This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about football and the World Cup!
Football is the world’s most popular sport, and has a unique ability to create excitement, spark conversations, and connect people from different cultures.
In this conversation club, we’ll discuss our favourite sports, football culture, passionate fans, and the global impact of the World Cup. Why is football so popular? What makes international tournaments so special? And can sport really bring countries closer together?
This is a great opportunity to practice sharing opinions, talking about hobbies and culture, and discussing one of the world’s biggest sporting events in English.
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about football and the World Cup!
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:
- Do you like football? Why or why not?
- What is your favorite sport besides football?
- Why do you think football is so popular around the world?
- What makes a football match exciting?
- What do you think about football fans? Are they different from fans of other sports?
- What role does football play in your country’s culture?
- Why do you think people become so passionate during the World Cup?
- Should more countries have the chance to host the World Cup?
- Can football help improve relationships between countries?
- Make your own question!
Vocabulary
- Football fan (Noun Phrase): Someone who enjoys and supports football.
- Popular (Adjective): Liked or enjoyed by many people.
- Football match (Noun Phrase): A game of football.
- Exciting (Adjective): Making you feel interested and enthusiastic.
- Role (Noun): The function or importance of something.
- Culture (Noun): The customs, traditions, and way of life of a group of people.
- Passionate (Adjective): Having very strong feelings or enthusiasm.
- Host (Verb): To organise and provide the location for an event.
- Improve relationships (Phrase): To make connections between people or countries better.
- Besides (Preposition): In addition to; apart from.
- Chance (Noun): An opportunity to do 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 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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