This week the Thinking in English Community is talking about history! How much do you know about your country’s own history?
In this conversation club, we’ll talk about the history of our own countries, historical figures and places, and the different ways we learn about the past. We’ll also discuss how history is taught and why some stories are remembered while others are forgotten.
Hopefully, we will learn a lot about history from around the world, and you will get the opportunity to teach others about your country!
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about your country’s history and the past!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 18pm, and 24pm UK time! (No 24pm Conversation Clubs this week – I am on vacation)
You can find more details on how to participate here!
Conversation Questions:
- Did you enjoy learning history at school?
- Is there a historical person from your country that you find interesting?
- What historical place in your country would you recommend visiting?
- What is one of the most important events in your country’s history?
- How is your country’s history taught in schools?
- What historical event would you like to learn more about?
- Do people in your country usually know much about their own history?
- Do you think learning history is more interesting through books, museums, films, or visiting historical places?
- Why do you think some historical events are remembered for hundreds of years while others are forgotten?
- Make your own questions!
Vocabulary
- Historical (adjective): Connected with an important event, person, or period in the past.
- Historical figure (noun): A person who was important or famous in history.
- Historical site (noun): A place where an important event happened or which has historical importance.
- Event (noun): Something that happens, especially something important or memorable.
- Period (noun): A particular length or stage of time in history.
- Memorable (adjective): Worth remembering because it is important, unusual, or impressive.
- Remember (verb): To keep something in your memory or continue to think about it.
- Preserve (verb): To protect something from being damaged or lost.
- Discover (verb): To find information about something that was previously unknown.
- Influence (noun): The power to affect people, events, or decisions.
- Legacy (noun): The lasting impact or influence that a person or event leaves behind.
- Forget (verb): To stop remembering something or fail to keep it in your memory.
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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