This week, the Thinking in English Community is talking about ending poverty in our conversation clubs.
Poverty is a global issue that affects millions of people, but it can mean different things depending on where you live and your personal experiences. Is poverty only about money, or does it also include access to education, healthcare, and opportunities?
This conversation club is inspired by the recent Thinking in English episode What is Poverty?, which explored how poverty is defined and why it can be so difficult to solve.
Talking about this topic will give us the opportunity to practise expressing opinions, explaining ideas clearly, and discussing important global challenges in a respectful and thoughtful way.
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about poverty, opportunity, and possible solutions!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 6pm, and 24pm UK time!
You can find more details on how to participate here!
Conversation Questions:
- What does the word poverty mean to you?
- What is the opposite of poverty?
- Is poverty a problem in your country?
- How does where you are born affect your life chances?
- Do you think hard work is enough to escape poverty?
- What can governments do to reduce poverty?
- What can individuals do to help people in poverty?
- Can technology help reduce poverty?
- Is it possible to completely end poverty? Why or why not?
- Make your own questions!
Vocabulary
- Poverty (Noun): The condition of having very little money or basic resources.
- Opposite (Noun): Something that is completely different from another thing.
- Life chances (Noun Phrase): The opportunities a person has to succeed in life.
- Affect (Verb): To influence or change something.
- Hard work (Noun Phrase): Putting in a lot of effort to achieve something.
- Escape (Verb): To get free from a difficult or unpleasant situation.
- Government (Noun): The group of people who control and make decisions for a country.
- Reduce (Verb): To make something smaller or less.
- Individuals (Noun): Single people, considered separately from a group.
- Technology (Noun): Tools, machines, and systems developed using science.
- Completely (Adverb): Fully or totally.
- End (Verb): To stop something or bring it to a conclusion.
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 TRT
- 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 TRT
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 01:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 02:00 JST
24:00pm 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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