This week, the Thinking in English Community is talking about Europe in our conversation clubs!
When you think of Europe, what comes to mind? Famous cities? A long history? The European Union? Food, culture, and football? Europe is often talked about as one region, but it is also incredibly diverse.
These conversation clubs will give you a great opportunity to practise describing places, comparing cultures, talking about history, and sharing opinions about global influence and the future. It should also encourage you to think critically about stereotypes and how regions are represented in the media.
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about Europe!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 6pm, and 23pm UK time!
You can find more details on how to participate here!
Conversation Questions:
- What comes to mind when you think of Europe?
- Which European country interests you the most?
- What stereotypes have you heard about Europe or countries in Europe?
- Do you think European culture is similar across countries? Or very different?
- What makes Europe attractive for tourists?
- Is European history taught in schools in your country? What part of history?
- Is Europe still as globally influential as it was in the past?
- What can other regions learn from Europe? What can Europe learn from other parts of the world?
- In the future, do you think Europe will become more united or more divided? Why?
- Make your own questions!
Vocabulary
- Comes to mind (Phrase): The ideas, images, or thoughts that you immediately think about when hearing something.
- Stereotypes (Noun): Fixed and often oversimplified ideas or beliefs about a group of people or place.
- Culture (Noun): The customs, traditions, beliefs, and way of life of a particular group or society.
- Similar (Adjective): Almost the same, but not exactly.
- Attractive (Adjective): Appealing or interesting in a way that makes people like or want something.
- Globally (Adverb): Involving the whole world.
- Influential (Adjective): Having the power to affect or change people, ideas, or events.
- Regions (Noun): Large areas of land with specific characteristics.
- United (Adjective): Joined together politically or socially.
- Divided (Adjective): Separated into different parts, often because of disagreement.
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
23pm 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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