British culture and history.
Do you know much about the UK? Have you ever wanted to visit? Or maybe you already have some favorite British music, books, or shows?
Here are 10 conversation questions to help you start talking about the UK!
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:
- If you visited the UK, what place would you like to see first and why?
- Do you like British music? Which British singer or band do you enjoy?
- Have you ever watched a British TV show or movie? Which one?
- Have you read any books by a British author? Which one did you like?
- Do you think British culture is similar or different from your country? How?
- If you could live in the UK for a year, where would you live and why?
- Would you like to learn more about British history? Which period interests you?
- What stereotypes do people have about the UK?
- If you could ask a British person one question, what would it be? (if Tom or Peter are in the Conversation Club… ask them!)
- Make your own questions!
Vocabulary
- place (n): a specific location or area.
- visit (v): to go somewhere for a short time, often for sightseeing or study.
- British music (n): music created by artists from the UK.
- singer / band (n): a person who sings / a group of musicians performing together.
- TV show (n): a program broadcast on television.
- movie (n): a film; a story shown on screen in cinemas or on TV.
- author (n): a person who writes books.
- culture (n): the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a group of people.
- similar (adj): almost the same, with small differences.
- different (adj): not the same as something else.
- live (v): to reside or stay in a particular place.
- history (n): the study of past events, especially in a particular country or region.
- period (n): a length of time in history.
- stereotype (n): a widely held but oversimplified idea of a group of people.
Resources
Conversation Club Times
12pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 12:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 06:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 07:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 09:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 09:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 13:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 13:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 15:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Tue/Thur at 20:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Tue/Thur at 21:00 JST
18pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 18:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 12:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 13:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 15:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 15:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 19:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 19:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 21:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 02:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 03:00 JST
23:00pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Wed/Fri at 23:00 GMT
- 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 00:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Wed, Wed/Fri at 00:00 CET
- 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?
