This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about the best ways to learn English!
There are many different ways to learn a language. You can study grammar, take private lessons, join a group class, practise with an app, watch videos, listen to podcasts, move to an English-speaking country… but which methods are actually the most useful?
In this conversation club, we’ll talk about our experiences learning English and compare different ways of studying and practising. We’ll discuss teachers, lessons, immersion, speaking practice, and what makes an English-learning environment effective. You’ll also have the chance to imagine and design your perfect English-learning experience!
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about learning English and finding the best way to improve!
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:
- How did you first start learning English?
- What is the most useful thing you have done to improve your English?
- Would you rather study English in your home country or in an English-speaking country?
- Would you prefer to live with a local family or with other international students while studying abroad?
- Do you prefer private English lessons or group lessons?
- Would you rather have a very good teacher online or an average teacher in person?
- Do you think speaking English every day is more important than studying grammar?
- What do you think makes an English-learning environment effective?
- If you could design the perfect English-learning experience, what would it look like?
- Make your own questions
Vocabulary
- Improve (verb): To become better at something through practice or effort.
- Learning experience (noun): An activity or situation that helps you learn something.
- Study abroad (phrase): To study in a country that is different from your own.
- Local (noun): A person who lives in a particular place.
- International student (noun): A student who studies in a country different from their own.
- Private lesson (noun): A lesson with a teacher individually rather than in a group.
- In person (phrase): Meeting or doing something physically, rather than online.
- Environment (noun): The conditions and surroundings in which someone learns or works.
- Effective (adjective): Producing the desired or intended result.
- Fluent (adjective): Able to speak a language smoothly and easily.
- Immersion (noun): The experience of spending a lot of time surrounded by and using a language.
- Practice (noun): The activity of doing something repeatedly in order to improve.
- Design (verb): To plan or create something for a particular purpose.
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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Further Questions?
